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  Boston MA (SPX) Nov 02, 2022 Imagine the booming chords from a pipe organ echoing through the cavernous sanctuary of a massive, stone cathedral. The sound a cathedral-goer will hear is affected by many factors, including the location of the organ, where the listener is standing, whether any columns, pews, or other obstacles stand between them, what the walls are made of, the locations of windows or doorways, etc. Hearing a sound can help someone envision their environment. Researchers at MIT and the MIT-IBM Watson AI La ... read more |
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500 million year-old fossils reveal answer to evolutionary riddleOxford UK (SPX) Nov 02, 2022 An exceptionally well-preserved collection of fossils discovered in eastern Yunnan Province, China, has enabled scientists to solve a centuries-old riddle in the evolution of life on earth, revealin ... more  
Land-based climate plans 'unrealistic': reportParis (AFP) Nov 1, 2022 The world needs to set aside an area bigger than the United States for tree planting and other measures to meet climate pledges, according to research published Tuesday that warned against "unrealistic" carbon-cutting plans. ... more  
Choking on factory waste: the Nile's rising scourgeJinja, Uganda (AFP) Nov 2, 2022 As tourists pose for selfies on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda, factories within spitting distance of the source of the Nile dump their waste directly into Africa's longest river. ... more 
Nile is in mortal danger, from its source to the seaAlty, Sudan (AFP) Nov 2, 2022 The pharaohs worshipped it as a god, the eternal bringer of life. But the clock is ticking on the Nile. ... 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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In Bolivia, Lake Poopo's 'water people' left high and dryPunaca Tinta Maria, Bolivia (AFP) Nov 2, 2022 An abandoned boat rests on the cracked earth where formerly it floated. Lake Poopo, once Bolivia's second-largest, has mostly disappeared - taking with it a centuries-old culture reliant entirely on its bounty. ... more  
Egypt president invites Brazil's Lula to COP27Cairo (AFP) Nov 1, 2022 UN climate summit host Egypt has invited incoming Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose victory over climate-sceptic Jair Bolsonaro has raised hopes for the battle against global warming. ... more 
UK's Johnson to attend COP27 summit in EgyptLondon (AFP) Nov 1, 2022 Britain's former prime minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday said he will go to the upcoming UN climate change conference, in a move that could force his successor to change his mind and attend. ... more  
Vessels move as Turkey fights to save Ukraine grain deal after Russian pull-outIstanbul (AFP) Oct 31, 2022 Cargo ships loaded with grain and other agricultural products left Ukrainian ports on Monday despite Russia's decision to pull out from a landmark deal designed to ease the global food crisis. ... more |
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Sinking Alexandria faces up to coming catastropheAlexandria, Egypt (AFP) Nov 2, 2022 Alexandria, Egypt's fabled second city and its biggest port, is in danger of disappearing below the waves within decades. ... more  
Tanzania deploys army to battle Mount Kilimanjaro fireDar Es Salaam (AFP) Nov 1, 2022 Tanzania on Tuesday mobilised soldiers to reinforce civilian firefighters and volunteers stretched thin by a wildfire on Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, which has been blazing for more than 10 days. ... more  
Brazil's Lula finds quick welcome and likely ally in BidenWashington (AFP) Nov 1, 2022 For the White House on a Sunday evening, the pace was extraordinary - 35 minutes after Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was declared the winner of Brazil's election, President Joe Biden issued a congratulatory statement. ... more 
Brazil protests mount as Bolsonaro mum on election lossRio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 1, 2022 Brazilian police on Tuesday fired teargas at protesters who blocked major highways for a second day over the election loss of President Jair Bolsonaro, who has yet to concede defeat. ... more |
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Give climate some MAGICParis (ESA) Nov 01, 2022 There are times when we could all do with a bit of magic in our lives. And, with the Global Climate Observing System announcement of 'terrestrial water storage' as a completely new Essential Climate ... more 
French government slams 'eco-terrorism' as water protesters dig inBordeaux (AFP) Oct 31, 2022 French protesters on Monday defied a massive police presence to try to stop an agriculture water storage project, as the government vowed to prevent any encampment while denouncing vandalism and "eco-terrorism". ... more 
Deep in Brazilian Amazon, Ticuna tribe celebrates Lula victoryTabatinga, Brazil (AFP) Oct 31, 2022 Deep in the Amazon, near the region where British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were murdered in June, native Ticuna people are glued to a TV, watching the results of Brazil's down-to-the-wire presidential election. ... more  
Violent supershear earthquakes are more common than previously thoughtLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2022 Powerful supershear earthquakes, once considered rare, are much more common than previously thought, according to a study led by UCLA geophysicists and published in Nature Geoscience. The scientists ... more 
Scholz chides climate activists for targeting artworksBerlin (AFP) Oct 31, 2022 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday condemned climate activists for targeting famous artworks in the run-up to the COP27 climate summit aimed at curbing global warming. ... more |
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 Atlantic City, United States (AFP) Oct 28, 2022 
A decade after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the US east coast, the seaside town Atlantic City has fortified its famous boardwalk that narrowly divides casinos and the ocean.
But in certain neighborhoods, flooded streets have become routine.
North of the city dubbed the Vegas of the East Coast, a new stretch of boardwalk is protected from crashing waves by a rock barrier and a seawall, a $60 ... more |
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 Vandenberg SFB CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2022 
The 18th Space Defense Squadron (18 SDS) hosted five French space operators from the Operational Center for Military Surveillance of Space Objects (COSMOS) to integrate Space Domain Awareness (SDA) expertise during an 'Operator Exchange' here Oct. 3-6, 2022.
The 4-day event, facilitated by the 18 SDS's Space Situational Awareness Partnership and Coalition Engagement (SPACE) office, aimed t ... more |
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 Punaca Tinta Maria, Bolivia (AFP) Nov 2, 2022 
An abandoned boat rests on the cracked earth where formerly it floated. Lake Poopo, once Bolivia's second-largest, has mostly disappeared - taking with it a centuries-old culture reliant entirely on its bounty.
Felix Mauricio, a member of the Uru Indigenous community, used to be a fisherman. Now 82, he gazes over a barren landscape and chews coca leaf to suppress the hunger pains.
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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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 Istanbul (AFP) Oct 31, 2022  Two cargo ships loaded with grain and other agricultural products on Monday left Ukrainian ports, according to a marine traffic website.
The ships, Admiral de Ribas and Mount Baker, left port days after Russia suspended its participation in an agreement that allowed vital grain shipments to pass through the Black Sea.
Twelve ships were due to leave Ukrainian ports on Monday and four wer ... more |
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 Rufisque, Senegal (AFP) Nov 2, 2022 
Maguette Ndiour stands on the edge of Senegal's Lake Retba, famous for its pink-hued waters, and points to a mound of salt slowly being shovelled into bags by men toiling under the hot midday sun.
"This is the last of what we were able to save as the waters rose," Ndiour, the head of an association of artisanal salt collectors, says of the 200-tonne pile.
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 Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 2, 2022 
The African Union mediator leading negotiations aimed at ending a devastating two-year conflict between the Ethiopian government and rebel authorities in Tigray, will give an update later on Wednesday, Pretoria said.
The negotiations began last Tuesday in South Africa, the first formal dialogue to try to end a war that has killed hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed a desperate huma ... more |
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 Washington 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.
A sample discovered in Gough's Cave in Somerset, England, from approximately 14,000 years ago, was compared to a sample from approximately 1,000 years later, which was discovered in Kendrick's Cave, Wales.
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 29, 2022 
Art world professionals have slammed recent attacks on famous paintings by climate protesters as "counterproductive" and dangerous acts of vandalism.
While some of the major French and British museums interviewed by AFP, including the Louvre, the National Gallery and the Tate in London, are keeping a low profile on the issue, others are calling for stronger protective measures against such a ... more |
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 Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Oct 27, 2022 
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing combined with commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection, recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Mission Space for a partnership for space weather intelligence data collection.
With this partnership, Sidus Space will integrate sets of Missi ... more |
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 Oxford UK (SPX) Nov 02, 2022 
An exceptionally well-preserved collection of fossils discovered in eastern Yunnan Province, China, has enabled scientists to solve a centuries-old riddle in the evolution of life on earth, revealing what the first animals to make skeletons looked like. The results have been published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
The first animals to build hard and robust skeletons appear suddenl ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 1, 2022 
The United States announced a clean energy partnership on Tuesday with the United Arab Emirates worth $100 billion, the White House said.
The Partnership for Accelerating Clean Energy (PACE) will aim to develop low-emission energy sources to distribute 100 gigawatts of clean energy worldwide by 2035, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 28, 2021 
Using superhot rocks buried deep below the surface to generate steam for power generation could be far more efficient than similar technology already in use, a U.S.-based climate task force found.
A new report from the non-profit Clean Air Task Force finds that "superhot rock energy" could be on the cusp of a breakthrough that would see it put to commercial use as early as the 2030s. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 28, 2021 
A bird expert said Friday that a young bar-tailed godwit set the non-stop distance record by flying 8,435 miles from Alaska to Tasmania.
The bird was tagged as a hatchling in Alaska with a tracking GPS chip and tiny solar panel that allowed a research team to track its flight, Birdlife Tasmania convenor Eric Woehler told CBS News.
The bird left Southwest Alaska at the Yuko-Kuskok ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 2, 2022 
Hong Kong's US-sanctioned leader said political stability and business confidence have been restored following the crushing of democracy protests, as he opened a summit on Wednesday attended by global bankers including leading Wall Street executives.
The Asian business hub is hosting a week of high-profile events after years of political unrest and pandemic travel curbs tarnished the city's ... more |
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 Oslo (AFP) Oct 31, 2022  Norway said Monday it would resume sending Amazon protection subsidies to Brazil, which it had halted in 2019 under Jair Bolsonaro, following Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's election victory.
"We note that during the campaign he (Lula) emphasised the conservation of the Amazon forest and the protection of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon," Norway's Environment Minister Espen Barth Eide told ... more |
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