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FARMing with Data OpenET Introduces FARMS Tool to Aid Water Management



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2025
A collaborative effort supported by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is enhancing the ability of farmers and ranchers to manage their water resources effectively. The initiative, led by OpenET, has resulted in the launch of the Farm and Ranch Management Support (FARMS) tool, designed to deliver high-resolution, real-time water data to individual users and small farm operators. By increasing data accessibility, the tool aims to bolster agricultural planning, optimize water use, and improve cons ... read more

SHAKE AND BLOW
Heat from the Sun Linked to Seismic Activity on Earth
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 05, 2025
Seismology has long established that earthquakes result from the movement of tectonic plates, which accumulate strain energy until it is released as seismic activity. However, predicting earthquakes ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Orange Africa and Eutelsat Partner to Expand Satellite Internet in Africa and the Middle East
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 05, 2025
Orange Africa and Middle East (OMEA) and Eutelsat (Paris:ETL) (LSE:ETL) have entered into a strategic alliance to enhance digital connectivity through satellite broadband services across Africa and ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Sidus Space Marks One Year in Orbit for LizzieSat-1 and Advances Space Innovation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2025
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) proudly commemorates the one-year orbital milestone of LizzieSat-1 (LS-1), highlighting a full year of operational success and technological innovation. Over the past 365 ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
The ozone hole is healing, thanks to global reduction of CFCs
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 06, 2025
A new MIT-led study confirms that the Antarctic ozone layer is healing, as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances. Scientists including the MIT team have observ ... more
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Japan's worst wildfire in 50 years brought under control: mayor
Tokyo (AFP) Mar 9, 2025
Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century, which killed at least one person, has been brought under control, the mayor of the northern city of Ofunato said on Sunday. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Floods, mass power cuts as wild weather bashes eastern Australia
Sydney (AFP) Mar 9, 2025
Gusts and torrential rain have blacked out more than a quarter of a million properties and swamped parts of Australia's east coast, officials said Sunday, with one driver confirmed dead and a dozen troops injured in the wild weather. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
Argentina port city 'destroyed' by massive rainstorm, 13 dead
Bahia Blanca, Argentina (AFP) Mar 9, 2025
Argentina's port city of Bahia Blanca has been "destroyed" after being pummeled by a year's worth of rain in a matter of hours, killing 13 and driving hundreds from their homes, authorities said Saturday. ... more
WATER WORLD
Attack on Iran nuclear plant would leave Gulf without water, Qatar PM warns
Dubai (AFP) Mar 8, 2025
Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani has warned that an attack on Iran's Gulf coast nuclear facilities would leave countries across the region without water. ... more

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CLIMATE SCIENCE
UK court cuts longest jail terms on activists, rejects 10 appeals
London (AFP) Mar 7, 2025
A British court on Friday reduced some of the heaviest jail terms imposed on climate activists for their high-profile protests, but threw out appeals from 10 others to have their prison sentences overturned. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
S.Sudan heatwave 'more likely' due to climate change: study
Nairobi (AFP) Mar 7, 2025
Man-made climate change increased the likelihood of the heatwave gripping South Sudan, a study said Friday, saying soaring temperatures were disproportionately affecting women and girls. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
US 'vital' for forecasting global weather extremes: UN
Geneva (AFP) Mar 7, 2025
The United States plays a critical role in predicting global weather extremes, the UN stressed Friday, as mass layoffs at a renowned US science agency raised concerns that such life-saving forecasting services could be in peril. ... more
ICE WORLD
World's sea ice cover hits record low in February
Paris (AFP) Mar 6, 2025
Global sea ice cover hit a historic low in February as the world endured exceptional heat, with temperatures near the North Pole soaring 11 degrees Celsius above average, Europe's climate monitor said Thursday. ... more
SINO DAILY
Tibet lawmakers vow 'high pressure' against alleged separatists
Beijing (AFP) Mar 6, 2025
Lawmakers from Tibet on Thursday hailed recent economic progress and vowed to keep "high pressure" on alleged separatists in the region, where Beijing stands accused of widespread repression of minorities. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Persistent lead mining in Zambia town poisoning children: HRW; Albania slammed for inaction on 'toxic waste'
Lusaka (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
The Zambian government is allowing hazardous mining in the lead-contaminated central town of Kabwe, worsening severe health risks to children, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. ... more
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WATER WORLD
Indonesia seeds clouds to stem rainfall after capital floods
Jakarta (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
Indonesian authorities have started to seed clouds to stem heavy rainfall that caused flooding around capital Jakarta, officials said, after one person died and thousands more were displaced. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
US embassies end pollution data popular in China and India
Washington (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
The United States on Tuesday ended pollution tracking by its embassies that had been a vital source of data especially in Beijing, as President Donald Trump slashes overseas and environmental spending. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Chad army leader's party wins overwhelming senate majority
N'Djamena (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
The party of Chad's military ruler Mahamat Idriss Deby won 43 of 46 seats in the country's first senate elections, according to final results released Tuesday. ... more
WATER WORLD
Ocean surges in Ghana displace 1,000
Agavedzi, Ghana (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
Heavy waves have since Saturday flooded Ghana's coastal Volta Region, displacing some 1,000 people and destroying homes and schools, prompting local authorities to declare a state of emergency. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Argentina flooding death toll rises to 16, two girls missing
Bahia Blanca, Argentina (AFP) Mar 9, 2025
Argentine authorities on Sunday raised the death toll from flash flooding in the port city of Bahia Blanca to 16 people, while divers searched for two young girls who were swept away in raging waters. ... more
EXO WORLDS
Adaptation to extreme conditions thermal water biofilm studies could help understand ancient ecosystems
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 05, 2025
Hungarian scientists have uncovered distinctive bacterial communities in thermal waters, offering key insights into the processes behind stromatolite development, some of Earth's most ancient rock f ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Chinese Remote Sensing Constellation Expands for Global Market
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025
China's Earth observation capabilities have advanced with the recent launch of two new satellites, further expanding its remote sensing constellation. The newly deployed satellites aim to offer glob ... more
ICE WORLD
Five things to know about Greenland
Nuuk (AFP) Mar 8, 2025
Denmark's self-governing territory of Greenland, which votes Tuesday in legislative elections, has been propelled into the political spotlight because of its natural resources and strategic geographic location. ... more
ICE WORLD
Intense Atmospheric Rivers Can Partially Replenish Greenland Ice Sheet Loss
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 05, 2025
The Greenland Ice Sheet, the largest ice mass in the Northern Hemisphere, is experiencing significant melting due to climate change. However, a new study reveals that intense atmospheric rivers can ... more
ICE WORLD
Scientists establish link between Earth's orbital shifts and ice age cycles
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
Around 2.5 million years ago, Earth began experiencing alternating glacial and interglacial periods, with the last ice age concluding approximately 11,700 years ago. Now, a new study indicates that ... more
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Study reveals how rising temperatures could lead to population crashes
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 06, 2025
Researchers at Rice University have uncovered a critical link between rising temperatures and declines in a species' population, shedding new light on how global warming threatens natural ecosystems ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Protections drop for wolves in most of Europe
Strasbourg, France (AFP) Mar 7, 2025
Wolves became less protected in most of Europe on Friday as new conservation regulations came into force, except in three countries that objected to the move including the United Kingdom, the Council of Europe said. ... more
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Swedish climate activists treated as 'criminals': UN expert
Stockholm (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
The United Nations special rapporteur on environmental defenders has expressed concern that Sweden was treating its climate activists like "criminals", following a two-day visit to the country. ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Tree planting remains the most effective carbon removal strategy despite climate and economic uncertainties
London, UK (SPX) Mar 05, 2025
A new study highlights that tree planting continues to be the most cost-efficient method for carbon removal, provided careful planning is undertaken regarding tree species and planting locations. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Canada proposes phase out of 'forever chemicals' in consumer products
Montreal (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
Canada on Wednesday proposed phasing out "forever chemicals" in many consumer products after finding them to be toxic and harmful at current high levels found in people and the environment. ... more
FARM NEWS
Peru farmer confident ahead of German court battle with energy giant
Lima (AFP) Mar 6, 2025
A Peruvian farmer suing a German energy giant in a "David and Goliath" battle over climate change damage, says he has "full confidence" in the legal process in Germany. ... more
FARM NEWS
China says to slap fresh tariffs on Canadian farm, food products
Beijing (AFP) Mar 8, 2025
China said Saturday it would slap tariffs on Canadian products including rapeseed oil and pork, after a Beijing probe into levies imposed by Ottawa on Chinese goods last year. ... more
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