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  Washington (AFP) May 8, 2023 NASA launched two small satellites designed to track tropical cyclones hour by hour from a base in New Zealand on Monday, in a project that could improve weather predictions on devastating storms. The new storm trackers, sent into orbit on a rocket built by US company Rocket Lab, can fly over hurricanes (or typhoons in the Pacific) every hour, compared to every six hours with current satellites. Researchers will be able to see storms evolve on an hourly basis, said NASA scientist Will McCarty at ... read more |
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The 'water cops' of Las Vegas make city a model in drought-hit USLas Vegas (AFP) May 8, 2023 Known around the world as an oasis of overindulgence, the desert city of Las Vegas has emerged as a surprising model of austerity and prudence when it comes to water. ... more  
Thailand chokes on pollution but greens struggle to be heard in electionBangkok (AFP) May 8, 2023 Trudging along Bangkok's hot and dusty streets, green candidates struggle to canvass support ahead of Thailand's election, with record-breaking pollution failing to spur anything more than political hot air. ... more  
Three 'Himalayan Viagra' pickers missing after Nepal avalancheKathmandu (AFP) May 8, 2023 Three people are missing and 12 others were injured after an avalanche hit northwestern Nepal, where the group was picking "Himalayan Viagra", officials said on Monday. ... more 
Toll from DR Congo floods rises to nearly 400: officialBukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) May 7, 2023 The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to nearly 400, an official said on Sunday. ... more |
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Airstrikes rock Sudan as truce talks yield no breakthroughKhartoum (AFP) May 8, 2023 Air strikes again shook Sudan's capital Monday while the latest truce talks in Jeddah have yielded no progress, with a Saudi diplomat saying both sides consider themselves "capable of winning the battle". ... more  
Western Canada wildfires force more evacuationsMontreal (AFP) May 8, 2023 Western Canada's spreading wildfires prompted fresh evacuation orders on Sunday as authorities registered over 100 active blazes. ... more 
At least one killed in Russian forest firesMoscow (AFP) May 8, 2023 Forest fires fanned by strong winds in three Russian regions killed at least one person, officials said Monday, amid a heatwave linked to climate change. ... more  
Australia says 'deep concerns' for reporter held in China since 2020Sydney (AFP) May 8, 2023 Canberra called for a jailed Australian journalist to be released and reunited with her family on Monday, as the broadcaster marked 1,000 days in detention in China. ... more |
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Convoy carrying ASEAN diplomats 'attacked' in MyanmarYangon (AFP) May 8, 2023 A convoy of diplomats travelling in Myanmar came under fire from an unknown armed group, a military official and a diplomat said Monday. ... more  
Similar but different: Antarctic and Arctic sea ice and their responses to climate changeBeijing, China (SPX) May 07, 2023 Results were published on March 29 in Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research. Researchers used data from previous publications aiming to answer the question of why the Arctic sea ice is responding much more ... more 
Why are there so few insects in the ocean?Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 07, 2023 Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have proposed a hypothesis for why insects are so rare in marine environments. They previously showed that insects evolved a unique chemical mechanism t ... more  
Secret behind Amazonian 'dark earth' could help speed up forest restoration across the globeSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) May 07, 2023 Between approximately 450 BCE and 950 CE, millions of Amerindian people living in today's Amazonia transformed the originally poor soil through various processes. Over many human generations, soils ... more |
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Archaeologists map hidden NT landscape where first Australians lived more than 60,000 years agoAdelaide, Australia (SPX) May 07, 2023 Scientists at Flinders University have used sub-surface imaging and aerial surveys to see through floodplains in the Red Lily Lagoon area of West Arnhem Land in Northern Australia. These groun ... more 
April heat in western Med 'almost impossible without climate change'Madrid (AFP) May 5, 2023 The extreme heat that engulfed the Iberian peninsula and parts of North Africa last week would have been "almost impossible without climate change", an international scientific study found on Friday. ... more 
Colombia nabs over 300 tonnes of illegally caught fish in a decadeBogota (AFP) May 5, 2023 Colombia has seized more than 334 tonnes of illegally caught shark, rays and other species between 2012 and 2022, authorities said on Friday. ... more  
Vietnam reports record-high temperatureHanoi (AFP) May 7, 2023 Vietnam has reported a record-high temperature, with climate experts warning such extreme weather events would continue. ... more |
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Aftershocks shake Japan after quake kills one, destroys homesTokyo (AFP) May 6, 2023 Aftershocks shook Japan a day after a powerful earthquake left at least one person dead, with officials assessing damage Saturday from the jolt that destroyed several buildings. ... more 
Evacuees return home after Guatemala volcano dies down: officialGuatemala City (AFP) May 6, 2023 Some 1,200 people evacuated from towns near a major volcano not far from Guatemala City were able to return home on Saturday, two days after a brief eruption, the authorities said. ... more 
Toll from DR Congo floods rises above 200Bukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) May 6, 2023 The toll from floods and landslides in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has risen to 203 people dead as more bodies are recovered, an administrative official said Saturday. ... more  
Rwanda to spend almost $100 mn rebuilding after floodsKigali (AFP) May 6, 2023 Rwanda on Saturday said it had set aside nearly $100 million to repair damaged infrastructure following powerful floods and landslides this week that claimed 131 lives and destroyed thousands of homes. ... more |
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