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  Ottawa (AFP) Feb 22, 2023 The Canadian capital's iconic Rideau Canal Skateway - the largest outdoor rink in the world and a UNESCO heritage site - may not open this winter for the first time in five decades, due to a lack of ice. Ottawa is in the grips of its third-warmest winter ever recorded, according to Environment Canada, with temperatures hovering just below freezing through most of December and January. And they're now forecast to climb. "Mother Nature has presented us with a big challenge this year," Bruce ... read more |
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US railroad company ordered to pay for cleanup of toxic derailmentWashington (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 The US government ordered the Norfolk Southern railroad company on Tuesday to pay the entire cost of the cleanup of a toxic train derailment in the midwestern state of Ohio. ... more 
France matches dry spell record of 31 days without rainParis (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 France has matched its record dry spell of 31 days without significant rainfall, the country's weather service said Tuesday, amid concerns over water reserves in parts of Europe still reeling from last year's severe drought. ... more  
Thai farmers tap into sustainable rubber industrySurat Thani, Thailand (AFP) Feb 22, 2023 By the light of a head torch, Wanida Hityim deftly strips bark from a rubber tree, collecting the milky latex as she explains why she's among a small number of Thai farmers trying to work more sustainably. ... more  
Regions in US, China most at risk for climate damage: reportParis (AFP) Feb 20, 2023 Major industrial and economic centres in China and the United States are among the most vulnerable regions in the world to the increasingly destructive power of climate change-driven weather extremes, according to a comprehensive analysis Monday. ... more |
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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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Cyclone Freddy hits Madagascar, four killedAntananarivo (AFP) Feb 22, 2023 Powerful tropical Cyclone Freddy tore through parts of Madagascar on Wednesday, killing four people on the Indian Ocean island, disaster management authorities said. ... more 
Turkey tragedy jolts quake-prone Central AsiaAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Feb 22, 2023 When a devastating earthquake and aftershocks struck Turkey and Syria this month, Klara Imangalieva - who lives in the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan - realised she had to move. ... more 
Frantic search for dozens missing in Brazil floodsSao Sebastao, Brazil (AFP) Feb 22, 2023 Rescuers in southeastern Brazil scrambled Tuesday to find survivors among dozens of people still missing after record rainfalls caused flooding and mudslides that killed at least 46 people over the weekend. ... more 
Wetter storms, deforestation: Manila faces worsening floodsBaras, Philippines (AFP) Feb 22, 2023 From her house in a Manila suburb, Rowena Jimenez can't see the bare mountains around the built-up city. But she feels the impact of deforestation every time her living room floods. ... more |
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Aid group issues urgent appeal for quake-hit SyriaAl-Hammam Crossing , Syria (AFP) Feb 19, 2023 The group Doctors Without Borders called Sunday for the "urgent scaling up" of earthquake aid to northwest Syria as it delivered a convoy laden with emergency assistance. ... more 
Syrian quake survivors shelter in crumbling Aleppo homesAleppo, Syria (AFP) Feb 22, 2023 Sitting by a bed strewn with rubble in Syria's second biggest city, Umm Mounir refuses to leave her home even though the deadly earthquake has torn a gaping hole into the room. ... more  
Protecting high seas off Chile's coast depends on UN vote in New YorkSantiago (AFP) Feb 18, 2023 In international waters off the coasts of Chile and Peru, the ocean teems with plant and animal species - some do not exist anywhere else and many are endangered. ... more  
Somaliland armed forces clash with militia fightersMogadishu (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 Armed forces in Somalia's separatist region of Somaliland clashed with militia groups on Tuesday, despite a ceasefire, local authorities said without giving a toll. ... more |
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Narwhals' climate-vulnerable winter feeding crucial for survivalParis (AFP) Feb 22, 2023 Narwhals are likely more dependent on fat reserves and abundant prey in climate-threatened winter habitats than previously thought, researchers said Wednesday, warning of severe risks posed by global warming. ... more 
US first lady to visit Namibia, Kenya in push to boost African tiesWashington (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 US First Lady Jill Biden will visit Namibia and Kenya this week, senior administration officials said Tuesday, as the White House seeks an economic partnership with Africa contrasting Chinese investment and food shortages caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more  
Vietnam jails pangolin, rhino parts smuggler for 13 yearsHanoi (AFP) Feb 22, 2023 A court in Vietnam has sentenced a man to 13 years in jail for trafficking nearly 10 tonnes of rhino horns, pangolin scales, and other banned wildlife products. ... more 
Floral bloom turns Saudi desert purpleRafha, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Feb 17, 2023 A desert bloom triggered by heavier than usual winter rains has carpeted the sands of northern Saudi Arabia with purple flowers, drawing sightseers from across the Arabian Peninsula. ... more 
Rush to save trapped animals in Turkish city after tremorAntakya, Turkey (AFP) Feb 19, 2023 With helmets and flashlights, the rescuers enter a collapsed house in the earthquake-hit Turkish city of Antakya. Their objective: to rescue Asghar and Nouma, two bulls trapped under rubble. ... more |
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 Beirut (AFP) Feb 20, 2023  Two weeks after a deadly earthquake struck Syria, only a trickle of UN aid has entered the rebel-held northwest of the war-ravaged country, with the slow pace sparking outrage and anger.
The 7.8-magnitude quake killed more than 44,000 people in Turkey and Syria, including 3,600 in Syria, piling more misery on a population who activists say has been abandoned by the world in the midst of trag ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 22, 2023 
Axelspace Corporation has successfully developed a Ka-band radio for Earth observation microsatellites. The radio operates with less than half the power consumption of conventional radio. The collaborative research was jointly developed with Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech). With key collaborators Atsushi Shirane of the Laboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Research of Science and Pr ... more |
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 Santiago (AFP) Feb 18, 2023 
In international waters off the coasts of Chile and Peru, the ocean teems with plant and animal species - some do not exist anywhere else and many are endangered.
Urgently seeking to prevent biodiversity loss in these waters, Chile is pushing for a new marine protected area (MPA) to be created, and hoping to seal the deal during an upcoming summit at UN headquarters in New York.
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 London, UK (SPX) Feb 17, 2023 
The rapid retreat of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica appears to be driven by different processes under its floating ice shelf than researchers previously understood. Novel observations from where the ice enters the ocean show that while melting beneath much of the ice shelf is weaker than expected, melting in cracks and crevasses is much faster. Despite the suppressed melting the glacier is ... more |
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 University Park PA (SPX) Feb 13, 2023 
Bound for the landfill, agricultural waste contains carbon sources that can be used to produce high-value compounds, such as p-coumaric acid, which is used in manufacturing pharmaceuticals. Electrodeionization, a separation method that uses ion-exchange membranes, is one way to capture the acids and other useful components. However, to capture large quantities at scale, improvements to the metho ... more |
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 Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Feb 14, 2023 
Santa Barbara Channel's natural oil seeps are a beach-goer's bane, flecking the shores with blobs of tar. But the leaking petroleum also creates fascinating geologic and biologic features. About 10 miles off the coast of Santa Barbara, several jet-black mounds interrupt the featureless sea floor. These asphalt volcanoes, virtually unique in the world, provide a rare habitat in a region known for ... more |
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 Mogadishu (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 
Armed forces in Somalia's separatist region of Somaliland clashed with militia groups on Tuesday, despite a ceasefire, local authorities said without giving a toll.
Somaliland, which has claimed independence from Somalia since 1991 but has never been recognised internationally, is often seen as a beacon of stability in a chaotic region.
However, political unease has surged in recent mont ... more |
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 Cairo (AFP) Feb 19, 2023 
For most of their lives, children from historic Cairo's Al-Khalifa district only saw the mausoleums, mosques and madrasa schools that pepper their neighbourhood from outside heavy bronze doors.
In one of the world's oldest Islamic cities, communities were becoming increasingly separated from the centuries-old buildings they lived alongside - prompting architect and heritage management exper ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) Feb 22, 2023  The Canadian capital's iconic Rideau Canal Skateway - the largest outdoor rink in the world and a UNESCO heritage site - may not open this winter for the first time in five decades, due to a lack of ice.
Ottawa is in the grips of its third-warmest winter ever recorded, according to Environment Canada, with temperatures hovering just below freezing through most of December and January.
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 Paris (ESA) Feb 22, 2023 
Understanding Earth's delicate natural balance and how it is being altered by human activity is not only key to advancing science but also fundamental to acting on environmental issues, the climate crisis, and preparing for their societal impact. With their hallmark of demonstrating novel space technologies and returning scientific excellence, ESA's family of Earth observing Earth Explorer resea ... more |
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 Oxford UK (SPX) Feb 17, 2023 
Researchers have used nearly half a million fossils to solve a 200-year-old scientific mystery: why the number of different species is greatest near the equator and decreases steadily towards polar regions. The results - published in the journal Nature - give valuable insight into how biodiversity is generated over long timescales, and how climate change can affect global species richness.
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 Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Feb 08, 2023 
Because GHG emissions are causing harmful climate change, scientists and philosophers have been wrestling with who has the right to produce greenhouse gases at all, and to what extent. Ever since this debate began in the 1990s, most people have been in agreement that while it is both fair and reasonable for people to refrain from inessential consumption, you cannot require people to stop produci ... more |
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 Osaka, Japan (SPX) Feb 15, 2023 
Semiconductors are a key component in smartphones, televisions, and other devices used in daily life using these devices generates heat, resulting in performance degradation and a shorter product life due to the rise in temperature. Therefore, there is a demand for new materials with high thermal conductivity.
Silicon carbide (SiC) is attracting significant attention as a semiconductor mat ... more |
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 Rafha, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Feb 17, 2023 
A desert bloom triggered by heavier than usual winter rains has carpeted the sands of northern Saudi Arabia with purple flowers, drawing sightseers from across the Arabian Peninsula.
Muhammad al-Mutairi drove nearly six hours from his hometown in the centre of the kingdom to see the rare burst of colour in the drab landscape.
"No one expects that this scene is in Saudi Arabia," the 50-ye ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 18, 2023 
With China's dropping of its "zero-Covid" policy, makeshift quarantine centres and testing booths are being repurposed as mini-libraries, information points or even housing.
Since Beijing suddenly abandoned its hardline virus control measures in December after almost three years, cities across China have been left with tens of thousands of the temporary structures.
Some of the metal or p ... more |
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 Madrid (AFP) Feb 20, 2023 
Madrid's regional government said Monday it would drop its controversial plans to fell more than 1,000 trees to extend a metro line in the Spanish capital.
The announcement comes after demonstrators packed a park in Madrid on Saturday in a protest called by Spanish green group Ecologists in Action.
Organisers said over 2,000 people joined the rally which came as Spain is gearing up for r ... more |
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