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  Storrs CT (SPX) Mar 14, 2023 UConn researcher Wei Ren sees the interconnections between the systems in nature and how each component impacts the others. In Connecticut, rich in forests and farmland, Ren sees the potential that could position the state at the forefront of a climate-smart agriculture (CSA) approach using an emerging sustainable practice called biochar. Though it sounds like a nu-metal band name, scientists theorize that biochar - a charcoal-like substance made from burning organic material like agricultural and ... read more |
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Warming makes droughts, extreme wet events more frequent, intenseGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 14, 2023 Scientists have predicted that droughts and floods will become more frequent and severe as our planet warms and climate changes, but detecting this on regional and continental scales has proven diff ... more  
Malawi urges global help after Cyclone Freddy kills 225Blantyre, Malawi (AFP) March 15, 2023 Malawi's president appealed Wednesday for global support to tackle "a national tragedy" after Cyclone Freddy pummelled the southeast African nation, causing flooding and mudslides that have killed hundreds. ... more  
US still struggling with snow, wind and floodingMonterey, United States (AFP) March 15, 2023 A winter storm in the Northeast and flooding in the West left several hundred thousand US homes without power Wednesday, even as more rain and snow were forecast. ... more  
What makes Cyclone Freddy an exceptional stormParis (AFP) March 15, 2023 Cyclone Freddy, which has twice smashed into the African coast after traversing the Indian Ocean, may be enshrined in the history books as the longest ever documented, meteorologists say. ... 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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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  
Entire populations of Antarctic seabirds fail to breed due to extreme snowstormsTromso, 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 ... more 
NASA selects L3Harris to develop imager for NOAA satelliteWashington DC (SPX) Mar 14, 2023 NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected L3Harris Technologies Inc. of Fort Wayne, Indiana, to develop the imager for NOAA's Geostationary Extended ... more  
Corporate transparency on emissions falls short: reportParis (AFP) March 15, 2023 Global corporations are not adapting fast enough to safeguard the environment or their own businesses from global warming and looming climate regulations, according to a report released Wednesday. ... more |
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Africa pays the price as China and Russia muscle inDoha (AFP) March 15, 2023 China and Russia are bolstering their presence in Africa to tap its rich natural resources, analysts say, amid grave warnings from UN agencies the world's poorest countries face accumulating crippling debts. ... more  
Oldest sea reptile from age of dinosaurs found on arctic islandUppsala, 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 ... 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 
Fabled Antakya fears losing 'soul' in Turkish quake ruinsAntakya, Turkey (AFP) March 16, 2023 As they left Antakya, Turkey's earthquake-shattered home of ancient civilisations, its anguished residents scribbled farewell messages on the ruins: "We'll come back" and "Don't lose hope." ... more |
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The battle to save Cambodia's river dolphins from extinctionKratie, Cambodia (AFP) March 15, 2023 Bulging grey heads break the turbid waters of the Mekong River in Cambodia as a pod of rare Irrawaddy dolphins surfaces to breathe, drawing excited murmurs from tourists watching from nearby boats. ... more  
US arrests Chinese tycoon who backed Trump advisor BannonNew York (AFP) March 15, 2023 A Chinese tycoon wanted in China and closely tied to president Donald Trump's former political advisor Steve Bannon was arrested in New York Wednesday and charged with bilking some $1 billion from supporters of his anti-Beijing activities. ... more  
Former governor general appointed to probe China meddling in Canada electionsOttawa (AFP) March 15, 2023 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday tapped a former governor general, David Johnston, to look into allegations that China meddled in Canada's two last elections. ... 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 
Record early start again for Tokyo's cherry blossomsTokyo (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. ... more |
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 Blantyre, Malawi (AFP) March 15, 2023  Malawi's president appealed Wednesday for global support to tackle "a national tragedy" after Cyclone Freddy pummelled the southeast African nation, causing flooding and mudslides that have killed hundreds.
The storm returned to the African coast at the weekend for a second time in less than three weeks, leaving a trail of death and destruction, but it had largely spared Malawi the first tim ... more |
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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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 Wawonii, Indonesia (AFP) March 13, 2023 
Three women with machetes stood guard at their farm hilltop on Indonesia's Wawonii Island, directing their blades towards the nickel miners working in the forest clearing below.
"I pointed the machete at their faces. I told them: 'If you scratch this land, heads will fly, we will defend this land to the death'," said 42-year-old villager Royani, recounting a recent encounter with some of the ... 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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 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 y ... 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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 Paris (AFP) March 15, 2023 
Global corporations are not adapting fast enough to safeguard the environment or their own businesses from global warming and looming climate regulations, according to a report released Wednesday.
Most companies are failing to provide a full picture of their carbon footprints and environmental impacts, slowing progress toward a net zero economy and exposing themselves to climate risk. ... 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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 Paris (AFP) March 15, 2023 
Scientists have created eggs using the cells of male mice for the first time, leading to the birth of seven mice with two fathers, according to research Wednesday hailed as "revolutionary".
The technique pioneered in the proof-of-concept experiment is a long way from potentially being used in humans, with obstacles including a low success rate, adaptation concerns and wide-ranging ethical co ... more |
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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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