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  United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 14, 2022 The UN chief on Wednesday made an urgent appeal to world leaders to act on climate change and "lower the temperature" so as not to "drown" the world, after visiting flood-hit Pakistan. "I have just returned from Pakistan, where I looked through a window into the future - a future of permanent and ubiquitous climate chaos on an unimaginable scale," Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a news conference days before dozens of global leaders were due to arrive in New York for the UN General Assembly ... read more |
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Somali envoy calls for more UN aid for country on brink of famineUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 14, 2022 Somalia's special envoy to the UN sought Wednesday to draw attention to the gravity of the crisis in his destitute country in order to mobilize more aid. ... more  
Planet Partners with Taylor Geospatial Institute to leverage data food security and moreSan Francisco CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, has announced that they have entered into a multi-year contract with Saint Louis University in support of the T ... more 
Atmospheric scientists study under-researched role of clouds in regulating Earth's temperatureHouston TX (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 When you look up at the sky and examine the color and shape of the clouds, you can likely judge whether rain is on the way. Not only do clouds release showers, snow, hail and other kinds of precipit ... more 
Taking the dazzle out of CryoSat yields a firstParis (ESA) Sep 15, 2022 Since it was launched more than 12 years ago, ESA's CryoSat ice mission has dazzled by way of its sheer technological and scientific excellence. This superb Earth Explorer satellite has returned a w ... more |
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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 One dead, thousands displaced as floods hit southern Thailand At least 30 feared dead after Uganda landslides: official Senegal signs off on ruling party's parliament landslide |
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In Nigeria, finding value in waste recyclingLagos (AFP) Sept 13, 2022 Mounds of waste scattered along roads and vast landfills are a Nigerian eyesore. ... more  
MEPs toughen EU law on deforestationStrasbourg, France (AFP) Sept 13, 2022 MEPs on Tuesday stiffened language in a text aimed at curbing imports of goods linked to deforestation by widening its scope to include rubber and maize. ... more 
Indonesia, Norway ink deal to reward rainforest protectionJakarta (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 Indonesia and Norway signed a deal Monday to reward deforestation reduction months after the collapse of a similar $1-billion agreement that was part of a UN-backed global initiative criticised for its ineffectiveness. ... more  
Researchers identify neurons that specialize in remembering speed and locationSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 Over a decade after the role of pyramidal neurons in mental representations of space and location was discovered, a group of Brazilian and American researchers has made an important contribution to ... more |
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New fossil found in China answers some questions about apes' evolutionary chainWashington DC (UPI) Sep 14, 2021 Scientists in southwest China on a digging expedition have discovered what they believe is the earliest fossil of a gibbon, and they say it solved part of a longtime mystery about the evolutionary chain of apes. ... more 
Typhoon Muifa lashes eastern China, forcing 1.6 million from their homesShanghai (AFP) Sept 15, 2022 High winds and heavy rain lashed China's densely populated east coast on Thursday, after Typhoon Muifa forced around 1.6 million people to leave their homes and grounded most flights at Shanghai's main airports. ... more  
Hong Kong office vacancies double after protests, pandemicHong Kong (AFP) Sept 15, 2022 The amount of vacant top-tier office space has more than doubled in Hong Kong over the last three years as companies downsize operations, researchers have found, warning that demand could remain soft even if pandemic controls are lifted. ... more  
Patagonia founder gives away company to save planetNew York (AFP) Sept 14, 2022 The founder of outdoor retailer Patagonia, known for his environmental stances, announced Wednesday he has given away his company in an effort to do even more for the planet. ... more |
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Papua New Guinea quake toll rises to 10Port Moresby (AFP) Sept 15, 2022 The death toll from a massive earthquake in Papua New Guinea rose to 10 on Thursday, officials said, as communities in remote areas struggled to recover from widespread damage. ... more 
Researchers determine optimal method to soothe crying babyWashington DC (UPI) Sep 13, 2021 Scientists in Japan and Italy published a paper analyzing the optimal method to soothe a crying infant. ... more  
Air quality warning as Oregon wildfire growsEugene, United States (AFP) Sept 13, 2022 A wildfire raging out of control in Oregon grew in size Tuesday as residents faced evacuation orders and worsening air quality as multiple blazes scorch the US West. ... more  
Booming gun ownership triggers fears for Brazil voteRio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 14, 2022 Wearing a black T-shirt stamped with the word "Bolsonaro" and a skull, Brazilian ex-cop Elitusalem Gomes Freitas takes aim with his .40-caliber rifle and fires, savoring the smell of gunpowder as he nails his target. ... more 
Portugal court acquits all in homicide trial, 5 years after worst wildfireLeiria, Portugal (AFP) Sept 13, 2022 Five years after Portugal's deadliest wildfire, which claimed 63 lives, a court on Tuesday acquitted 11 people accused of negligent homicide over the tragedy. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Sep 13, 2021 
Scientists in Japan and Italy published a paper analyzing the optimal method to soothe a crying infant.
The findings were published Tuesday in the journal Current Biology, and found parents who pick up their crying baby, gently walk around with them for 5 minutes, and then sit down and hold them for 5 to 8 minutes before laying them back down again, had the most success.
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 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Sep 13, 2022 
Vestigo Aerospace, a space technology company focused on deorbit systems, has closed a seed funding round with an investment of $375,000 from Manhattan West, a Los Angeles-based strategic investment firm. NASA will provide a 1:1 match of Manhattan West's investment through a Small Business Innovative Research Phase II-Extended (SBIR Phase II-E) contract.
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 12, 2022 
Coral reef islands and their reefs - found across in the Indo-Pacific - naturally grow and shrink due to complex biological and physical processes that have yet to be fully understood. Now, climate change is disrupting them further, leading to new uncertainties for legal maritime zones and small island states.
But it may not be time to panic yet. A number of technologies and new approaches ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Sep 12, 2021 
Ice that forms on the world's more than 117 million lakes is melting earlier in the year, affecting plant and animal life in those ecosystems, according to new research published in Nature Communications.
Between 1979 and 2020, the average timing of lake ice break-up across the Northern Hemisphere has advanced by eight days, the research, conducted by Dr. Iestyn Woolway of Bangor Univer ... more |
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 Zurich (AFP) Sept 6, 2022 
Switzerland's biggest retailer launched a new coffee machine invention on Tuesday - fully compostable coffee balls which it hopes will shake up the global market and take on Nespresso's global dominance.
The Migros supermarket chain hopes its innovation will cash in on consumers' environmental concerns by eliminating the aluminium and plastic waste of regular coffee capsules.
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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 14, 2022  Floods could hit the city of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine after a Russian strike damaged infrastructure causing the Inhulets River to flood, the Ukrainian presidency warned Wednesday.
"At the point of impact, we have observed a water flow of 100 cubic metres per second, which is a large volume," said Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the president's office.
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2022 
President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday approved most military aid to Egypt for a second straight year despite concerns on human rights, pointing to limited progress, officials said.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken finalized a package of $1.17 billion for Egypt, which has been one of the largest recipients of US assistance since it became the first Arab nation to normalize relati ... more |
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 Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 
Over a decade after the role of pyramidal neurons in mental representations of space and location was discovered, a group of Brazilian and American researchers has made an important contribution to scientists' understanding of the brain's navigation system by identifying a subtype of these neurons that can gauge speed with great precision.
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 6, 2022 
The decarbonisation plans of some of the biggest corporations from G7 nations put Earth on course to heat a potentially catastrophic 2.7 degrees Celsius - blowing Earth well past the Paris Agreement temperature goals, analysis showed Tuesday.
As more and more firms announce their intention to become carbon neutral by mid-century at the latest, scrutinising corporate claims of green action i ... more |
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 Los Altos CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 
Antaris, the software platform provider for space, and GalaxEye, an imaging satellite operator, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to create the world's first satellite featuring both SAR and optical sensors on a single satellite. The MOU highlights a unique commitment between three Indian space leaders-GalaxEye, Ananth Technologies and XDLINX Labs-and US-based satellite ... more |
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 Hanover NH (SPX) Sep 13, 2022 
Determining what killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period has long been the topic of debate, as scientists set out to determine what caused the five mass extinction events that reshaped life on planet Earth in a geological instant. Some scientists argue that comets or asteroids that crashed into Earth were the most likely agents of mass destruction, while oth ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 14, 2022 
Around 200 health organisations and more than 1,400 health professionals on Wednesday called for governments to establish a binding international treaty on phasing out fossil fuels, which they said pose "a grave and escalating threat to human health".
A letter proposing the "fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty" said it could work similarly to the World Health Organization's Framework Conven ... more |
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 Karlsruhe, Germany (SPX) Sep 13, 2022 
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is largely involved in a new battery recycling project. LiBinfinity focuses on a holistic concept for recycling materials of lithium-ion batteries. A mechanico-hydrometallurgical process without energy-intensive process steps will be transferred from the lab to an industry-relevant scale.
KIT will then check whether the recycled materials are suited ... more |
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 Leiden, Netherlands (SPX) Sep 12, 2022 
Why do some plants grow into large woody shrubs or colossal trees, while others remain small and never produce wood in their stems? It's an evolutionary puzzle that already baffled Charles Darwin more than 160 year ago. Now, scientists from the Netherlands and Germany present the first global overview of woodiness evolution on islands, which will finally help solve the puzzle.
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 10, 2022 
Hong Kong jailed five speech therapists for sedition on Saturday over a series of illustrated children's books that portrayed the city's democracy supporters as sheep defending their village from wolves.
They join a growing list of residents jailed under a colonial-era sedition offence which authorities have deployed alongside a national security law introduced by Beijing in 2020 to stamp ou ... more |
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 Jakarta (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 
Indonesia and Norway signed a deal Monday to reward deforestation reduction months after the collapse of a similar $1-billion agreement that was part of a UN-backed global initiative criticised for its ineffectiveness.
Protecting trees is key to meeting climate goals but environmentalists blame Indonesia - home to the world's third-largest rainforest area - for a deforestation free-for-all ... more |
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