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  Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 The Brazilian military launched an operation Wednesday to crack down on illegal gold miners accused of invading the massive Yanomami Indigenous reservation and spreading disease, violating human rights and destroying the environment. The air force said it was deploying fighter jets and surveillance planes to wrest back control of the airspace over the remote Amazon rainforest territory and halt movement of small aircraft that resupply the outlaw mining camps. Indigenous leaders say some 20,000 m ... read more |
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After miraculous comeback, damselfly in distress againParis (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 When the damselfly reappeared in France in 2009 after a 133-year absence, it was considered a small miracle. ... more 
Second Indonesia tiger attack in days, hunt ongoingBanda Aceh, Indonesia (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 A Sumatran tiger attacked and injured two farmers in a small Indonesian town Wednesday, the second such attack in days, as officials vowed to capture the big cat or cats responsible. ... more  
Far-off storms fuel sneaker waves along Pacific Northwest coastCorvallis OR (SPX) Feb 01, 2023 On Jan. 16, 2016, beachgoers up and down the Washington, Oregon and northern California coasts were surprised by multiple "sneaker" waves that inundated beaches, caused injuries and swamped a vehicl ... more 
California submits rival Colorado River water planLos Angeles (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 California has submitted a rival plan for use of the Colorado River, after six other states accused it of refusing to cooperate in the battle over usage of a dwindling major US watercourse. ... more |
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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 Libya's Derna hosts theatre festival year after flash flood |
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Storing CO2 underground may be a solution yetMadrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 01, 2023 A study led by the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA) and the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA CSIC-UIB), both belonging to the Spanish National Res ... more  
Indonesian islanders file Holcim climate complaintZurich (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 Residents of the Indonesian island of Pulau Pari have filed a complaint against the cement giant Holcim, demanding compensation for climate damage, in the first move of its kind in Switzerland, the NGO backing them announced Wednesday. ... more  
NASA Spinoffs bolster climate resilience, improve medical care, moreGreenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 01, 2023 When it comes to NASA, most people look to the skies as rockets, rovers, and astronauts push the boundaries of space exploration. But the benefits of going above and beyond can be found here on Eart ... more  
Montreal snow-clearing: good for traffic, bad for environmentMontreal (AFP) Feb 2, 2023 A choreographed ballet of massive trucks, snowplows and snowblowers takes over the streets of Montreal whenever it snows, an enormous logistical effort with a significant environmental cost. ... more |
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African nations commit to ending AIDS in children by 2030Paris (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 Twelve African countries on Wednesday spelt out plans for ending AIDS in children by 2030 through an array of HIV testing, treatment and prevention programmes. ... more  
6.0-magnitude quake rocks southern PhilippinesGeneral Santos, Philippines (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with local authorities warning of aftershocks and possible damage. ... more  
US says Myanmar emergency extension prolongs 'illegitimate rule'Washington (AFP) Feb 2, 2023 The United States on Wednesday denounced the Myanmar junta's extension of a state of emergency, saying it prolonged suffering two years after a coup toppled an elected government. ... more  
Canada moves to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugeesOttawa (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 Canada's parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a motion to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees who fled China but are now facing pressure to return. ... more |
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LeoLabs expands weather radar coverage of Southern Hemisphere in the Indo-Pacific regionMenlo Park CA (SPX) Feb 01, 2023 LeoLabs, the leading commercial provider of Space Domain Awareness (SDA) services and low Earth orbit (LEO) mapping, announced the commissioning of the LeoLabs West Australian Space Radar (WASR). Th ... more  
Over 4% of summer mortality in European cities is attributable to urban heat islandsBarcelona, Spain (SPX) Feb 01, 2023 Over four percent of deaths in cities during the summer months are due to urban heat islands, and one third of these deaths could be prevented by reaching a tree cover of 30%, according to a modelli ... more 
Beijing has hit 'temporary herd immunity': officialBeijing (AFP) Jan 31, 2023 Beijing has reached "temporary herd immunity" and its Covid outbreak is nearing an end, a city health official said Tuesday, in another sign China's unprecedented virus wave is waning. ... more  
Regional armies pound jihadist bases in Lake Chad basinNiamey (AFP) Jan 30, 2023 Government forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger have bombarded jihadist bases in the Lake Chad basin with support from a US drone, the armies of the four nations announced Monday. ... more  
Study suggests dolphins in Brazil are training humans to fishWashington DC (UPI) Jan 31, 2023 Bottlenose dolphins that have herded mullet for fishermen in southeastern Brazil for more than a century are now helping scientists unlock the deeper mystery behind the collaboration between animals and humans - with a new study suggesting the ocean mammals may actually be training their terrestrial counterparts. ... more |
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 Heijningen, Netherlands (AFP) Jan 30, 2023 
Seventy years after the worst natural disaster to strike the Netherlands, Chiem de Vos, seven at the time, still hears his neighbour's desperate cries of "My children are drowning!" ringing in his ears.
And as the Dutch this week commemorate the great flood of 1953, thoughts are inevitably turning to current-day climate change and how the low-lying country remains vulnerable to rising ocean ... more |
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 Fino Mornasco, Italy (SPX) Feb 01, 2023 
Space logistics and orbital transportation company D-Orbit launched Starfield, the eighth commercial mission of their proprietary orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) ION Satellite Carrier (ION), and the first one in a midinclination orbit.
The OTV lifted off January 31st, 2023, at 8:15 a.m. PT (16:15 UTC) aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space ... more |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 
California has submitted a rival plan for use of the Colorado River, after six other states accused it of refusing to cooperate in the battle over usage of a dwindling major US watercourse.
Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming were given until January 31 to come up with a plan to slash the amount of water they take from the river - or face a solution imposed b ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jan 27, 2023 
Satellite imagery confirms an enormous iceberg, around five times the size of Malta, has finally calved from Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf. The new berg, estimated to be around 1550 sq km and around 150 m thick, calved when the crack known as Chasm-1 fully extended northwards severing the west part of the ice shelf.
This crack was first revealed to be extending in early 2012 after having be ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jan 30, 2023 
About 43% of honey bee colonies were lost in the span of one year, according to a new study that considered multiple factors that put a crucial part of the ecosystem at risk.
Researchers at Penn State University say climate change, parasitic mites and pesticides are among the variables that are leading to the drastic loss of the honey bee population.
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 General Santos, Philippines (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with local authorities warning of aftershocks and possible damage.
The shallow quake struck at 6:44 pm (1044 GMT), near Monkayo municipality in Davao de Oro province on Mindanao island.
Shallow earthquakes tend to cause more damage than deeper ones, but there were no immediate reports ... more |
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 Nairobi (AFP) Jan 31, 2023 
A Chinese national was killed in Ethiopia's restive Oromia region, Beijing's embassy in Addis Ababa said on Tuesday, ordering its citizens to evacuate from high-risk areas.
Nine Chinese citizens came under attack on Monday evening in Gebre Guracha, some 160 kilometres (100 miles) north of the capital, the embassy said in a statement.
"Unfortunately, one of them was shot and died," it s ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 
The Brazilian military launched an operation Wednesday to crack down on illegal gold miners accused of invading the massive Yanomami Indigenous reservation and spreading disease, violating human rights and destroying the environment.
The air force said it was deploying fighter jets and surveillance planes to wrest back control of the airspace over the remote Amazon rainforest territory and h ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Feb 01, 2023 
At a time when climate change is making many areas of the planet hotter and drier, it's sobering to think that deserts are relatively new biomes that have grown considerably over the past 30 million years. Widespread arid regions, like the deserts that today cover much of western North America, began to emerge only within the past 5 to 7 million years.
Understanding how plants that invaded ... more |
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 Redlands CA (SPX) Feb 01, 2023 
The science community at large is undertaking critical work, researching solutions to the world's most pressing challenges, many of which require a geographic approach. The ability of scientists and researchers to make informed decisions related to these challenges-from natural disasters to climate change mitigation-relies heavily on accessible, authoritative geospatial data. To support these ef ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jan 27, 2023 
Meteorites have told Imperial researchers the likely far-flung origin of Earth's volatile chemicals, some of which form the building blocks of life.
They found that around half the Earth's inventory of the volatile element zinc came from asteroids originating in the outer Solar System - the part beyond the asteroid belt that includes the planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus. This material i ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 
Corporations and consumers are the main obstacle to the emissions cuts needed to keep global warming to the 1.5-degree Celsius limit, researchers said Wednesday, adding that "positive signs" in other areas are not yet enough to meet climate goals.
The report by a multidisciplinary team of researchers warned that staying within the 1.5C goal was "not plausible", but that this could change if ... more |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Jan 31, 2023 
New lithium metal batteries with solid electrolytes are lightweight, inflammable, pack a lot of energy, and can be recharged very quickly, but they have been slow to develop due to mysterious short circuiting and failure. Now, researchers at Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory say they have solved the mystery.
It comes down to stress - mechanical stress to be more ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 1, 2023 
When the damselfly reappeared in France in 2009 after a 133-year absence, it was considered a small miracle.
But the dragonfly's smaller cousin hasn't been seen in four years, sparking fresh fears it may be gone for good - a worrying indicator of the health of the world's precious wetlands in which it breeds.
Damselflies face menaces on multiple fronts. In Asia, the wetlands and jungl ... more |
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 London (AFP) Jan 30, 2023 
Dissident artist Ai Weiwei on Monday said the Chinese state's razing of his studios still fails to make "any sense" to him, as he launched his first design-focused exhibition, due to open in London in April.
Ai's love of artefacts and traditional craftsmanship will be at the heart of the show which will feature hundreds of thousands of objects collected by the Chinese artist since the 1990s ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Feb 01, 2023 
One third of premature deaths attributable to higher temperatures in European cities during summer 2015 could have been prevented by increasing urban tree cover to 30%, reveals a modelling study published in The Lancet. The study also found that tree cover reduced urban temperatures by an average of 0.4 degrees during the summer.
"We already know that high temperatures in urban environment ... more |
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