|
  Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 06, 2023 A groundbreaking study recently published in Nature Geoscience introduces new evidence on the cataclysmic events following the infamous Chicxulub impact, suggesting that the fine dust from pulverized rock played a more significant role than previously thought in the mass extinction event that eliminated the dinosaurs and approximately 75% of species 66 million years ago. Scientists from the Royal Observatory of Belgium, Cem Berk Senel, Orkun Temel, and Ozgur Karatekin, have developed an innovative ... read more |
 |
 
SWOT takes unprecedented view of global sea levelsPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 06, 2023 The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite is sending down tantalizing views of Earth's water, including a global composite of sea surface heights. The satellite collected the data visu ... more  
How to decarbonize the world, at scaleBoston MA (SPX) Nov 06, 2023 The world in recent years has largely been moving on from debates about the need to curb carbon emissions and focusing more on action - the development, implementation, and deployment of the technol ... more  
'Air-pocalypse': Indian capital launches 'Green War Room'New Delhi (AFP) Nov 3, 2023 The enemy is nearly invisible and there are no soldiers, but the Indian capital's new "Green War Room" is battling air pollution that is cutting lives of residents by over a decade. ... more  
Hydrosat contracts Muon Space to Integrate Multispectral and IR imaging instrumentsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 03, 2023 In a significant move for the space industry, Hydrosat, a company at the forefront of climate technology, has announced its collaboration with Muon Space, setting a new precedent in Earth monitoring ... more |
| Previous Issues | Nov 03 | Nov 02 | Nov 01 | Oct 31 | Oct 30 |
|
|
  10 years after typhoon, Philippine city rises from the ruins  
Floods in Ethiopia kill over 20, displace thousandsNairobi (AFP) Nov 4, 2023 More than 20 people have died and over 12,000 others have been forced out of their homes in Ethiopia's Somali region due to flash flooding triggered by torrential rains, the regional government said Saturday. ... more |
|
Tears of a child as Nepalis cremate quake deadJajarkot, Nepal (AFP) Nov 5, 2023 The wails of eight-year-old Prem Kala Kami echoed across her Nepali village on Sunday, as the shroud-wrapped bodies of her parents and two of her brothers lay beside her awaiting cremation. ... more  
Two killed as stormy weather lashes BulgariaSofia (AFP) Nov 4, 2023 Two men died as heavy rains and high winds swept through Bulgaria on Saturday, a day after Storm Ciaran claimed at least 16 lives across western Europe. ... more  
Larger-scale warfare may have occurred in Europe 1,000 years earlierValladolid, Spain (SPX) Nov 03, 2023 A re-analysis of more than 300 sets of 5,000-year-old skeletal remains excavated from a site in Spain suggests that many of the individuals may have been casualties of the earliest period of warfare ... more 
Schools shut as toxic smog engulfs India's capitalNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 3, 2023 Schools were shut across India's capital on Friday as a noxious grey smog engulfed the megacity and made life a misery for its 30 million inhabitants. ... more |
|
|
 Storms kill three, in SAmerica; Ciaran toll rises to 16 in Western Europe; Rains hits as Kenya royal tour wraps 
Blinken calls for civilian protection after meeting with Israeli PM NetanyahuWashington DC (UPI) Nov 3, 2023 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed on Friday that Israel has a right to defend itself against the militant group Hamas, but more must be done to protest Palestinian civilians. ... more |
|
 
Indonesian tribe at risk of losing homeland after court ruling: NGOsJakarta (AFP) Nov 3, 2023 An Indigenous tribe in Indonesia is at risk of losing vast swathes of ancestral forest after a court threw out its lawsuit against a palm oil firm, rights groups say. ... more  
Hundreds evacuated as wildfire rages in SpainMadrid (AFP) Nov 3, 2023 A wind-fuelled wildfire raged in eastern Spain on Friday and hundreds of people were evacuated, local authorities said. ... more  
White House 2024: AI threatens to 'supercharge' disinformationWashington (AFP) Nov 3, 2023 From fabricated images of Donald Trump's arrest to a video depicting a dystopian future under Joe Biden, the 2024 White House race faces a firehose of tech-enabled disinformation in what is widely billed as America's first AI election. ... more 
Australia PM Albanese vows to 'work constructively with China'Shanghai (AFP) Nov 5, 2023 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vowed on Sunday to "work constructively" with China as the two countries seek to thaw icy relations. ... more |
  High-tech helmet holds promise for deaf American football players 
US military in Japan get local seafood post-FukushimaTokyo (AFP) Oct 31, 2023 US military bases in Japan will offer service personnel local seafood in a gesture of support after China banned imports over worries about water discharges from Fukushima, the US embassy said Tuesday. ... more |
|
Senate confirms Jack Lew as new U.S. ambassador to IsraelWashington DC (UPI) Oct 31, 2023 The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew as the new U.S. ambassador to Israel in a quick vote to fill the role, which has been vacant since July, amid Israel's war in Gaza. ... more  
Gambia court jails soldier for 12 years for coup plotBanjul, Gambia (AFP) Nov 1, 2023 A Gambian court has sentenced a soldier to 12 years in prison for plotting a coup in the West African country which has restored democracy after 22 years of dictatorship. ... more
Schools shut as toxic smog engulfs India's capitalNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 3, 2023 Schools were shut across India's capital on Friday as a noxious grey smog engulfed the megacity and made life a misery for its 30 million inhabitants. ... more 
Study links changes in global water cycle to higher temperaturesSt. Louis MO (SPX) Nov 03, 2023 It's a multi-billion dollar question: What will happen to water as temperatures continue to rise? There will be winners and losers with any change that redistributes where, when and how much water i ... more |
UN sounds warning on climate change health threatGeneva (AFP) Nov 2, 2023 Climate change poses a health threat through increasing weather disasters and extreme heat, the UN said Thursday, calling for better warning systems that could be weaved into public health policy. ... more  
How a climate model can illustrate and explain ice-age climate variabilityBremen, Germany (SPX) Nov 03, 2023 Although humankind is responsible for the current global climate warming, our planet has constantly been undergoing natural climate fluctuations throughout the past. Possible forcing mechanisms for ... more 
Hundreds more civilians, including 400 Americans, permitted to leave Gaza amid warWashington DC (UPI) Nov 2, 2023 Hundreds more civilians, including about 400 Americans and hundreds of other foreigners, were permitted to leave Gaza Thursday as a tightly controlled evacuation from the war-torn territory entered its second day. ... more 
Blinken urges Eritrea pullout year after Tigray peace dealWashington (AFP) Nov 2, 2023 A year after a peace deal halted the bloody Tigray war, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday for Eritrean troops to pull out and for diplomacy to resolve conflicts elsewhere in Ethiopia. ... more |
|
 
How "blue" and "green" appeared in a language that didn't have words for themBoston MA (SPX) Nov 03, 2023 The human eye can perceive about 1 million colors, but languages have far fewer words to describe those colors. So-called basic color terms, single color words used frequently by speakers of a given ... more  
James Hansen study warns Earth warming faster than previously thoughtWashington DC (UPI) Nov 2, 2023 A new study led by James Hansen, a scientist responsible for raising public consciousness about climate change in the 1980s, suggests global temperatures are increasing faster than expected. ... more 
Italy's olive growers lament poor harvests from extreme weatherPalombara Sabina, Italy (AFP) Nov 3, 2023 At this time of year, the trees on Alan Risolo's land in central Italy should be groaning with olives. But extreme weather blamed on climate change has ruined his harvest. ... more
Seven dead as Western Europe hit by record winds of Storm CiaranBrussels (AFP) Nov 2, 2023 Seven people were killed as Storm Ciaran battered Western Europe on Thursday, bringing record winds as high as 200 kilometres per hour, floods, blackouts and major travel disruption. ... more |
 
Blackpink star Lisa removed from Chinese social media after cabaret showShanghai (AFP) Nov 3, 2023 K-pop singer Lisa of megastar girl group Blackpink has been banned from China's Weibo social media platform, sparking speculation among fans Friday that the censorship was tied to a burlesque performance she gave in Paris. ... more 
Desolation in Greece's Dadia park after Europe's biggest fireDadia, Greece (AFP) Nov 3, 2023 Perched atop a metal ladder, Athanassia Pistola helps her husband nail the roof of a temporary pen for their farm animals that survived a gigantic fire that ravaged northeastern Greece in August. ... more 
Biden courts rural US voters with Minnesota farm visitNorthfield, United States (AFP) Nov 1, 2023 President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he aims at "restoring pride" in rural America, pitching his reelection bid to a constituency which voted overwhelmingly for his rival Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020. ... more 
Businesses talk reconstruction after deadly Libya floodDerna, Libya (AFP) Nov 1, 2023 More than 260 Libyan and international companies on Wednesday attended a forum in Benghazi organised by the country's eastern authorities with the hope of rebuilding the flood-ravaged city of Derna. ... more |
|
Uganda captures militia chief accused of tourist murdersKampala (AFP) Nov 2, 2023 Uganda said Thursday it has captured the head of a militia squad blamed for the murder of two honeymooning foreign tourists and their local guide in a national park last month. ... more 
HRW says abuses persist in Ethiopia despite peace dealAddis Ababa (AFP) Nov 2, 2023 Human Rights Watch on Thursday urged the United Nations and the international community to "maintain pressure" on the Ethiopian government to ensure justice for victims of atrocities, one year after the end of the Tigray war. ... more 
Hurricane devastates Acapulco's iconic 'Tarzan House'Acapulco, Mexico (AFP) Nov 2, 2023 A symbol of Acapulco's glory days, the iconic hotel and clifftop villa of late "Tarzan" star Johnny Weissmuller have been reduced to ruins by Hurricane Otis. ... more 
Mayotte turns to bottled water in century's worst droughtMamoudzou (AFP) Nov 2, 2023 French island group Mayotte will begin distributing bottled water to its 310,000 inhabitants this month as the region faces its worst drought episode this century, the government said Thursday. ... more |
|
|
| Buy Advertising | About Us | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2023 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement |
