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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 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 the next glaciation event could commence in about 10,000 years. An international team of researchers, including scientists from UC Santa Barbara, has examined how subtle variations in Earth's orbit influence these major climate transitions. Their findings, published in Science, provide fresh insights in ... read more |
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Study reveals how rising temperatures could lead to population crashesHouston TX (SPX) Mar 11, 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  
Tree planting remains the most effective carbon removal strategy despite climate and economic uncertaintiesLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 11, 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  
Adaptation to extreme conditions thermal water biofilm studies could help understand ancient ecosystemsParis, France (SPX) Mar 11, 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  
Chinese Remote Sensing Constellation Expands for Global MarketLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 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 |
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Argentina declares national mourning as flood death toll hits 16Bahia Blanca, Argentina (AFP) Mar 10, 2025 Argentina announced three days of national mourning late Sunday after authorities raised the death toll from recent flash flooding to 16, with more still missing. ... more |
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Ten dead, hundreds evacuated in Argentina floodsBuenos Aires (AFP) Mar 8, 2025 At least ten people were killed and more than a thousand evacuated in the Argentine port city of Bahia Blanca on Friday as torrential rains flooded homes and hospitals, destroyed roads and forced officials to cut power. ... more  
China says to slap fresh tariffs on Canadian farm, food productsBeijing (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  
Palestinian officials accuse Israeli forces of damaging historic West Bank mosqueNablus, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Mar 7, 2025 Palestinian officials denounced the partial burning of a historic mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Friday, which they said had been carried out during a raid by Israeli armed forces. ... more  
Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai wraps up trial testimony; Son asks to meet UK PMLondon (AFP) Mar 7, 2025 The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has called for an urgent meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying he was "desperate" as his father's defence drew to a close in a high-profile trial. ... more |
 
Protections drop for wolves in most of EuropeStrasbourg, 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  Available on Amazon Books |
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Two armies, one goal: stopping Mexico-US migrationTijuana, Mexico (AFP) Mar 7, 2025 On one side of the border, US soldiers unfurled barbed wire. On the other, Mexican soldiers monitored a gap in the border wall. Both had the same objective: to curb irregular migration. ... more  
Zimbabwe national parks slam mining project in rhino reserveHarare (AFP) Mar 6, 2025 A proposed coal mining project in Zimbabwe's Hwange Park, renowned for its safaris, poses a threat to its endangered black rhino population, the southern African country's national parks management authority said Thursday. ... more 
Peru farmer confident ahead of German court battle with energy giantLima (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  
Canada proposes phase out of 'forever chemicals' in consumer productsMontreal (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 |
Aid group says 4,000 displaced by battle for key Myanmar port siteYangon (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Fierce fighting between Myanmar's military junta and ethnic minority rebels closing in on the planned site of a strategic China-backed port has displaced 4,000 people, a local aid worker said on Wednesday. ... more  
Japan's worst wildfire in 50 years brought under control: mayorTokyo (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 
Floods, mass power cuts as wild weather bashes eastern AustraliaSydney (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  
Argentina port city 'destroyed' by massive rainstorm, 13 deadBahia 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 |
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Attack on Iran nuclear plant would leave Gulf without water, Qatar PM warnsDubai (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  
UK court cuts longest jail terms on activists, rejects 10 appealsLondon (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 
S.Sudan heatwave 'more likely' due to climate change: studyNairobi (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 
US 'vital' for forecasting global weather extremes: UNGeneva (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 |
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World's sea ice cover hits record low in FebruaryParis (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 |
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Tibet lawmakers vow 'high pressure' against alleged separatistsBeijing (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
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 
Indonesia seeds clouds to stem rainfall after capital floodsJakarta (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 
US embassies end pollution data popular in China and IndiaWashington (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 |
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