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  Washington (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 Human-driven warming of ocean temperatures increased the maximum wind speeds of every Atlantic hurricane in 2024, according to a new analysis released Wednesday, highlighting how climate change is amplifying the destructive power of storms. The study, published by the research institute Climate Central, found that all eleven hurricanes in 2024 intensified by nine to 28 miles per hour (14-45 kph) during the record-breaking ocean warmth of the 2024 hurricane season. "Emissions from carbon dioxide ... read more |
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Two dead as 'bomb cyclone' storm pounds western USLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 A "bomb cyclone" was lashing the western United States on Wednesday, bringing hurricane-force winds that have killed at least two people and left half a million without power. ... more  
Breaking up sedentary time with light exercise helps lower blood pressureBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2024 Research indicates that exceeding six hours of sedentary time per day from childhood through young adulthood can lead to an excess 4 mmHg rise in systolic blood pressure. A study, conducted collabor ... more  
How the Mediterranean lost 70% of its water during a prehistoric crisisParis, France (SPX) Nov 20, 2024 Scientists have shed light on the dramatic changes that reshaped the Mediterranean Sea during the Messinian Salinity Crisis, a significant geological event that occurred between 5.97 and 5.33 millio ... more  
Political implications of Antarctic geoengineering debatedTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 20, 2024 The concept of installing a massive underwater curtain to protect Antarctic ice sheets from melting has sparked discussions among scientists, yet the political ramifications remain underexplored. Ko ... more |
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NASA prepares tiny robotic swimmers for deep space ocean explorationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2024 Engineers recently tested prototypes of NASA's SWIM (Sensing With Independent Micro-swimmers) concept, showcasing a revolutionary approach to searching for life on icy moons like Europa. These tiny, ... more |
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Study sees 'resurgence' of China aid to the PacificSydney (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 China has renewed efforts to curry favour in Pacific island nations, a new report found Wednesday, after charting a "resurgence" in Beijing-backed aid and infrastructure funding. ... more  
Redefining net zero will not prevent global warming scientists warnLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 20, 2024 A recent study led by the University of Oxford's Department of Physics and published in 'Nature' on November 18 highlights critical issues in current net zero strategies. The research emphasizes tha ... more 
World still split over money as clock ticks on COP29Baku (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 A fresh draft deal published Thursday at the deadlocked COP29 climate talks shows rich and poor countries still divided as time runs out to strike a finance agreement for developing nations. ... more
Nations race to land climate deal as COP29 draft rejectedBaku (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 A fresh draft of a climate pact unveiled Thursday at COP29 failed to break an impasse between nations, with negotiators racing against the clock to broker a trillion-dollar finance agreement. ... more |
Icelandic village evacuated after new volcanic eruptionReykjavik (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 A fishing village and tourist hot spot in southwest Iceland was evacuated late Wednesday after a volcano erupted in the region for the seventh time in a year, officials said. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Philippines typhoon death toll rises to 12Manila (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 The death toll from Super Typhoon Man-yi in the Philippines has risen to 12, the national disaster agency said Thursday as widespread flooding subsided. ... more  
Under-fire Spain minister defends agencies' role in floodsMadrid (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 Spain's under-fire ecological transition minister, a candidate for a top European Commission post, said Wednesday that questioning the role of state agencies during the country's devastating floods was "dangerous". ... more  
Kazakhstan reports 2,000 deaths of rare seal in a monthAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 Kazakhstan said Wednesday that almost 2,000 seal carcasses on its Caspian Sea shores in under a month, raising new concerns over the endangered species. ... more  
Apple Daily: the Hong Kong tabloid that dared to challenge ChinaHong Kong (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper was once the city's most popular tabloid by punching up against a particularly powerful entity that tolerates little criticism: the Chinese Communist Party. ... more |
 
Denmark's major parties agree carbon tax on livestockCopenhagen (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Denmark's government said Monday that the country's major parties had agreed on the details of the world's first carbon tax on emissions by livestock, to be introduced in 2030. ... more 
Burst dike leaves Filipino farmers under waterAliaga, Philippines (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 Filipino farmer Ferdinand Pascua faces financial ruin after heavy rain brought by Typhoon Man-yi sent torrents of water down a river near his shanty, bursting through an earthen dike and inundating land he has tilled for a decade. ... more  
Philippine hatchling stirs hope for endangered eagleManila (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 A baby Philippine Eagle has hatched in the Southeast Asian country with the help of artificial insemination, sparking hope that science and conservation can save the critically endangered raptor from extinction. ... more 
Dementia risk method uses machine learning for scalable and affordable careLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2024 Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University, and Purdue University have unveiled a cost-effective method for predicting dementia risk. This innovative approach leverages existing ... more |
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Swedish app aims to solve household chore disputesStockholm (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 Who's doing household chores? There's an app for that - in an effort to make "invisible work visible", Swedish engineering students have developed an app for families to organise and track housework. ... more  
Finland snowstorm leaves tens of thousands without powerHelsinki (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 Up to 80,000 households in Finland lost power on Thursday and traffic was disrupted as the country's first big snowstorm of the season brought strong winds, the Finnish Meteorological Institute told AFP. ... more 
Friendly social behaviors influence chimpanzee interactionsLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 21, 2024 Chimpanzees are more inclined to engage in grooming or play after observing others participate in these activities, according to a study by Georgia Sandars and colleagues from Durham University. The ... more 
Nationalist raves galvanise traumatised Ukrainian youthKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 At a rave in a former silk factory in Kyiv, Bogdana Lukyanchuk was out partying for the first time since her father was killed fighting Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. ... more |
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Argentine farmer sentenced for killing penguin chicksBuenos Aires (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 An Argentine farmer was given a three-year prison sentence for animal cruelty Wednesday, likely to be commuted, after being found guilty of killing over 100 Patagonian penguin chicks. ... more |
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'Critically endangered' African penguins just want peace and foodCape Town (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Mashudu Mashau says it takes about two minutes to catch a penguin, a task he does weekly to investigate sightings of injured or sickly seabirds. ... more 
Taps run dry in sprawling suburb of Mauritania's capitalNouakchott (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Khadidjatou Taher has lived for a decade in her ramshackle neighbourhood on the far outskirts of Mauritania's capital, but is yet to have running water in her home. ... more 
Parts of Great Barrier Reef suffer highest coral mortality on recordSydney (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian research showed Tuesday, with scientists fearing the rest of it has suffered a similar fate. ... more  
EU states oppose watering down embattled deforestation banBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 An overwhelming majority of EU governments opposed further amending a sweeping anti-deforestation law on Wednesday, rejecting a last-ditch effort by parliament to ease the controversial rules, diplomatic sources said. ... more |
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