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  Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 In a landmark climate trial, a Montana court on Monday ruled in favor of a group of youths who accused the western US state of violating their rights to a clean environment. District Court Judge Kathy Seeley said a state law preventing agencies from considering the impacts of greenhouse gases when issuing permits for fossil fuel development was unconstitutional. The case, Held v. State of Montana - brought by 16 plaintiffs ranging in age from five to 22 - has been closely watched because it co ... read more |
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'No more water': Iraq drought claims lakeside resortHabbaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 Iraqi merchant Mohamed has never seen such a grim tourist season: years of drought have shrunken the majestic Lake Habbaniyah, keeping away the holidaymakers who once flocked there during summer. ... more  
55 killed in Bangladesh floods in August: officialsChittagong, Bangladesh (AFP) Aug 13, 2023 At least 55 people have been killed and more than a million affected by two weeks of torrential rains causing floods and landslides in southeast Bangladesh, officials said Sunday. ... more 
Death toll from heavy rain in north India rises to almost 60Dehradun, India (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 At least 58 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse, and many more were feared missing after intense rains caused floods and landslides in India, officials said Monday. ... more  
At least 25 missing after Myanmar jade mine landslideYangon (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 At least 25 people are missing after a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote region of Myanmar, rescue workers said Monday. ... more |
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 Closure of Sicily's Catania airport extended over Mount Etna eruption  
Tiny "ice mouse" survived Arctic cold in the age of dinosaursBoulder CO (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 Paleontologists working in northern Alaska have discovered a tiny fossil mammal that thrived in what may have been among the coldest conditions on Earth about 73 million years ago. The researchers, ... more |
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GHGSat taps Spire Global for four more 16U CubeSatsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR), has clinched another major contract with GHGSat. Spire will undertake the responsibility of building, launching, and operating an additional quartet of 16U CubeSats. Each ... more  
A climate-orchestrated early human love storyDaejeon, South Korea (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 A new study published in the journal Science by an international team finds that past changes in atmospheric CO2 and corresponding shifts in climate and vegetation played a key role in determining w ... more  
DARPA seeks solutions to preserve bio-samples without cold storageWashington DC (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 Emerging infectious disease hotspots are expected to increase globally within the next 50 years.1 Lab-based testing technology has advanced, but agnostic sample preservation still relies on refriger ... more 
Oldest extant plant has adapted to extremes and is threatened by climate changeFreiburg im Breisgau, Germany (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 The rare moss Takakia has adapted over millions of years to a life at high altitudes. An international research team led by Prof. Dr. Ralf Reski from the University of Freiburg and Prof. Dr. Yikun H ... more |
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  Spanish city shatters heat record; NASA spots fierce surface temps during Phoenix heatwave 
Massive North Atlantic cooling event disrupted early human occupation in EuropeDaejeon, South Korea (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 A new study published in the journal Science finds that around 1.12 million years ago a massive cooling event in the North Atlantic and corresponding shifts in climate, vegetation and food resources ... more |
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NASA study reveals compounding climate risks at two degrees of warmingMoffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 If global temperatures keep rising and reach 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, people worldwide could face multiple impacts of climate change simultaneously. Th ... more 
Biden fights for political gain a year after ambitious climate lawWashington (AFP) Aug 13, 2023 If he had it to do over, he would probably choose another name: A year on, Joe Biden is struggling to sell Americans on the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act. ... more 
Climate activists block Rhine traffic in BaselGeneva (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 Climate activists scaled down a bridge in the heart of the Swiss city of Basel Friday to block oil tankers and other vessels on the Rhine, one of Europe's main shipping routes. ... more  
Hong Kong democracy leaders cleared of organising 2019 protestHong Kong (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 Seven of Hong Kong's most prominent democracy figures, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, were cleared Monday of the charge of organising a massive rally in 2019. ... more |
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Hawaii fire death toll may double or triple, warns governorKahului, United States (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 Hawaii's governor has warned that the death toll from last week's wildfires could double or even triple over the next 10 days, as the grim task of searching for charred human remains slowly continued Monday. ... more |
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50 pct chance 2023 will be warmest year on record: NOAAWashington (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 There is a nearly 50 percent probability that 2023 will be the warmest year ever recorded and next year could be even hotter, US government climate experts said Monday. ... more 
Baghdad zoo animals suffer as mercury hits 50 degreesBaghdad (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 A pair of Siberian tigers pant incessantly beside a pond at their zoo enclosure in the scorching summer heat of the Iraqi capital. ... more 
N. Korea's Kim berates officials over storm damageSeoul (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated "irresponsible" officials for failing to prevent damage from a tropical storm that swept through the Korean peninsula last week, state media said Monday. ... more 
Old guard vs upstart: Argentina's three-way race for the presidencyBuenos Aires (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 Argentina's October presidential election is expected to be a three-way race between traditional and anti-establishment candidates seeking to convince a weary population they are best placed to tackle the country's economic woes. ... more |
Morocco breaks heat recordRabat (AFP) Aug 13, 2023 Temperatures in Morocco have for the first time on record topped 50 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit), the North African country's meteorological service said Sunday amid a scorching heatwave. ... more 
Both sides in Colombian peace talks call for humanitarian aidCaracas (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 The Colombian government and ELN guerillas began a fresh round of peace talks in Venezuela Monday, with both sides calling for humanitarian assistance for violence-hit areas. ... more 
Despite scorching July, 1.5C Paris climate limit not yet reachedParis (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 The average global temperature in July, the hottest month in recorded history, was around 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than in pre-industrial times. ... more  
Indonesia says capital pollution spike due to weather, vehiclesJakarta (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 Indonesia's government on Friday blamed a pollution spike in traffic-clogged capital Jakarta on weather patterns and vehicle emissions after the city topped global rankings four days this week. ... more |
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US orange juice prices hit record after storms, crop diseaseNew York (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 US orange juice prices have hit records in recent days in the wake of tropical storms and the outbreak of an insect-spread disease that has decimated Florida crops. ... more 
China rains death toll rises to 78 as new storm approachesBeijing (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 The death toll from record-breaking rains across northern China rose to at least 78 on Friday, as authorities warned of more flooding and another storm approached the country. ... more 
Moroccan navy rescues 60 migrants in AtlanticRabat (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 Morocco's navy rescued more than 60 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa when their boat got into difficulties in the Atlantic off Tarfaya, the official MAP news agency reported on Friday. ... more 
Biden to host Australian PM at White HouseSydney (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit US President Joe Biden at the White House in late October, announcing the trip Thursday as the longtime allies ramp up military cooperation. ... more |
North China landslide death toll rises to fourBeijing (AFP) Aug 13, 2023 The death toll from a landslide triggered by heavy rains in northern China has risen to at least four, state media said on Sunday. ... more 
Waiting to go home: 48,000 evacuated in Myanmar floodsBago, Myanmar (AFP) Aug 12, 2023 A baby slept peacefully under a mosquito net oblivious to hundreds of evacuated flood victims lined up for food at a monastery in Myanmar on Saturday, all waiting for water levels to recede before they can return home. ... more
Pain, anger as Hawaii fire death toll climbs to 93Lahaina, United States (AFP) Aug 13, 2023 Anger was growing Saturday over the official response to an inferno that levelled a Hawaiian town, killing at least 93 people in the deadliest wildfire in the United States for over 100 years. ... more  
S.Africa should tackle 'environmental racism': UN expertJohannesburg (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 South Africa should increase its effort to tackle the "environmental racism" that has plagued the country since the apartheid regime, a United Nations expert said Friday. ... more |
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Convoy of Chinese engineers attacked in Pakistan's Gwadar: militantsQuetta, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 13, 2023 Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) militants on Sunday attacked a convoy carrying Chinese engineers to the Beijing-financed Gwadar Port in Pakistan's southwest, the group said. ... more 
'I miss the sun,' says Australian journalist detained in ChinaSydney (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 Jailed Australian journalist Cheng Lei yearns for her children and the country's "psychedelic sunsets", she said in a rare public letter marking three years since her mysterious arrest in China. ... more  
The oldest and fastest evolving moss in the world might not survive climate changeWashington DC (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 A 390-million-year-old moss called Takakia lives in some of Earth's most remote places, including the icy cliffs of the Tibetan Plateau. In a decade-long project, a team of scientists climbed some o ... more  
Umbra achieves Commercial SAR milestone with 16-cm resolutionSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 Space technology firm Umbra has reached a significant milestone by generating a 16-cm resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image, marking the highest resolution for a commercial satellite image ... more |
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