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  Rome (AFP) July 16, 2023 Tens of millions of people were battling dangerously high temperatures around the world on Sunday as record heat forecasts hung over parts of the United States, Europe and Asia, in the latest example of the threat from global warming. A powerful heatwave stretching from California to Texas was expected to peak, according to the US National Weather Service, which warned of an "extremely hot and dangerous weekend". Daytime highs were forecast to range between 10 and 20 degrees Fahrenheit above nor ... read more |
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MSU studies nutrients that may have fertilized ancient photosynthesis in Earth's oceansEast Lansing MI (SPX) Jul 14, 2023 The Earth is 4.5 billion years old, and, during that time, it has seen some things. Life has been a part of most of that history, but what life has looked like has changed dramatically over the eons ... more  
Ocean animals vacate areas both around and outside deep-sea mining operationsWashington DC (SPX) Jul 14, 2023 In 2020, Japan performed the first successful test extracting cobalt crusts from the top of deep-sea mountains to mine cobalt-a mineral used in electric vehicle batteries. Not only do directly mined ... more  
How larger body sizes helped the colonizers of New ZealandColumbus OH (SPX) Jul 14, 2023 For the first time, researchers have developed a model to estimate how much energy the original colonizers of New Zealand expended to maintain their body temperatures on the cold, harrowing ocean jo ... more 
OceanMind selects Spire Global's satellite ship-tracking data to combat illegal fishingVienna VA (SPX) Jul 13, 2023 Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) ("Spire" or "the Company"), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, was selected by OceanMind, a leader in marine enforcement and complia ... more |
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  New radar technique lets scientists probe invisible ice sheet region on Earth and icy worlds  
Spire using ever more satellite data to enhance global weather forecastsSydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 14, 2023 The upcoming Electron mission of Rocket Lab, dubbed 'Baby Come Back', will be carrying two 3U satellites from Spire Global to space. These satellites are armed with the latest Global Navigation Sate ... more |
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Satellite info available for cities to tap intoBeijing (XNA) Jul 14, 2023 As many metropolises in China such as Beijing and Shanghai have relied heavily on satellite data and images in the planning, construction and management of their cities, an increasing number of smal ... more  
Delhi river reaches record high in monsoon floodsNew Delhi (AFP) July 14, 2023 The river running through India's capital New Delhi has reached a record high due to monsoon floods, authorities said Friday as army engineers were deployed to try to contain the waters. ... more  
Scientists discover 36-million-year geological cycle that drives biodiversitySydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 Movement in the Earth's tectonic plates indirectly triggers bursts of biodiversity in 36-million-year cycles by forcing sea levels to rise and fall, new researc ... more 
Southwest US roasts in devastating heat waveLos Angeles (AFP) July 14, 2023 Tens of millions of Americans were facing dangerously high temperatures Friday as a powerful heat wave stretched from California to Texas, with its peak expected this weekend. ... more |
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  Canada wildfires have burned over 10 mn hectares this year  
US envoy Kerry arrives in China to restart climate talksBeijing (AFP) July 16, 2023 US climate envoy John Kerry arrived in China on Sunday, state media reported, to restart stalled talks between the world's two biggest emitters of planet-warming gases. ... more |
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As climate changes, farms in US 'Peach State' Georgia sufferConcord, United States (AFP) July 16, 2023 From a distance, everything looks normal: neat rows of peach trees, their green leaves fluttering in the wind, near a pretty little American farmhouse. ... more 
Acropolis closes at hottest hours amid Greece heatwaveAthens (AFP) July 14, 2023 The Athens Acropolis, Greece's top tourist attraction, closed during the hottest hours on Friday and may well close again Saturday as the country wilts under a heatwave. ... more 
Heavy rains, flooding leave 33 dead in South KoreaSeoul (AFP) July 16, 2023 Rescuers battled to reach people trapped in a flooded tunnel Sunday in South Korea, where at least 33 people have died and 10 are missing after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides. ... more 
19-year-old woman firefighter killed in Canada wildfire seasonOttawa (AFP) July 14, 2023 A 19-year-old firefighter in western Canada died after she became trapped under a fallen tree while battling one of the wildfires that have ravaged the country for weeks, authorities said Friday. ... more |
  Scientists find evidence of world's oldest glaciers  
MIT researchers to lead a new center for continuous mRNA manufacturingBoston MA (SPX) Jul 14, 2023 A three-year research program led by faculty at MIT aims to design the world's first fully integrated, continuous mRNA manufacturing platform, in an $82 million effort funded by the U.S. Food and Dr ... more |
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Remote plant worldsGottingen, Germany (SPX) Jul 14, 2023 Oceanic islands provide useful models for ecology, biogeography and evolutionary research. Many ground-breaking findings - including Darwin's theory of evolution - have emerged from the study of spe ... more 
How Tau tangles form in the brainBoston MA (SPX) Jul 14, 2023 Many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's, are characterized by tangled proteins called Tau fibrils. In a new study, MIT chemists have gained insight into how these fibrils form, and id ... more 
London's new 'super sewer' to end Thames pollution blightLondon (AFP) July 16, 2023 The door of the steel box lift clanks shut and a crane slowly lowers construction workers building London's "super sewer" 40 metres (130 feet) to the bottom of an enormous vertical shaft. ... more 
Iraqis beat summer heat by swimming in shrinking Tigris riverBaghdad (AFP) July 14, 2023 With scorching temperatures and power cuts, Wissam Abed cools off from Baghdad's brutal summer by swimming in the Tigris river, but as Iraqi rivers dry up, so does the age-old pastime. ... more |
 
Why trees outcompete shrubs to shift upward?Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 14, 2023 The findings from this study, led by Professor Eryuan Liang (Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences), were published as a research article in the journal National Science ... more 
Iraq honey production at the mercy of heat and droughtAl-Reghila, Iraq (AFP) July 16, 2023 An oppressive heat beats down on the central Iraqi province of Babylon, where drought and rising temperatures are hitting bees and honey production hard. ... more  
Turkey quake survivors' latest menace -- dustSamandag, Turkey (AFP) July 16, 2023 The excavator tore into the remnants of the damaged building in southeast Turkey, bringing it crashing down into a cloud of dust - the latest menace facing survivors of the deadly February quake that ravaged the region. ... more 
Record-breaking heat bakes US, Europe, ChinaWashington (AFP) July 14, 2023 Summer has just begun in the Northern Hemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, China and the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are a stark illustration of the dangers of a warming climate. ... more |
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Solomon Islands says China police pact not a 'threat'Sydney (AFP) July 14, 2023 Solomon Islands said Friday that its policing pact with China posed no "threat" to the Pacific, rebuking Western powers who raised fears the deal could inflame regional tensions. ... more 
Panama seizes six tons of illegally traded shark finsCapira, Panama (AFP) July 14, 2023 Police in Panama seized more than six tons of shark fins bound for Asia on Thursday, arresting five people in connection to the illegal trade, authorities said. ... more 
US climate envoy locks horns with Republicans ahead of China tripWashington (AFP) July 13, 2023 US climate envoy John Kerry hit back Thursday at claims that he uses a carbon-spewing private jet as he was grilled by Republican lawmakers on the State Department's environmental agenda ahead of a trip to China. ... more 
'We cannot work' - why Gulf summer feels even hotter than usualDubai (AFP) July 13, 2023 As much of the world swelters in record temperatures, spare a thought for Issam Genedi, who ekes out a living washing cars in one of the planet's hottest regions, the Gulf. ... more |
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Athens Acropolis to close at hottest hours amid Greece heatwave Athens (AFP) July 14, 2023 The Athens Acropolis, Greece's top tourist attraction, will close during the hottest hours on Friday as the country wilts under a heatwave, the culture minister announced. ... more  
President calls Alabama senator's block on military promotions 'irresponsible'Washington DC (UPI) Jul 13, 2023 During a news conference in Helsinki on Thursday, President Joe Biden blasted Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., for his continued hold on hundreds of U.S. military promotions because of the Pentagon's abortion policy, calling it "bizarre" and "irresponsible." ... more 
Race against time to find fresh water for Uruguay's capitalPaso Valdez, Uruguay (AFP) July 12, 2023 Uruguay is frantically laying pipes and digging wells as it races to find fresh sources of precious H2O amid a record drought that has threatened to leave its capital without potable water. ... more 
South Korea welcomes birth of first giant panda twinsSeoul (AFP) July 12, 2023 A South Korean zoo has announced the birth of two giant panda twins - the first to be born in the country - triggering an outpouring of excitement online. ... more |
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EU parliament backs biodiversity bill in close voteStrasbourg, France (AFP) July 12, 2023 The European Parliament on Wednesday narrowly backed a key biodiversity bill aimed at rewilding EU land and water habitats, overcoming a backlash by conservative lawmakers who said it would hurt farmers. ... more 
Sri Lanka uproots 'last legume' tree to build highwayColombo (AFP) July 11, 2023 Sri Lankan authorities on Tuesday cut down what had once been described as the world's only known wild specimen of a species of legume, part of ongoing construction of a four-lane expressway. ... more 
Gripes in Grimsby over Brexit fishing failureGrimsby, United Kingdom (AFP) July 12, 2023 Grimsby, perched on the southern side of the River Humber, near Kingston-upon-Hull in northern England, was built on the fishing industry. ... more 
El Nino spells trouble for vulnerable Galapagos iguanaPuerto Ayora, Ecuador (AFP) July 12, 2023 Unusually warm for this time of year, the waters of the Pacific signal hard times for the reptilian inhabitants of Ecuador's iconic Galapagos Islands. ... more |
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