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July 07, 2023
EXO WORLDS
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

WATER WORLD
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
WOOD PILE
Nestle steps up reforestation project in Ivory Coast
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
WATER WORLD
Climate activists block holes on Spanish golf courses over water use
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
WOOD PILE
Kenya's Ruto lifts six-year logging ban
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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WATER WORLD


UN warns world to prepare for El Nino impact

WOOD PILE
Turning over a new leaf, Colombian ranchers plant trees
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
FROTH AND BUBBLE
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
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Time to act on light pollution, say leading experts at NAM conference
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
CARBON WORLDS
Carbon 'capture' climate tech is booming, and confusing
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
ROBO SPACE
UN talks aim to harness AI power and potential
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

FARM NEWS
China's Qu Dongyu re-elected unopposed as head of UN food agency
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
FARM NEWS
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
FARM NEWS
We may be underestimating the climate risk to crops: researchers
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
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
US woman lost and stuck in mud for several days found alive
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
TECTONICS
Utah seismologists peer into Earth's inner core
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
FIRE STORM


Controlled burning in Greece can help avoid wildfires: WWF

TRADE WARS
Argentina, Brazil take aim at EU's environmental trade deal conditions
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
ICE WORLD
'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
WATER WORLD
Top French court says Channel town must give migrants water
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
WATER WORLD
Devastation reigns one month on from Ukraine dam flood
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
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Rubbish-clearing divers come to rescue of 'pearl of Kyrgyzstan'
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
CLIMATE SCIENCE
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
INTERN DAILY
First drug developed by generative AI administered to patients
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 2, 2023
The first dose of a drug developed by artificial intelligence has been delivered to its first patient. ... more
FARM NEWS
EU pushes to slash food waste
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
FARM NEWS
From soup stock to supercrop: Japan shows off its seaweed savvy
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
FARM NEWS
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
SHAKE AND BLOW
Hundreds of quakes in Iceland spur volcano warning
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
WEATHER REPORT
Two dead as strongest summer storm blasts Netherlands, Germany
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
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
IAEA chief reassures Fukushima residents over water release
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
WEATHER REPORT
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
EPIDEMICS
Moderna signs agreement towards making mRNA medicine in China
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
WEATHER REPORT
Monday world's hottest day on record, initial measurements show
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
WATER WORLD
Study trips, livestreamed fish: Japan's Fukushima charm campaign
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
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
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
SINO DAILY
Bye bye 'Barbie': Vietnam bans new movie over South China Sea map
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
SHAKE AND BLOW
Peru volcano rumbles to life, spews ash on towns
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
WEATHER REPORT
'Strongest summer storm' batters Netherlands
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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