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  Washington (AFP) Feb 21, 2025 Erikka Olson spent five years building her resume with a seasonal job at California's Yosemite National Park before she finally landed a permanent position with the US Forest Service in Nevada. This past weekend, the Trump administration laid her off, along with thousands of other federal employees. The cuts were part of the work of the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by billionaire Elon Musk, as part of a declared effort to reduce public spending by dismantling t ... read more |
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Glacial Fracking Identified as Undetected Arctic Methane SourceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 Researchers Gabrielle Kleber and Leonard Magerl from the Centre for Ice, Cryosphere, Carbon and Climate (iC3) at UiT The Arctic University of Norway have revealed a previously unidentified source of ... more  
Morocco overturns deportation Uyghur man wanted in ChinaRabat (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 A Moroccan court overturned on Thursday a decision to deport a member of China's Uyghur Muslim minority wanted by Beijing, ordering his release from prison, according to his lawyer. ... more  
Melting Glaciers Accelerate Freshwater Loss and Global Sea-Level RiseBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 Glaciers, distinct from the massive ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, covered an area of 705,221 square kilometers globally in 2000 and held approximately 121,728 billion tons of ice. Since th ... more 
Japan cabinet approves 'emergency' urban bear shootingsTokyo (AFP) Feb 21, 2025 Japan's cabinet approved a bill Friday allowing hunters to shoot bears in populated areas at their own discretion after human encounters with the wild animals hit record levels. ... more |
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Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party prepares to shut downHong Kong (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 A 30-year-old Hong Kong political party that used to lead the city's pro-democracy camp before Beijing cracked down on dissent will start preparations to shut down, its leader said Thursday. ... more |
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Sri Lanka train derailed after smashing into elephantsColombo (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island's worst such wildlife accident, police said. ... more  
Harnessing Fog for Water Supply in the World's Driest RegionsParis, France (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, receives less than 1 mm of rainfall annually. Water supplies in the region largely depend on underground reservoirs that were last replenis ... more 
INFLECION project to revolutionize maritime security and sustainability from spaceParis, France (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) has partnered with AAC Clyde Space to launch the first phase of INFLECION, a satellite constellation project aimed at transforming Maritime Domain Awareness. This ini ... more  
How Early Earth's Environmental Cycles Shaped Molecular EvolutionParis, France (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 A recent study has uncovered how environmental fluctuations on early Earth influenced the formation of complex chemical mixtures, offering insights into the prebiotic chemistry that may have led to ... more |
 
Northern Japan snowed under after two-week whiteoutTokyo (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 Residents of northern Japan were sheltering from deep snow up to the rooftops in some areas on Thursday after a two-week whiteout. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Iraqi brick workers risk health, life to keep families afloatAl-Kifl (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 As dawn broke over central Iraq, teenage sisters Dalia and Rukaya Ghali were loading heavy bricks, forced out of school and into a hazardous job to support their family. ... more  
Two jailed for 18 years over tower block collapse in Turkey quakeIstanbul (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 Two senior figures involved in the construction of a part a huge Turkish residential complex that collapsed in the 2022 earthquake have been jailed for more than 18 years, local media reported Wednesday. ... more 
Global glacier melt is accelerating, scientists sayParis (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 Ice loss from the world's glaciers has accelerated over the past decade, scientists said on Wednesday, warning that melting may be faster than previously expected in the coming years and drive sea levels higher. ... more  
EU eyes stricter food import rules in agriculture policy reviewBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 The EU plans to crack down on food imports that do not meet its standards as part of an agricultural policy review published Wednesday that looks to appease disgruntled farmers amid global trade tensions. ... more |
 
Sweden's Supreme Court throws out Thunberg lawsuit as Trump admin faces first challengesStockholm (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 Sweden's Supreme Court threw out a class action lawsuit Wednesday brought against the state by 300 young people, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, accusing it of climate inaction. ... more 
Study suggests intelligent life may be inevitableLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 A new study challenges the long-held belief that intelligent life is a rare cosmic accident, proposing instead that humanity's emergence was a predictable outcome of Earth's evolving environment. Th ... more  
Fewer Fires Burn in North America Today but Pose Greater RisksLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Wildfires in North American forests occur far less frequently today than they did in centuries past, yet this decline has led to a heightened risk of severe fires, according to new research publishe ... more 
New arena, new attitudes? Cash spat in spotlight at UN nature talksParis (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 The world's biggest nature conservation conference resumes in Rome next week for an urgent attempt at overcoming a deadlock between northern and southern countries over funding for nature protection. ... more |
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'City killer' asteroid now has 3.1% chance of hitting Earth: NASAWashington (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 An asteroid that could level a city now has a 3.1-percent chance of striking Earth in 2032, according to NASA data released Tuesday - making it the most threatening space rock ever recorded by modern forecasting. ... more 
Cook Islands PM defends China pactSydney (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 The Cook Islands' prime minister on Tuesday defended a new partnership pact with China and urged his country not to depend on handouts from "big brother" New Zealand. ... more 
UN watchdog chief visits Fukushima as Japan returns to nuclear powerFukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Japan (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 The UN nuclear watchdog chief visited Japan's stricken Fukushima plant on Wednesday, the day after Tokyo approved an energy plan that marks a return to nuclear power. ... more  
Islanders keen to return to Santorini even as quakes continueAthens (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 Ilias Roussos will never forget the day he was driven from his native island of Santorini with thousands of others by a quake barrage that shows little sign of slowing down after three weeks. ... more |
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Forest mission showcased ahead of launchParis, France (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Following years of dedicated development, ESA's latest Earth Explorer satellite, Biomass, is now primed for transport to Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, where it is set to launch aboard a Vega- ... more |
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How Satellites Are Enhancing Lake Health MonitoringSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Human activities and environmental shifts since the Holocene epoch have profoundly impacted lake ecosystems, particularly in China, where algal blooms have become increasingly frequent. A breakthrou ... more 
Sentinel-1C Proves Capability to Monitor Land Deformation with PrecisionParis, France (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Just two months after its launch, the Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite is already showcasing its ability to map Earth's surface with remarkable accuracy. Despite still undergoing commissioning, its ... more 
Trees Struggle to Adapt to Climate Change Without Human Assistance CSU Study FindsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 A recent study by Colorado State University examining tree populations across the interior U.S. West reveals that trees are struggling to adapt to shifting climate conditions. The research indicates ... more 
Want some salt with thatTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Asteroids that pass close to Earth often raise concerns about potential collisions, but they also present valuable opportunities for scientific discovery. One such celestial body, the 900-meter-wide ... more |
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