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  Washington (AFP) Aug 4, 2017 The United States announced Friday it would still take part in international climate change negotiations in order to protect its interests, despite its planned withdrawal from the Paris accord on global warming. Two months after President Donald Trump announced the United States would abandon the 2015 global pact, his administration confirmed it had informed the United Nations of its "intent to withdraw from the Paris Agreement" - a process that will take at least until 2020. But in a statement ... read more |
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Humans have been altering tropical forests for at least 45,000 yearsJena, Germany (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 The first review of the global impact of humans on tropical forests in the ancient past shows that humans have been altering these environments for at least 45,000 years. This counters the view that ... more  
Russia's Lake Baikal 'extremely polluted', Putin warnsMoscow (AFP) Aug 4, 2017 Russia's Lake Baikal, the world's deepest freshwater lake, has extremely high pollution levels, President Vladimir Putin warned Friday while visiting the Siberian lake. ... more  
Sizzling summer gives Europe's south taste of the futureRome (AFP) Aug 5, 2017 Swathes of southern Europe sweltered Saturday in a heatwave that has claimed several lives, cost billions in crop damage and is, scientists warned, a foretaste of worse to follow in coming decades. ... more 
Three dead as storms ravage Italy's northRome (AFP) Aug 6, 2017 Three people died in freak accidents Sunday as violent storms raged in northern Italy at the end of prolonged heatwave, police said. ... more |
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Three drones detected in Japan nuclear plant
Hundreds protest over water shortages in drought-hit Iraq Boats bring Philippine flood victims to safety as death toll rises Boats bring food, safe passage for Philippine flood victims Magnitude 6.6 quake hits off Samoa coast: USGS Philippines shuts schools, scraps flights as Typhoon Co-May nears Downpours from storm Wipha kill three in Vietnam Adopted in US, Greek Cold War kids find long-lost families Flooding from storm Wipha cuts off hundreds in Vietnam Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 5, with 15 missing |
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European heatwave deaths could skyrocket: climate studyParis (AFP) Aug 4, 2017 Deaths due to extreme weather in Europe could increase fifty-fold from an estimated 3,000 per year recently to 152,000 by century's end if global warming is not reined in, researchers warned Saturday. ... more  
Tunisia loses swathes of forest in firesTunis (AFP) Aug 5, 2017 Around 2,000 hectares of forest in Tunisia have gone up in flames over the past week, with some of the fires probably started deliberately, the authorities said on Saturday. ... more  
Heatstruck Italy starts harvesting its thirsty vinesRome (AFP) Aug 4, 2017 Italy's annual wine harvest, the biggest in the world, is off to its earliest start in a decade as the country swelters in a heatwave following months of drought. ... more  
Engineers harness the power of 3-D printing to help train surgeons, shorten surgery timesSan Diego CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 A team of engineers and pediatric orthopedic surgeons are using 3D printing to help train surgeons and shorten surgeries for the most common hip disorder found in children ages 9 to 16. In a r ... more  
Surviving baby panda in 'perfect health' says French zooSaint-Aignan-Sur-Cher, France (AFP) Aug 5, 2017 The first baby panda born in France is in good health and feeding from its mother, staff at Beauval Zoo said Saturday, as they came to terms with losing its twin. ... more  
Current threats to our oceans are revealedWashington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 by human activity. Scientific evidence now shows that our use and abuse of this environment is having a detrimental effect on marine habitats across the globe. New research, published in the o ... more |
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 Angolan leader opens nation's largest hydro plant 
Climate plays role in decline of critical Asian water resourcesManhattan KS (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 Climate variability - rather than the presence of a major dam - is most likely the primary cause for a water supply decline in East Asia's largest floodplain lake system, according to a Kansas State ... more  
NOAA's GOES-S and GOES-T satellites coming togetherGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 Progress continues on the development of NOAA's GOES-S and GOES-T spacecraft that will follow the successful launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite or GOES-R, renamed GOES-1 ... more  
Typhoon Noru kills two, draws near JapanTokyo (AFP) Aug 6, 2017 Strong typhoon Noru brought heavy rain and strong winds to southwest Japan, killing two people, local officials said Sunday as they warned of landslides and floods. ... more  
Brazil troops storm Rio slums to catch gang leadersRio De Janeiro (AFP) Aug 6, 2017 Thousands of Brazilian army troops raided Rio de Janeiro slums in a pre-dawn crackdown on crime gangs Saturday, leaving parts of the city looking like a war zone on the first anniversary of the opening of the Olympic Games. ... more |
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  Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Aug 6, 2017 
Thousands of Brazilian army troops raided Rio de Janeiro slums in a pre-dawn crackdown on crime gangs Saturday, leaving parts of the city looking like a war zone on the first anniversary of the opening of the Olympic Games.
Five favelas were targeted by around 1,300 police and 3,600 troops in a sweep starting at 4 am (0700 GMT), the Rio state security service said in a statement.
Their m ... more Rome (AFP) Aug 2, 2017Italy parliament approves Libya naval mission  Sydney (AFP) Aug 1, 2017Tech advances will lead to MH370 discovery - Malaysia Airlines  New Delhi (AFP) Aug 1, 2017Elephants, tigers kill one human a day in India |
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 Groningen, Netherlands (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 
Topological insulators, a class of materials which has been investigated for just over a decade, have been heralded as a new 'wonder material', as has graphene. But so far, topological insulators have not quite lived up to the expectations fueled by theoretical studies. University of Groningen physicists now have an idea about why. Their analysis was published on 27 July in the journal Physical ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Making telescopes that curve and twist  London, UK (SPX) Aug 02, 2017Spacepath Communications and Datum Systems announce strategic partnership  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 03, 2017NASA-Developed Technologies Showcased on Dellingr's Debut Flight |
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 Melbourne, FL (SPX) Aug 03, 2017 
Occurrences of three common diseases affecting Caribbean corals spike during El Nino years, an alarming association given how climate change may boost the intensity of El Ninos.
The findings from Florida Institute of Technology research associate Carly Randall and biology professor Rob van Woesik, published earlier this month in the journal Scientific Reports, are based on an analysis of 1 ... moreWashington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Current threats to our oceans are revealed Manhattan KS (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Climate plays role in decline of critical Asian water resources  Luanda (AFP) Aug 4, 2017Angolan leader opens nation's largest hydro plant |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Aug 03, 2017 
It seems counterintuitive, but over the eons, glaciers may have made Earth warmer, according to a Rice University professor.
Mark Torres, an assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, took a data-driven dive into the mechanics of weathering by glaciation over millions of years to see how glacial cycles affected the oceans and atmosphere and continue to do so.
... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 03, 2017Rusting fool's gold in glaciers a sign of increased carbon  Washington (UPI) Aug 2, 2017N.Y. Air National Guard pilots train for arctic operations with LC-130 ski-planes  New Haven, CT (SPX) Aug 03, 2017Loss of Arctic sea ice impacting Atlantic Ocean water circulation system |
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 Rome (AFP) Aug 4, 2017  Italy's annual wine harvest, the biggest in the world, is off to its earliest start in a decade as the country swelters in a heatwave following months of drought.
Winemakers have also had to contend with spring frosts and hailstorms this year and the country's agri-food agency Coldiretti is anticipating a 10-15 percent fall in volumes.
But producers say a good year for drinkers is still ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 03, 2017Alkaline soil, sensible sensor  Paris (AFP) Aug 4, 2017Paris's urban rooftop hives hope to preserve honeybees  Urbana IL (SPX) Aug 03, 2017New system could remove two water pollutants from ag fields |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Aug 6, 2017 
Strong typhoon Noru brought heavy rain and strong winds to southwest Japan, killing two people, local officials said Sunday as they warned of landslides and floods.
A man in his 60s on the remote island of Yakushima died Saturday after strong gusts made him fall hard and hit his head, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said.
A man in his 80s on neighbouring Tanegashima island drowne ... more New York NY (SPX) Aug 03, 2017New images from under Alaska seafloor suggest high tsunami danger Miami (AFP) July 31, 2017Florida gears up for Tropical Storm Emily  Bangkok (AFP) Aug 2, 2017Floods in Thailand's northeast kill 23 |
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 Harare (AFP) Aug 4, 2017 
Zimbabwean security forces confirmed Friday that soldiers and police fought on the streets of Harare earlier this week, as nationwide tensions grow under 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe.
Witnesses told local media about a hundred uniformed soldiers wielding batons and whips charged into a bus terminus on Tuesday night and beat up police officers, leaving many prostrate on the ground.
... more Kigali (AFP) Aug 4, 2017Rwanda's Kagame in landslide poll win with around 98% of votes  Bamako (AFP) Aug 2, 2017European support for Sahel 'mutually reinforcing': Germany  Abidjan (AFP) July 31, 2017China opens first chamber of commerce in I.Coast |
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 Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 
The flexibility and ability to adapt to changing climates by employing various cultural innovations allowed communities of early humans to survive through a prolonged period of pronounced aridification.
The early human techno-tradition, known as Howiesons Poort (HP), associated with Homo sapiens who lived in southern Africa about 66 000 to 59 000 years ago indicates that during this period ... more College Station TX (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Shedding light deeper into the human brain  Jena, Germany (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Identifying major transitions in human cultural evolution  Washington (UPI) Jul 26, 2017How did early humans survive aridity and prolonged drought in Africa |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 4, 2017 
The United States announced Friday it would still take part in international climate change negotiations in order to protect its interests, despite its planned withdrawal from the Paris accord on global warming.
Two months after President Donald Trump announced the United States would abandon the 2015 global pact, his administration confirmed it had informed the United Nations of its "intent ... more Paris (AFP) July 31, 2017Small odds of reaching 2 C climate goal: researchers  Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 26, 2017Could spraying particles into marine clouds help cool the planet  Los Angeles (AFP) July 28, 2017Al Gore: I've given up on climate 'catastrophe' Trump |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 
Progress continues on the development of NOAA's GOES-S and GOES-T spacecraft that will follow the successful launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite or GOES-R, renamed GOES-16 upon reaching geostationary orbit.
The GOES-S satellite is fully integrated and is currently undergoing its final functional testing to confirm it successfully passed mechanical and thermal en ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Aug 01, 2017Aalto-1 satellite sends first image back to VTT Finland  Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 01, 2017Vega orbits two Earth observation satellites |
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) Aug 03, 2017 
Flowering plants with are by far the most diverse group of plants on Earth. Flowering plants arose only about 140 million years ago, but since then have diversified spectacularly. No one knows exactly how this happened, the origin and early evolution of them remains one of the biggest enigmas in biology. A new study in Nature Communications reconstructs the evolution of flowers and sheds new lig ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 3, 2017Well-preserved Canadian fossil reveals dinosaur armor like no other  Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Scientists rediscover lost burial site of famed long-necked sauropod  Washington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017Dinosaur-era plant found growing in Wisconsin lakes |
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 Lincoln UK (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 
Plans to create 100 new 'smart' cities in India to support the country's rapidly growing urban population could have a significant detrimental impact on the environment unless greater emphasis is placed on providing new supporting infrastructure and utilities, according to a major new study.
Professor Hugh Byrd, a specialist in urban planning from the University of Lincoln, UK, conducted a ... more University Park PA (SPX) Jul 25, 2017Allowable 'carbon budget' most likely overestimated  Edinburgh UK (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Sparkling springs aid quest for underground heat energy sources  Washington (AFP) July 7, 2017Google's 'moonshot' factory spins off geothermal unit |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 4, 2017  BAE Systems of Great Britain is starting to install a new combined heat and power plant at the Royal Navy base in Portsmouth, England.
The plant will be completed at the end of next year and will recycle energy, reduce carbon footprint and save the Ministry of Defense as much as $4.7 million in annual energy costs, BAE said.
"By developing this new facility we will be able to rec ... more Los Alamos NM (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Study reveals exactly how low-cost fuel cell catalysts work  Houston TX (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Scientists map ways forward for lithium-ion batteries for extreme environments  Kobe, Japan (SPX) Jul 27, 2017New chromium-based superconductor has an unusual electronic state |
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 Sydney (AFP) Aug 3, 2017 
A species of spider that usually travels no further than a few feet from where it was hatched, likely made an epic sea journey on a "land raft" from South Africa to call Australia home, a study said Thursday.
The Australian trapdoor spider, known scientifically as Moggridgea rainbow, is only found on Kangaroo Island off the south Australian coast and lives a sedentary land-based lifestyle, r ... moreSaint-Aignan-Sur-Cher, France (AFP) Aug 5, 2017Surviving baby panda in 'perfect health' says French zoo  New York (AFP) Aug 3, 2017US crushes nearly two tons of ivory in NY Central Park  Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Aug 2, 2017Malaysia seizes rare animal parts worth almost $1 mn |
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 Geneva (AFP) Aug 2, 2017 
Have you heard the one about the guy who walked into a bar and ordered a $10,000 shot of whisky?
A young Chinese man paid 9,999 Swiss francs ($10,000, 8,733 euros) last week at a Swiss hotel for a glass of whisky made in 1878 by the revered Scotch maker Macallan, the 20Minuten website said.
The report was confirmed by an employee of the luxury Waldhaus Hotel in St. Moritz, northeast Swit ... more Beijing (AFP) Aug 3, 2017China accused of 'enforced disappearance' of Liu Xiaobo's widow  Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 2, 2017Hong Kong bishop says church could be 'bridge' with China Shenyang, China (AFP) July 15, 2017Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo's ashes buried at sea |
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 Brussels (AFP) Aug 2, 2017 
The EU warned Poland Wednesday to obey a ban on logging in Europe's last primeval woodland, saying it would add any breach to a broader Brussels case against Warsaw over democratic standards.
Poland's right-wing government vowed on Monday that logging would continue in the ancient Bialowieza forest despite an injunction issued last week by the European Court of Justice, the bloc's top court. ... moreJena, Germany (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Humans have been altering tropical forests for at least 45,000 years  Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Aug 03, 2017Study reinforces the Amazon forest's importance in regulating atmospheric chemistry Columbia, MO (SPX) Aug 03, 2017Financial incentives could conserve tropical forest diversity |
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