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  Paris (AFP) May 4, 2023 With sea surface temperatures swelling to new highs in recent weeks, scientists warn that humanity's carbon pollution has the potential to turn oceans into a global warming "time bomb". Oceans absorb most of the heat caused by planet-warming gases, causing heatwaves that harm aquatic life, altering weather patterns and disrupting crucial planet-regulating systems. While sea surface temperatures normally recede relatively quickly from annual peaks, this year they stayed high, with scientists wa ... read more |
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In Brazil, a damaged city lives on edge of abyssBuriticupu, Brazil (AFP) May 4, 2023 A few steps from a cliff-edge, Deusimar Batista is hanging clothes to dry in her yard. Near it, a neighbor's house used to stand on a residential street, but they have all collapsed into the abyss. ... more  
Rwanda counts cost after floods, landslides kill 130Rubavu, Rwanda (AFP) May 4, 2023 Rwandans grieved Thursday for lost loved ones and destroyed homes after powerful floods and landslides tore through the country killing at least 130 people and leaving many thousands homeless. ... more  
ESA releases image of Earth showing detailed weather patternsWashington DC (UPI) May 4, 2023 The European Space Agency and Eumetsat on Thursday released a detailed image of the Earth and its weather patterns from the Meteostat Third Generation Imager-1 satellite. ... more  
India's new mums live in hope and fear for next generationNew Delhi (AFP) May 5, 2023 India has become the world's most populous nation, and for the country's new mothers it is a moment of great hope but also anxiety as they face an uncertain future. ... more |
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Nestle faces mineral water problems in drought-hit FranceStrasbourg, France (AFP) May 4, 2023 Global food and beverage giant Nestle said Thursday that it would stop extracting from two mineral water wells in eastern France due to drought and increasingly unpredictable weather conditions. ... more 
Spire Global launches a space-powered weather insights platform for the maritime industryVienna VA (SPX) May 03, 2023 Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has announced the launch of its new Deep Navigation Analytics (DNA) Platform, a centralized, space-powered hub that delivers essential insights to maritime stakeholde ... more  
Indigenous youths use tech as 'weapon' to protect AmazonRio De Janeiro (AFP) May 5, 2023 Her grandfather defended native lands in the Brazilian Amazon with bows and arrows. Today, the weapon of choice for Txai Surui and many young Indigenous activists like her is technology. ... more  
More than 1,000 evacuated as Guatemala volcano eruptsGuatemala City (AFP) May 5, 2023 Guatemalan authorities evacuated more than 1,000 people and closed a road as Central America's most active volcano erupted Thursday, spewing thick clouds of ash over farms and towns not far from the capital city. ... more |
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Magnitude 6.3 quake shakes central Japan: weather agencyTokyo (AFP) May 5, 2023 A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Japan's central Ishikawa region on Friday but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather agency said. ... more  
China-based networks sowing disinformation in West: MetaHong Kong (AFP) May 4, 2023 A China-based online network tried to recruit protesters in Europe and set up a media firm in Britain as part of a disinformation campaign, Facebook owner Meta said. ... more  
A stormy, active sun may have kickstarted life on EarthGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 03, 2023 The first building blocks of life on Earth may have formed thanks to eruptions from our Sun, a new study finds. A series of chemical experiments show how solar particles, colliding with gases ... more  
Around the world in 10 DaysWashington DC (SPX) May 01, 2023 NASA's football-stadium-sized scientific super pressure balloon crossed the 169.24 east longitude line at about 11:32 p.m. EDT, April 25, officially completing its ... more |
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Illegal miners threaten Ghana's forests: govtAccra (AFP) May 3, 2023 Ghana's forestry commission has warned that illegal mining activities were destroying forest reserves despite government pledges to curb the practice. ... more 
Joint venture announced to build 'underwater space station of the ocean'Miami FL (UPI) May 4, 2023 The first "underwater space station of the ocean" to study marine life and climate change is closer to reality now that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Proteus Ocean Group have agreed to develop and build the underwater habitat. ... more  
China's elders savour twilight years as the young toilRudong, China (AFP) May 4, 2023 At the end of a back alley surrounded by dilapidated buildings, the pitter-patter of ping-pong balls echoes around a cavernous warehouse in a Chinese town north of Shanghai. ... more  
CryoSat reveals ice loss from glaciersParis (ESA) May 03, 2023 When one thinks of the damage that climate change is doing, it's probable that what comes to mind is a vision of huge lumps of ice dropping off one of the polar ice sheets and crashing into the ocea ... more |
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Randy Koster: Modeling the Ways of WaterGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 03, 2023 Randal D. "Randy" Koster, a research scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, has been modeling Earth's water and land-surface processes for over three decades. In an interview, Koster share ... more 
World Meteorological Organization warns of potential El Nino event in 2023Miami FL (UPI) May 4, 2023 The World Meteorological Organization says an El Niño weather phenomenon is likely to develop in 2023, which could result in higher temperatures. ... more 
Death toll from China factory explosion rises to nine: state mediaBeijing (AFP) May 3, 2023 The death toll from an explosion at a chemical plant in China has risen to nine, with one person injured and another still missing, state media reported Wednesday. ... more 
Canada police find bodies of two firefighters after floodsOttawa (AFP) May 3, 2023 Canadian police said Wednesday they had located two bodies in Quebec Province in the area where a pair of firefighters were carried away by floodwaters earlier in the week. ... more |
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