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January 02, 2025
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Number of cyclones not increasing, but intensity is, data shows



Paris (AFP) Dec 31, 2024
The number of tropical cyclones each year has not risen over the past four decades but their intensity has, according to international databases analysed by AFP that confirms the projections of climatologists. Since 1980 there have been an annual average of 47 tropical cyclones - also called hurricanes and typhoons - according to the database agencies recognised by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and coordinated by the US Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). While that an ... read more

EPIDEMICS
China says shared Covid information 'without holding anything back'
Beijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2024
Beijing insisted on Tuesday that it had shared information on Covid-19 "without holding anything back", after the World Health Organization implored China to offer more data and access to understand the disease's origins. ... more
FARM NEWS
China's frigid northeast thrives on 'little potato' tourism boom
Harbin, China (AFP) Dec 31, 2024
Animal ears and pom-poms on fuzzy hats adorn tourists' heads on the streets of the frigid northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, which is enjoying a surge in visitors driven by social media. ... more
TRADE WARS
UK study warns of perils in AI-driven 'intention economy'
London (AFP) Dec 30, 2024
Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) tools may soon "covertly influence" users' decision making in a new commercial frontier called the "intention economy", University of Cambridge researchers warned in a paper published Monday. ... more
TECH SPACE
Transforming education with virtual reality and artificial intelligence
College Station (SPX) Jan 01, 2025
Dr. Donggil Song, an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, is creating artificial intelligence (AI) applications and AI-based virtual reality ( ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Mayotte families left homeless by cyclone leave shelters
Mamoudzou (AFP) Jan 1, 2025
Two weeks after a devastating cyclone hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, the atmosphere at Le Manguier school in the capital Mamoudzou is tinged with sadness and resignation. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
2024 was China's hottest year on record: weather agency
Beijing (AFP) Jan 2, 2025
Last year was China's warmest on record, its weather agency said, as the world experiences a surge in extreme weather fuelled by climate change. ... more
SPACEMART
Space Flight Laboratory confirms launch and deployment of HawkEye 360 Cluster 11
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2025
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has announced the successful launch and deployment of HawkEye 360's Cluster 11, marking a significant milestone in its collaboration with the Virginia-based company. Th ... more
DEMOCRACY
Syria authorities name HTS military chief as transitional defence minister
Damascus (AFP) Dec 31, 2024
Syria's new authorities announced on Tuesday that the military chief of the Islamist group that spearheaded the offensive that toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad had been appointed defence minister in the transitional government. ... more

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WEATHER REPORT
India's 2024 was hottest year since 1901: meteorological office
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 1, 2025
India's meteorological department said Wednesday that 2024 was the hottest year since 1901, with sizzling temperatures in the world's most populous nation following a global pattern of extreme weather sparked by climate change. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Ivory Coast president says French forces to withdraw in January
Abidjan (AFP) Jan 1, 2025
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year speech that French forces will withdraw from the West African nation in January, making it the latest country to weaken military ties with the former colonial power. ... more
PILLAGING PIRATES
Charred bodies in Ecuador are missing adolescents, say officials
Quito (AFP) Jan 1, 2025
Genetic tests on charred bodies found near an Ecuador military base confirm they are those of four boys taken by soldiers three weeks ago, officials said Tuesday. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Tens of thousands protest over Spain flood response
Valencia, Spain (AFP) Dec 29, 2024
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated on Sunday in Valencia, hit hard by recent floods, in the latest such protest over the government response to the unprecedented natural disaster. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Taiwan says 2024 was hottest year on record
Taipei (AFP) Dec 31, 2024
Taiwan said Tuesday that this year was the hottest since records began 127 years ago, echoing unprecedented temperature highs felt around the world. ... more
WHITE OUT
Heavy snow in Japan disrupts holiday air traffic
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 31, 2024
Heavy snow in Japan's northern region cancelled dozens of flights Tuesday as millions of families were returning home to spend the New Year holiday with their loved ones. ... more
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Israel's sacked defence minister Gallant quits parliament
Jerusalem (AFP) Jan 1, 2025
Israel's former defence minister Yoav Gallant, who was dismissed in November after spearheading the military campaign in Gaza for more than a year, announced Wednesday that he would resign from parliament. ... more
WAR REPORT
Ex-Israeli Defense Chief Yoav Gallant resigns from parliament
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 1, 2025
Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant resigned from parliament Wednesday, nearly two months after being fired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for "substantial disagreements" over Israel's ongoing war in Gaza. ... more
FARM NEWS
Blooming hard: Taiwan's persimmon growers struggle
Taichung, Taiwan (AFP) Jan 2, 2025
Taiwanese persimmon farmer Lo Chih-neng stands on a ladder in his sprawling orchard using secateurs to cut the golden-yellow fruit still hanging from branches after enduring a tough season. ... more
ICE WORLD
Buried landforms unveil ancient glacial history beneath the North Sea
London, UK (SPX) Dec 16, 2024
An international team of scientists, including a glaciologist from Newcastle University, has uncovered remarkably preserved glacial landforms buried nearly 1 km beneath the North Sea. The discovery ... more
ICE WORLD
One of the largest glacial floods ever documented observed in Greenland
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 16, 2024
For the first time, researchers have closely observed the catastrophic release of meltwater from a massive glacial lake in East Greenland, where 3,000 billion liters of water cascaded into the Score ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Climate change brought extreme weather, heat in 2024: UN
Geneva (AFP) Dec 30, 2024
Climate change sparked a trail of extreme weather and record heat in 2024, the United Nations said on Monday, urging the world to pull back from the "road to ruin". ... more
WEATHER REPORT
Bad weather set to hit UK New Year celebrations
London (AFP) Dec 30, 2024
Adverse weather on Monday looked set to hit UK New Year festivities, as the organisers of Edinburgh's Hogmanay street party cancelled the event on public safety grounds. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Moroccan activists tried over earthquake response criticism: lawyer
Rabat (AFP) Dec 30, 2024
Four activists advocating for victims of the 2023 earthquake in Morocco appeared in court on Monday to face charges including defamation, their lawyer told AFP. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
French premier promises concrete aid for cyclone-hit Mayotte
Mamoudzou (AFP) Dec 30, 2024
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou promised relief for Mayotte on Monday, saying he aimed to rebuild the Indian Ocean territory ravaged by Cyclone Chido within two years. ... more
WATER WORLD
One dead in Ecuador, Peru ports closed amid massive waves
Lima (AFP) Dec 29, 2024
Massive waves of up to 13 feet (four meters) are pummeling the coasts of Ecuador and Peru, leaving scores of ports closed and at least one person dead on Saturday, authorities said. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
'Alarming' rise in climate disasters in Brazil: study
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Dec 28, 2024
Brazil has seen a dramatic rise of climate disasters in recent years, compared to two previous decades, a new study says. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Japan's Wajima craftmakers see hope in disaster-hit region
Wajima, Japan (AFP) Dec 29, 2024
Lacquerware maker Takaho Shoji hunches over his desk in the disaster-hit city of Wajima in central Japan, applying another layer of coating to a dark, wooden box. ... more
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Skier killed in Swiss avalanche
Geneva (AFP) Dec 28, 2024
An avalanche has killed a cross-country skier in southwestern Switzerland, police said Saturday. ... more
FARM NEWS
China launches investigation into beef imports
Beijing (AFP) Dec 27, 2024
China's commerce ministry on Friday launched an investigation into imported beef at the request of representatives from its struggling domestic industry, it said. ... more
WHITE OUT
Tens of thousands still without power in Bosnia snowstorm
Sarajevo (AFP) Dec 27, 2024
Tens of thousands of people in Bosnia were still without electricity Friday due to a snowstorm, as rescuers found the body of a weather station employee dead on a mountain. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Turkey court jails hotel owner, architect in quake trial
Istanbul (AFP) Dec 25, 2024
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced the owner and architect of a hotel where 72 people died after it collapsed following an earthquake last year to over 18 years in prison. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Ecuador's leader orders stepped-up search for missing adolescents
Quito (AFP) Dec 24, 2024
Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa has ordered an intensified search for four adolescent boys who disappeared during a military operation, with public anger over the incident flaring weeks ahead of elections. ... more
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