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  Paris (AFP) June 27, 2023 Earth lost an area of carbon-absorbing rainforest larger than Switzerland or the Netherlands in 2022, most of it destroyed to make way for cattle and commodity crops, an analysis of satellite data released Tuesday revealed. That is nearly a football pitch of mature tropical trees felled or burned every five seconds, night and day, and 10 percent more than the year before, according to the World Resources Institute (WRI). Tropical forests destroyed last year released 2.7 billion tonnes of CO2 int ... read more |
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Bee colonies 'relatively stable' after 2nd highest rate of loss last yearWashington DC (UPI) Jun 25, 2023 Beekeepers lost nearly 50% of their managed colonies last year, the second-highest rate of loss on record. ... more  
Humans' evolutionary relatives butchered one another 1.45 million years agoWashington DC (SPX) Jun 27, 2023 Researchers from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History have identified the oldest decisive evidence of humans' close evolutionary relatives butchering and likely eating one another. ... more  
Which is longer, Amazon or Nile? New quest aims to settle old debateRio De Janeiro (AFP) June 27, 2023 What's the longest river in the world, the Nile or the Amazon? The question has fueled a heated debate for years. Now, an expedition into the South American jungle aims to settle it for good. ... more 
Study of deep-sea corals reveals ocean currents have not fuelled rise in atmospheric carbon dioxideBristol UK (SPX) Jun 27, 2023 Pioneering analysis of deep-sea corals has overturned the idea that ocean currents contributed to increasing global levels of carbon dioxide in the air over the past 11,000 years. The study, l ... more |
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Cash-strapped Sri Lanka scraps monkey business planColombo (AFP) June 26, 2023 Bankrupt Sri Lanka's government on Monday said it was scrapping plans to export around 100,000 endangered monkeys to China following an outcry and a court case by animal lovers. ... more 
Volvic on front line of France's new water fearsVolvic, France (AFP) June 22, 2023 The public fountains in Volvic, the home of one of the world's most famous mineral waters, have been turned off. ... more |
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Tiny Thai school on the climate change front lineBan Khun Samut Chin, Thailand (AFP) June 23, 2023 Each morning, four children stand barefoot in a line and proudly sing the national anthem as the Thai flag is raised outside their school, perched on a finger of land surrounded by the sea. ... more  
Jumbo problem: Sri Lanka's battle with plastic pollutionHorana, Sri Lanka (AFP) June 27, 2023 Heart-wrenching images of revered elephants and cattle eating plastic in Sri Lanka have prompted politicians to toughen pollution laws, but sceptical conservationists warn past bans were repeatedly ignored. ... more  
'Heat of hell': Saudi sun challenges hajj pilgrimsMecca, Saudi Arabia (AFP) June 26, 2023 Mobile phones are overheating and the pavement feels like a frying pan but for Abdul al-Assad, intense desert heat is all part of the hajj pilgrimage in summertime Saudi Arabia. ... more 
Spain swelters through first summer heatwaveMadrid (AFP) June 26, 2023 Spain was in the grip of its first summer heatwave Monday with soaring temperatures that could push the mercury above 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit), the AEMET weather agency said. ... more |
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  'We only have this planet': Barbados PM urges unified climate finance response  
Hong Kong high-rise aims to become 'village' of the deadHong Kong (AFP) June 27, 2023 With its white marble foyer and lavish chandeliers, the 12-storey tower could be mistaken for one of Hong Kong's newest hotels, but it offers a longer stay: a final resting place for thousands in one of the world's most crowded cities. ... more  
German prosecutors admit to tapping climate activists' phonesFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) June 25, 2023 Prosecutors in Germany have confirmed a press report that investigators have listened in on phone calls of climate activists from the Letzte Generation ("Last Generation") group, sparking widespread outrage Sunday. ... more |
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Montreal has worst air of any major city as wildfires rage: monitorMontreal (AFP) June 25, 2023 Forest fires in Canada left Montreal blanketed with smog on Sunday, giving it the worst air quality of any major city in the world, according to a pollution monitor. ... more  
EU sanctions 7 Iranians over human rights abuses committed against protestersWashington DC (UPI) Jun 27, 2023 European lawmakers blacklisted seven Iranian officials on Monday, as the European Union continues to unleash punitive measures against members of the Iranian regime they hold responsible for committing human rights abuses against anti-regime protesters. ... more 
Mitsotakis back as Greek premier after election landslideAthens (AFP) June 26, 2023 Conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis embarked Monday on his second term as Greece's prime minister with a vow to accelerate institutional and economic reforms, after voters handed him an imposing election victory for the second time in five weeks. ... more  
No evidence Covid created in Chinese lab: US intelligenceWashington (AFP) June 24, 2023 The head of US intelligence said Friday that there was no evidence that the Covid-19 virus was created in the Chinese government's Wuhan research lab. ... more |
  FSU assistant professor's research helps determine origins of plate tectonics  
Russia, China block move for new Antarctic marine reservesSantiago (AFP) June 23, 2023 Members of a multinational group on Antarctic conservation failed to agree Friday on a roadmap for the creation of three new marine protected areas - a goal that has proven elusive for years. ... more 
Beijing records hottest June day as extreme heat sears northern ChinaBeijing (AFP) June 22, 2023 Beijing logged its hottest June day since records began on Thursday, the national weather service said, as swathes of northern China sweltered in 40-degree heat. ... more |
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Bison reintroduced to Canada's Banff thrive againBanff, Canada (AFP) June 23, 2023 Wild bison that once numbered in the tens of millions in North America before being hunted almost to extinction are once again thriving in a pocket of western Canada. ... more 
As Arctic warms, caribou and muskoxen slow biodiversity lossWashington (AFP) June 22, 2023 Rapidly warming conditions in the Arctic and the loss of sea ice caused by climate change are driving a steep decline in biodiversity, including among plants, fungi and lichen. ... more 
Kherson residents return to flood-ruined homes after dam destroyedKherson, Ukraine (AFP) June 23, 2023 "My whole life was in this house. Now I have nothing," said Tetiana Pivneva, after returning to her flooded home in the Ukraine city of Kherson following the catastrophic destruction of a dam. ... more 
Four dead as tornado scours heat-stricken TexasSan Antonio (AFP) June 22, 2023 A powerful tornado left at least four people dead and ten injured in the southern US state of Texas, where officials and residents were already grappling with a heat wave. ... more |
 
Air strikes, artillery, killings in Sudan as aid stallsKhartoum (AFP) June 24, 2023 Artillery fire, air strikes and gun battles rocked Sudan's capital on Saturday, witnesses told AFP, as the UN urged a stop to "wanton killings" that have left decomposing bodies in Darfur. ... more 
UN calls for help for 'traumatized, hungry' SomalisUnited Nations, United States (AFP) June 22, 2023 The head of the UN World Food Programme called Thursday for the international community to send help to "traumatized and hungry" Somalis as food insecurity "spirals" in the African country. ... more  
Big ideas but small steps at climate finance summitParis (AFP) June 23, 2023 A global climate summit wrapped up Friday with a "consensus" that the international financial system was woefully inadequate in an era of global warming, after taking small steps to helping debt-burdened developing nations. ... more 
UK should make Hong Kong release of Jimmy Lai 'priority': sonParis (AFP) June 23, 2023 The son of Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy media tycoon jailed since 2020 in Hong Kong, has called on Britain to step up pressure for his father's release. ... more |
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Antarctic ice shelves experienced only minor changes in surface melt since 1980Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 22, 2023 Antarctic ice shelves have experienced only minor changes in surface melt rates over the past four decades, unlike the rapid increase in surface melt experienced by Greenland's glaciers during the s ... more  
Smart farming platform improves crop yields, minimizes pollutionAustin TX (SPX) Jun 22, 2023 A new farming system developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin aims to solve one of the biggest problems in modern agriculture: the overuse of fertilizers to improve crop yields ... more 
'Time bomb'?: Race to identify health effects of microplasticsParis (AFP) June 21, 2023 Tiny pieces of plastic have been found littered throughout human bodies, trapped in our lungs and laced through our blood, but the long-term health effects of this exposure remain unclear. ... more 
'Nowhere to run': Islands stress climate risk at finance summitParis (AFP) June 21, 2023 Small island states sinking under rising seas are encouraged by a summit starting Thursday charged with revamping the global financial system to better cope with climate change and other 21st-century challenges, their representative to the talks told AFP. ... more |
How climate change fuels extreme heatTokyo (AFP) June 22, 2023 Heatwaves across Asia and beyond have already broken records this year, while the arrival of the El Nino climate phenomenon will mean even more extreme temperatures. ... more  
19 dead, thousands seek shelter in South Asia monsoon floodsKathmandu (AFP) June 23, 2023 At least 19 people are dead after floods triggered by South Asia's annual monsoon, with a week of relentless rains forcing thousands of people to seek shelter in India. ... more 
Sustainability at centre of British polar science strategyCambridge, United Kingdom (AFP) June 22, 2023 With research stations shifting to renewable energy and artificial intelligence mapping out fuel-efficient marine routes, the British Antarctic Survey is putting sustainability at the heart of its new 10-year plan. ... more 
Austrian regions allow controversial wolf huntingVienna (AFP) June 21, 2023 Several regions of Austria have allowed the controversial killing of wolves after reporting an increase in livestock attacks, sparking debate in the Alpine EU member. ... more |
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Russia bans World Wildlife Fund's workMoscow (AFP) June 21, 2023 Moscow labelled Wednesday the World Wildlife Fund an "undesirable" organisation, a designation that criminalises its work and puts staff at risk of prosecution, saying the conservation group threatens Russia's economic security. ... more 
Kyiv puts environmental damage from Ukraine dam breach at $1.5 bnLondon (AFP) June 21, 2023 Kyiv said Wednesday the destruction of the Russian-held Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine earlier this month caused an estimated $1.5 billion in damages to the environment. ... more
Somalis search for love online, but don't call it datingMogadishu (AFP) June 21, 2023 The makers of Guurdoon, the first app for singles in Somalia, are hoping to help their fellow citizens find love in a nation with no shortage of challenges. ... more  
'Every drop counts': Spain's crops thrive on wastewaterMurcia, Spain (AFP) June 21, 2023 With rainfall increasingly scarce, irrigating crops can be a major challenge, but farmers in southeastern Spain have long relied on recycled wastewater in a model that is winning attention abroad. ... more |
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