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  Andenes, Norway (SPX) Nov 17, 2022 A NASA-funded rocket mission is headed to space to measure the global electric circuit underlying the northern lights. For its second trip to space, the Aurora Current and Electrodynamics Structures II, or ACES II, instrument will launch from Andoya Space in Andenes, Norway. The launch window opens Nov. 16, 2022, at 6 p.m. local time. High above us, electrons from space stream into our sky. As they wind down Earth's magnetic field lines, they strike gases in our atmosphere, causing them to glow. F ... read more |
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No longer evergreen: Germany eyes diversity to save forestsBeelitz, Germany (AFP) Nov 17, 2022 Once a sea of green, thousands of spruces with brown crowns and charred trunks now stand in a forest in eastern Germany, testament to one of the most ferocious forest fires to have ravaged the region in years. ... more  
For island nations, giving up on climate fund 'not an option'Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 Small island states whose existence is threatened by rising seas insist they will not leave UN climate talks without a fund to contain the impacts of global warming, a chief negotiator told AFP Wednesday. ... more 
Let the court decide: Vanuatu's climate push raises hopesSharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 13, 2022 Seeking to speed up global efforts against climate change, Vanuatu is leading efforts to get the International Court of Justice involved, a move praised by activists at UN talks. ... more 
Brazil's Lula, world leaders bolster UN climate talksSharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 17, 2022 UN climate talks got a boost Wednesday after Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed to fight Amazon deforestation and global leaders reaffirmed key pledges. ... more |
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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 Landslide kills nine in DR Congo Storms bring chaos to Ireland, France, UK |
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France backs Lula's proposal to hold climate conference in the AmazonBangkok (AFP) Nov 17, 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday backed a proposal by Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to hold a 2025 United Nations climate conference in the Amazon rainforest. ... more  
Conflict zones fight 'multiplier' effects of climate crisisSharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 As climate change compounds the impact of crises and conflict, aid workers and politicians are looking for new ways to help those affected and mitigate the damage to their environment. ... more 
G20 breathes new life into UN climate talksSharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 A pledge by G20 leaders, whose countries account for most global CO2 emissions, to pursue the most ambitious target against global warming breathed new life into fraught UN climate talks in Egypt on Wednesday. ... more 
Earth can regulate its own temperature over millennia, new study findsBoston MA (SPX) Nov 17, 2022 The Earth's climate has undergone some big changes, from global volcanism to planet-cooling ice ages and dramatic shifts in solar radiation. And yet life, for the last 3.7 billion years, has kept on ... more |
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Brazil's Lula, world leaders bolster UN climate talks Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 UN climate talks got a fillip Wednesday as Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launched the country back into the battle to curb global warming and global leaders reaffirmed key pledges. ... more  
California lab-grown meat start-up gets first green lightSan Francisco (AFP) Nov 17, 2022 A California-based lab-grown meat start-up received the first green light for such products from the US food safety agency on Wednesday, although the product still has more hurdles to clear before being sold to consumers. ... more  
UN, Red Cross pushes against explosives in populated areasGeneva (AFP) Nov 14, 2022 The United Nations and the Red Cross on Monday called on countries to commit to curbing the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. ... more  
Chinese cities cancel mass Covid tests in easing of measuresBeijing (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 Multiple Chinese cities have cancelled routine mass Covid tests this week, days after Beijing announced limited relaxations of its strict zero-Covid policy which raised hopes of China's eventual reopening. ... more |
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UK to end deployment of 300 troops to UN mission in MaliLondon (AFP) Nov 14, 2022 Britain announced Monday that it would cut short its troop deployment with the UN's peacekeeping mission in Mali after relations with the country's Russian-backed junta soured. ... more 
Ethiopia PM vows to execute 'promise' of peace dealAddis Ababa (AFP) Nov 15, 2022 Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed on Tuesday to fulfil commitments made in a landmark peace deal with Tigrayan rebels and make "our promise a reality", nearly two weeks after the agreement was signed. ... more 
After Ethiopia peace deal, what's ahead is 'more consequential': rebelsNairobi (AFP) Nov 13, 2022 Following the signing of a peace deal between Ethiopia's government and rebels in the Tigray region, what lies ahead is "more consequential," a rebel spokesman said Sunday, with humanitarian aid desperately needed. ... more 
Red Cross says first aid convoy arrives in Tigray capitalAddis Ababa (AFP) Nov 15, 2022 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said a medical aid convoy had arrived in the capital of Ethiopia's war-ravaged Tigray region Tuesday, its first since a peace deal between the federal government and Tigrayan rebels almost two weeks ago. ... more  
Macron urges strong response to Iran crackdown on 'revolution'Paris (AFP) Nov 14, 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron called for international sanctions on Iranian officials in response to the regime's crackdown on the protest movement he again described as a "revolution", in an interview broadcast on Monday. ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Nov 14, 2022 
The United Nations and the Red Cross on Monday called on countries to commit to curbing the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.
The impact of munitions use in built-up areas will be the focus of a conference of countries in Ireland this week expected to endorse a declaration committing to restrict the use of explosives in such settings.
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 16, 2022 
Over 50 years ago, NASA captured the world's imagination and inspired generations with the Apollo 11 Moon landing. NASA's then-young Deep Space Network (DSN) was crucial to tracking and communicating with that mission, as it will also be essential to NASA's next push to the Moon: Artemis. In the half-century between those two lunar efforts, the network has expanded to support dozens of robotic s ... more |
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 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 
Small island states whose existence is threatened by rising seas insist they will not leave UN climate talks without a fund to contain the impacts of global warming, a chief negotiator told AFP Wednesday.
Financing has become a hot-button issue at the COP27 climate talks, with developing nations demanding rich polluters pay for climate-change linked calamities that are already devastating vu ... more |
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 Auckland, New Zealand (SPX) Nov 17, 2022 
Until now, we thought the packed sea ice of the Southern Ocean blocked all light from reaching the sea beneath, preventing phytoplankton - tiny algae which are the base of aquatic food webs - from growing there.
The less light available, the less the phytoplankton can photosynthesize and therefore the less phytoplankton there will be, heavily restricting life beneath the ice. But research ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2022 
Large comprehensive experiments that integrate satellite, airplane, and ground-based observations were conducted at the Sanjiang Plain in northeast China from May to October to boost the black soil protection and use, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
Northeast China, one of the world's three major black soil regions, is reg ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 16, 2022 
Hurricanes threaten North American coastlines every year, and they appear to be intensifying as climate changes. Similar storms can also hit colder regions to the far north, and new research suggests they will intensify, too.
In findings published on Nov. 9, NASA scientists project spring Arctic cyclones will intensify by the end of this century because of sea ice loss and rapidly warming ... more |
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 Addis Ababa (AFP) Nov 16, 2022 
The World Food Programme (WFP) said its first aid convoy since the signing of a landmark peace deal between Ethiopia's government and Tigrayan rebels had arrived in the war-torn Tigray region on Wednesday.
Restoring aid deliveries to Tigray was a key part of the agreement signed in South Africa on November 2 to silence the guns in a two-year conflict that has killed untold numbers of people ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 15, 2022 
A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world's eight billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations.
"The milestone is an occasion to celebrate diversity and advancements while considering humanity's shared responsibility for the planet," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement.
The UN attributes the growth to human development, with people livi ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2022 
Weather and climate modelers understand pretty well how seasonal winds and ocean currents affect El Nino patterns in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, impacting weather across the United States and sometimes worldwide.
But new computer simulations show that one driver of annual weather cycles in that region - in particular, a cold tongue of surface waters stretching westward along the ... more |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2022 
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, and Microsoft Corp. announced an expanded partnership to apply artificial intelligence (AI) technology and satellite data to support African climate adaptation projects. This technology collaboration is in support of Microsoft's recently-announced first global expansion of its AI for Good Labs into Nairobi, Ke ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 14, 2022 
The Devonian Period, 419 to 358 million years ago, was one of the most turbulent times in Earth's past and was marked by at least six significant marine extinctions, including one of the five largest mass extinctions ever to have occurred.
Additionally, it was during the Devonian that trees and complex land plants similar to those we know today first evolved and spread across the landscape ... more |
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 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 15, 2022 
Wealthy and developing countries set the stage Tuesday for a showdown at UN climate talks over demands for rich polluters to compensate vulnerable nations for damages caused by natural disasters.
The COP27 conference in Egypt has been dominated by calls for wealthy nations to provide financing to developing nations least responsible for global warming for deadly and costly climate impacts. ... more |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Nov 16, 2022 
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) funding of more than $12 million to work with laboratories around the world to accelerate the development of a pilot plant powered by the carbon-free fusion energy that drives the sun and stars and can counter climate change.
The three-year PPPL awards - with several more pending - cover research ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 17, 2021  New research is calling for the preservation and restoration of natural habitats to prevent future pandemics.
A study, published Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature, showed that without abundant food sources, animals abandon their habitats and risk spreading disease to domesticated animals and humans.
Cornell University scientists, who authored the research, focused on fru ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2022 
Chinese dissident Bao Tong, a top Communist Party official imprisoned in the wake of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests who became a vocal critic of Beijing, has died at 90 years old, his son said on Twitter.
Bao had spent much of the past three decades under home surveillance or in prison following the Chinese military's violent crackdown on the student movement, which called for democratic ... more |
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 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 17, 2022 
UN climate talks got a boost Wednesday after Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed to fight Amazon deforestation and global leaders reaffirmed key pledges.
While G20 leaders meeting in Indonesia issued a final communique committing to pursue the more ambitious limits on global heating, action on the sidelines of fraught COP27 negotiations in Egypt generated momentum at th ... more |
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