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  Washington (AFP) May 8, 2023 Funding for a global initiative aimed at creating more environmentally friendly and climate-resilient farming has grown to $13 billion, co-leaders the United States and the United Arab Emirates said Monday. That money means the Agriculture Innovation Mission (AIM) for Climate, launched in 2021, now exceeds its $10 billion target for the COP28 climate talks, to be hosted by the UAE in November and December. "Climate change continues to impact longstanding agricultural practices in every country a ... read more |
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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  
Insults, threats target Spain forecasters over climate 'conspiracy'Madrid (AFP) May 5, 2023 Spain's government on Friday came to the defence of the AEMET weather agency, which has suffered threats and abuse from climate conspiracy theorists over its forecasts during a record drought. ... more 
New Indonesian fund promotes Indigenous role in climate change fightJakarta (AFP) May 8, 2023 Indonesian civil groups launched on Monday a multimillion-dollar fund aimed at empowering Indigenous and local communities across the Southeast Asian country in the fight against climate change. ... more  
Britain pledges $100 mn for Brazil's Amazon FundLondon (AFP) May 5, 2023 British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged more than $100 million Friday for Brazil's fund to protect the Amazon rainforest, at a meeting with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of King Charles III's coronation. ... more |
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Illegal mining booms in Brazilian Amazon 'promised land'Canaa Dos Carajas, Brazil (AFP) May 9, 2023 Working under an improvised shed hidden in the rainforest, Webson Nunes hears a shout and flips on his winch, hauling a colleague up from deep inside a giant hole with a bucket full of riches. ... more  
French region's drought prompts pool sale banToulouse, France (AFP) May 5, 2023 The French government said Friday it would ban the sale of above-ground swimming pools in a southern region because of persistent drought. ... more  
Satellite Data, Applications Flowing Through SERVIR to Southeast AsiaGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 07, 2023 More than 50 million people in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar draw water for drinking and agriculture from the Mekong River. With customized tools that use NASA observations and data ... more  
Satellite data to revolutionize Southeast Asia disaster and environmental monitoringBangkok, Thailand (SPX) May 09, 2023 Enhanced disaster response, environmental monitoring, agricultural productivity and infrastructure planning has been made available to businesses in Thailand thanks to a new partnership announced be ... more |
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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  
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 yielded no progress and a Saudi diplomat said both sides consider themselves "capable of winning the battle". ... more 
Southern African Nations to Deploy Troops in DR Congo as Search for Missing ContinuesBushushu, Dr Congo (AFP) May 8, 2023 Families and rescuers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were searching Monday for unknown numbers of people missing four days after floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains killed at least 400. ... 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 |
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Western Canada seeks urgent help to fight wildfiresDrayton Valley, Canada (AFP) May 9, 2023 Canada struggled on Monday to control wildfires that have forced thousands to flee, halted oil production and razed towns, with the western province of Alberta calling for federal help. ... more  
Myanmar to dominate ASEAN summit as violence escalatesLabuan Bajo, Indonesia (AFP) May 9, 2023 Junta-ruled Myanmar is set to dominate a meeting of Southeast Asian nations in Indonesia that started Tuesday, after an airstrike on a village last month reportedly killed at least 170 people. ... 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 
NASA launches two small satellites to track hurricanesWashington (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. ... more |
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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 
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 
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 
Earth from Space: Farming the desertParis (ESA) May 07, 2023 The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over El Oued, in northeast Algeria, about 80 km west of the border with Tunisia. Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click o ... more |
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