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February 04, 2025
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
NASA radar imagery highlights expanding landslide activity in Los Angeles



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2025
Recent analysis using NASA radar technology has revealed that a long-active landslide zone on the Palos Verdes Peninsula has expanded, raising concerns about infrastructure and safety. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California utilized airborne radar data to examine the gradual movement of the Palos Verdes Peninsula landslides. Their study found that between September 18 and October 17, 2024, portions of the land in the residential area moved toward the ocean at r ... read more

EARTH OBSERVATION
GHGSAT Selected as Copernicus Contributing Mission by ESA and EU
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 03, 2025
GHGSAT, a global leader in satellite-based emissions monitoring, has been officially designated as a Copernicus Contributing Mission (CCM) by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commiss ... more
EXO WORLDS
Asteroid Bennu comes from a long-lost salty world with ingredients for life
Tucson AZ (SPX) Feb 04, 2025
Nature had the conditions to "cook up" the chemical precursor ingredients for life before Earth formed, according to two studies published by the sample analysis team of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, w ... more
WATER WORLD
Can ocean-floor mining oversights help us regulate space debris and mining on the Moon?
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 04, 2025
Mining ocean resources needed for electric cars and other devices is currently a hot issue of dispute. Final resolution of how or whether the seabed should be exploited is pending. Outcomes in this ... more
WATER WORLD
Portugal lawmakers take step toward deep-sea mining ban
Lisbon (AFP) Jan 31, 2025
The Portuguese parliament on Friday took a first step towards banning deep-sea mining in the country's territorial waters, which would be a first in Europe. ... more
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ICE WORLD
Greenland glacier accelerates each day with weather and tide changes
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 04, 2025
A comprehensive examination of a Greenland glacier's velocity reveals how different environmental factors combine to influence its daily movement. Although the term 'glacial' usually implies a ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Zohar rides with SpaceX to enhance real time space weather coverage
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2025
Mission Space is preparing to make a major stride forward by sending its new Zohar space weather sensor payload into orbit aboard SpaceX's Transporter-13. This launch marks a significant milestone, ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Major Investment Urged to Safeguard Australia Wildlife
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 04, 2025
A new study has concluded that preventing the extinction of 99 priority Australian species calls for about $15.6 billion every year over a 30-year period. Researchers from Griffith University's Cent ... more
WATER WORLD
Study highlights later-stage infusion of water on Earth
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2025
A research group led by a Rutgers-New Brunswick expert has determined that water did not show up as early in Earth's assembly as once assumed. Their conclusion, drawn from an analysis of ancient roc ... more

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TECHNOLOGY NEWS


FROTH AND BUBBLE
Air pollution fuels lung cancer among non-smokers: study
Paris (AFP) Feb 4, 2025
Air pollution is fuelling a rise in the commonest form of lung cancer among non-smokers, hitting women and people in southeast Asia particularly hard, according to a study published on Tuesday. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Australia says flood recovery will take time
Sydney (AFP) Feb 4, 2025
Mud-brown floodwaters have swamped scores of homes and caused "incredible" damage in eastern Australia, authorities said Tuesday, warning of a long-haul recovery ahead. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Global data networks elevate seismic detection through new algorithm
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 04, 2025
Early detection of earthquakes may be greatly enhanced by leveraging the global internet infrastructure through a newly developed algorithm, according to researchers. Fibre optic lines that underpin ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Greek PM calls for calm amid 'very intense' Santorini tremors
Santorini, Greece (AFP) Feb 3, 2025
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appealed for calm Monday after a wave of seismic tremors hit the tourist island of Santorini, prompting hundreds of locals to leave the picturesque spot in the Aegean. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Pentagon chief visits Mexico border as Trump cracks down on migration
Washington (AFP) Feb 3, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the southern US border with Mexico on Monday as President Donald Trump carries out a hard-right agenda that includes boosting the country's military presence to combat illegal immigration. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Italy PM named in complaint over freed Libya police head
Rome (AFP) Feb 3, 2025
A migrant who claimed he was tortured by a Libyan war crimes suspect said on Monday that he had filed a complaint with prosecutors claiming Italy's prime minister enabled the suspect to go free. ... more
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FIRE STORM
LA fires fully contained after burning for 3 weeks: state agency
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Feb 1, 2025
Two devastating wildfires in Los Angeles were declared fully contained by firefighters on Friday after burning for more than three weeks, killing about 30 people and displacing thousands more. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts
Washington (AFP) Jan 31, 2025
Scientists have cast doubt on the reliability of America's most celebrated rodent forecaster - whose apparent knack of predicting how long winter will last forms a hallowed tradition in the United States. ... more
WATER WORLD
How atmospheric winds influence ocean weather patterns
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2025
Much like winds shape the weather on land, Earth's oceans experience their own dynamic weather systems in the form of eddies - circular currents of water spanning roughly 100 kilometers. A recent st ... more
WOOD PILE
Launch of the most comprehensive European wetland map
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 03, 2025
Timed to coincide with World Wetlands Day, the European Wetland Map (EWM) significantly enhances the understanding of Europe's wetlands by integrating and assessing the most recent geospatial data. ... more
FARM NEWS
Ancient agricultural strategies unveiled as pre-industrial societies adapted to climate shifts
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2025
A new study explores how ancient agricultural systems displayed resilience and adaptability in response to shifting environmental conditions. By examining archaeological evidence and historical docu ... more
TECH SPACE
Ahead of Super Bowl, helicopter security flights will measure radiation in New Orleans
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 31, 2025
The Department of Energy said Friday low-altitude helicopter flights to measure background radiation will be done over New Orleans Feb. 2 through Feb. 6 as part of security precautions for the Super Bowl to be played Feb. 9. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Two years on, construction jungle emerges from Antioch's quake-hit ruins
Antakya, Turkey (AFP) Feb 3, 2025
Whenever Sema Genc enters a room, the first place she looks is the ceiling: would it hold up in an earthquake, or would she be trapped under the rubble again? ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Rising floodwaters force evacuations in eastern Australia
Sydney (AFP) Feb 3, 2025
Fast-moving floodwaters rose Monday in northeastern Australia after forcing many to flee, blacking out homes, and sweeping away a chunk of a critical bridge. ... more
FIRE STORM
Wildfires burning in Argentine Patagonia kills man, hundreds evacuate
Buenos Aires (AFP) Feb 3, 2025
A man died and hundreds of people evacuated from forest fires that have torn through about 3,000 hectares near the tourist hotspot of El Bolson, in Argentina's Patagonia mountains, authorities said Sunday. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Flooding in Sicily as month's rain falls in four hours
Rome (AFP) Feb 2, 2025
Firefighters rescued residents from flooded streets and cars were washed away in the Sicilian region of Messina on Sunday after a month's worth of rain fell in just four hours. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Greece on high alert as quakes shake Santorini island
Athens (AFP) Feb 2, 2025
Greece's tourist island of Santorini on Sunday braced for the prospect of more tremors after more than 200 small earthquakes shook the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history, prompting authorities to order school closures. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Global warming makes French reservoir a winter resort for migrating cranes
Giffaumont-Champaubert, France (AFP) Feb 2, 2025
The Lac du Der was once just a passing glimpse for hundreds of thousands of cranes flying from Scandinavia in search of sunshine, but with global warming the French reservoir has become an attractive winter retreat. ... more
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DEMOCRACY
Seeking light in dark times four years after Myanmar coup
Yangon (AFP) Feb 2, 2025
Yangon resident Aung Ko Gyi browses stalls for a solar power kit he can use to weather the blackouts that have become a constant feature of life in Myanmar four years on from a military coup. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
At least 56 killed as fighting grips Sudan's capital
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Feb 1, 2025
Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Khartoum on Saturday, according to a medical source and activists, the latest bloodshed in Sudan's devastating war. ... more
WOOD PILE
King Charles III teams up with Amazon for documentary
London (AFP) Feb 1, 2025
Britian's King Charles III is to feature in a new Amazon documentary, in which he is expected to highlight his environmental charity work and "philosophy of harmony", the Press Association reported Saturday. ... more
TECH SPACE
Generative AI's environmental impact in figures
Paris (AFP) Feb 1, 2025
The surge in generative artificial intelligence (AI) is being met with growing fears about the technology's ecological footprint, one of the top questions up for discussion at a global summit in Paris on February 10-11. ... more
ICE WORLD
First major chunk breaks off world's biggest iceberg
Paris (AFP) Jan 31, 2025
An enormous chunk has broken off the world's largest iceberg, in a possible first sign the behemoth from Antarctica could be crumbling, scientists told AFP on Friday. ... more
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