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  Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 12, 2024 A multi-national team of scientists (China, USA, New Zealand, Italy, and France) analyze the temperature of the Earth annually. These scientists have found a fever that increases every year. For the past decade, each year has been hotter than the prior year in the ocean. And there are other changes in the ocean that also matter. The ocean is an important part of the Earth's climate system - it covers 70% of the planet and absorbs about 90% of the heat from global warming. The ocean helps control t ... read more |
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The potential of tidal range schemes to produce energy and protect coastlinesLancaster, UK (SPX) Jan 12, 2024 Researchers from Lancaster University have brought to light the significant potential of tidal range electricity generation not only as a renewable energy source but also as a means of protecting co ... more  
Toxic heavy metal pollution in the Southern Hemisphere over the last 2,000 yearsReno NV (SPX) Jan 12, 2024 Human activity, from burning fossil fuels and fireplaces to the contaminated dust produced by mining, alters Earth's atmosphere in countless ways. Records of these impacts over time are preserved in ... more  
Deciphering the 2022 Antarctic heatwaveWollongong, Australia (SPX) Jan 12, 2024 Climate scientists don't like surprises. It means our deep understanding of how the climate works isn't quite as complete as we need. But unfortunately, as climate change worsens, surprises and unpr ... more  
Even the oldest eukaryote fossils show dazzling diversity and complexitySanta Barbara CA (SPX) Jan 12, 2024 The sun has just set on a quiet mudflat in Australia's Northern Territory; it'll set again in another 19 hours. A young moon looms large over the desolate landscape. No animals scurry in the waning ... more |
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Ancient cities provide insights for urban planning in the AnthropoceneJena, Germany (SPX) Jan 12, 2024 Cities play a key role in climate change and biodiversity and are one of the most recognizable features of the Anthropocene. They also accelerate innovation and shape social networks, while perpetua ... more |
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A global study reveals pathways to save threatened sharksSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Jan 12, 2024 Sharks have persisted as powerful ocean predators for more than 400 million years. They survived five mass extinctions, diversifying into an amazing variety of forms and lifestyles. But this ancient ... more 
A single-celled microbe is helping corals survive climate changeMiami FL (SPX) Jan 12, 2024 Researchers discovered for the first time a single-celled microbe that can help corals survive ocean-warming events like bleaching. The new study, led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosens ... more  
DR Congo capital in tumult as river bursts banksKinshasa (AFP) Jan 12, 2024 Burst riverbanks are causing turmoil in DR Congo's capital Kinshasa, with dark and foul-smelling water pouring into homes across working-class neighbourhoods in the central African megacity. ... more 
Iceland monitors most active volcano over glacial flowReykjavik (AFP) Jan 11, 2024 Iceland on Thursday said it was closely monitoring its most active volcano after its glacier lake burst, an event that could trigger an eruption. ... more |
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  China supports Somalia's 'integrity' after Ethiopia-Somaliland accord  
'They aroused our ire': Ecuador vows to crush gangsQuito (AFP) Jan 12, 2024 Ecuador's armed forces were engaged in a brutal standoff with organized crime Thursday, deploying more than 22,400 soldiers to put down a campaign of terror waged by gangs that has claimed 16 lives. ... more |
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Chinese foreign minister to visit Egypt, Tunisia this week: ministryBeijing (AFP) Jan 11, 2024 China's top diplomat Wang Yi will this week visit Egypt and Tunisia, Beijing said Thursday, as part of a four-country Africa tour before he heads to Brazil and Jamaica. ... more  
Three-way race: Taiwan's presidential candidatesTaipei (AFP) Jan 11, 2024 Three candidates are vying to become Taiwan's next president in a critical vote closely watched by neighbouring China and the rest of the world. ... more 
China's Xi congratulates Bangladesh leader after disputed re-electionBeijing (AFP) Jan 11, 2024 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday congratulated Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her re-election, state media reported, after a vote securing her a fifth term that was marked by an opposition boycott and mass arrests. ... more 
NASA, NOAA Launch NEON Program with SwRI-developed QuickSounder satelliteLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2024 The realm of environmental monitoring and weather forecasting is set to receive a significant boost with the latest collaboration between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (N ... more |
 Spa water's origins deep below the Earth's surface 
The choreography connecting kelp forests to the beachDavis CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2024 The Santa Barbara Channel's kelp forests and its sandy beaches are intimately connected. Giant kelp, the foundation species of rocky reefs, serves as a major part of the beach food web as fronds of ... more |
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Where's the snow? Northeastern cities see record temps, low snowfall in 2023Ithaca NY (SPX) Jan 10, 2024 In the Northeastern United States, warming average temperatures for most all climate data sites in December 2023 ranged from 3.6 to 9 degrees Fahrenheit above normal - making 2023 the warmest year o ... more 
Diverse coastal forests better at mitigating tsunami damageYokohama, Japan (SPX) Jan 10, 2024 In the wake of the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, scientists from Yokohama National University have unveiled novel insights into the protective capabilities of coastal forests agai ... more 
Orbitally-induced strong monsoons facilitated early human dispersal to East AsiaXi'An, China (SPX) Jan 11, 2024 In a study published in PNAS, researchers have shown that orbitally induced strengthening of the Asian summer monsoon played a key role in the dispersal of Homo sapiens from Africa to East Asia duri ... more  
Soil fungi may help explain the global gradient in forest diversityBaltimore MD (SPX) Jan 09, 2024 A paper published in Nature Communications Biology contributes to the growing appreciation for the outsize role that microbes play in everything from human digestion to crop yields: Microbes in the ... more |
Study challenges traditional views on plate tectonics in Earth's early historySydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2024 The established theory of plate tectonics, a cornerstone of modern geology developed in the 20th century, has been instrumental in explaining various geological phenomena and processes throughout th ... more  
UH trains future agri-scientists to outsmart climate change threats to food cropsHouston TX (SPX) Jan 09, 2024 Researchers at the University of Houston are training future agricultural scientists in new methods of protecting the world's food crops - which too often are left vulnerable to extreme weather even ... more 
Arctic cold snap transforms into a blessingPohang, South Korea (SPX) Jan 09, 2024 The recent cold spell has plunged the nation into a deep freeze, resulting in the closure of 247 national parks, the cancellation of 14 domestic flights, and the scrapping of 107 cruise ship voyages ... more 
Late apes: Biggest primate ever died off due to 'huge mistake'Paris (AFP) Jan 10, 2024 The largest primate ever to walk the Earth went extinct because it could not adapt to its changing environment, with the mighty beast reduced to living off bark and twigs before dying off, scientists said on Wednesday. ... more |
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Papua New Guinea vows crackdown after 15 killed in riotsPort Moresby (AFP) Jan 11, 2024 Papua New Guinea's prime minister pledged to crack down on "lawlessness" Thursday, following riots in which 15 people were killed as angry crowds torched buildings and ransacked shops. ... more 
Bhutan's Tobgay, environmental advocate facing economic headwindsThimphu, Bhutan (AFP) Jan 9, 2024 The man set to become Bhutan's new prime minister is a passionate environmental advocate and sportsman, a veteran politician in a mountain kingdom where parliamentary democracy is still young. ... more  
UK's top government climate change adviser steps downLondon (AFP) Jan 11, 2024 The head of the UK's top advisory body on climate change, Chris Stark, resigned on Thursday, according to the PA news agency. ... more 
Dwindling snowpack could amplify water crisis: studyParis (AFP) Jan 10, 2024 The amount of snow that stays on the ground is rapidly dwindling due to human-caused climate change, threatening the water supply of hundreds of millions of people, researchers warned Wednesday. ... more |
 
Five dead in US storms, country girds for more fierce weatherWashington (AFP) Jan 10, 2024 Swaths of the United States braced for more snow and punishingly low temperatures Wednesday as millions in the east dug out from a previous round of severe winter weather that left at least five people dead. ... more 
Streets all but empty in Ecuador as gang attacks sow terrorQuito (AFP) Jan 11, 2024 Walking fast, with their eyes alert and voices low, a few Ecuadorans flitted about fearfully Wednesday on city streets all but deserted amid an escalating conflict between the armed forces and violent drug gangs. ... more  
High tech glove stymies Parkinson's disease tremorsLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 10, 2024 Roberta Wilson-Garrett looked at the glove keeping her right hand steady and smiled. ... more 
Primordial primate ancestors likely lived in pairs, contradicting Solitary TheoryParis, France (SPX) Jan 10, 2024 A recent study led by scientists from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), in collaboration with an international team, has revealed new insights into the social structures of pr ... more |
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Scientists decode genome of sea cucumber thriving in hydrothermal ventsSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2024 In a remarkable feat of marine biology, scientists from the Sanya Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering in China have successfully sequenced the complete genome of an extraordinary sea cucum ... more 
Death toll from New Year's Day quake in Japan rises above 200Tokyo (AFP) Jan 9, 2024 The death toll from the powerful earthquake that flattened parts of central Japan on January 1 passed 200 on Tuesday, with just over 100 people still unaccounted for, authorities said. ... more 
France closes roads as cold wave hitsParis (AFP) Jan 9, 2024 French authorities temporarily closed two motorways on Tuesday as authorities scrambled to deploy salt trucks and tow vehicles after a cold wave hit the country. ... more 
Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano erupts, on highest alert levelJakarta (AFP) Jan 10, 2024 Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted anew Wednesday, spewing ash clouds two kilometres (6,561 feet) above its peak as authorities raised the volcano's alert status to the highest level. ... more |
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