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November 30, 2023
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Kerry says US and China must 'win climate battle' together



Dubai (AFP) Nov 29, 2023
China and the United States - the world's two biggest greenhouse gas polluters - will work together at the UN climate talks in Dubai, US envoy John Kerry said Wednesday. "Without China and the United States aggressively moving forward to reduce emissions, we don't win this battle," the former secretary of state told reporters on the eve of the opening of COP28. "We are number two (biggest emitter), they're number one... So we have decided to actually work together to get a successful COP," sa ... read more

WATER WORLD
Being prepared for storm surges on the Baltic sea coast
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 30, 2023
Recent studies conducted by researchers at Kiel University have shed light on the critical situation of coastal protection along the German Baltic Sea in the face of rising sea levels and increasing ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Bacteria Store Memories and Pass Them on for Generations
Austin TX (SPX) Nov 30, 2023
Scientists have discovered that bacteria can create something like memories about when to form strategies that can cause dangerous infections in people, such as resistance to antibiotics and bacteri ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
How will EarthCARE shed light on clouds
Paris (ESA) Nov 30, 2023
In around six months, ESA's Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer mission will take to the skies to advance our understanding of the interactions between clouds, aerosols and radiation in Earth ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Spire Global Unveils Novel High-Resolution Weather Forecast Model for Energy and Commodity Sectors
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 29, 2023
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR), a leader in the field of space-based data and analytics, has recently announced a significant advancement in weather forecasting technology. The company unveiled its ... more
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EPIDEMICS


Cholera claims 23 lives in Ethiopia: charity

CLIMATE SCIENCE
German govt loses key climate court case
Berlin (AFP) Nov 30, 2023
The German government on Thursday lost a key climate case brought by environmental groups, in an embarrassing slap down the day before Chancellor Olaf Scholz was due to travel to the COP28 climate summit. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
UN climate talks open in oil-rich UAE with pressure for urgent action
Dubai (AFP) Nov 30, 2023
The UN climate conference opened Thursday with nations urged to make faster cuts to planet-warming emissions and phase out fossil fuels as scepticism swirls over the oil-rich United Arab Emirates hosting the talks. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Gazans in midst of 'epic humanitarian catastrophe': UN chief
United Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 29, 2023
Gazans are "in the midst of an epic humanitarian catastrophe before the eyes of the world," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday, while calling for an expansion of the current pause in the Israel-Hamas conflict. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
More than a million displaced in Somalia floods
Mogadishu (AFP) Nov 30, 2023
More than a million people have been displaced in Somalia after the country was hit by severe flooding caused by torrential rains, the Somali president said. ... more
WATER WORLD
Climate change gets in the way of French oyster culture
Marennes, France (AFP) Nov 27, 2023
Rising sea temperatures due to climate change are forcing oyster farmers in France's southwest to take a break from summer maturation, traditionally a key step in the production of the tasty molluscs. ... more

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WATER WORLD


Mussel beach: Belgium's recipe to fight erosion

EPIDEMICS
Study: Climate change making vampire bats with rabies migrate toward U.S.
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 27, 2023
Vampire bats are migrating farther northward, due to climate change, to seek more stable environments, and could end up carrying rabies into the United States, according to research published Monday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
COP28 host UAE ready for rising heat risk, says minister
Dubai (AFP) Nov 27, 2023
The United Arab Emirates is ready for soaring temperatures that are feared to make parts of the Gulf uninhabitable by the end of the century, the oil power's climate change minister told AFP. ... more
INTERN DAILY
Healthcare changes can slash climate impact: global health agency
Geneva (AFP) Nov 28, 2023
Global healthcare has a significant impact on the environment but there are ways it could slash its greenhouse gas emissions without increasing production costs, the international health agency Unitaid said Tuesday. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Death toll from Kenya floods almost doubles to 120
Nairobi (AFP) Nov 28, 2023
The death toll from floods that have devastated many parts of Kenya has almost doubled to 120, a government official said on Tuesday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Climate crises drove 27 mn children into hunger in 2022: charity
Nairobi (AFP) Nov 28, 2023
Extreme weather events in countries vulnerable to climate change drove more than 27 million children into hunger last year, Save the Children said on Tuesday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS


At least 40 civilians killed in Burkina jihadist attack: UN

DEMOCRACY
Madagascar detains two colonels over election mutiny
Antananarivo (AFP) Nov 28, 2023
Two Madagascar army colonels have been detained and charged with inciting a mutiny during the country's recent presidential election, a top prosecutor and investigators said Tuesday. ... more
SINO DAILY
Final debates begin in Hong Kong's largest security trial
Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 29, 2023
Hong Kong's largest-ever national security trial begins final arguments Wednesday, more than 1,000 days after the case against 47 democracy activists under the Beijing-imposed law began. ... more
ICE WORLD
Analysis of carbon cycle during last glacial period can help monitor climate crisis
Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Nov 30, 2023
Gas exchanges between the atmosphere and the ocean are a key part of the carbon cycle, playing a vital role in climate regulation and maintenance of the planet's ecological equilibrium. The oceans a ... more
ICE WORLD
Global warming forced Greenland's polar bears to adapt: study
Copenhagen (AFP) Nov 29, 2023
Polar bears in Greenland have shown considerable flexibility as climate change forced them to drastically adapt their diet and habitat, but the current shift could still prove a daunting challenge, researchers said Wednesday. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Fish and Wildlife Service designates North American wolverine as threatened species
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 29, 2021
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday designated the North American wolverine as a threatened species, extending federal protection to the population under the Environmental Protection Act. ... more
WATER WORLD
Singapore mulls artificial islands for coastal defence
Singapore (AFP) Nov 29, 2023
Singapore has said it is considering building artificial islands off its east coast to protect low-lying areas against rising sea levels caused by climate change. ... more
WOOD PILE
'It destroys everything': Amazon community fights carbon credit project
Piara Parana, Colombia (AFP) Nov 30, 2023
Chewing on psychoactive coca leaves in a traditional ritual, Colombian Indigenous leader Fabio Valencia seeks the advice of jungle spirits and ancestors about a project sold to his community as a planet-saving initiative. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Climate change worsened Chinese extreme heat and flooding event in 2020: study
Washington (AFP) Nov 29, 2023
Man-made global warming exacerbated an incident of extreme flooding and heat in eastern China in 2020, according to a study released Wednesday, which highlighted the need to prepare for increasingly intense episodes of such weather in the country. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
'I feel safe': the school for environmental defenders
Chiang Mai, Thailand (AFP) Nov 30, 2023
On a sun-dappled spot of sandy land along Thailand's east coast, class is in session, as a group of environmental defenders listens to local activists describe battling an industrial park. ... more
CARBON WORLDS
UAE to pump CO2 into rock as carbon capture debate rages
Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (AFP) Nov 29, 2023
High in remote mountains in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, a new plant will soon take atmospheric CO2 and pump it into rock - part of controversial attempts to target planet-heating emissions without abandoning fossil fuels. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Poland takes Germany to EU court over illegal waste
Warsaw (AFP) Nov 29, 2023
Poland's government said Wednesday it had filed a complaint against Germany with an EU court, accusing its western neighbour of having failed to clean up waste deposited illegally on Polish territory. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
2023 set to be hottest year ever: UN
Geneva (AFP) Nov 30, 2023
This year is set to be the hottest ever recorded, the UN said Thursday, demanding urgent action to rein in global warming and stem the havoc following in its wake. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Working at giant snail's pace a boon for Ivorian farmers
Azaguie, Ivory Coast (AFP) Nov 30, 2023
They may weigh a maximum 500 grams and only grow to 10 centimetres (four inches) at most - but farming of giant snails is proving big business in Ivory Coast. ... more
SINO DAILY
Hong Kong man charged for wearing 'seditious' shirt
Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 29, 2023
Hong Kong authorities charged a 26-year-old man with sedition on Wednesday after police allegedly found "seditious wording" on a shirt he wore and on flags in his possession. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
A nanosatellite and a hot air balloon for emergency broadband anywhere
Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Nov 24, 2023
Ninety-five per cent of the planet's population has access to broadband internet, via cable or a mobile network. However, there are still some places and situations in which staying connected can be ... more
TECH SPACE
Six recycling innovations that could change fashion
Paris (AFP) Nov 28, 2023
The fashion industry's enormous waste problem is pushing governments, particularly in Europe, towards ambitious recycling targets. ... more
ICE WORLD
Antarctic glacier doubles speed as oceans warm
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 28, 2023
A glacier in the Antarctic is retreating more rapidly than scientists expected, doubling its speed, according to research published Tuesday. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
AI model estimates state of economy in North Korea, other countries
Seoul, South Korea (UPI) Nov 23, 2023
An international team of scientists has succeeded in using an artificial intelligence model to estimate socioeconomic situations of difficult-to-visit, information-scarce countries such as North Kor ... more
WATER WORLD
Extreme rainfall increases exponentially with global warming: study
Washington (AFP) Nov 27, 2023
State-of-the-art climate models drastically underestimate how much extreme rainfall increases under global warming, according to a study published Monday that signals a future of more frequent catastrophic floods unless humanity curbs greenhouse emissions. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Developing world needs 'radical' surge in climate investment: UN experts
Paris (AFP) Nov 29, 2023
Insufficient investment in developing countries is putting efforts to reduce global warming at risk, a UN economics expert group said Wednesday, calling for COP28 to push for "radical change". ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Five things to watch for at COP28 climate talks
Washington (AFP) Nov 29, 2023
Deadly floods in the Horn of Africa. Summer wildfires that ravaged Canadian forests. Global temperature records unprecedented in the history of humanity. ... more
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