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  Normetal, Canada (AFP) Oct 2, 2023 When scientists started pouring over data to assess Canada's fire season this year, they struggled to find the right superlatives. "Never before seen," was thrown around, as was "exceptional in scale, duration" and "huge long-term consequences." "We have shattered all the records on a Canadian scale," says a shaken Yan Boulanger, a researcher for the country's natural resources ministry. There had never been so many areas burned - 18 million hectares (70,000 square miles), via 6,400 fires - ... read more |
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Australia fires force evacuations as country sweltersSydney (AFP) Oct 1, 2023 Out-of-control bushfires forced hundreds of residents and tourists to flee several towns in rural southeast Australia Sunday, as the country sweltered in extreme temperatures. ... more 
Malaysia blames Indonesian fires for haze, poor air qualityKuala Lumpur (AFP) Sept 30, 2023 Hundreds of forest fires in Indonesia have caused haze that has worsened air quality in parts of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur's top environment official has said, a claim Jakarta denied on Saturday. ... more  
Trimble and AGCO form joint venture to better serve farmers worldwideWestminster CO (SPX) Oct 02, 2023 Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) has announced a definitive agreement to form a joint venture (the "JV") with AGCO (NYSE: AGCO) to better serve farmers with factory fit and aftermarket applications in the mix ... more  
WVU researcher to help send swarm of marine robots on climate change quest beneath ocean iceMorgantown WV (SPX) Oct 02, 2023 Research from West Virginia University mechanical and aerospace engineer Xi Yu could help scientists reach ocean waters hidden away beneath ice shelves. The inaccessible waters under ocean ice conta ... more |
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  Pro-China winner vows to unite Maldives, releases ex-leader  
Tanzania faces power shortages, rationing due to droughtDar Es Salaam (AFP) Sept 28, 2023 Drought and maintenance issues have forced Tanzania to ration electricity, the national provider said, as power shortages roil the East African nation. ... more |
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Libya's eastern govt delays Derna reconstruction meetingBenghazi, Libya (AFP) Oct 1, 2023 Libya's eastern authorities said Sunday they had postponed a reconstruction conference for the flood-hit city of Derna that had been planned for October 10 but was met with international scepticism. ... more  
New York flooded by heavy rains, subway partly paralyzedNew York (AFP) Sept 29, 2023 Heavy rains overnight in the northeastern United States left parts of New York under water on Friday, partially paralyzing subways and airports in America's financial capital. ... more  
New Gabon president gets show of support in Congo tripOyo, Congo (AFP) Oct 1, 2023 Gabon's transitional president, who ousted the leader of the central African country at the end of August, received a show of support from neighbouring Republic of Congo on Sunday after he met his counterpart, aiming to improve relations and ease Gabon's isolation. ... more 
Brazil's Lula leaves hospital two days after hip operationBrasilia (AFP) Oct 1, 2023 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva returned to his official residence on Sunday, just two days after a hip replacement operation, his office announced. ... more |
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 Top US military officer steps down with 'dictator' swipe at Trump 
Four more officials held after Libya flood disasterBenghazi, Libya (AFP) Sept 29, 2023 Libya's prosecutor general has ordered the arrest of four more officials, bringing to 12 the number held as part of an inquiry into this month's flood that killed thousands. ... more |
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'Negligent' Iraq officials sacked for wedding fireBaghdad (AFP) Oct 1, 2023 A mayor and his fire chief are among five Iraqi officials sacked for "grave negligence" after a blaze that killed 107 people at a wedding last week, authorities said Sunday. ... more 
Senegal navy intercepts more than 600 migrants in three daysDakar (AFP) Oct 1, 2023 The Senegalese navy intercepted more than 600 Europe-bound migrants off the country's coast in three days, according to information published by the organisation on Sunday. ... more 
UK water group seeks investment as sector drownsLondon (AFP) Sept 29, 2023 British water provider Severn Trent said Friday that it planned to raise 1.0 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) to help cut leaks and the amount of sewage in rivers, which are causing government clampdowns on the sector. ... more 
Tree rings reveal a new kind of earthquake threat to the Pacific NorthwestTucson AZ (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 In February, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Turkey-Syria border, followed by one nearly as large nine hours later. Shallow faults less than 18 miles beneath the surface buckled and ruptured, c ... more |
  Scientists develop method of identifying life on other worlds 
We could sequester CO2 by "re-greening" arid lands, plant scientists sayWashington DC (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 Reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere will take more than cutting emissions-we will also need to capture and store the excessive volumes of already-emitted carbon. In an opinion paper publishing in ... more |
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As Earth heats up, rain pours downWashington DC (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 Earth's land masses have a higher chance of becoming wetter than drier as temperatures rise. In a new study, researchers found that co-occurring precipitation and heat extremes will become more freq ... more 
Researchers illuminate "Snowball Earth" melting and early life evolutionHefei, China (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 A research team led by Prof. SHEN Yan'an from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) conducted a systematic study of the interglacial strat ... more  
Ancient Amazonians intentionally created fertile "dark earth"Boston MA (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 The Amazon river basin is known for its immense and lush tropical forests, so one might assume that the Amazon's land is equally rich. In fact, the soils underlying the forested vegetation, particul ... more 
Scientists call for a tree planting drive to help tackle heatwavesGuildford UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 Adding more natural areas across our towns and cities could cool them by up to 6 C during heatwaves, according to new research from the University of Surrey's Global Centre for Clean Air Research (G ... more |
 
What is the carbon footprint of a hospital bed?Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 Researchers from the University of Waterloo completed the first-ever assessment of a Canadian hospital to reveal its total environmental footprint and specific carbon emission hotspots. Studyi ... more  
Trimble and Kyivstar to provide GNSS correction services in UkraineWestminster CO (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest telecommunications company, are partnering to install a new Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network to provide Global Navigatio ... more 
A newly identified virus emerges from the deepWashington DC (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 The Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth, plunges nearly 11,000 meters at its lowest point on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Life persists in the deep and cold darkness, and "wherever there's ... more
Antarctica's glacial border migrates for miles with the tideLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 New measurements of how boundary between onshore glacier and floating ice shelf glides back-and- forth could help predict melting. The grounding line of the southern Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarct ... more |
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New method for purifying drinking water could be used in disaster zonesBath UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 Scientists have developed a new method that converts seawater into drinking water that could be useful in disaster zones where there is limited electrical power. The most popular method for re ... more 
Glacier Loss Day indicates record breaking glacier meltInnsbruck, Austria (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 The Hintereisferner, located at the back of the Tyrolean Otztal, has been closely monitored for more than 100 years, and there have been continuous records of its mass balance since 1952. This makes ... more 
Laser-based ice-core sampling for studying climate changeTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 Researchers led by Yuko Motizuki from the Astro-Glaciology Laboratory at the RIKEN Nishina Center in Japan have developed a new laser-based sampling system for studying the composition of ice cores ... more 
Long-lasting La Nina events more common over past centuryManoa HI (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 Multiyear La Nina events have become more common over the last 100 years, according to a new study led by University of Hawai'i (UH) at Manoa atmospheric scientist Bin Wang. Five out of six La Nina ... more |
 
Argyle study reveals crucial third clue to finding new diamond depositsPerth, Australia (SPX) Sep 25, 2023 Curtin University researchers studying diamond-rich rocks from Western Australia's Argyle volcano have identified the missing third key ingredient needed to bring valuable pink diamonds to the Earth ... more  
Is there more to palm oil than deforestation?Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 Palm oil is the world's most produced and consumed vegetable oil and everyone knows that its production can damage the environment. But do consumers have the full picture? In fact, replacing palm oi ... more  
European countries smash September temperature recordsParis (AFP) Sept 29, 2023 Austria, France, Germany, Poland and Switzerland announced their hottest Septembers on record on Friday, in a year expected to be the warmest in human history as climate change accelerates. ... more  
Pope to publish follow-up to landmark climate textVatican City (AFP) Oct 2, 2023 Eight years after warning in a landmark thesis of the devastation of man-made climate change, Pope Francis is publishing an update Wednesday to take stock and offer ideas for action. ... more |
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Scientists figured out what causes Earth's strongest lightningJerusalem (SPX) Oct 02, 2023 Superbolts are more likely to strike the closer a storm cloud's electrical charging zone is to the land or ocean's surface, a new study finds. These conditions are responsible for superbolt "hotspot ... more 
Crossing glaciers and fjords: Norwegian reindeer migrate for winterTromso, Norway (AFP) Sept 30, 2023 A herd of reindeer with white, brown or grey coats climb mountains and swim between glaciers on their great migration to their winter pasture in Norway's far north. ... more  
Hong Kong arrests 6,400 in anti-triad bustHong Kong (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 Hong Kong police said on Wednesday they have arrested 6,400 people, including children, and seized millions of dollars in cash and contraband after a three-month operation targeting cross-border criminal activity. ... more 
France's Mayotte feels left high and dry as water crisis worsensMamoudzou (AFP) Sept 30, 2023 Water has been cut off two days out of every three this month in France's poorest department Mayotte, an Indian Ocean archipelago left underdeveloped in one of the world's wealthiest nations. ... more |
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