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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 01, 2023 As the Earth grapples with accelerating climate change, researchers are exploring a multitude of strategies to reduce global warming. Istvan Szapudi, an astronomer from the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, has suggested a groundbreaking solution: a sunshade to lower the intensity of sunlight reaching Earth, paired with an asteroid acting as a counterweight. This unique proposal opens doors to immediate engineering studies to devise a practical design that could combat climate change in the ... read more |
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China denies obstructing G20 climate negotiationsBeijing (AFP) Aug 2, 2023 China denied on Wednesday reports that it had obstructed climate discussions between G20 environment ministers last week, saying it was "regrettable" they had failed to reach an agreement. ... more  
Spain worries over 'lifeless land' amid creeping desertificationAlmeria, Spain (AFP) Aug 1, 2023 Ongoing droughts and an over-exploitation of land for both agriculture and industry have stoked fears in Spain over the creeping spread of "sterile soil" which could devastate Europe's kitchen garden. ... more  
Kuwait's scorching summers; Heat shuts Iran down for 2 days; Korean heat wave roilsKuwait City (AFP) Aug 2, 2023 As the blazing summer sun beats down on Kuwait, shoppers stroll down a promenade lined with palm trees and European-style boutiques, all without breaking a sweat. ... more  
Streets become rivers as Beijing records heaviest rain in 140 yearsZhuozhou, China (AFP) Aug 2, 2023 Deadly rains that pummelled China's capital in recent days were the heaviest since records began 140 years ago, Beijing's weather service said on Wednesday, as a massive cleanup operation began. ... more |
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  Protecting wildlife and restoring natural ecosystems 
Running wild: stray dogs threaten rare Balkan lynxMavrovo, Macedonia (AFP) Aug 2, 2023 For years, the Balkan lynx has struggled to survive as deforestation destroyed its habitat and poachers targeted the elusive mountain cat along with the animals it relies on for food. ... more |
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Wildlife lovers urged to join UK's annual butterfly countAbbotskerswell, United Kingdom (AFP) July 30, 2023 Wildlife enthusiasts across Britain are being encouraged to log sightings of butterflies and some moths, as the world's largest annual survey of the increasingly endangered pollinating insects returns. ... more  
'Fire whirls' threaten Joshua tree desert in scorching USLos Angeles (AFP) July 31, 2023 A huge wildfire was raging out of control through the environmentally sensitive Mojave Desert on Monday, with "fire whirls" threatening the Joshua trees that are found almost entirely in the southwestern United States. ... more 
Plans to plant billions of trees threatened by massive undersupply of seedlingsBurlington VT (SPX) Aug 01, 2023 The REPLANT Act provides money for the US Forest Service to plant more than a billion trees in the next nine years. The World Economic Forum aims to help plant a trillion trees around the world by 2 ... more 
The fight to save 'sacred' Carpathian forests from loggersCarpathians (AFP) Aug 2, 2023 Vast gaps in the forest canopy are visible from above Romania's Carpathian mountains, while stumps studding the ground are reminders of the trees chopped into logs and piled beside dirt roads. ... more |
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  UN weighs Great Barrier Reef reprieve for Australia 
Wild camping to be allowed in UK national park after appealLondon (AFP) July 31, 2023 Camping overnight will be allowed again in a national park in southwest England after an appeal on Monday overturned a High Court ruling which had banned the long-standing tradition. ... more |
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Indonesia sends emergency aid to Papua as drought kills 6Jakarta (AFP) Aug 1, 2023 Indonesia has sent emergency aid to its easternmost province of Papua, where a drought has killed six people, including a baby, and left thousands without water since June, officials said Tuesday. ... more  
Rwanda imposes curfew to curb noise pollutionKigali (AFP) Aug 2, 2023 Rwanda has imposed a curfew on all "non-essential services" to reduce what the government calls "noise pollution", a move that has angered nightclub owners who say it will hurt their business. ... more  
Battling drug crisis, Iraq searches for cureBaghdad (AFP) July 31, 2023 Mohammed has been taking nearly a dozen captagon pills daily for seven years. Now, as Iraq grapples with a major drug crisis, the 23-year-old hopes for a fresh start. ... more 
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits EritreaNairobi (AFP) Aug 1, 2023 A quake with magnitude of 5.6 struck southeast of the Eritrean capital Asmara on Tuesday, the government and the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. ... more |
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US widens blacklist of firms over Uyghur forced labor concernsWashington (AFP) Aug 1, 2023 Washington added more China-based companies to a blacklist Tuesday, barring their goods from entering the United States as officials seek to remove forced labor - especially involving minorities like the Uyghur people - from supply chains. ... more |
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El Salvador troops blockade region in gang crackdownSan Salvador (AFP) Aug 1, 2023 Thousands of Salvadoran soldiers and police officers on Tuesday surrounded the central region of Cabanas as part of a massive crackdown on gang activity, the president said. ... more  
Another step forward in radiocarbon dating and understanding of Earth climate and environmental processes during glacial timesBologna, Italy (SPX) Jul 28, 2023 The development of a high precision record of atmospheric radiocarbon shifts beyond 14,000 calendar years BP - obtained through combined studies (e.g., dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating and compa ... more 
Earlier and earlier high-Arctic spring replaced by extreme year-to-year variationAarhus, Denmark (SPX) Jul 28, 2023 About 15 years ago, researchers reported that the timing of spring in high-Arctic Greenland had advanced at some of the fastest rates of change ever seen anywhere in the world. But, according to new ... more  
Indigenous chiefs demand action from Brazil govt on land rightsBrasilia (AFP) July 29, 2023 The leaders of 54 Indigenous communities in Brazil called on Friday for the government to take a concrete stance on the demarcation of their ancestral lands before a key Supreme Court ruling on the issue. ... more |
Singapore races to save 'Garbage of Eden'Singapore (AFP) July 28, 2023 Visitors to the island hosting Singapore's only landfill might expect foul odours and swarms of flies, but instead they are greeted with stunning views of blue waters, lush greenery and wildlife. ... more 
In Costa Rica, saving seeds to feed future generationsTurrialba, Costa Rica (AFP) July 28, 2023 In the tropical mountains of Costa Rica, scientists guard a treasure trove of seeds collected over decades as a bulwark against food insecurity and climate change. ... more
At least 11 killed, 27 missing in Beijing rainstormsMentougou, China (AFP) Aug 1, 2023 At least 11 people are dead and 27 missing after heavy rains lashed Beijing, state media said Tuesday, in downpours that have submerged roads and deluged neighbourhoods with mud. ... more 
Children among eight dead after storm pummels Russia campsiteMoscow (AFP) July 30, 2023 Eight people including three small children died in Russia when trees crashed into a lakeside campsite during a storm described as a "hurricane", authorities said on Sunday. ... more |
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Litli-Hrutur eruption seen from spaceParis (ESA) Jul 28, 2023 On 10 July 2023, a volcano some 30 km from Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, erupted following heightened seismic activity in the area. Satellites orbiting above us have captured the molten lava and smo ... more 
'Silk of peace' weaves new bonds in post-quake TurkeyAntakya, Turkey (AFP) July 28, 2023 Nearly all the workers lost their houses, the accountant and vet disappeared along with their families, but after the deadly earthquake that devastated Turkey's Hatay province, "the silk of peace" is helping make new connections. ... more 
Thousands urged to evacuate in southern Japan ahead of typhoonTokyo (AFP) Aug 1, 2023 A strong typhoon sweeping towards southern Japan on Tuesday triggered the cancellation of hundreds of flights as officials urged thousands of people to seek shelter. ... more  
Mali army says one soldier dead in attackBamako (AFP) July 29, 2023 One Malian soldier has been killed and two injured in an attack in the west of the country, the armed forces and local officials said. ... more |
 
'Happy Dancing' routine boosts fitness in fast-ageing ChinaJiamusi, China (AFP) July 28, 2023 Hundreds of dancers twirl in unison by a riverside in northeastern China, thrusting hips and shimmying shoulders in an unusual but beloved routine that has taken the country by storm. ... more  
Hong Kong court rejects government ban on democracy protest songHong Kong (AFP) July 28, 2023 A Hong Kong judge denied on Friday a government request for an injunction banning "Glory to Hong Kong", a defiant anthem that emerged from the city's huge pro-democracy protests in 2019. ... more 
Hong Kong public broadcaster cancels LGBTQ radio showHong Kong (AFP) July 29, 2023 A radio show promoting LGBTQ equality will end its 17-year run at Hong Kong's public broadcaster on Sunday, with station management citing "changes in programme" as the reason for cancellation. ... more 
US 'deeply concerned' as Myanmar junta extends emergencyWashington (AFP) Aug 1, 2023 The United States is "deeply concerned" by the decision from Myanmar's ruling junta to extend the country's state of emergency for six months, a State Department spokesman said Monday. ... more |
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How a delayed Antarctic melt season reduces albedo feedbackBeijing, China (SPX) Jul 28, 2023 The ice-covered continent of Antarctic is not free from climate change. On the contrary, the rise in temperatures at high latitudes is much stronger than the rise in the global mean temperature, a p ... more 
Global warming will cause more multiyear La Nina events: studyGuangzhou, China (SPX) Jul 28, 2023 The El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the Earth's most consequential interannual climate fluctuation. Alternating irregularly between warm El Nino and cold La Nina phases, it brings shifts in o ... more 
N. Atlantic ocean temperature sets record high: US agencyWashington (AFP) July 28, 2023 On the heels of a new record high in the Mediterranean, the North Atlantic reached its hottest-ever level this week, several weeks earlier than its usual annual peak, according to preliminary data released Friday by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ... more 
Alarm as seawater heats up off Florida Keys, imperiling reefSummerland Key, United States (AFP) July 29, 2023 Super-heated seawater off the Florida Keys has grown so perilous to the world's third-largest barrier reef that scientists are now removing samples of coral from ocean nurseries to place in cooler land-based tanks. ... more |
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