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  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2023 Our planet's water could have originated from interactions between the hydrogen-rich atmospheres and magma oceans of the planetary embryos that comprised Earth's formative years, according to new work from Carnegie Science's Anat Shahar and UCLA's Edward Young and Hilke Schlichting. Their findings, which could explain the origins of Earth's signature features, are published in Nature. For decades, what researchers knew about planet formation was based primarily on our own Solar System. Although th ... read more |
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The ice in Antarctica has melted beforeTrondheim, Norway (SPX) Apr 10, 2023 Sixty per cent of the world's fresh water is bound up in Antarctic ice sheets. Thirty million cubic kilometres of ice is perhaps a difficult number to grasp. But if absolutely all Antarctica's ice m ... more  
Scientists discover a way Earth's atmosphere cleans itselfIrvine CA (SPX) Apr 07, 2023 Human activities emit many kinds of pollutants into the air, and without a molecule called hydroxide (OH), many of these pollutants would keep aggregating in the atmosphere. How OH itself form ... more 
NASA awards agreement for high-resolution synthetic aperture radarGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 11, 2023 NASA has awarded a sole source Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Capella Space Corporation of San Francisco to provide high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) (0.5 meter to 1.2 meters) comm ... more  
What the Jetsons got right and wrong about the future of workMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Apr 11, 2023 Sixty years ago the animated series The Jetsons finished its first and only season before being cancelled. Just 24 episodes were broadcast between September 1962 and March 1963. Despite this the car ... more |
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Jihadists, allies enter Syria's second city in lightning assault
Traumatised Spain marks one month since catastrophic floods Death toll from Uganda landslides rises to 20: Red Cross Floods kill 8, tens of thousands evacuate in Malaysia, Thailand Spain urged to 'build differently' after deadly floods Malaysia floods kill 4, force over 80,000 to evacuate Saudi Arabia hosts UN talks on drought, desertification Tanzania's ruling party wins landslide victory in local vote At least 15 dead, 113 missing, in Uganda landslides Flood-hit Spain introduces 'climate leave' for workers |
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Thousands evacuated as fire rages at US plastics facilityWashington (AFP) April 12, 2023 Thousands of people were evacuated after a fire broke out at a plastic recycling facility in the US state of Indiana, sending a towering plume of what officials said was "definitely toxic" smoke into the air. ... more 
'This week, no one': hazardous Thai pollution deters touristsChiang Mai, Thailand (AFP) April 12, 2023 Hazardous pollution levels in northern Thailand have left the historic city of Chiang Mai choking under thick smog, with locals worried about the impact on tourism - and their health. ... more  
Beneath the Earth, ancient ocean floor likely surrounds the coreTuscaloosa AL (SPX) Apr 10, 2023 Through global-scale seismic imaging of Earth's interior, research led by The University of Alabama revealed a layer between the core and the mantle that is likely a dense, yet thin, sunk ocean floo ... more  
The 2022 Durban floods were the most catastrophic yet recorded in KwaZulu-NatalJohannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Apr 12, 2023 The disastrous flood that hit Durban in April 2022 was the most catastrophic natural disaster yet recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in collective terms of lives lost, homes and infrastructure damaged ... more |
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Mutation risks due to residual radiation from Fukushima nuclear disasterTsukuba, Japan (SPX) Apr 07, 2023 Ionizing radiation from nuclear disasters are known to be harmful to the natural environment. The Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant meltdown that occurred in 2011 is a prominent example of such ... more 
Quake-prone Bucharest trembles over rickety buildingsBucharest (AFP) April 12, 2023 Many people in Bucharest still have terrible memories of the earthquake that shook Romania on March 4, 1977, killing 1,500 and injuring 11,000 others. ... more 
Was plate tectonics occurring when life first formed on Earth?Rochester UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2023 Earth is a dynamic and constantly changing planet. From the formation of mountains and oceans to the eruption of volcanoes, the surface of our planet is in a constan ... more  
NASA launches climate-focused Startup Studio with Technology IncubatorWashington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2023 When it comes to "going green," NASA technology is already hard at work all around you. Better water conservation, improved renewable energy storage, and even toxic chemical cleanup are just some ex ... more |
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Scientists use NASA satellite data to determine Belize coral reef riskPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 10, 2023 Using two decades of NASA satellite measurements stored in the cloud, scientists recently assessed the vulnerability of Belize's renowned coral reefs to bleaching and collapse. The findings could he ... more 
Smelly seaweed bloom heads to FloridaParis (ESA) Apr 11, 2023 A large mass of Sargassum 'seaweed' circling around the Gulf of Mexico may soon wash up along the US west coast near Florida - depending on the right combination of currents and wind. The bloom, whi ... more 
Warm liquid spewing from Cascadia fault offer clues to earthquake hazardsSeattle WA (SPX) Apr 12, 2023 The field of plate tectonics is not that old, and scientists continue to learn the details of earthquake-producing geologic faults. The Cascadia Subduction Zone - the eerily quiet offshore fault tha ... more 
Critical observations of sinking coastsBlacksburg VA (SPX) Apr 13, 2023 It's been said that a rug can really tie a room together. In a similar fashion, Manoochehr Shirzaei and his research team are hoping that weaving together millions of data points into terrain-coveri ... more  
California bursts into 'super bloom' after wet winterCorona, United States (AFP) April 13, 2023 An explosion of oranges, yellows, purples and whites has covered California's hillsides, as a rare "super bloom" bursts into life in the wake of a very wet winter. ... more |
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 Cauca, Colombia (AFP) April 12, 2023 
Indigenous protesters in southwestern Colombia took 16 soldiers hostage on Wednesday in retaliation for a failed attempt by the military to arrest a member of their community, authorities said.
The army said in a statement that its soldiers were surrounded by more than 700 people preventing them from arresting a man "wanted for the crime of aggravated homicide and fabrication, illegal carryi ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 12, 2023 
Relativity Space, an aerospace startup that carried out the first test flight of a 3D-printed rocket, announced Wednesday that it will focus on a bigger rocket to compete for commercial launches with SpaceX and other companies.
The Long Beach, California-based company launched the world's first 3D-printed rocket, Terran 1, on March 22 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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 Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Apr 10, 2023 
On 11 September 2022, a diamond mine waste storage facility, known as a tailings dam, failed in the town of Jagersfontein in the Free State province of South Africa. In the failure, one person was killed and multiple homes destroyed.
Tailings are the finely ground leftovers that remain after valuable metals are removed from rock ore. Tailings are generally transported jointly with water an ... more |
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 Newcastle UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2023 
Ice sheets can retreat up to 600 metres a day during periods of climate warming, 20 times faster than the highest rate of retreat previously measured.
An international team of researchers, led by Dr Christine Batchelor of Newcastle University, UK, used high-resolution imagery of the seafloor to reveal just how quickly a former ice sheet that extended from Norway retreated at the end of the ... more |
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 Lima, Argentina (AFP) April 6, 2023  Argentina's already fragile economy is now taking a beating from nature, as the worst drought in almost 100 years decimates critical soy, wheat and corn production.
Soy and wheat crops were halved this year, while corn yield was cut by more than a third, according to official projections, slashing Argentina's exports in a sector crucial for the public purse.
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 Sheffield UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2023 
Gas emissions are the manifestation of activity occurring beneath the surface of a volcano. Measuring them lets researchers see what can't be seen from the surface. This knowledge is vital for hazard monitoring and the prediction of future eruptions. Since the mid-2000s, ultraviolet SO2 cameras have become important tools to measure emissions. The measurement campaigns, however, must be accompan ... more |
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 Addis Ababa (AFP) April 9, 2023 
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed Sunday to dismantle regional forces established by some states, warning that law enforcement measures would be taken against any "destructive" opposition.
The initiative first announced on Thursday aims to integrate such forces, which were set up unilaterally by some states, into the federal army, regional police or civilian life.
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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Apr 11, 2023 
Sixty years ago the animated series The Jetsons finished its first and only season before being cancelled. Just 24 episodes were broadcast between September 1962 and March 1963. Despite this the cartoon has achieved huge influence in popular culture, with countless reruns, a reboot in the mid-1980s (51 episodes over two seasons) and a feature-length movie in 1990.
The Jetsons was created b ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2023  When it comes to "going green," NASA technology is already hard at work all around you. Better water conservation, improved renewable energy storage, and even toxic chemical cleanup are just some examples of the ways these technologies, invented or enhanced to further the space agency's mission work, are being used on Earth, for Earth.
Now FedTech, an organization that specializes in conne ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 11, 2023 
Surface soil moisture (SSM) plays an important role in drought and flood monitoring, weather forecasting, among other natural resource activities, and is also critical in water and heat exchanges between land and atmosphere.
SSM can be measured by instruments in the field or by remote sensing techniques. Satellite observations from active and passive microwave sensors are best suited for t ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2023 
Our planet's water could have originated from interactions between the hydrogen-rich atmospheres and magma oceans of the planetary embryos that comprised Earth's formative years, according to new work from Carnegie Science's Anat Shahar and UCLA's Edward Young and Hilke Schlichting. Their findings, which could explain the origins of Earth's signature features, are published in Nature.
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 Lund, Sweden (SPX) Apr 12, 2023 
Dense urban areas amplify the effects of higher temperatures, due to the phenomenon of heat islands in cities. This makes cities more vulnerable to extreme climate events. Large investments in the electricity network will be necessary to cool us down during heatwaves and keep us warm during cold snaps, according to a new study led by Lund University in Sweden.
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 Shanghai (AFP) April 9, 2023 
Tesla will build a new facility in Shanghai to make its Megapack batteries, Chinese state media reported on Sunday.
The factory, which will have an initial capacity of 10,000 Megapack units per year, is expected to "start production in the second quarter of 2024", according to the Xinhua News Agency.
The US electric car maker says its Megapacks are intended to store energy and stabilise ... more |
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 Colombo (AFP) April 12, 2023 
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is considering exporting up to 100,000 endangered monkeys to China, the agriculture minister said Wednesday, raising concerns among conservationists.
The toque macaque is endemic to Sri Lanka and common on the island but is classed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list.
Sri Lanka bans almost all live animal exports and ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) April 10, 2023  UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Monday he was "very concerned" after China sentenced two prominent human rights lawyers to more than a decade in jail.
Xu Zhiyong and fellow campaigner Ding Jiaxi were convicted of "subversion of state power" following closed-door trials.
Both were leading figures in the New Citizens' Movement, a civil rights group that called for constitutional ref ... more |
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 Los Alamos CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2023 
Ponderosa pine forests in the Sierra Nevada that were wiped out by western pine beetles during the 2012-2015 megadrought won't recover to pre-drought densities, reducing an important storehouse for atmospheric carbon.
"Forests store huge amounts of atmospheric carbon, so when western pine beetle infestations kill off millions of trees, that carbon dioxide goes back into the atmosphere," sa ... more |
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