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March 28, 2025
SHAKE AND BLOW
First deaths confirmed as 'mass casualty' quake hits Myanmar, Thailand



Naypyidaw, Myanmar (AFP) Mar 28, 2025
A massive earthquake Friday turned a major hospital in Myanmar's capital into a "mass casualty area", while at least three people were killed and dozens trapped in neighbouring Thailand when a skyscraper collapsed. The shallow 7.7-magnitude tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing, central Myanmar, and was followed minutes later by a 6.4-magnitude aftershock, toppling buildings, rupturing roads and collapsing the well-known Ava bridge. The devastation prompted a rare request for international ... read more

EARTH OBSERVATION
Clouds changing as world warms, adding to climate uncertainty
Paris (AFP) Mar 28, 2025
People have always studied the skies to predict the weather, but recently scientists have noticed that clouds are changing on a global scale - posing one of the greatest challenges to understanding our warming world. ... more
ICE WORLD
Vance due in Greenland as anger mounts over Trump takeover bid
Copenhagen (AFP) Mar 28, 2025
US Vice President JD Vance is on Friday due to tour a US military base in Greenland, a visit viewed by Copenhagen and Nuuk as a provocation amid President Donald Trump's bid to annex the strategically-placed, resource-rich Danish territory. ... more
FIRE STORM
Rain offers respite to South Korea firefighters as death toll rises
Yeongdeok (South Korea) (AFP) Mar 28, 2025
Overnight rain helped douse some of South Korea's worst-ever wildfires, authorities said Friday, as the death toll from the unprecedented blazes raging for nearly a week reached 28. ... more
WATER WORLD
Canadian deep sea miner to seek US permit as intl talks drag on
New York (AFP) Mar 28, 2025
A Canadian mining firm seeking to become the first company allowed to excavate seabeds in international waters said Thursday it will seek US authorization in a move slammed by Greenpeace. ... more
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FIRE STORM
South Korea's 'heartbreaking' wildfires expose super-aged society
Andong, South Korea (AFP) Mar 28, 2025
Walking with a cane, 84-year-old apple farmer Kim Mi-ja surveys the wreckage of her village, which was reduced to rubble and covered in ash by South Korea's worst wildfires. ... more
TRADE WARS
China's Xi vows deeper cooperation in meeting with Bangladesh leader
Beijing (AFP) Mar 28, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday pledged deeper cooperation with Bangladeshi counterpart Muhammad Yunus in a meeting that came as Dhaka seeks new friends to offset frosty ties with India. ... more
ICE WORLD
Arctic sea ice hits lowest peak in satellite record, says US agency
Washington (AFP) Mar 27, 2025
This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, according to data released by the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) on Thursday, as the planet continues to swelter under the mounting effects of human-driven climate change. ... more
WATER WORLD
Why has Mexico's water debt opened new battle line with US?
Mexico City (AFP) Mar 27, 2025
Mexico's water debt to the United States under a decades-old supply treaty has opened a new battlefront between the two countries, in addition to US President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs. ... more

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CYBER WARS
Top US senators demand probe into chat scandal
Washington (AFP) Mar 27, 2025
Senior Republican and Democratic US senators issued a bipartisan call Thursday for a probe into a scandal over an accidentally leaked chat between top officials on Yemen air strikes that has engulfed Donald Trump's White House. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
DRC seeking 'safe exit' for southern African troops
Pretoria (AFP) Mar 27, 2025
The Democratic Republic of Congo is working towards a "safe, coordinated" exit of troops deployed by a southern African regional bloc to its volatile east, the foreign minister said Thursday. ... more
FARM NEWS
Hundreds of fungi species threatened with extinction: IUCN
Paris (AFP) Mar 27, 2025
Deforestation, farming and climate-fuelled fires are driving increasing threats to fungi, the lifeblood of most plants on Earth, the International Union for Conservation of Nature warned on Thursday. ... more
FIRE STORM
Fire fighting helicopter tackles Thailand blazes
Chiang Mai, Thailand (AFP) Mar 27, 2025
A bright orange helicopter races over the jungle to dump water on a raging wildfire that is adding to the air pollution choking Thailand's northern tourist hub of Chiang Mai. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Climate change partly behind deadly Argentine deluge: report
Buenos Aires (AFP) Mar 27, 2025
Climate change fueled high temperatures that were partly responsible for extreme rainfall that hit the Argentine city of Bahia Blanca this month, killing at least 16 people, a report said Thursday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Neglected in times of peace, Germany preps for emergency response
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Mar 27, 2025
In the midst of a blackout, rescuers rushed to the scene of an explosion, sirens wailing. A panic-stricken woman called out from inside a tram where some two dozen wounded citizens are trapped: "There are people bleeding!" ... more
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ICE WORLD
'It was beautiful': Mount Kenya's glaciers melting away
Meru, Kenya (AFP) Mar 27, 2025
Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across the surface of the Lewis Glacier with his fingers, illustrating how quickly climate change is melting the huge ice blocks off of Africa's second-highest mountain. ... more
WATER WORLD
'Unprecedented' mass bleaching drains life from Australian reef
Sydney (AFP) Mar 26, 2025
An "unprecedented" mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white. ... more
ICE WORLD
Pituffik, the key US air base at the top of the world
Copenhagen (AFP) Mar 26, 2025
The United States military's northernmost base, Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, is a crucial cog in Washington's missile defences which US Vice President JD Vance will visit on Friday. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Chinese doctors implant pig liver in human for first time
Paris (AFP) Mar 26, 2025
Chinese doctors said Wednesday that they had transplanted a liver from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human for the first time, raising hopes of a live-saving donor option for patients in the future. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
In Gabon, French army base shifts focus as one of last in Africa
Libreville (AFP) Mar 26, 2025
A Gabonese squadron halts to salute a French colonel at one of France's last military bases in Africa which is now "shared" with the host nation and focused on training. ... more
TECH SPACE
How Altegrio is Redefining AI Development Services
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 20, 2025
AI is one of the most popular and controversial topics discussed today, not only in tech-focused media. We decided to find out what running an AI development company is like today. To do this, we in ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Planet collaborates with ESA to advance Greek satellite services
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 25, 2025
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a key player in delivering daily Earth observation data, has entered a new agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) to support Greece's National SmallSat Programme. ... more
EXO WORLDS
China sends regenerative flatworms to orbit for biological research
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
China's space station will soon host an unusual biological subject for experimentation: the planarian, a species of flatworm distinguished by its extraordinary regenerative powers, according to a re ... more
EXO WORLDS
Were large soda lakes the cradle of life
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
Phosphorus, alongside nitrogen and carbon, forms one of the fundamental building blocks for life on Earth. It is integral to DNA, RNA, and ATP-molecules essential for storing genetic information and ... more
ICE WORLD
New model reveals global chain reaction behind ancient sea level surge
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
Around 14,500 years ago, a massive sea level surge of up to 65 feet unfolded in less than five centuries, marking one of the most dramatic episodes of the last ice age. Known as Meltwater Pulse 1a, ... more
WATER WORLD
3D nanotech blankets offer new path to clean drinking water
Columbus OH (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
Researchers have developed a new material that, by harnessing the power of sunlight, can clear water of dangerous pollutants. Created through a combination of soft chemistry gels and electrosp ... more
TECH SPACE
Eco-friendly rare earth element separation: A bioinspired solution to an industry challenge
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Mar 18, 2025
From smartphones to wind turbines, rare earth elements (REEs) are an essential part of the hardware in many advanced technologies. These elements, which include the lanthanides along with scandium a ... more
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CARBON WORLDS
Novel material holds promise for tech to convert CO2 into fuel
Raleigh NC (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
Researchers have developed a novel combination of materials that have organic and inorganic properties, with the goal of using them in technologies that convert carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in ... more
ENERGY TECH
Top locations for ocean energy production worldwide revealed
Boca Raton FL (SPX) Mar 18, 2025
As global electricity demand grows, traditional energy sources are under strain. Oceans, which cover more than 70% of Earth's surface, offer vast potential for clean energy from renewable resources ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
NASA Takes to the Air to Study Wildflowers
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 25, 2025
For many plant species, flowering is biologically synced with the seasons. Scientists are clocking blooms to understand our ever-changing planet. NASA research is revealing there's more to flo ... more
FARM NEWS
Technology developed by MIT engineers makes pesticides stick to plant leaves
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
Reducing the amount of agricultural sprays used by farmers - including fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides - could cut down the amount of polluting runoff that ends up in the environment while at ... more
WATER WORLD
'Unprecedented' mass bleaching drains life from Australian reef
Sydney (AFP) Mar 26, 2025
An "unprecedented" mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white. ... more
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