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Preventing interplanetary pollution that could pose a threat to life on Earth and other planets Washington DC (SPX) Jul 06, 2023 Formulating policies for planetary protection issues and keeping them up-to-date is the responsibility of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) panel on planetary protection. In an article in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, an international group of experts affiliated with COSPAR reviewed the panel's role, and its Planetary Protection Policy, including recent considerations regarding the Policy for the Moon, Venus, Mars and small planetary bodies. Now writing on the Frontiers news si ... read more |
Biggest UK water supplier fined over sewage discharge London (AFP) July 4, 2023 A UK court Tuesday fined Thames Water, the nation's biggest supplier of the commodity, Pounds 3.3 million ($4.2 million) for polluting rivers, heaping more pressure on the indebted company at risk of renationalisation. ... more Vevey, Switzerland (AFP) July 2, 2023 Nestle is stepping up its project to combat deforestation in Ivory Coast caused by the growth of cocoa farming, bringing cocoa trading companies directly on board. ... more Madrid (AFP) July 2, 2023 Climate activists said Sunday they had plugged the holes on 10 golf courses across Spain to protest at the sport's excessive water usage as Europe lives through a severe drought. ... more Nairobi (AFP) July 2, 2023 Kenyan President William Ruto announced Sunday the lifting of a near six-year ban on logging, despite the concerns of environmental campaigners. ... more |
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UN warns world to prepare for El Nino impact San Jose Del Guaviare, Colombia (AFP) July 5, 2023 In Colombia's southern Guaviare department, on the doorstep of the Amazon, cattle ranchers are engaged in a practice that belies their jungle-wrecking reputation. They plant trees. ... more |
Trial over Spanish ecological disaster starts, 25 years on Madrid, Spain (AFP) July 4, 2023 Twenty five years after one of Spain's worst ecological disasters, a court case against the Swedish mining company involved opened Tuesday in the southern city of Seville. ... more Cardiff UK (SPX) Jul 04, 2023 Action on light pollution is long overdue, campaigners will say at a panel event (3 July) at the National Astronomy Meeting in Cardiff. The panellists call for UK governments and local authorities t ... more Paris (AFP) July 4, 2023 Humanity's failure to draw down planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions - 41 billion tonnes in 2022 - has thrust once-marginal options for capping or reducing CO2 in the atmosphere to centre stage in climate policy and investment. ... more Geneva (AFP) July 4, 2023 The United Nations is convening this week a global gathering to try to map out the frontiers of artificial intelligence and to harness its potential for empowering humanity. ... more |
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'Godfather of AI' urges governments to stop machine takeover Rome (AFP) July 2, 2023 The head of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, Qu Dongyu, was re-elected Sunday for a second term as head of the UN agency. ... more |
Brussels looks to relax curbs on genetically modified crops Brussels (AFP) July 3, 2023 The European Commission will on Wednesday put forward a proposal to ease current restrictions on genetically modified crops, which is already being denounced by environmental groups and leftwing lawmakers. ... more Paris (AFP) July 4, 2023 The risks of harvest failures in multiple global breadbaskets have been underestimated, according to a study Tuesday that researchers said should be a "wake up call" about the threat climate change poses to our food systems. ... more Washington (AFP) July 4, 2023 A woman missing for more than a week was found alive, having been stuck in the mud in a state park for at least several days, US police in Massachusetts said Tuesday. ... more Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Jul 06, 2023 At the center the Earth is a solid metal ball, a kind of "planet within a planet," whose existence makes life on the surface possible, at least as we know it. How Earth's inner core formed, grew and ... more |
Controlled burning in Greece can help avoid wildfires: WWF Puerto Iguazu, Argentina (AFP) July 4, 2023 Argentina and Brazil, South America's largest economies, took aim Tuesday at an "unacceptable" EU stance in negotiations with the Mercosur bloc for a free trade deal long delayed due to stated European environmental concerns. ... more |
'Unimaginable': Austria's highest paradise feels heat of climate change Heiligenblut Am Grobglockner, Austria (AFP) July 6, 2023 Ever since Herbert Hoegl and his wife first drove up the majestic Grossglockner High Alpine Road, named after Austria's highest mountain, the breathtaking vistas that the route offers have been imprinted on their minds. ... more Paris (AFP) July 5, 2023 France's top administrative court has ordered a town on the country's north coast to provide fresh water for a camp of migrants hoping to reach Britain. ... more Afanasiyivka, Ukraine (AFP) July 5, 2023 Clothes, sofas and kitchen furniture still lie strewn around Nadiya Yefremova's garden a month after her home was flooded by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine. ... more Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) July 6, 2023 On the shores of Lake Issyk Kul in mountainous Kyrgyzstan, a group of divers show off their haul for the day - a boat engine, car tyres, bottles, clothes and plastic items. ... more |
UN highlights 'vicious cycle' of climate impacts for Latin America, Caribbean Havana (AFP) July 5, 2023 As some Latin American countries battle severe drought and others disease outbreaks brought on by flooding, the World Meteorological Organization warned Wednesday that extreme weather and climate shocks were becoming more acute in the region. ... more Washington DC (UPI) Jul 2, 2023 The first dose of a drug developed by artificial intelligence has been delivered to its first patient. ... more Brussels (AFP) July 5, 2023 The European Union on Wednesday put forward a plan to impose binding targets on its 27 member states to slash food waste from households, retailers and restaurants 30 percent this decade. ... more Yokohama, Japan (AFP) July 6, 2023 Seaweed has long been a staple food in Japan, but the chunky, slimy kelp hauled into fisherman Ryoichi Kigawa's boat is also starting to attract international attention for its potential as an eco-friendly supercrop. ... more |
Pesticides worsen climate emergency: NGO report London (AFP) July 5, 2023 Pesticides in food production are overwhelmingly derived from fossil fuels and worsen climate change, an NGO said in a report Wednesday, urging UK government action. ... more Reykjavik (AFP) July 5, 2023 Some 2,200 earthquakes have been recorded in the area around Iceland's capital Reykjavik the past 24 hours, signalling that a volcanic eruption could be imminent, the country's weather office said Wednesday. ... more The Hague (AFP) July 5, 2023 A record-breaking summer storm hammered the Netherlands and Germany on Wednesday, killing two people and throwing international air and rail travel into chaos. ... more Iwaki, Japan (AFP) July 5, 2023 The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog tried to reassure local residents and representatives on Wednesday that the planned release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant is safe. ... more |
Texas scraps 'water break' law for construction workers, as global heat records soar Houston (AFP) July 5, 2023 Texas has scrapped a law that guaranteed construction workers in some cities the right to water breaks on the job, drawing anger Wednesday from unions and local authorities as much of America endured a brutal heat wave. ... more Shanghai (AFP) July 5, 2023 US-based biotech giant Moderna on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding towards producing mRNA medicine in China for the domestic market, the company said, an investment reportedly worth $1 billion. ... more Paris (AFP) July 4, 2023 Monday was the world's hottest day on record, exceeding an average of 17 degrees Celsius (62.6 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time, according to initial measurements taken on Tuesday by US meteorologists. ... more Tokyo (AFP) July 5, 2023 From livestreamed fish to diplomatic study trips, Japan is waging a concerted campaign to calm controversy before it begins releasing treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. ... more |
Satellites offer enhanced early warning systems for disaster-prone Asian communities Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 04, 2023 Findings from a recent study underscore the potential for satellite-based early warning systems to bolster evacuation protocols in certain Asian communities. Published on April 27, 2023, in the Emer ... more Hanoi (AFP) July 3, 2023 Vietnam has banned the upcoming "Barbie" movie from cinemas over scenes with a map showing China's claims to territory in the South China Sea, state media reported Monday. ... more Lima (AFP) July 4, 2023 Peru's Ubinas volcano, active again after four dormant years, blew its top twice on Tuesday, showering nearby towns with ash, the country's IGP geophysical institute said. ... more The Hague (AFP) July 5, 2023 Hundreds of flights were cancelled at one of Europe's busiest air hubs and roads were blocked on Wednesday as the strongest summer storm on record slammed into the Netherlands. ... more |
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