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  Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 An eruption of Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park is a sight to behold. Indeed, millions of tourists flock to the park each year to see it. Hot water and steam are ejected in the air to a height of 100-180 feet approximately every 90 minutes. Many adjectives come to mind to describe it: powerful, mesmerizing, unique, otherworldly . . . homey? Not so much. Yet new research by Lisa M. Keller, published on PNAS Nexus earlier this year and to be presented on Sunday at the Geological Soci ... read more |
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Large swings in past ocean oxygen revealedManoa HI (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 As the climate warms, there is major concern that Earth's ocean will lose oxygen. A study published recently by oceanographers at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa revealed that locked in ancient d ... more  
Climate catastrophe produced instantaneous evolutionary changeHouston TX (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 With species the world over on the move due to climate change, a unique experiment in the wake of 2017's Hurricane Harvey has revealed a way that species can instantly evolve when they move in respo ... more  
Hong Kong adds two shark families on controlled trade listHong Kong, China (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 Hong Kong on Friday added two major shark families to a list of endangered animals whose trade in the city will be tightly controlled under CITES regulations. ... more  
How Belize became a poster child for 'debt-for-nature' swapsNew York (AFP) Oct 16, 2023 When Covid hit Belize, its economy nosedived: closed borders meant fisheries and farmers had no export markets, and tourism centered on the tiny Central American nation's warm waters and wonders of biodiversity came to a halt. ... more |
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 'If we bathe, we won't drink': Gazans struggle as water supplies dwindle
Tens of thousands of endangered sharks and rays caught off CongoExeter UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 Tens of thousands of endangered sharks and rays are caught by small-scale fisheries off the Republic of the Congo each year, new research shows. Scientists surveyed fish brought ashore at Song ... more |
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At IMF-World Bank talks, small steps in climate financeMarrakesh, Morocco (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 The IMF and World Bank have been holding their first annual meetings in Africa in 50 years under pressure to reform a system too outdated to properly help poor nations battered by the effects of climate change. ... more  
Disasters cause $3.8 trillion in crop losses over 30 years: FAOParis (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 Natural and man-made disasters have caused $3.8 trillion in crop and livestock losses over 30 years, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization said on Friday. ... more 
EU fails to decide on glyphosate use extensionBrussels (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 The EU failed Friday to agree extending the use of glyphosate - a weedkiller the WHO fears could be carcinogenic - because of division among the bloc's 27 member countries, a European Commission spokesman said. ... more  
Afghans flee western region after fresh earthquake kills twoHerat, Afghanistan (AFP) Oct 15, 2023 A magnitude 6.3 earthquake killed two people in western Afghanistan Sunday, with damaged prisons evacuated and residents fleeing a region where tremors have claimed at least 1,000 lives this past week. ... more |
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  Chad agrees transit for France's Niger troop withdrawal 
Mali's junta says departure of UN troops will not be delayedDakar (AFP) Oct 15, 2023 Malian foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop said this weekend the withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers from northern Mali would happen on time by December 31, despite UN concerns. ... more |
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Nigeria air strikes kill around '100 bandit fighters'Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 Nigerian military jets have carried out air strikes on a gathering of bandit militias, killing around 100 gunmen in the country's northwest, two army sources with knowledge of the operation and local residents said. ... more 
S.Africa recalls peacekeepers accused of sexual abuse in DRCJohannesburg (AFP) Oct 15, 2023 South Africa's military said Sunday it ordered home a group of soldiers, accused of serious misconduct related to sexual exploitation and abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo, pending an investigation. ... more  
Smoke from Brazil Amazon rainforest fires suffocates ManausManaus, Brazil (AFP) Oct 14, 2023 Manaus, the largest city in Brazil's Amazonas state, has for days been engulfed by a toxic cloud of smoke from forest fires lit by what the government labeled "criminals". ... more  
Thousands protest across Middle East in support of PalestiniansBaghdad (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 Thousands of protesters poured onto the streets of several Middle East capitals Friday in support of Palestinians amid Israeli air strikes on Gaza in reprisal for a surprise Hamas attack. ... more |
  Boom, crackle, pop: Sounds of Earth's crust 
Measuring nutrition in crops from spaceParis (ESA) Oct 11, 2023 With many people around the world suffering from various forms of malnutrition it's important that the absolute basics such as rice, soya and wheat are as nourishing as possible. ESA-funded research ... more |
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Over 40 percent of Antarctica's ice shelves reduced in volume over 25 yearsLeeds UK (SPX) Oct 13, 2023 71 of the 162 ice shelves that surround Antarctica have reduced in volume over 25 years from 1997 to 2021, with a net release of 7.5 trillion tonnes of meltwater into the oceans, say scientists. ... more 
How an ancient society in the Sahara Desert rose and fell with groundwaterPittsburgh PA (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 With its low quantities of rain and soaring high temperatures, the Sahara Desert is often regarded as one of the most extreme and least habitable environments on Earth. While the Sahara was periodic ... more  
'Licence to hide': Western plastic waste dumped in MyanmarYangon, Myanmar (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 In a working-class neighbourhood of Myanmar's Yangon, plastic waste is piled a metre high, the toxic product of what a recent investigation said is rampant dumping of Western trash. ... more  
Virtually certain 2023 will be warmest year on record: US agencyWashington (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 Following another month of record-breaking temperatures throughout the globe in September, the year 2023 is all but certain to be the warmest on record, a US agency said Friday. ... more |
 
Cleaner snow boosts future snowpack predictionsRichland WA (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 Less pollution settling into snow should help cut the decline of snowpack in the Northern Hemisphere later this century. Though the snowpack will still diminish due to rising temperatures, the outlo ... more  
Gray whales experience major population swings as a result of Arctic conditions, research showsNewport OR (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 Dynamic and changing Arctic Ocean conditions likely caused three major mortality events in the eastern North Pacific gray whale population since the 1980s, a new study has found. During each o ... more 
Island nations sign climate solidarity declaration in IndonesiaNusa Dua, Indonesia (AFP) Oct 11, 2023 Dozens of island nations signed a declaration in Indonesia on Wednesday to boost solidarity and cooperation on fighting climate threats, including rising sea levels. ... more 
Fiji minister urges 'quicker' plastic pollution treatyBangkok (AFP) Oct 12, 2023 The world must move faster on a plastic pollution treaty that is currently not expected to be finalised before the end of next year, Fiji's deputy prime minister told an international summit on Thursday. ... more |
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Burp tax causes pre-poll stink with New Zealand farmersWellington (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 New Zealand has a plan to tax farmers for their livestock's burps and farts - and it's causing a stink ahead of Saturday's general elections. ... more
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake shakes Philippine capital: USGSManila (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the Philippines on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, shaking buildings in the capital, but there were no reports of casualties or damage. ... more  
Nepal quake sparks revival of traditional craft skillsBhaktapur, Nepal (AFP) Oct 12, 2023 Nepal's deadly earthquake eight years ago reduced swathes of centuries-old monuments to rubble, but the vast task of restoration has sparked a revival of once-fading architectural craft skills. ... more 
Prices, crime, environment: key issues in New Zealand's electionWellington (AFP) Oct 12, 2023 New Zealanders vote in a general election on Saturday with the centre-left Labour government seeking a third-straight term in office. ... more |
 
China says US 'must not interfere' over lawyer deportationBeijing (AFP) Oct 12, 2023 China said Thursday the United States "must not interfere" in its judicial affairs, hitting back at criticism from Washington over the repatriation of a Chinese human rights lawyer from neighbouring Laos. ... more 
Hurricane Lidia leaves two dead in MexicoPuerto Vallarta, Mexico (AFP) Oct 11, 2023 Hurricane Lidia left at least two people dead in Mexico after making landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm, causing flooding, damage and blocked roads before dissipating, authorities said Wednesday. ... more
Vast majority of dead in Afghan quakes women and childrenHerat, Afghanistan (AFP) Oct 11, 2023 More than 90 per cent of those killed in a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan were women and children, UNICEF said Wednesday, as fresh tremors terrorised residents of villages flattened by the disaster. ... more 
Chinese scientists join Fukushima water reviewTokyo (AFP) Oct 11, 2023 Chinese scientists will this month take part in extensive sampling of Fukushima's coastal waters for the first time since the release of treated wastewater from its stricken nuclear plant began, Japanese officials said Wednesday. ... more |
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Planet's Pelican tech demonstration satellite ready for launchSan Francisco CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2023 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) reports that its Pelican tech demonstration satellite, Pelican-1, along with 36 SuperDoves, have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in preparation for launch next mont ... more 
Brazil's Lula calls to protect children in Israel-Gaza warBrasilia (AFP) Oct 11, 2023 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called Wednesday for urgent international action to protect children and civilians in the Israel-Gaza war, urging Hamas to free child hostages and Israel to halt its air strikes. ... more 
'Cuter in real life': South Korea names its twin panda 'treasures'Yongin, South Korea (AFP) Oct 12, 2023 South Korea got its first up-close look at its new pair of baby giant pandas Thursday at a name-revealing ceremony that doubled as an early celebration of the 100 days since their birth. ... more 
UNESCO mission in Libya to inspect damaged heritage sitesTripoli (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 Experts from the United Nations cultural agency on Monday arrived in Libya to inspect ancient sites hit by last month's flooding that devastated parts of the country's east. ... more |
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