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  Letur/Albacete (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 Divers plunged into the river while high-mountain police hot-footed through the rubble in a rush to find five residents of the hamlet of Letur missing after Spain's apocalyptic floods. Since the floods ravaged the southeastern Spanish village on Tuesday evening, the Castilla-La Mancha region's rescuers have been working round the clock to locate them, locked in a race against time. Two women have already been pronounced dead in the region as a result of the rising waters which have claimed at le ... read more |
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India's capital chokes in smog after firework ban floutedNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 1, 2024 India's capital New Delhi was wreathed in poisonous smog Friday, with air pollution worsening after a fireworks ban was widely flouted for raucous celebrations for the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali. ... more 
Taiwan cleans up after Typhoon Kong-rey leaves two deadYilan, Taiwan (AFP) Nov 1, 2024 Workers cleared fallen trees and shop owners swept up debris in Taiwan on Friday after one of the biggest typhoons to hit the island in decades claimed at least two lives. ... more  
Spain flooding 'catastrophe' should serve as a warning, EU says at nature summitCali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 European officials pointed Thursday to devastating flooding in Spain as a reminder of the self-harming effects of humans' destruction of nature, urging delegates at a deadlocked UN biodiversity conference in Colombia to "act." ... more  
Climate shifts and urbanisation drive Nepal dengue surgeKathmandu (AFP) Nov 1, 2024 Nepal is fighting a surge in dengue cases, a potentially deadly disease once unheard of in the country's high-altitude Himalayan regions, as climate change and urbanisation nurture fever-bringing mosquitoes in new zones. ... more |
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NASA helps find thawing permafrost adds to near-term global warmingPasadena CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 A new study, co-authored by NASA scientists, details where and how greenhouse gases are escaping from the Earth's vast northern permafrost region as the Arctic warms. The frozen soils encircling the ... more |
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New Techniques Enhance Autonomous Whale Tracking and RendezvousLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2024 Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) is pushing the boundaries of technology to decode how sperm whales communicate by gathering an immense database of their vocalizations. One major chall ... more  
Newly isolated cyanobacteria strain shows promise for carbon captureLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 An international research team from the United States and Italy has identified a new strain of cyanobacteria, nicknamed "Chonkus," discovered off Sicily's Vulcano Island, showing remarkable potentia ... more  
Oceanographers record the largest predation event ever observed in the oceanBoston MA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 There is power in numbers, or so the saying goes. But in the ocean, scientists are finding that fish that group together don't necessarily survive together. In some cases, the more fish there are, t ... more 
Tsunami Tracked by International SWOT Satellite After Greenland RockslideLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2024 ) Nov 01, 2024 The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, developed by NASA and CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales), has captured unique data on a significant tsun ... more |
 
Summit to save nature enters final day with disagreement on fundingCali, Colombia (AFP) Nov 1, 2024 The world's biggest nature conservation conference enters its final day in Colombia Friday with negotiators at odds over how best to fund plans to "halt and reverse" species loss. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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UN rapporteur urges climate activist's release ahead of COP29Geneva (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 The UN rapporteur on environmental defenders on Thursday urged Azerbaijan to free Anar Mammadli, saying his detention seemed aimed at silencing climate advocates ahead of November's COP29 summit. ... more  
Snow forecast next week on Mt Fuji, at lastFujikawaguchi (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 Japan's Mount Fuji, snowless for the longest since records began 130 years ago, is expected to finally get its famous white cap back next week, a local forecaster said on Thursday. ... more  
1.2 billion people at 'high risk' from climate change: World BankWashington (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 1.2 billion people around the globe are at high risk from the impacts of climate change, the World Bank said Thursday, adding that the poorest countries face the toughest challenges. ... more  
To tackle plastic scourge, Philippines makes companies payManila (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 Long one of the world's top sources of ocean plastic, the Philippines is hoping new legislation requiring big companies to pay for waste solutions will help clean up its act. ... more |
SNOWWI completes successful airborne tests for NASA snow measuring programLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 In the mountainous areas of the western United States, summer heat triggers snowmelt from peaks, sending vital water flows into rivers and reservoirs that supply fresh water to millions of people. I ... more
Reactor developed at Rice could cut energy costs in direct air captureLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 Rice University researchers have created an electrochemical reactor aimed at lowering energy demands for direct air capture, a method that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere directly. This a ... more  
NASA, NOAA rank the 2024 Ozone Hole as 7th-smallest since recovery beganGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 Healing continues in the atmosphere over the Antarctic: a hole that opens annually in the ozone layer over Earth's southern pole was relatively small in 2024 compared to other years. Scientists with ... more 
Armenia pips foe Azerbaijan to host 2026 biodiversity COP: summit voteCali, Colombia (AFP) Nov 1, 2024 Parties to the UN Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) voted in Colombia Thursday for its next Conference of Parties (COP), in 2026, to be held in Armenia - which had vied for the privilege with foe Azerbaijan. ... more |
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UK govt settles legal claim after girl's death linked to air pollutionLondon (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 The UK government has apologised and settled a legal claim over the death of a nine-year-old girl from an asthma attack which a coroner partly blamed on air pollution, lawyers said Thursday. ... more 
S. Africa, Vatican, Qatar to mediate return of Ukrainian children from RussiaMontreal (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 South Africa and the Vatican joined Qatar at a conference in Montreal on Thursday in offering to mediate and facilitate the return of about 20,000 Ukrainian children from Russia. ... more  
Are bioplastics really the wonder alternative to petro plasticsParis (AFP) Oct 30, 2024 Alternatives to petrochemical-based plastics are emerging, made from everything from banana leaves to tomato skins, especially for food packaging. ... more
Kong-rey among biggest typhoons to hit Taiwan in decadesKeelung, Taiwan (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 Super Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall in Taiwan on Thursday as one of the biggest storms to hit the island in decades, whipping up 10-metre waves, triggering floods and claiming at least one life. ... more |
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Spain races to save victims as floods kill 95Sedavi, Spain (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 Rescuers raced Thursday to find survivors and victims of once-in-a-generation floods in Spain that killed at least 95 people and left towns submerged in a muddy deluge with overturned cars scattered in the streets. ... more |
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Flooding from Storm Trami kills five in VietnamHanoi (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 Flash flooding in central Vietnam killed five people, damaged hundreds of homes and destroyed crops, disaster authorities said Thursday, after Tropical Storm Trami dumped heavy rain across the country. ... more 
'Peace among ourselves' crucial to save nature: UN chiefCali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 30, 2024 UN chief Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for "peace among ourselves" in order to save the planet, as devastating wars rage in Ukraine, Gaza, Lebanon and Sudan. ... more 
Seeking our future in the deep pastBoston MA (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 Used to be, societies would recycle building materials. In Rome, St. Peter's Basilica was made from the stones of the Colosseum. The Inca reused stones from one project to the next. Today we rarely ... more 
Large volumes of meltwater found within Greenland Ice Sheet during summerLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 A new study featured in 'Nature' reveals that a considerable amount of meltwater accumulates and is temporarily stored within the Greenland Ice Sheet during the summer months. For the first time, an ... more |
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