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  Washington (AFP) Oct 25, 2022 NASA scientists, using a tool designed to study how dust affects climate, have identified more than 50 spots around the world emitting major levels of methane, a development that could help combat the potent greenhouse gas. "Reining in methane emissions is key to limiting global warming," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a press release on Tuesday. "This exciting new development will not only help researchers better pinpoint where methane leaks are coming from, but also provide insight on ... read more |
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LED tech boosts saplings, hopes for UK net zero bidDundee, United Kingdom (AFP) Oct 22, 2022 Surrounded by rows of healthy saplings grown using the latest LED technology, Scottish forestry researcher Kenny Hay has been left in little doubt that the science can boost Britain's net zero efforts. ... more  
France concerned by US climate bill but doesn't want 'war'Washington (AFP) Oct 21, 2022 France's foreign minister voiced alarm Friday over a massive US climate spending package, saying it risked unfair competition, but said Europe did not want a green trade war. ... more  
Berlin summit tackles 'generational task' of rebuilding UkraineBerlin (AFP) Oct 25, 2022 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that rebuilding Ukraine was a "generational task" as experts gathered for an international reconstruction conference for Ukraine in Berlin. ... more  
Residents afraid to return home as aftershocks rock PhilippinesManila (AFP) Oct 26, 2022 Residents were too afraid to return to their homes as aftershocks rocked a blacked-out northern Philippines Wednesday, hours after a strong earthquake injured at least 26 people and damaged schools, churches and other buildings. ... more |
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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 Spain govt defends flood response and offers new aid Spain govt defends flood action as it offers new aid Moderately strong quake hits off central Japan Indonesia digs out as flooding, landslide death toll hits 20 16 dead, seven missing in Indonesia flood: disaster agency Storm Bert bring widespread flooding in Britain |
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At Sandia Labs, a vision for navigating when GPS goes darkAlbuquerque NM (SPX) Oct 25, 2022 Words like "tough" or "rugged" are rarely associated with a quantum inertial sensor. The remarkable scientific instrument can measure motion a thousand times more accurately than the devices that he ... more 
24 dead, million seek shelter as Cyclone Sitrang hits BangladeshKuakata, Bangladesh (AFP) Oct 25, 2022 At least 24 people died after Cyclone Sitrang slammed into Bangladesh, forcing the evacuation of about a million people from their homes, officials said Tuesday. ... more  
Vatican renews 2018 deal with China allowing Beijing to choose bishopsVatican City (AFP) Oct 22, 2022 The Vatican said Saturday it had renewed a secretive 2018 deal with Beijing allowing China to choose bishops on the mainland and then have Rome approve them. ... more  
Early DNA reveals two distinct populations in Britain after the last ice ageWashington DC (UPI) Oct 25, 2021 Scientists have sequenced the oldest human DNA discovered in Britain and discovered two unique population groups that lived in Britain after the last ice age. ... more |
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Ugandan ivory trafficker gets life term in landmark rulingKampala (AFP) Oct 22, 2022 A Ugandan court has sentenced an ivory trafficker to life in prison in a landmark ruling hailed by the country's wildlife authority. ... more 
Climate summit host Egypt renews invite to King CharlesParis (AFP) Oct 25, 2022 Egypt on Tuesday renewed its invitation to King Charles III for next month's COP27 climate summit after the British monarch's plans to attend were reportedly quashed by ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss. ... more  
Endangered right whales continue to die offWashington DC (UPI) Oct 24, 2021 Right whale populations continue to decline steadily, according to a preview of the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium's annual report card on the status of the endangered animals. ... more  
Fire on Mount Kilimanjaro reignitesDar Es Salaam (AFP) Oct 25, 2022 A wildfire that officials thought was under control on Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, has reignited, Tanzanian officials said on Tuesday. ... more |
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Ethiopia peace talks enter day two in South AfricaPretoria (AFP) Oct 26, 2022 The first formal peace talks between the warring sides in the brutal two-year conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region entered day two in South Africa on Wednesday. ... more  
Dutch probe alleged illegal Chinese 'police stations' in NetherlandsThe Hague (AFP) Oct 26, 2022 The Dutch foreign ministry said Wednesday it was investigating reports that China has set up two illegal police stations in the Netherlands which it uses to harass dissidents. ... more 
Tough odds for Macau as casinos pray for a pandemic shiftHong Kong (AFP) Oct 25, 2022 When Pinky Tam lost her job in Macau last year, she found herself among the many thousands cast adrift as the city's casino industry crumbled beneath the twin forces of politics and a pandemic. ... more  
Food shock: Crop-battering disasters highlight climate threatParis (AFP) Oct 25, 2022 Rolling crises linked to war, weather disasters and the pandemic have shaken global food systems and tipped millions into hunger and poverty. ... more 
Heat, then floods ruin Pakistani farmers' livelihoodsJacobabad, Pakistan (AFP) Oct 24, 2022 Generations of Rahim Buksh's ancestors have laboured in the rice paddies and wheat fields surrounding Pakistan's hottest city, no strangers to intense summers or monsoon rains. ... more |
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 Berlin (AFP) Oct 25, 2022 
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that rebuilding Ukraine was a "generational task" that must start immediately, even as Russia's invasion rages on.
Scholz as current head of the G7 club of wealthy nations said Ukraine could count on the support of the international community for decades to come as it seeks to repair and upgrade essential infrastructure.
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 Fino Mornasco, Italy (SPX) Oct 21, 2022 
D-Orbit announces a contract in collaboration with Elecnor Deimos for the launch and deployment of ALISIO-1, a 6U CubeSat procured by Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC). ALISIO-1 will be launched onboard ION Satellite Carrier, D-Orbit's flexible and cost-effective satellite platform able to precisely deploy satellites in orbit and facilitate the testing of new technologies in space.
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 Bristol UK (SPX) Oct 21, 2022 
New research indicates better groundwater supply management could hold the key to help combat the impact of climate change in East Africa, where countries are currently facing the worst drought and food insecurity in a generation.
The study, led by the University of Bristol, looked at changes in rainfall within the two rainy seasons in the Horn of Africa - a region hard hit by frequent dro ... more |
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 Hokkaido, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2022 
lScientists have uncovered new details of how ice forming below the ocean surface in Antarctica provides cold dense water that sinks to the seabed in an important aspect of global water circulation.
The results, published in the journal Science Advances, come from a team at the Hokkaido University's Institute of Low Temperature Science, its Arctic Research Center, and the Faculty of Fisher ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 25, 2022 
Rolling crises linked to war, weather disasters and the pandemic have shaken global food systems and tipped millions into hunger and poverty.
Climate change is already playing a role, as floods, droughts and heatwaves batter harvests from Europe to Asia and threaten famine in the Horn of Africa.
And experts warn this could be just the beginning.
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 Kuakata, Bangladesh (AFP) Oct 25, 2022 
At least 24 people died after Cyclone Sitrang slammed into Bangladesh, forcing the evacuation of about a million people from their homes, officials said Tuesday.
Cyclones - the equivalent of hurricanes in the Atlantic or typhoons in the Pacific - are a regular menace in the region but scientists say climate change is likely making them more intense and frequent.
Sitrang made landfall i ... more |
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 Khartoum (AFP) Oct 24, 2022 
Sudan on Monday named a new military commander for troubled Blue Nile state, where recent bitter ethnic clashes over land have left at least 200 people dead and sparked angry demonstrations.
The new chief comes a day after eyewitnesses reported that crowds of thousands protested in front of army headquarters in the state capital Damazin, accusing the government of failing to protect them, wi ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 20, 2021 
Scientists say fossils found in Russian caves are from the first known Neanderthal family - a father-daughter pair and other close relatives who lived as a clan.
The remains were found in two sites - Chagyrskaya and Okladnikov caves - in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia, according to research published in the journal Nature.
The researchers said Neanderthal occupation d ... more |
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 London (AFP) Oct 19, 2022 
A British watchdog Wednesday hit out at HSBC for adverts promoting its green initiatives that failed to highlight the bank's contributions to greenhouse gas emissions.
The Advertising Standards Authority said in a statement that it had banned further use of HSBC posters that appeared a year ago ahead of the COP26 climate summit hosted by Britain.
ASA found that "despite the initiatives h ... more |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Oct 21, 2022 
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL)reports the launch of its Nonprofit Program, an offering that provides access to Planet imagery and support services specifically for nonprofits and non-governmental organizations (NGOS).
In line with Planet's mission to use space to help life on Earth and in effort to enable more impactful uses of Planet's data, the offering addresses two traditional challenges f ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 21, 2022 
Ostrich-like dinosaurs called ornithomimosaurs grew to enormous sizes in ancient eastern North America, according to a study published October 19, 2022 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Chinzorig Tsogtbaatar of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and colleagues.
During the Late Cretaceous Period, North America was split by a seaway into two landmasses: Laramidia to the west ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 19, 2022  Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion are expected to grow just one percent this year despite concerns that the energy crisis could lead countries to slow their transition to renewables, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.
The IEA predicted CO2 emissions would stand at 33.8 billion tonnes in 2022, more than 300 million tonnes more than in 2021.
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 20, 2022 
Physicist Stefano Munaretto of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has received leadership roles in two DOE three-year awards. Both are designed to improve the models used to design and evaluate the performance of spherical tokamaks, compact fusion facilities that are being explored as possible designs for future fusion power plants. The researchers h ... more |
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 Quimper, France (AFP) Oct 24, 2022 
Bees pollinate 71 of the 100 crop species that provide 90 percent of food worldwide. They also pollinate wild plants, helping sustain biodiversity and the beauty of the natural world.
But climate change, pesticides and parasites are taking a terrible toll on bees and they need protecting, according to European beekeepers, who held their annual congress in Quimper, western France, this week. ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 23, 2022 
When Xi Jinping took power in 2012, some observers predicted he would be the most liberal Communist Party leader in China's history, based on his low-key profile, family backstory and perhaps a degree of misguided hope.
Ten years later, those forecasts lie in tatters, proving only how little was understood of the man who is now China's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong after being handed ... more |
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 Meadowview, United States (AFP) Oct 25, 2022 
The American chestnut tree, once a regal pillar of forests across the eastern United States, is on life support, struggling to survive.
"These look like death," said Vasiliy Lakoba, research director for the American Chestnut Foundation (ACF), which has been working since the 1980s to resurrect the species.
He pointed to a patch of stunted shrubs, chestnut trees that were a far cry from ... more |
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