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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 08, 2023 Early data shows the greatest net gain of water over the winter in nearly 22 years, but the state's groundwater levels still suffer from the effects of years of drought. After years of intense drought and diminishing groundwater, California just saw its greatest year-over-year water gains in two decades, according to data from the GRACE-FO (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On) satellite mission, a partnership between NASA and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). This pas ... read more |
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Human extinction threat 'overblown' says AI sage MarcusSan Francisco (AFP) June 4, 2023 Ever since the poem churning ChatGPT burst on the scene six months ago, expert Gary Marcus has voiced caution against artificial intelligence's ultra-fast development and adoption. ... more 
Zelensky visits flood-hit Ukraine region as 5 reported killedKherson, Ukraine (AFP) June 8, 2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the region flooded by the breached Kakhovka dam Thursday, as Moscow-installed authorities said five people had been killed in the disaster. ... more 
NOAA announces $2.6 billion to protect coastal communitiesWashington DC (UPI) Jun 6, 2023 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced a new $2.6 billion initiative to protect coastal communities. ... more  
World warming at record 0.2C per decade, scientists warnParis (AFP) June 8, 2023 Record-high greenhouse gas emissions and diminishing air pollution have caused an unparalleled acceleration in global warming, 50 top scientists warned Thursday in a sweeping climate science update. ... more |
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  As Canada awaits help EU offers firefighters as New York in apocalyptic haze  
Spain logs 'hottest spring on record'Madrid (AFP) June 7, 2023 Spain has experienced its hottest spring in over 60 years of recordkeeping, with average temperatures almost two degrees Celsius above average, the national weather agency reported Wednesday. ... more  
Philippines on alert as volcano spews ashManila (AFP) June 8, 2023 Philippine scientists said that a "hazardous eruption" of a volcano in the archipelago could be days or weeks away, and urged the evacuation of nearby residents from their homes. ... more |
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Rwanda's Kagame orders major military purgeKigali (AFP) June 7, 2023 Rwandan President Paul Kagame has embarked on a major shakeup of the country's military, with a round of dismissals announced Wednesday after the appointment of a new defence minister, army chief and head of internal security. ... more 
Flood-hit Pakistanis still waiting on promised rebuildDadu, Pakistan (AFP) June 6, 2023 Noor Bibi lost her mother, her daughter and the roof over her head in the catastrophic floods that drowned Pakistan last summer. ... more  
Brazilian Amazon deforestation falls 31% under LulaRio De Janeiro (AFP) June 7, 2023 Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 31 percent in the first five months of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's administration versus the same period last year, officials said Wednesday. ... more 
UNESCO hails $2.9-bn Australian plan to protect Great Barrier ReefParis (AFP) June 6, 2023 The UN's cultural agency UNESCO welcomed on Tuesday commitments from Australia to protect the Great Barrier Reef, with the government pledging 4.4 billion Australian dollars ($2.9 billion) to safeguard the natural wonder. ... more |
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 Reclusive Turkmenistan announces move to cut methane emissions 
Fires burn across QuebecGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 08, 2023 An unusually intense start to Canada's wildfire season filled skies with smoke in May 2023. Then, at the beginning of June, scores of new fires raged in the eastern Canadian province of Quebec, some ... more 
US climate envoy in UAE meets head of COP28Dubai (AFP) June 4, 2023 US special climate envoy John Kerry has met senior Emirati officials in Abu Dhabi, including the head of the United Nations' upcoming climate change conference, official media reported Sunday. ... more |
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Vaquitas still exist, but barely: Experiment halted in Norway after whale drownsMexico City (AFP) June 7, 2023 The vaquita, a small porpoise on the verge of extinction, is still hanging in there, said scientists Wednesday who had spotted about a dozen specimens of Mexico's "panda of the sea" on an expedition in May. ... more  
GomSpace and ESA cancel next phase of climate observation missionAalborg, Denmark (SPX) Jun 06, 2023 In European space news, GomSpace and ESA have decided not to proceed to the next phase of the CubeMap mission, a climate observation initiative. The mission had been envisaged as a collaboration bet ... more  
California's honey bees await the famous sunshinePasadena, United States (AFP) June 6, 2023 California's very wet winter gifted the state a spectacular superbloom - an explosion of flowers that delighted hikers and should have been great news for bees. ... more  
How evolution impacts the environmentKingston RI (SPX) Jun 06, 2023 The story of the peppered moths is a textbook evolutionary tale. As coal smoke darkened tree bark near England's cities during the Industrial Revolution, white-bodied peppered moths became conspicuo ... more |
  Order in chaos: Atmosphere's Antarctic oscillation has natural cycle  
Sovereignty fears delay Pacific-Australia security pactsSydney (AFP) June 7, 2023 Australia's bid to lock in security pacts with two Pacific neighbours and curb China's growing regional clout has hit a stumbling block, with island leaders voicing sovereignty concerns. ... more  
AI chatbots offer comfort to the bereavedNew York (AFP) June 8, 2023 Staying in touch with a loved one after their death is the promise of several start-ups using the powers artificial intelligence, though not without raising ethical questions. ... more |
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Denmark goes two weeks without rain for first time since 2006Copenhagen (AFP) June 7, 2023 A normally rainy country, Denmark has not seen a drop of rain in over two weeks for the first time in 17 years, the country's meteorological agency DMI said Wednesday. ... more 
Spain's 3,000-year-old tuna fishing traditionZahara De Los Atunes, Spain (AFP) June 8, 2023 As the sun rises in the Gulf of Cadiz on Spain's southern tip, a team of fishermen lifts the tip of a vast system of nets with bluefin tuna trapped inside. ... more 
Oceans warmer last month than any May on recordParis (AFP) June 7, 2023 Global oceans were warmer last month than any other May in records stretching back to the 19th century, the European Union's climate monitoring unit reported Wednesday. ... more 
Fiji cools on China police cooperationWellington (AFP) June 7, 2023 Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said Wednesday that a police exchange agreement with China was under review, as his government considers whether to cancel the deal outright. ... more |
Lula leads tributes on anniversary of Amazon double murderBrasilia (AFP) June 6, 2023 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged the world Monday to ensure British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira did not die in vain, at commemorations marking one year since their murder in the Amazon rainforest. ... more  
Canada fires trigger air quality alerts for 100 mn in US: govtWashington (AFP) June 7, 2023 More than 100 million people in America are living under air quality alerts caused by Canadian wildfires, the US Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday. ... more 
Indonesia, Malaysia to fight against EU palm oil 'discrimination'Putrajaya, Malaysia (AFP) June 8, 2023 Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday called for stronger collaboration with Malaysia to protect palm oil products threatened by a European Union trade law he termed "discrimination". ... more  
Four Hong Kong men arrested over organ donation cancellationsHong Kong (AFP) June 5, 2023 Hong Kong police on Monday arrested four men for fraudulently cancelling organ donation registrations, weeks after officials lashed out at a spike in withdrawals following a proposal to share organs with mainland China. ... more |
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Hong Kong seeks court ban on democracy protest songHong Kong (AFP) June 6, 2023 Hong Kong's government said Tuesday it had asked the city's high court to ban the song "Glory to Hong Kong", an anthem born out of huge pro-democracy protests in 2019. ... more
Bangladesh shuts schools, cuts power in longest heatwave in decadesDhaka (AFP) June 7, 2023 Bangladesh has shut thousands of schools as it struggles through its lengthiest heatwave in half a century, with widespread power cuts only compounding locals' misery. ... more 
Quebec the new epicenter of Canada's raging wildfiresMontreal (AFP) June 6, 2023 Canada's Quebec province, not used to the huge number, scale and strength of wildfires ravaging the rest of the country, has become the latest hotspot with about 160 fires burning on Tuesday, most of those out of control. ... more 
Four dead, several dozen injured in Haiti quake, floods and landslidesPort-Au-Prince (AFP) June 7, 2023 An earthquake shook parts of western Haiti on Tuesday, killing at least four people and injuring three dozen others, authorities said, with more victims feared trapped under the rubble. ... more |
Strawberry boycott leaves Spain's farmers in a jamMadrid (AFP) June 5, 2023 A German-led campaign to boycott Spanish strawberries over environmental concerns has enraged farmers and Spain's right wing, forcing a German parliamentary delegation to suspend its work Monday. ... more 
Ukraine PM calls dam destruction 'environmental catastrophe'Paris (AFP) June 7, 2023 Ukraine's prime minister said Wednesday that the destruction of the Kakhovka dam was "one of the most significant environmental catastrophes in Europe in recent decades". ... more 
Indonesia volcano draws thousands for ritual sacrificeProbolinggo, Indonesia (AFP) June 5, 2023 Thousands of Hindu worshippers scaled an active Indonesian volcano on Monday to toss livestock, food and other offerings into its smoking crater in a centuries-old religious ceremony. ... more 
More than 500 people evacuated after Ecuador floodsEsmeraldas, Ecuador (AFP) June 5, 2023 More than 500 people were evacuated from their homes in northern Ecuador on Sunday following flooding caused by heavy rains, President Guillermo Lasso said. ... more |
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Israeli soldiers to join Moroccan war games for first timeRabat (AFP) June 5, 2023 Israeli soldiers will for the first time take part in military exercises in Morocco when the biggest war games event in Africa kicks off Tuesday, the Israeli army said. ... more 
Underwater forest's recovery offers hope for marine restoration across the globeBlanes, Spain (SPX) Jun 02, 2023 Human activity has degraded ecosystems and damaged biodiversity around the world, but ecosystem restoration offers hope for the future. Scientists studying the restoration of underwater seaweed fore ... more  
Researchers uncover reasons to rethink how mountains are builtFort Collins CO (SPX) Jun 02, 2023 A study led by Colorado State University suggests that the answers to how and why mountains form are buried deeper than once thought. "Mountain building is a fundamental process of how Earth b ... more 
Divers fish deadly 'ghost nets' from Santorini's depthsSantorini, Greece (AFP) June 5, 2023 Off the spectacular Greek tourist island of Santorini, divers drag deadly "ghost nets" from the depths of the Aegean Sea which have claimed the lives of thousands of fish. ... more |
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