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  Seattle WA (SPX) Apr 27, 2023 Assistant Professor of Marine and Environmental Affairs and American Indian Studies, University of Washington As winds and waves from Typhoon Merbok devastated communities along the coast of Western Alaska in 2022, Reppi Swan Sr.'s phone began to ring at Kivalina, a barrier island 80 miles above the Arctic Circle. A neighboring family had lost 3 feet of land to the rumbling lagoon, and their home was now sitting just 6 feet from the angry water's edge. Reppi called his brother Joe Swan Jr. and qu ... read more |
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'Impossible to keep track': Spain's gamble on green hydrogenPuertollano, Spain (AFP) April 26, 2023 Major green energy projects are sprouting up across Spain as it seeks to position itself as a future green energy leader - but experts have urged caution over costs and demand uncertainty. ... more  
Renewed air strikes rock Sudan truceKhartoum (AFP) April 27, 2023 The Sudanese army pounded paramilitaries in the capital Khartoum with air strikes Thursday while deadly fighting flared in Darfur as the conflict entered a 13th day despite a US-brokered ceasefire. ... more  
Two-component system could offer a new way to halt internal bleedingBoston MA (SPX) Apr 26, 2023 MIT engineers have designed a two-component system that can be injected into the body and help form blood clots at the sites of internal injury. These materials, which mimic the way that the body na ... more  
Global warming made Horn of Africa drought possible: reportParis (AFP) April 27, 2023 A devastating drought that has struck the Horn of Africa could not have occurred without global warming, according to a new report released Thursday from an international team of climate scientists. ... more |
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EU agency calls for reduction in pesticide useCopenhagen (AFP) April 26, 2023 The EU environment agency on Wednesday urged member states to reduce pesticide usage over concern that sales of harmful chemicals remain strong despite its effects on human health and biodiversity. ... more  
Microplastics found in 'heavily contaminated' Arctic ice algaeWashington DC (UPI) Apr 21, 2023 Algae that grow under sea ice in the Arctic have been found to be "heavily contaminated" with microplastics, posing a threat to humans through the food chain, according to a new study from researchers in Germany. ... more  
Russia's Sber launches GPTChat rival GigachatMoscow (AFP) April 24, 2023 Leading Russian technology company Sber on Monday announced the launch of its conversational artificial intelligence app intended to rival the US star ChatGPT. ... more  
Pythons on your porch? Call Myanmar's 'Snake Princess'Kyauktaga, Myanmar (AFP) April 27, 2023 At four in the morning outside a Yangon monastery, Shwe Lei and her team were wrestling 30 writhing pythons into old rice sacks and loading them into a van. ... more |
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EU will support peace negotiations in Colombia: EnvoyBogota (AFP) April 27, 2023 The European Union will support upcoming peace talks between the Colombian government and dissident factions of the disarmed FARC guerrillas, the bloc's diplomacy chief said Wednesday. ... more  
The researchers aiming to foresee -- and prevent -- warGeneva (AFP) April 21, 2023 Researchers from around the world have embarked on an effort to try to build a system allowing humanity to anticipate violent conflicts before they erupt - and thus potentially prevent them. ... more  
China sends navy to evacuate citizens in SudanBeijing (AFP) April 27, 2023 China has deployed its navy to rescue citizens from conflict-hit Sudan, the defence ministry in Beijing said on Thursday. ... more  
Deadly invader devastating Venezuelan coral reefsChoroni, Venezuela (AFP) April 27, 2023 An ominous shadow in the turquoise Caribbean waters off Venezuela comes from a deadly intruder - a soft coral that experts say has caused one of the most destructive habitat invasions on record anywhere. ... more |
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EU seals carbon market reform to speed cuts in greenhouse gasesBrussels (AFP) April 25, 2023 The EU's 27 member countries gave final approval Tuesday to a sweeping reform of the bloc's carbon market to accelerate the reduction in greenhouse gases, including a new carbon border tax on imports. ... more 
Watchdog raps Murdoch's Australian broadcaster over climate coverageSydney (AFP) April 27, 2023 Australia's media watchdog has rapped the climate coverage on Rupert Murdoch's Sky News, finding multiple inaccurate and unfair statements that led to breaches of broadcasting rules. ... more  
Peru deploys military to block undocumented migrantsLima (AFP) April 27, 2023 Peru's president decreed a state of emergency at the South American country's borders Wednesday and ordered the deployment of troops to reinforce checkpoints and block undocumented migrants making their way north from Chile. ... more 
France lets aged African army veterans finally 'go home'Paris (AFP) April 26, 2023 Three suitcases sit piled on top of one another in 95-year-old Yoro Diao's cramped studio apartment outside Paris. ... more |
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Cambodian leader U-turns on rare dolphin conservation lawPhnom Penh (AFP) April 27, 2023 Cambodian leader Hun Sen on Thursday cancelled a law he created just two months ago to protect critically endangered Mekong dolphins as the mammals continue to die from illegal fishing activities. ... more 
Ceasefire shaky as Sudanese, foreigners fleeKhartoum (AFP) April 26, 2023 A US-brokered ceasefire between Sudan's warring generals entered its second day Wednesday but remained fragile after witnesses reported fresh air strikes and paramilitaries claimed to have seized a major oil refinery and power plant. ... more  
A more precise model of the Earth's ionospherePotsdam, Germany (SPX) Apr 26, 2023 The ionosphere - the region of geospace spanning from 60 to 1000 kilometres above the Earth - impairs the propagation of radio signals from global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) with its electr ... more  
World's 'oldest' tree able to reveal planet's secretsValdivia, Chile (AFP) April 26, 2023 In a forest in southern Chile, a giant tree has survived for thousands of years and is in the process of being recognized as the oldest in the world. ... more |
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