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  Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 20, 2022 Vulnerable nations least responsible for planet-heating emissions have been battling for three decades to get wealthy polluters to pay for climate damages. Their final push took barely two weeks. The "loss and damage" inflicted by climate-induced disasters was not even officially up for discussion when UN talks in Egypt began. But a concerted effort among developing countries to make it the defining issue of the conference melted the resistance of wealthy polluters long fearful of open-ended ... read more |
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Navigating the sea from space with innovative technologiesParis (ESA) Nov 18, 2022 Shipping is the most energy efficient form of transport, and more than 80% of goods traded globally are carried via the oceans, with a doubling in volume during the last quarter of a century. Recogn ... more  
Ivory Coast, Ghana throw down gauntlet on cocoa priceBringakro, Ivory Coast (AFP) Nov 18, 2022 The world's chocolate industry could be in for a turbulent ride as the two biggest cocoa producers set down demands for manufacturers to pay higher prices for their growers. ... more 
Doggone: wet pet food 'seven times worse' for climate than dryParis (AFP) Nov 18, 2022 Feeding cats and dogs wet food has a much larger climate impact than dry food, a new study found, suggesting small changes by pet owners can massively reduce their carbon footprint. ... more  
Israel and Jordan agree to clean up polluted Jordan RiverSharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 17, 2022 Israel and Jordan agreed Thursday at a UN climate meeting in Egypt to clean up the polluted Jordan river, an essential waterway suffering under decades of pollution and drought. ... more |
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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 are Storms bring chaos to Ireland, France, UK |
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Viasat and Cobham Satcom announce strategic collaboration on maritime connectivity systemCarlsbad CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2022 Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) and Cobham Satcom have announced that the companies are collaborating on a new, advanced satellite connectivity solution for the maritime and energy industries in preparat ... more  
SFL contracted for 15 additional HawkEye 360 RF geolocation microsatellitesToronto, Canada (SPX) Nov 15, 2022 Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has been contracted to support development of Clusters 7 through 11 in the HawkEye 360 radio frequency (RF) geolocation microsatellite constellation. Under the Flex Pro ... more 
Australia aims to host 2026 UN climate summitBangkok (AFP) Nov 19, 2022 Australia hopes to host the 2026 COP summit, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Saturday, seeking to overhaul his country's reputation for foot-dragging on climate change. ... more 
COP27 summit strikes historic deal to fund climate damagesSharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 20, 2022 A fraught UN COP27 summit wrapped up Sunday with a landmark deal on funding to help vulnerable countries cope with devastating climate impacts - and deep disappointment over a failure to push further ambition on cutting emissions. ... more |
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Battle to save ghostly Balkan lynx from extinctionGorica, Albania (AFP) Nov 18, 2022 In mountains overlooking an azure lake in southeast Albania, wildlife experts are tracking the Balkan lynx as part of last-gasp efforts to save the species from extinction. ... more 
Nations vote to extend protection to over 50 shark speciesWashington DC (UPI) Nov 18, 2021 Nearly 200 countries have voted to extend protection to more than 50 species of sharks at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Tuna and Flora (CITIES), the world's largest wildlife summit. ... more 
Beloved panda gifted by China to Taiwan diesTaipei (AFP) Nov 19, 2022 A panda that China gifted to Taiwan 14 years ago as a symbol of what were then warmer ties died on Saturday, after suffering a spate of seizures, Taipei Zoo said. ... more 
Off Florida, underwater burial ground offers aquatic lifelineMiami (AFP) Nov 19, 2022 Divers swim near brightly colored fish and a stingray as they ride warm currents to the seafloor off Florida's coast, where an underwater burial site for ocean lovers doubles as a marine sanctuary brimming with aquatic life. ... more |
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Tunisians protest over Sfax garbage crisisSfax, Tunisia (AFP) Nov 17, 2022 Over 1,000 people demonstrated in Tunisia's second city Sfax on Thursday amid an ongoing trash crisis exacerbated by a landfill fire polluting the city's air. ... more  
Deadly floods, landslides in eastern DR CongoGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) Nov 19, 2022 Two days of flooding and landslides in eastern DR Congo have claimed more than 20 lives, officials and police said Saturday. ... more  
China records first Covid death since MayBeijing (AFP) Nov 20, 2022 China reported its first death from Covid-19 in six months on Sunday as it contends with a rising outbreak despite stringent measures to eliminate infections. ... more  
DR Congo sends warplanes against advancing M23 rebelsGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) Nov 17, 2022 The Democratic Republic of Congo deployed two warplanes against advancing M23 militants on Thursday in the country's volatile east, sources said, after a regional bloc called for rebels to disarm. ... more 
Wildlife summit could upend Hong Kong's shark fin tradeHong Kong (AFP) Nov 18, 2022 Hong Kong's controversial shark fin trade may face its biggest shakeup in years if conservationists get their way in securing tighter regulations at an international wildlife conference in Panama. ... 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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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 16, 2022 
Micrometeoroid strikes are an unavoidable aspect of operating any spacecraft. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was engineered to withstand continual bombardment from these dust-sized particles moving at extreme velocities, to continue to generate groundbreaking science far into the future.
"We have experienced 14 measurable micrometeoroid hits on our primary mirror, and are averaging one ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 16, 2022 
New results show average sea level rise approaching the 1-foot mark for most coastlines of the contiguous U.S. by 2050. The Gulf Coast and Southeast will see the most change.
By 2050, sea level along contiguous U.S. coastlines could rise as much as 12 inches (30 centimeters) above today's waterline, according to researchers who analyzed nearly three decades of satellite observations. The r ... 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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 San 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.
The US Food and Drug Administration said it carried out a "careful evaluation" of Upside Foods' cultivated chicken, including data and information provided by the company, ... more |
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 Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) Nov 19, 2022 
Two days of flooding and landslides in eastern DR Congo have claimed more than 20 lives, officials and police said Saturday.
At least 13 people were killed Friday at an illegal gold mine at Rubaya, in the North Kivu province territory of Masisi.
"The victims were 'diggers' who were in wells and people who were nearby," Jean-Paul Barindikije, secretary of an association of artisanal miner ... 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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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 16, 2021 
Wearing a face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic presented identification issues at airports and with smartphones, but a new study finds those wearing a mask are also impacted when it comes to recognizing friends and co-workers - even if those people have nothing covering their face.
New research from York University, published Wednesday in the journal Cognitive Research: Principles an ... 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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 Tallahassee FL (SPX) Nov 18, 2022 
Rapid changes in marine oxygen levels may have played a significant role in driving Earth's first mass extinction, according to a new study led by Florida State University researchers.
About 443 million years ago, life on Earth was undergoing the Late Ordovician mass extinction, or LOME, which eliminated about 85% of marine species. Scientists have long studied this mass extinction and con ... more |
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 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 20, 2022  Vulnerable nations least responsible for planet-heating emissions have been battling for three decades for wealthy polluters to cough up the cash for climate damages.
Their final push took barely two weeks.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 18, 2022 
DARPA is working on the next leap forward in energy distribution by leveraging wireless power beaming to create a dynamic, adaptive, speed of light wireless energy web. The goal of the Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program is to design and demonstrate airborne optical energy relays.
These relays are a critical component necessary to allow ground-sourced lasers to be coup ... more |
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 Gorica, Albania (AFP) Nov 18, 2022 
In mountains overlooking an azure lake in southeast Albania, wildlife experts are tracking the Balkan lynx as part of last-gasp efforts to save the species from extinction.
The "forest ghost" which lives in tree-covered mountains straddling Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia, is now among the world's most endangered mammals, scientists warn.
The victim of deforestation and poaching, the ... 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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