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  Paris (AFP) March 6, 2023 The global food system's greenhouse gas emissions will add nearly one degree Celsius to Earth's surface temperatures by 2100 on current trends, obliterating Paris Agreement climate goals, scientists warned Monday. A major overhaul of the sector - from production to distribution to consumption - could reduce those emissions by more than half even as global population increases, they reported in Nature Climate Change. Earth's surface has warmed 1.2C since the late 1800s, leaving only a narrow m ... read more |
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'Nobody warned us': Turkey struggles to rebuild month after quakeBuyuknacar, Turkey (AFP) March 6, 2023 Buyuknacar was a picturesque village perched high in the mountains of southern Turkey until it was effectively wiped off the map by a catastrophic earthquake that killed tens of thousands a month ago. ... more  
China to launch LEO constellation of remote sensing satellitesBeijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2023 China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, a major space contractor, is planning to deploy a remote-sensing satellite network in low-altitude orbits, according to a project leader. Song Xiaomi ... more 
Red Cross says dramatic budget shortfall loomingGeneva (AFP) March 7, 2023 The Red Cross is bracing for a shortfall of up to a quarter of its 2023 budget, which could entail cuts to some operations, its chief told Swiss media. ... more  
Cyclone Freddy kills four in 'rare' return to MadagascarAntananarivo (AFP) March 6, 2023 Tropical storm Freddy returned to Madagascar in what meteorologists described on Monday as a "rare" loop trajectory, killing four people, including two children as it hit for the second time in as many weeks. ... 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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Mineral particles and their role in oxygenating the Earth's atmosphereLeeds UK (SPX) Mar 07, 2023 Mineral particles played a key role in raising oxygen levels in the Earth's atmosphere billions of years ago, with major implications for the way intelligent life later evolved, according to new res ... more  
Rescuers search for dozens missing after deadly Indonesia landslideJakarta (AFP) March 7, 2023 Rescuers on a remote Indonesian island were searching Tuesday for dozens still missing after a landslide that killed 15 people, a disaster official said. ... more 
Poor nations' leaders unleash anger and despair at UN summitDoha (AFP) March 5, 2023 Leaders from the world's poorest nations poured out their disappointment and bitterness at a UN summit on Sunday over the treatment of their countries by richer counterparts. ... more  
Conservatives at big US conference divided on climate changeNational Harbor, United States (AFP) March 4, 2023 US conservatives holding a big convention are divided on climate issues as basic as whether carbon dioxide is good for the planet and if global warming should be a priority for humanity in this day and age. ... more |
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Remote sensing scientist leads the way in tracking wild camelsBeijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2023 In the office of remote sensing scientist Liu Shaochuang, there is a huge photograph of a camel he snapped a decade ago in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Wearing camouflage clothing, he crouc ... more  
Sri Lanka president says China agrees to restructure loansColombo (AFP) March 7, 2023 Sri Lanka's president said Tuesday that China had agreed to restructure its loans to the bankrupt island nation, clearing the final obstacle to a long-awaited International Monetary Fund bailout. ... more  
Hatching leatherback turtles get helping hand on Thai beachPhang Nga, Thailand (AFP) March 4, 2023 It is past midnight on a beach in southern Thailand and 12-year-old Prin Uthaisangchai is anxiously staring at a leatherback turtle nest, waiting for scores of the endangered hatchlings to scrabble out from the sand. ... more  
'Surgical' shark-killing orcas fascinate off South AfricaCape Town (AFP) March 4, 2023 Scores of disembowelled sharks have washed up on a South African beach putting the spotlight on a pair of shark-hunting killer whales whose behaviour has fascinated scientists and wildlife enthusiasts. ... more |
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'Just lower the water!' Flood fatigue in the village that halted RussiaDemydiv, Ukraine (AFP) March 6, 2023 More than a year after the Ukrainian military flooded his village to halt Russia's lightning march on Kyiv, Ivan Kukuruza's basement is still submerged and his patience is running out. ... more  
Illegal miners block Colombian roads to protest crackdownBogota (AFP) March 6, 2023 Illegal miners blocked roads and harassed communities in northwest Colombia Monday, on the fifth day of protests against a government crackdown on their operations, the governor of the Antioquia department said. ... more 
Long lost Madagascar songbird seen again in wildParis (AFP) March 1, 2023 Conservationists were celebrating Wednesday the first sightings in 24 years of the dusky tetraka, a yellow-throated songbird native to Madagascar for which ornithologists had feared the worst. ... more 
UN targets real-time tracking of greenhouse gasesGeneva (AFP) March 6, 2023 The United Nations announced on Monday that it had taken a step towards filling a key gap in the fight against climate change, with plans for standardised, real-time tracking of global greenhouse gases. ... more  
New treaty plots conservation course for high seasParis (AFP) March 6, 2023 Protecting life in the vast expanse of ocean beyond national jurisdictions finally has an international roadmap after UN states agreed a landmark high seas treaty at the weekend. ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) March 4, 2023 
The UN on Saturday urged countries to speed up taking Syrian refugees from earthquake-hit zones in Turkey, saying they were facing the trauma of loss and displacement all over again.
The United Nations made the call as 89 Syrian refugees arrived in Madrid from Turkey.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake on February 6 killed over 45,000 people in Turkey and thousands more in neighbouring Syria a ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 05, 2023 
The Near Space Network provides missions within 2 million kilometers (1.2 million miles) of Earth with robust communications and navigation services. Using a blend of government and commercial assets, the network supports science, human spaceflight, and technology demonstration missions exploring our planet, the Moon, and beyond.
In February 2023, NASA issued the Near Space Network Service ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) March 5, 2023 
UN member states finally agreed Saturday to a text on the first international treaty after years of negotiations to protect the high seas, a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet.
"The ship has reached the shore," conference chair Rena Lee announced at the UN headquarters in New York shortly before 9:30 pm (0230 GMT Sunday), to loud and lengthy applause from delegates ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Feb 28, 2023 
Like many places, the Antarctic Peninsula is falling victim to rising temperatures. However, when scientists used radar images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission acquired between 2014 and 2021, they were taken aback to discover just how the fast 105 glaciers on the west coast are flowing in the summer months.
The Antarctic Peninsula is the most northern and warmest region of Antarctica ... more |
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 Whitby, United Kingdom (AFP) March 7, 2023  The tiny lobsters are safe from predators - including each other - as they eddy in large white plastic tanks swirling with artificial currents.
In a few weeks' time, as part of a conservation project, they will leave their small shed in the northeastern English port of Whitby for the open sea.
Whitby, whose dramatic abbey ruins were an inspiration for "Dracula" author Bram Stoker, is E ... more |
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 Manila (AFP) March 7, 2023 
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the southern Philippines on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no reports of casualties or major damage.
The shallow quake struck at about 2:00 pm (0600 GMT), a few kilometres from Maragusan municipality in the mountainous gold-mining province of Davao de Oro on Mindanao island.
Shallow earthquakes tend to cause more harm than deeper ... more |
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 Libreville (AFP) March 2, 2023 
President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said the era of French interference in Africa was "well over" as he began a four-nation tour of the continent to renew frayed ties.
Anti-French sentiment runs high in some former African colonies as the continent becomes a renewed diplomatic battleground, with Russian and Chinese influence growing in the region.
Macron said France harboured no desire ... more |
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 Najaf, Iraq (AFP) March 1, 2023 
Tombstones stretch as far as the eye can see across Iraq's Wadi-al-Salam cemetery, often described as the world's biggest, which bears silent witness to life and death over 14 centuries.
Flowers, photographs and religious banners honour many of the millions buried in the ochre desert sands of the "Valley of Peace" - victims of war and disease, accidents and old age.
"Oh my father!" lame ... more |
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 National Harbor, United States (AFP) March 4, 2023 
US conservatives holding a big convention are divided on climate issues as basic as whether carbon dioxide is good for the planet and if global warming should be a priority for humanity in this day and age.
At the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), held through Saturday in suburban Washington, exhibit stands offer blue pamphlets calling on people to refute the idea that ... more |
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 Toulouse, France (SPX) Mar 06, 2023 
As part of French President Emmanuel Macron's visit, Airbus Defence and Space has announced an agreement for Angeo-1, the first very high performance Angolan Earth observation satellite, to be manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space in France, which strengthens the collaboration between the two countries.
Jean-Marc Nasr, Head of Space Systems at Airbus said: "Space supports life on Earth. ... more |
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 Leeds UK (SPX) Mar 07, 2023 
Mineral particles played a key role in raising oxygen levels in the Earth's atmosphere billions of years ago, with major implications for the way intelligent life later evolved, according to new research.
Up to now, scientists have argued that oxygen levels rose as the result of photosynthesis by algae and plants in the sea, where oxygen was produced as a by-product and released into the a ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) March 5, 2023  The European Commission on Sunday hailed a first international treaty to protect the high seas agreed by UN member states as a "historic moment".
The full wording of the text was not immediately released but activists hailed it as a breakthrough moment for the protection of biodiversity after more than 15 years of discussions.
"A historic moment for our Ocean... We take a crucial step fo ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 27, 2023 
China has launched an investigation into suspected illegal mining practices in the "lithium capital of Asia" Yichun, authorities said, an area reportedly responsible for around one tenth of the element's global supply.
A key component of batteries used in electric cars, the price of lithium reached new heights last year as demand for cleaner sources of energy surges.
China is one the wor ... more |
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 Phang Nga, Thailand (AFP) March 4, 2023 
It is past midnight on a beach in southern Thailand and 12-year-old Prin Uthaisangchai is anxiously staring at a leatherback turtle nest, waiting for scores of the endangered hatchlings to scrabble out from the sand.
The Bangkok secondary school pupil is producing a short documentary about the snappers, under a programme run by the Environmental and Social Foundation, an NGO working to educa ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 4, 2023 
China's rubber-stamp parliament kicks off nine days of meetings Sunday, with lawmakers set to hand Xi Jinping a third term as president as well as unveil fresh growth targets and an increase in defence spending.
There will be few surprises at the carefully choreographed National People's Congress, analysts say, with thousands of politicians flown in from across China to vote on laws and pers ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 2, 2023 
Summer wildfires in the Northern Hemisphere's boreal forests have been expanding over the past two decades and produced record high carbon dioxide emissions in 2021, according to a study published on Thursday.
"Boreal forests could be a time bomb of carbon, and the recent increases in wildfire emissions we see make me worry the clock is ticking," said Steven Davis, one of the authors of the ... more |
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