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  Brussels (AFP) Jan 24, 2023 The EU on Tuesday announced proposals to try to reverse an "alarming decline" in the number of bees - and other insects that pollinate the bloc's crops - including by rewarding organic farming. The European Commission said a review of a 2018 EU Pollinators Initiative showed there were gaps, and "significant challenges" needed to be addressed with revised measures. The proposal calls for promoting farming - organic or otherwise - that protects pollinating insects, cutting back on pesticides, ... read more |
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Yellen urges 'urgent' steps to ensure Africa's food securityLusaka (AFP) Jan 24, 2023 US Treasury chief Janet Yellen on Tuesday called for urgent and climate-resilient steps to boost food security in Africa in the wake of a changing climate as she toured Zambia. ... more  
Heatwave kills eight in South Africa: governmentJohannesburg (AFP) Jan 24, 2023 A stifling heatwave that has swept parts of South Africa in recent weeks has killed eight people over several days, the government said Tuesday. ... more  
AIR launches high-resolution sensing and electrical stimulation neural activity studyBeijing, China (SPX) Jan 23, 2023 A major interdisciplinary project "Research on high-resolution sensing and electrical stimulation of sleep-wake neural electrical activity", led by Prof. CAI Xinxia from the Aerospace Information Re ... more  
A fifth of new cars in California zero-emission in 2022: dataLos Angeles (AFP) Jan 21, 2023 One-in-five new cars sold in California in 2022 was a zero-emission vehicle, the state said Friday, as the largest car market in the United States charges towards its goal of electrifying its fleet. ... more |
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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 Storm Bert wreaks havoc across UK and Ireland IMF sees 'limited' impact of floods on Spain GDP growth |
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Climate: Temperate Europe sees southern climes in 2022Paris (AFP) Jan 25, 2023 Several western European cities were hit last year by high temperatures normally recorded in regions hundreds of kilometres south, a climate monitor found Wednesday. ... more  
Protecting Amazon a tough task, says Brazil's environment ministerBrasilia (AFP) Jan 24, 2023 Brazil's environment minister Marina Silva knows she has her work cut out to protect the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest that is shared among nine countries. ... more  
Dead vulture, missing leopard: mystery at the Dallas ZooHouston (AFP) Jan 25, 2023 What mysterious forces are at work at the Dallas zoo? ... more 
Brazil police open investigation of Indigenous 'genocide'Brasilia (AFP) Jan 24, 2023 Brazilian federal police are investigating a "genocide" against the Yanomami people after it emerged that nearly a hundred children from the Indigenous group had died, the Justice Ministry said Tuesday. ... more |
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Rapid development is main threat to big carnivores: studyParis (AFP) Jan 24, 2023 Declines in populations of big carnivores like lions, tigers and wolves may be driven more by rapid human economic development than habitat loss or climate change, according to a new study Tuesday. ... more 
Iraqis chow down on diamond-shaped 'samoon' breadBaghdad (AFP) Jan 24, 2023 It is ubiquitous in Iraq - a diamond-shaped bread known as "samoon" which provides an inexpensive companion to almost any meal served up on tables across the country. ... more  
One dead as heavy snow and record cold hit JapanNagano, Japan (AFP) Jan 25, 2023 Tourists revelled in wintry scenes across Japan on Wednesday, as much of the country was blanketed by snow in a cold snap that has killed at least one person and disrupted travel. ... more  
One killed, two injured in Nepal quake; Three dead as building collapses in IndiaKathmandu (AFP) Jan 24, 2023 One person was killed and two were injured after an earthquake struck western Nepal on Tuesday, a local official told AFP, with authorities still searching for damage. ... more |
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Guinea dictator says he was ousted by 'international plot'Conakry (AFP) Jan 24, 2023 Guinean ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara told a Conakry court on Tuesday he was ousted by an "international plot" involving his two successors and a former president of Burkina Faso. ... more  
Fighting flares between junta and rebels in southern MyanmarBangkok (AFP) Jan 24, 2023 Fighting has flared in recent days between Myanmar junta forces and rebels opposed to their rule, officials and locals said Tuesday, with reports that large numbers of civilians have fled the violence. ... more 
Israeli high-tech workers protest judicial reform planTel Aviv (AFP) Jan 24, 2023 Hundreds of Israeli high-tech workers protested Tuesday against a proposed judicial overhaul, claiming the government's controversial plans will hurt the flourishing sector by undermining the rule of law. ... more  
Myanmar military accused of war crimes in German criminal complaintBangkok (AFP) Jan 24, 2023 A group of people from Myanmar have filed a criminal complaint in Germany accusing their country's military of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, a rights organisation said Tuesday. ... more  
Utah researcher to lead study of clouds in cleanest air on EarthSalt Lake City UT (SPX) Jan 24, 2023 The Southern Ocean is a remote region of the world that holds significant influence over the Earth's climate. Compared with other areas on Earth, its atmosphere is relatively untouched by atmospheri ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 24, 2023 
In 2022, NASA-developed Search and Rescue technologies enabled rescue personnel to save 397 lives in the U.S. region. Since 1979, NASA has provided technical expertise to the Cospas-Sarsat program, the international satellite-aided search and rescue effort. This technical expertise has led to the development of multiple emergency location beacon types.
The international search and rescue e ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jan 20, 2023 
Initially designed for a 15-year lifetime, the EUTELSAT 5 West A satellite has retired after an impressive 20+ years of fruitful in-orbit operation. The satellite was successfully re-orbited as planned to more than 400km above the geostationary arc, the propulsion system depressurised and the electrical equipment on board passivated. The final operation to de-activate the remaining Radio Frequen ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 24, 2023 
In a recent study, scientists found that a previously unmeasured source - water percolating through soil and fractured rock below California's Sierra Nevada mountains - delivers an average of 4 million acre feet (5 cubic kilometers) of water to the state's Central Valley each year. This underground source accounts for about 10% of all the water that enters this highly productive farmland each ye ... more |
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 London (AFP) Jan 23, 2023  A huge iceberg nearly the size of Greater London has broken off the Antarctic ice shelf near a research station, the second such split in two years, researchers announced Monday.
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) said the formation of the new iceberg - in a natural process called "calving" - was not due to climate change, which is accelerating the loss of sea ice in the Arctic and parts o ... more |
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 Urbana IL (SPX) Jan 24, 2023 
According to national USDA statistics, no-till and conservation tillage are on the rise, with more than three quarters of corn and soybean farmers opting for the practices to reduce soil erosion, maintain soil structure, and save on fuel. However, these estimates are based primarily on farmer self-reporting and are only compiled once every five years, potentially limiting accuracy.
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 Kathmandu (AFP) Jan 24, 2023  One person was killed and two were injured after an earthquake struck western Nepal on Tuesday, a local official told AFP, with authorities still searching for damage.
The 5.6-magnitude quake's epicentre was in hilly Bajura district, 400 kilometres (250 miles) west of Kathmandu, according to the US Geological Survey.
The jolt hit at around 2:43 pm (0858 GMT), with tremors felt as far awa ... more |
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 Dakar (AFP) Jan 20, 2023 
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday touted the fruits of a new "mutually beneficial" economic strategy towards Africa, contrasting the damage caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's practices.
"The United States is all in on Africa, and all in with Africa," she said during a visit to Senegal, part of a push by President Joe Biden's administration to boost relations with a ... more |
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 Brasilia (AFP) Jan 24, 2023 
Brazilian federal police are investigating a "genocide" against the Yanomami people after it emerged that nearly a hundred children from the Indigenous group had died, the Justice Ministry said Tuesday.
The announcement came after a government report revealed Saturday that 99 Yanomami children living on Brazil's largest Indigenous reservation - all under the age of five - died last year fr ... more |
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 Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 20, 2023 
US climate envoy John Kerry bluntly summed up in one word what the planet needs to avoid a global warming catastrophe at the World Economic Forum this week: money.
The annual meeting of the global elite in the Swiss Alpine resort of Davos was a chance for top government officials, CEOs, academics and campaigners to debate how to tackle the climate crisis.
The bill is monumental: Kerry an ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jan 20, 2023 
With diminishing ice one of the biggest casualties of our warming world, it's imperative that accurate measurements continue to be made for scientific research and climate policy, as well as for practical applications such as ship routing.
To ensure that ESA and NASA are getting the best out of their ice-measuring satellites and to help prepare for Europe's new CRISTAL satellite, the two s ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Jan 13, 2023 
A study led by The University of Texas at Austin is providing a glimpse into dinosaur and bird diversity in Patagonia during the Late Cretaceous, just before the non-avian dinosaurs went extinct.
The fossils represent the first record of theropods - a dinosaur group that includes both modern birds and their closest non-avian dinosaur relatives - from the Chilean portion of Patagonia. The r ... more |
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 Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 19, 2023 
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg slammed business and political leaders attending the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, saying it was "absurd" to listen to them while they fuelled "the destruction of the planet".
Two days after police briefly detained her at a protest against a coal mine in Germany, Thunberg and other young campaigners took part in a debate on the sidelines o ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 19, 2023 
Electric car batteries could be used to boost power storage in the future, injecting electricity into the grid during times of scarcity or storing electricity during periods of excess, a new study found Tuesday.
Renewable energy is essential for the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to well below two degrees Celsius, but the need to scale up quickly and the intermittency of wi ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 24, 2023 
Declines in populations of big carnivores like lions, tigers and wolves may be driven more by rapid human economic development than habitat loss or climate change, according to a new study Tuesday.
The researchers hope the findings could help to improve policies for protecting carnivore populations, which have been driven to the brink of extinction in many parts of the world.
The study ... more |
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 On The Shanghai-Wuhan Train, China (AFP) Jan 20, 2023 
Piling onto a packed train, factory owner Wang Chunfeng was among millions of Chinese looking to make up for lost time this Lunar New Year after years of pandemic-enforced separation from his family.
China will this weekend usher in the Year of the Rabbit, kicking off "Spring Festival" and the most important annual family gathering.
With health controls finally lifted, on Friday passenge ... more |
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 Brasilia (AFP) Jan 24, 2023 
Brazil's environment minister Marina Silva knows she has her work cut out to protect the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest that is shared among nine countries.
"It will be difficult," Silva acknowledged in an interview with AFP on Monday night.
Just three weeks into the job, Silva said the environmental situation in her country, which is home to more than 60 percent of the Amazon, w ... more |
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