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  East Lansing MI (SPX) May 08, 2017 Tornadoes and mobile homes don't mix to begin with, but throw in the volatility of climate change and the potential for massive property damage and deaths is even higher in coming decades, indicates a new study by Michigan State University researchers. The number of mobile homes in the United States has risen dramatically in the past 60 years, to about 9 million currently. Meanwhile, the U.S. is the most tornado-prone country in the world, with an average of 1,200 twisters per year, and scientists ... read more |
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Snow in Hawai'i: What does the future hold?Honolulu HI (SPX) May 08, 2017 Daydreams of the tropical paradise of Hawai'i rarely include snow in the imagery, but nearly every year, a beautiful white blanket covers the highest peaks in the state for at least a few days. ... more  
Extinction of Alpine plants may remain undetectable for a long timeZurich, Switzerland (SPX) May 08, 2017 For alpine plant species, climate change presents a special challenge: To escape increased greenhouse warming, the species have to move to a higher-altitude habitat. Due to the pyramidal structure o ... more  
Decades of data on world's oceans reveal a troubling oxygen declineAtlanta GA (SPX) May 08, 2017 A new analysis of decades of data on oceans across the globe has revealed that the amount of dissolved oxygen contained in the water - an important measure of ocean health - has been declining for m ... more  
Affluent countries contribute less to wildlife conservation than the rest of the worldOxford UK (SPX) May 08, 2017 Less affluent countries are more committed to conservation of their large animals than richer ones, a new Oxford University research collaboration has found. Researchers from Oxford's Wildlife ... more |
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Super Typhoon Fung-wong makes landfall in Philippines
Over 1 million evacuate as deadly Super Typhoon Fung-wong nears Philippines Dam reservoir levels drop below 3% in Iran's second city: media Philippines evacuates one million, woman dead as super typhoon nears Japan observes tiny tsunami following 6.7 magnitude quake Philippines evacuates hundreds of thousands as super typhoon nears Tornado kills six, injures 750 as it wrecks southern Brazil town Winds, rain lash Philippines as super typhoon nears Tornado kills six, wrecks town in Brazil Tornado kills five, injures more than 400 in Brazil |
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DR Congo arrests 14 Chinese for wood smugglingLubumbashi, Dr Congo (AFP) May 5, 2017 Fourteen Chinese people suspected of illegally exporting red wood from the Democratic Republic of Congo were arrested Thursday, local officials said, as Beijing stressed Friday its commitment to tackling the illegal trade. ... more 
Poland EU row over ancient forest heats upWarsaw (AFP) May 5, 2017 Poland is ready to take a dispute with the European Union over logging in an ancient forest to the bloc's highest court, Environment Minister Jan Szyszko said Friday. ... more  
Norway wealth fund drops Indian group over environment concernsOslo (AFP) May 5, 2017 Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, has taken Indian industrial giant Bharat Heavy Electricals out of its investment portfolio due to environmental concerns, the Norwegian central bank said on Friday. ... more 
Britain publishes long-awaited air pollution planLondon (AFP) May 5, 2017 The British government published long-awaited plans to tackle air pollution on Friday, but campaigners condemned them as inadequate to tackle a growing public health concern. ... more 
Trump anti-climate ghost hangs over UN meetingParis (AFP) May 6, 2017 For the first time since Donald Trump's ascent to the White House, UN negotiators gather next week to draft rules to take forward the climate-rescue Paris Agreement he has threatened to abandon. ... more  
Syngenta shareholders accept ChemChina offerZurich (AFP) May 5, 2017 Shareholders in Swiss pesticide and seed giant Syngenta have accepted the company's takeover by state-owned ChemChina, the companies said Friday, which would be the biggest overseas acquisition by a Chinese firm. ... more |
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 20 sentenced to prison for deadly 2015 China landslide 
Trail of damage as Cyclone Donna skirts VanuatuWellington (AFP) May 6, 2017 The South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu began assessing the damage Saturday after being pounded by destructive winds from Cyclone Donna which brought down houses and buildings. ... more 
Guatemala volcano eruption subsides after hasty evacuationsGuatemala City (AFP) May 6, 2017 Activity at a volcano near Guatemala's capital went back to normal on Saturday, officials said, a day after 300 people were evacuated as it spat hot ash high into the air. ... more  
France bans captive breeding of dolphins, killer whalesParis (AFP) May 6, 2017 France on Saturday banned the breeding in captivity of dolphins and killer whales under tighter rules that campaigners hope will eventually herald the end of shows involving the animals. ... more  
First US military death in Somalia since 'Black Hawk Down'Mogadishu (AFP) May 5, 2017 An American soldier has been killed in a night-time raid in Somalia, in what is believed to be the first US military death in combat there since the infamous events of "Black Hawk Down" 24 years ago. ... more |
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  Beijing (AFP) May 4, 2017 
A senior EU envoy on Thursday urged Beijing to restrict the sale of inflatable dinghies that he said are used by trafficking gangs to carry migrants on treacherous sea journeys to Europe.
About 1.4 million refugees and migrants have made their way to Europe since 2015, many fleeing Syria's bloody civil war, in the biggest wave of migration the continent has seen since World War II.
Thous ... more Beijing (AFP) May 6, 201720 sentenced to prison for deadly 2015 China landslide Oxford UK (SPX) May 08, 2017Affluent countries contribute less to wildlife conservation than the rest of the world  Charleston, United States (AFP) May 4, 2017US opioid crisis at epidemic proportions |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 03, 2017 
When spacecraft and satellites travel through space they encounter tiny, fast moving particles of space dust and debris. If the particle travels fast enough, its impact appears to create electromagnetic radiation (in the form of radio waves) that can damage or even disable the craft's electronic systems.
A new study published this week in the journal Physics of Plasmas, from AIP Publishing ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2017NASA Seeks 'FabLab' Concepts for In-Space Manufacturing  Huntsville AL (SPX) May 05, 2017NASA Awards $100,000 in First Printing Stage of 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge  Sussex UK (SPX) May 08, 2017Shape-changing fog screen invented |
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 New York NY (SPX) May 04, 2017 
A new WCS study reveals evidence that some corals are adapting to warming ocean waters - potentially good news in the face of recent reports of global coral die offs due to extreme warm temperatures in 2016. The study appears in the latest issue of Marine Ecology Progress Series.
The study looked at responses to extreme temperature exposures in the same reefs over time, and found less cora ... more Bonn, Germany (SPX) May 04, 2017How do fishes perceive their environment? Atlanta GA (SPX) May 08, 2017Decades of data on world's oceans reveal a troubling oxygen decline  Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017Kongsberg Maritime chosen for new German research vessel |
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 Paris (ESA) May 04, 2017 
Over two decades of observations by five radar satellites show the acceleration of ice loss of 30 glaciers in Western Palmer Land in the southwest Antarctic Peninsula.
The study in Geophysical Research Letters combines over 24 years of radar data from satellites including ESA's Envisat and ERS missions, as well as from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission.
Radar is particularly suited f ... more Swansea UK (SPX) May 04, 2017Antarctic ice rift spreads  Leeds UK (SPX) May 04, 2017Antarctic Peninsula ice more stable than thought  Montreal (AFP) May 2, 2017Canada: walrus, caribou face extinction risk in Arctic |
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 Zurich (AFP) May 5, 2017 
Shareholders in Swiss pesticide and seed giant Syngenta have accepted the company's takeover by state-owned ChemChina, the companies said Friday, which would be the biggest overseas acquisition by a Chinese firm.
The proposed merger is part of a broader wave of consolidation in the agro-chemicals sector that has worried environmental activists and farmers.
At the closing date for the off ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2017Conservation agriculture offers tired soil remedies  Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017Can edible insects help curb global warming?  Lawrence KS (SPX) May 03, 2017Researchers track impact of Brazil's 'Soy Moratorium' |
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 Guatemala City (AFP) May 6, 2017 
Activity at a volcano near Guatemala's capital went back to normal on Saturday, officials said, a day after 300 people were evacuated as it spat hot ash high into the air.
The so-called Volcano of Fire lies 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Guatemala City. Authorities closely monitor its activity.
On Friday, 300 people in the nearby village of Panimache were evacuated as a precaution as the ... more Madison WI (SPX) May 04, 2017Geologists use radioactive clock to document longest earthquake record  Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 04, 2017Scientists discover how world's biggest volcanoes formed Wellington (AFP) May 6, 2017Trail of damage as Cyclone Donna skirts Vanuatu |
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 Lowarengak, Kenya (AFP) May 5, 2017 
The beach looks ready for war: in the sparse lakeshore shade hundreds wait, sweaty from the heat, weapons at their feet.
In Kenya's hot, dry and lawless north even the fishermen are armed, but guns will not save them.
They live on Lake Turkana, the biggest desert lake on earth and a World Heritage Site, but the lake is threatened and so is their way of life.
"There are fewer and fewe ... more Maputo (AFP) May 4, 2017Mozambique's opposition extends truce indefinitely Mogadishu (AFP) May 5, 2017First US military death in Somalia since 'Black Hawk Down'  Bamako (AFP) May 3, 2017Rocket attack on UN camp in Mali kills one, wounds 9 |
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 Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017 
Researchers at Stanford University have identified population growth and spread as a possible cause for early human advancements such as explosions of tool use.
Previous theories regarding why there was a significant increase in the use of new tools, art and other cultural artifacts from the Middle to the Upper Paleolithic period credited climate change, which forced prehistoric humans ... more Brasilia (AFP) May 2, 2017Brazil's indigenous leader Raoni: youths losing their culture  Washington DC (SPX) May 03, 2017Early evidence of Middle Stone Age projectiles found in South Africa's Sibudu Cave  Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2017Bonobos may be better representation of last common ancestor with humans |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 04, 2017 
A research group formed by 64 researchers from the National Institute of Polar Research, the University of Tokyo, and other organizations analyzed atmospheric temperatures and dust for the past 720,000 years using an ice core obtained at Dome Fuji in Antarctica.
Results indicate that when intermediate temperatures occurred within a glacial period, the climate was highly unstable and fluctu ... more Vienna (AFP) April 30, 2017Cities brace for climate challenges Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) May 08, 2017Extinction of Alpine plants may remain undetectable for a long time  Suva, Fiji (AFP) May 3, 2017Fiji urges Trump to honour Paris climate deal |
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 Mountain View CA (SPX) May 04, 2017 
Orbital Insight, a geospatial analytics and software company, reports it has closed a $50 million Series C round led by existing investor Sequoia Capital, with participation from new investors Envision Ventures, Balyasny Asset Management, Geodesic Capital, ITOCHU Corporation and Intellectus Partners. Previous investors GV, Lux Capital, and CME Ventures participated in the Series C as well. This ... more Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) May 03, 2017GRACE-FO satellites get an earful  New Delhi (Sputnik) May 01, 2017India's Space Agency Saves Over US$ 2 Billion per Year for the Country  Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 03, 2017NASA to measure greenhouse gases over the mid-Atlantic region |
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 Bristol UK (SPX) May 04, 2017 
A team of researchers, led by the University of Bristol, has uncovered that ancient fossils, thought to be some of the world's earliest examples of animal remains, could in fact belong to other groups such as algae.
The Weng'an Biota is a fossil Konservat-Lagerstatte in South China that is around 600 million-years-old and provides an unparalleled snapshot of marine life during the interval ... more Madrid, Spain (SPX) May 02, 2017The evolutionary origin of the vertebrate brain  Waterloo, Canada (SPX) May 01, 2017Discovery in northern lakes may be key to understanding early life on Earth  New York NY (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Extinction risk for many species vastly underestimated, study suggests |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 
The only U.S. sector where emissions of carbon dioxide increased last year was in the transportation sector, an Energy Department division reported.
A daily brief from the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported CO2 emissions from the transportation sector increased 1.9 percent from 2015 levels. Emissions directly from motor gasoline increased 1.8 percent and the overall sector ... more Washington (AFP) April 3, 2017World Bank urges more investment for developing global electricity  New York (AFP) April 3, 2017US states begin legal action on Trump energy delay  Paris (AFP) March 28, 2017Program to be axed saves energy in LA buildings |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2017 
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Chemistry Division have developed a safer alternative to fire-prone lithium-ion batteries, which were recently banned for some applications on Navy ships and other military platforms.
Joseph Parker, Jeffrey Long, and Debra Rolison from NRL's Advanced Electrochemical Materials group are leading an effort to create an entire family of ... more London, UK (SPX) May 03, 2017Revolutionary method reveals impact of short circuits on battery safety  Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) May 03, 2017New breakthrough in battery charging technology  Beijing, China (SPX) May 04, 2017Super P carbon black for reversible lithium and sodium ion storage |
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 Stockholm (AFP) May 4, 2017  At least five wolves, including one female, have returned to Denmark for the first time in two centuries, a zoologist who has obtained DNA evidence said on Thursday.
The predators came from Germany to settle in western Denmark's agricultural region, the least densely populated in the Scandinavian country.
Peter Sunde, scientist at the University of Aarhus, told AFP the wolves must have ... more Cambridge UK (SPX) May 04, 2017Scientists suggest the world should brace itself for a new wave of biological invasions  Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017Scientists uncover substance telling ants which will become queens  Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 04, 2017New NMR technique offers 'molecular window' into living organisms |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 5, 2017 
The United Nations' human rights office condemned Friday the detention of a Chinese attorney while he was vacationing with his family, calling it part of an "ongoing crackdown" against lawyers.
"We are deeply troubled that on Wednesday May 3, defence lawyer Chen Jiangang and his family were reportedly taken by police while they were travelling in Yunnan province," the UN High Commissioner fo ... more Hong Kong (AFP) May 4, 2017Hong Kong remembers bloodiest violence 50 years on  Beijing (AFP) May 3, 201712 dead in tunnel blast in southwest China  Yuxian, China (AFP) May 1, 2017Opera troupe tours rural China defending a dying art |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2017 
China has invested more resources than any other country in reversing deforestation and planting trees. However, given the large scale of these programmes it has been difficult to quantify their impact on forest cover. A new study shows that much of China's new tree cover consists of sparse, low plantations as opposed to large areas of dense, high tree cover.
The results of the study could ... moreWarsaw (AFP) May 5, 2017Poland EU row over ancient forest heats up Lubumbashi, Dr Congo (AFP) May 4, 2017DR Congo arrests 14 Chinese for wood smuggling Lubumbashi, Dr Congo (AFP) May 5, 2017DR Congo arrests 14 Chinese for wood smuggling |
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