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  Paris (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 Even without any future global warming, Greenland's melting ice sheet will cause major sea level rise with potentially "ominous" implications over this century as temperatures continue to rise, according to a study published Monday. Rising sea levels - pushed up mainly by melting ice sheets on Greenland and Antarctica - are set to redraw the map over centuries and could eventually swamp land currently home to hundreds of millions of people, depending on humanity's efforts to halt warming. The ... read more |
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'Everything is destroyed': Pakistan flood survivors plead for aidShikarpur, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 The smattering of homes in Panjal Sheikh started to collapse one by one, as torrential rain lashed the tiny southern Pakistani village and flooded the vast stretches of farmland around it. ... more  
As early Sun moved through Milky Way Earth's first continents formedBoulder CO (SPX) Aug 26, 2022 A new study of zircon crystals from two of Earth's oldest continents indicates that the formation of Earth's continental crust goes through cycles, with periods of increased crust production roughly ... more  
Pakistan floods: South Asia's monsoon explainedNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 Floods in Pakistan have killed more than 1,000 people after what its climate change minister called a record unbroken cycle of monsoon rains with "8 weeks of non-stop torrents". ... more 
Melting Greenland ice sheet could cause devastating sea level rise of nearly a footWashington DC (UPI) Aug 29, 2021 The melting of the Greenland ice sheet could cause a devastating sea level rise of nearly a foot, according to a new study. ... more |
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Spain urged to 'build differently' after deadly floods
Malaysia floods kill 4, force over 80,000 to evacuate Traumatised Spain marks one month since catastrophic floods Saudi Arabia hosts UN talks on drought, desertification Tanzania's ruling party wins landslide victory in local vote At least 15 dead, 113 missing, in Uganda landslides Flood-hit Spain introduces 'climate leave' for workers 'Nothing left': Flood-hit Spanish town struggles one month on At least 15 dead, 113 missing, after Uganda landslides Indonesia's North Sumatra landslide death toll rises to 27 |
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African nations call out climate injustice ahead of COP27Libreville (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 African countries on Monday called for an end to a "climate injustice" saying the continent causes less than four percent of global CO2 emissions but pays one of the highest prices for global warming. ... more 
Eight dead in S.Leone landslide, floodsFreetown (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 Eight people have been killed and more than 800 displaced by torrential rain and a landslide in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, authorities said Monday, warning of further damage as rains continue. ... more 
UN to call for $160 mln in Pakistan flood aidUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 The United Nations and Islamabad will launch a formal appeal Tuesday for $160 million to fund emergency aid for Pakistan, which is battling the worst monsoon floods in a decade. ... more 
Flood fate of thousands lies with colonial-era Pakistan barrageSukkur, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 28, 2022 The fate of hundreds of thousands of people in Pakistan's southern Sindh province lies with a 90-year-old barrage that directs the flow of water from the mighty Indus River into one of the world's largest irrigation systems. ... more |
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Tens of millions battle Pakistan floods as death toll risesSukkur, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 Tens of millions of people across Pakistan were Monday battling the worst monsoon floods in a decade, with countless homes washed away, vital farmland destroyed and the country's main river threatening to burst its banks. ... more  
Burkina says 28 rebels and one soldier died in army opsOuagadougou (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 A soldier has been killed and at least 28 "terrorists neutralised" in two military operations in the north and east of Burkina Faso, the army said Monday. ... more  
Moqtada Sadr: Iraq's political, religious forceBaghdad (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 When he raises his index finger and frowns, Iraq holds its breath. The mercurial Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr has yet again showed his strength in Iraqi politics, able to mobilise his loyalists with a tweet. ... more 
Iraq's nearly year-long political stalemateBaghdad (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 Iraq was in chaos Monday after powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr said he was quitting politics and his supporters stormed the government palace in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone. ... more |
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Horn of Africa drought to worsen with fifth failed rains: UNGeneva (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 The devastating Horn of Africa drought is set to get even worse with a fifth consecutive failed rainy season, the UN's weather agency forecasted Friday, fearing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. ... more 
US creates Arctic ambassador as Russia, China competition risesWashington (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 The United States said Friday it will create a position of Arctic ambassador to step up diplomacy as Russia and China increase their presence in waters opened up by climate change. ... more 
UN session on high seas biodiversity ends without agreementUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 27, 2022 UN member states ended two weeks of negotiations Friday without a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, an agreement that would have addressed growing environmental and economic challenges. ... more 
Iraq's Sadr proposes 'all parties' leave government postsBaghdad (AFP) Aug 27, 2022 Iraq's powerful Shiite Muslim leader Moqtada Sadr on Saturday said "all parties" including his own should give up government positions in order to help resolve a months-long political crisis. ... more  
UK minister defends plan to stop sewage spilloverLondon (AFP) Aug 27, 2022 Britain's environment minister on Saturday defended government plans to tackle sewage releases into rivers and sea, after opposition parties and environmentalists slammed the measures as insufficient and costly for consumers. ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 
Work to remove nuclear debris from the devastated Fukushima power station in Japan has been delayed again to ensure the safety of the multi-decade project, plant operator TEPCO said.
Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) had planned to begin extracting radioactive debris from one of the reactors this year - already later than the original 2021 start date.
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 26, 2022 
In NASA's hunt for water and resources beyond Earth, a new technology could coat the "skin" of a satellite, turning its entire surface into a sensor that tallies the chemicals present on distant planets.
Solving the mysteries of our home planet, solar system, and beyond is a key priority for NASA, and the new sensor could be a powerful tool in the investigation. Mahmooda Sultana, an instru ... more |
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 Reston VA (SPX) Aug 25, 2022 
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE 500 science and technology leader, was recently selected by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to design and build a medium-size unmanned undersea vehicle. The single award, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract holds an approximate value of $358 million if all options are exercised. Work will be performed primarily in Lynnwood, Washington.
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 Ottawa (AFP) Aug 26, 2022  NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday stressed the need to beef up security along the alliance's northern flank to counter Russia, as he wrapped up a visit to Canada that included a tour of its Arctic defenses.
"The high north is strategically important for Euro-Atlantic security," Stoltenberg told a news conference at an air base in Cold Lake, Alberta, noting that with Finland a ... more |
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 La Clusaz, France (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 
France's record heat and drought have not spared the majestic pastures under the snow-capped Alps, where cows are struggling to find enough grass to produce milk for reblochon and other prized cheeses.
"Everything's yellow and parched, so we'll have to bring them down from the pastures a month early," said Theo Bargetzy, 28, as cowbells rang out in a field some 1,600 metres (5,250 feet) abov ... more |
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 Shikarpur, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 
The smattering of homes in Panjal Sheikh started to collapse one by one, as torrential rain lashed the tiny southern Pakistani village and flooded the vast stretches of farmland around it.
After nearly two weeks of incessant downpours this month, there was nothing left but damaged walls, debris and piles of people's belongings poking out among pools of brown floodwater and grey mud.
The ... more |
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 Addis Ababa (AFP) Aug 27, 2022 
The UN on Saturday condemned a deadly Ethiopian air strike on a kindergarten in war-torn Tigray as fighting between rebels and government forces intensified along the region's border.
The air raid on the city of Mekele came just days after fighting returned to Ethiopia's north, shattering a five-month truce and dimming hopes of peace talks to end the brutal war.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 25, 2021  Researchers say that a study of fossils that are millions of years old indicates something unique about humans' oldest known ancestors - they walked on two legs but could climb trees like an ape.
The study was done on the fossilized remains of what's known as Sahelanthropus tchadensis, which were discovered two decades ago in central Africa. The remains are believed to be about 7 milli ... more |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 
A series of "once-in-a-millennium" rainstorms have lashed the United States in recent weeks, flooding areas baked dry by long-term droughts, as human-caused climate change brings weather whiplash.
And scientists warn that global warming means once-rare events are already much more likely, upending the models they have long used to predict possible disasters - with worse to come.
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 Budapest (AFP) Aug 22, 2022 
The Hungarian government on Monday fired the head of the national weather service and her deputy, two days after a fireworks display to celebrate Hungary's national holiday was delayed for fear of storms.
Technology Minister Lazlo Palkovics, under whose remit the National Meteorological Service (NMS) falls, relieved president Kornelia Radics and her deputy Gyula Horvath from their duties, bu ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 23, 2022 
A drought in Texas dried up a river flowing through Dinosaur Valley State Park, exposing tracks from giant reptiles that lived some 113 million years ago, an official said Tuesday.
Photos posted on Facebook show three-toed footprints leading down a dry tree-lined riverbed in the southern US state. It is "one of the longest dinosaur trackways in the world," a caption accompanying the images s ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Aug 25, 2022 
A 2021 study in the journal Nature found that in order to avert the worst impacts of climate change, most of the world's known fossil fuel reserves must remain untapped. According to the study, 90 percent of coal and nearly 60 percent of oil and natural gas must be kept in the ground in order to maintain a 50 percent chance that global warming will not exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustr ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Aug 25, 2022 
There's still plenty of room at the bottom to generate piezoelectricity. Engineers at Rice University and their colleagues are showing the way. A new study describes the discovery of piezoelectricity - the phenomenon by which mechanical energy turns into electrical energy - across phase boundaries of two-dimensional materials.
The work led by Rice materials scientists Pulickel Ajayan and H ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 23, 2021 
Dozens of tree species in the United States are facing extinction from invasive insects and disease caused by climate change stresses that include drought, wildfires and extreme weather, according to a new report.
As many as 100 native tree species, including 17 species of oaks, 29 species of hawthorns, redwoods, American chestnuts, black ash, and white bark pine, in the lower 48 states ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 25, 2022 
A Chinese court on Thursday upheld the death penalty for a US citizen over the murder of his girlfriend, calling the conviction "accurate" and sentence "appropriate".
Shadeed Abdulmateen had been found guilty in April of stabbing the 21-year-old woman in the face and neck multiple times when they met to talk about disagreements in their relationship.
He appealed against the death sentenc ... more |
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 London (AFP) Aug 24, 2022 
Searing summer temperatures in the UK have not just parched the earth and dried up rivers, lakes and reservoirs but are also seeing trees shed their leaves early.
Instead of green, many gardens, parks and woods are now a sea of orange, yellow, red and brown, with thick carpets of leaves on the ground.
The early leaf fall - dubbed a "false autumn" - is a sign of stress, as trees shed th ... more |
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