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  Tokyo (AFP) March 14, 2023 Japan announced the official start of Tokyo's cherry blossom season on Tuesday, 10 days earlier than usual and tied with a record early start seen only twice before. In past years the country's meteorologists have linked the increasingly early blooms to climate change, and temperatures in Tokyo have been unseasonably mild in recent days. Tokyo's official cherry bloom records go back 70 years and the delicate white-pink flowers have only appeared this early in 2021 and 2020, according to the weat ... read more |
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Intelsat to operate air pollution monitoring space instrumentMcLean VA (SPX) Mar 15, 2023 Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), completed testing of the operational and data coll ... more  
Rare isotopes help unlock mysteries in the Argentine AndesSyracuse NY (SPX) Mar 15, 2023 Every second the Earth is bombarded by vast amounts of cosmic rays - invisible sub-atomic particles that originate from things like the sun and supernova explosions. These high-energy, far-traveled ... more  
New US standards to limit 'forever chemicals' in drinking waterWashington (AFP) March 14, 2023 The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new standards on Tuesday to limit levels of harmful so-called "forever chemicals" in public drinking water. ... more  
Smog a major buzzkill for insect matingParis (AFP) March 14, 2023 The rigours and rituals of mating among fruit flies are challenging under the best of circumstances, but add ozone-laden smog into the mix and things really fly apart, according to a study published on Tuesday. ... more |
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Indonesia residents run outside as shallow quake hits
Magnitude 6.1 offshore quake hits near Indonesian island: USGS Stuck in eternal drought, UAE turns to AI to make it rain Latin American classics get the streaming treatment Santorini seismic activity down but schools stay shuttered: Greece Fishermen, sailing champions clean up trash-covered Rio island CORRECTED: Two jailed for 18 years over tower block collapse in Turkey quake Two jailed for 18 years over tower block collapse in Turkey quake Islanders keen to return to Santorini even as quakes continue UN watchdog chief visits Fukushima as Japan returns to nuclear power |
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Report: Only six countries met 'healthy' air quality standards in 2022Washington DC (UPI) Mar 14, 2023 Just six countries had "healthy" air quality levels last year, as air pollution surged across the globe. ... more 
Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over toxic derailmentWashington (AFP) March 14, 2023 The state of Ohio on Tuesday sued Norfolk Southern to ensure the railway pays for all cleanup expenses and damage related to toxic chemicals that spilled in a derailment last month. ... more  
No beds, little food await Malawi Cyclone survivorsKapeni, Malawi (AFP) March 14, 2023 Wet clothes hang from the windows of a school in Kapeni, a district of Malawi's commercial city of Blantyre, where hundreds of people have sought shelter from deadly Cyclone Freddy. ... more  
Cyclone toll passes 200 in Malawi, Mozambique as hopes for survivors fadeBlantyre, Malawi (AFP) March 14, 2023 The death toll from Cyclone Freddy in Malawi and Mozambique passed 200 on Tuesday after the record-breaking storm triggered floods and landslips in its second strike on Africa in less than three weeks. ... more |
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'Double whammy' of extreme weather grips both US coastsNew York (AFP) March 14, 2023 Heavy rain and snow wreaked havoc across the northeastern United States Tuesday, disrupting flights and causing power outages, as extreme weather gripped both American coasts. ... more 
Biden to sign gun control measure at site of mass shootingWashington (AFP) March 14, 2023 President Joe Biden will address the US gun violence epidemic Tuesday when he signs an order tightening background checks on firearms customers at an event in Monterey Park, California, where 11 people were gunned down in January. ... more  
Argentina forests burn amid heat wave, droughtBuenos Aires (AFP) March 14, 2023 Fires in heat wave- and drought-stricken Argentina have devoured some 6,000 hectares (14,800 acres) of forests in the northern Corrientes province in just days, officials reported Tuesday. ... more  
How do microbes live off lightHaifa, Israel (SPX) Mar 13, 2023 Plants convert light into a form of energy that they can use - a molecule called adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - through photosynthesis. This is a complex process that also produces sugar, which the ... more |
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The world's atmospheric rivers now have an intensity ranking like hurricanesWashington DC (SPX) Mar 10, 2023 Atmospheric rivers, which are long, narrow bands of water vapor, are becoming more intense and frequent with climate change. A new study demonstrates that a recently developed scale for atmospheric ... more 
Rutgers scientists identify substance that may have sparked life on earthNew Brunswick NJ (SPX) Mar 13, 2023 A team of Rutgers scientists dedicated to pinpointing the primordial origins of metabolism - a set of core chemical reactions that first powered life on Earth - has identified part of a protein that ... more  
Titanic robots make farming more sustainableBoston MA (SPX) Mar 10, 2023 There's a lot riding on farmers' ability to fight weeds, which can strangle crops and destroy yields. To protect crops, farmers have two options: They can spray herbicides that pollute the environme ... more 
Hollow bones that let dinosaurs become giants evolved at least three timesSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Mar 13, 2023 Dinosaurs as big as buses or five-story buildings would not be possible if their bones were dense and heavy like ours. Like present-day birds, dinosaurs had hollow bones with inner structures known ... more
Cyclone Freddy returns killing 70 in Malawi, MozambiqueBlantyre, Malawi (AFP) March 13, 2023 Cyclone Freddy, packing powerful winds and torrential rain, killed at least 70 people in Malawi and Mozambique on its return to southern Africa's mainland, authorities said Monday. ... more |
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 Doha (AFP) March 9, 2023 
There will be jubilation in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan this year when it quits the club of the world's poorest countries, while others still have a mountain to climb.
The tiny state, famed for its Gross National Happiness index, will on December 13 become only the seventh nation to graduate from the band of Least Developed Countries set up by the United Nations in 1971.
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 Hatfield UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2023 
Antenova Ltd, the UK-based manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M and the IoT, is to reveal its latest compact high precision GNSS module at Embedded World. The new product, GNSSNova M20072, is a GNSS receiver with integrated GNSS antenna and greatly reduced power consumption.
M20072 uses a MediaTek 12nm low energy chip with 1.8V power supply which uses 70% less power than ... more |
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 Majuro (AFP) Marshall Islands (AFP) March 10, 2023 
Micronesia's president has accused China of bribery, harassment and "political warfare", in an explosive letter to his country's legislature obtained by AFP on Friday.
"Simply put, we are witnessing political warfare in our country," outgoing leader David Panuelo warned lawmakers, detailing allegations of Chinese espionage, coercion of government officials and "direct threats" against his pe ... more |
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 Tromso, Norway (SPX) Mar 14, 2023 
The arrival of the new year is a prime time for Antarctic birds like the south polar skua, Antarctic petrel, and snow petrel to build nests and lay their eggs. However, from December 2021 to January 2022, researchers did not find a single skua nest on Svarthamaren, one of the regions where the birds go to raise their young. Similarly, the number of Antarctic petrel and snow petrel nests dropped ... more |
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 Tel Aviv, Israel, (SPX) Mar 10, 2023 
Agmatix, a start-up AgTech business specializing in turning agronomic big data into powerful models and insights, has announced a partnership with NASA Harvest - NASA's global Food Security and Agriculture Consortium - to support crop production in a sustainable way at the field level and mitigate the impact of climate change.
A combination of ground sampling and remote sensing data will b ... more |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) March 14, 2023 
Emergency workers scrambled Monday to stabilise a California levee after a breach forced thousands from their homes, as another major storm loomed, threatening more flooding.
Houses were inundated and vehicles submerged when the Pajaro River burst over a crumbling levee overnight Friday into Saturday, with firecrews going door-to-door to rouse sleeping residents.
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 Dubai, UAE (SPX) Mar 10, 2023 
EMURGO Africa and Kepple Africa Ventures has announced the establishment of a business joint venture EMURGO Kepple Ventures to further accelerate its strategic partnership investing in African Web3 businesses. EMURGO Africa and Kepple signed an MoU in September 2022 to jointly spearhead Web3 investment opportunities including token investments in Africa. Despite recent challenges such as the cry ... 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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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 13, 2021  United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that the world is at a crossroads on actions about global warning despite years of warnings and studies by the organization's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Guterres spoke in a video message at the opening of the IPCC's meeting to approve the final component of its sixth assessment report on the climate in Interla ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 10, 2023 
China placed two Earth-observation satellites in space on Friday morning, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.
The State-owned space giant said the Tianhui 6A and 6B satellites were transported to orbit by a Long March 4C rocket that blasted off at 6:41 am from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province.
Made by the China Academy of Space Technology i ... more |
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 Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) Mar 14, 2023 
For nearly 190 years, scientists have searched for the origins of ancient sea-going reptiles from the Age of Dinosaurs. Now a team of Swedish and Norwegian palaeontologists has discovered remains of the earliest known ichthyosaur or 'fish-lizard' on the remote Arctic island of Spitsbergen.
Ichthyosaurs were an extinct group of marine reptiles whose fossils have been recovered worldwide. Th ... more |
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 Strasbourg, France (AFP) March 13, 2023 
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen denied Monday that the EU's response to huge US green subsidies was "protectionist", as Brussels prepares to unveil measures to boost clean tech.
The EU's executive arm headed by von der Leyen is set to lay out its Net Zero Industry Act on Thursday in a bid to help Europe challenge the financial might of the United States and China in the fi ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 14, 2023 
Anybody who has ever enjoyed fresh crab legs or lobster tails can attest to how difficult it is to get through their tough shells. But instead of just throwing them away, researchers are "upcycling" these shells into porous, carbon-filled materials with a wide variety of uses. Now, a team reporting in ACS Omega has used this "crab carbon" to create anode materials for sodium-ion batteries - an u ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) March 12, 2023 
Two Namibian cheetahs relocated to India last year were released into the wild, more than seven decades after the world's fastest land animal was declared extinct in the South Asian country.
"Both cheetahs are doing good," India's Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav tweeted Saturday after the male and female darted from quarantine enclosures of Kuno National Park into the wild.
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 Beijing (AFP) March 11, 2023  Li Qiang, one of Chinese President Xi Jinping's most trusted allies, was confirmed as premier on Saturday, as Xi cements his influence on the country's top leadership.
Li, the former Shanghai party chief who oversaw the city's gruelling two-month lockdown last spring, was named the successor of outgoing premier Li Keqiang at a meeting of the country's rubber-stamp parliament.
The 63-year ... more |
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 Basra, Iraq (AFP) March 12, 2023 
Iraq's prime minister on Sunday announced a campaign to combat the severe impacts of climate change on the water-scarce country, including by planting five million palms and trees.
Oil-rich but war-battered Iraq suffers from extreme summer heat, frequent droughts, desertification and regular dust storms, problems that are all exacerbated by a heating planet.
Prime Minister Mohammed Shi ... more |
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