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  Berlin (AFP) Oct 11, 2017 Even if you are terrified of heights, jumping out of a plane with a makeshift parachute may begin to look like a good idea once you know the aircraft is running out of fuel. That, arguably, is akin to the mindset of climate scientists and policymakers brainstorming in Berlin this week on how to compensate for humanity's collective failure to curb the greenhouse gases - caused mainly by burning fossil fuels - that drive global warming. In 2015, 195 nations miraculously, if belatedly, vowed to c ... read more |
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Trump environment chief: US to end Obama climate planWashington (AFP) Oct 9, 2017 The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that President Donald Trump's administration will move to repeal his predecessor Barack Obama's plan to restrict greenhouse gas emissions. ... more  
Trump warns federal help for Puerto Rico not open-endedWashington (AFP) Oct 12, 2017 Donald Trump warned Thursday that his willingness to help hurricane-battered Puerto Rico was not unlimited, prompting a furious backlash, with the mayor of San Juan branding the president a "Hater in Chief." ... more  
Long-term truants make nervy school return in Iraq's MosulMosul, Iraq (AFP) Oct 8, 2017 After three years of forced truancy due to the Islamic State group's seizure of the Iraqi city of Mosul, teenager Ali Salem waited nervously outside school to sit an English exam. ... more  
Locals warned to stay away as Japanese volcano eruptsTokyo (AFP) Oct 11, 2017 Mount Shinmoedake in southern Japan erupted for the first time in six years Wednesday, shooting a plume of ash several hundred metres into the air and sparking warnings to local residents. ... more |
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Philippine death toll tops 140 as typhoon heads towards Vietnam
CORRECTED: Philippine death toll tops 140 as typhoon heads towards Vietnam Camels replace cows as Kenya battles drought Jamaica still 'digging out' from hurricane, but Red Cross hopes toll stays low Death toll tops 100 as Philippines digs out after typhoon Typhoon death toll soars past 90 in the Philippines Typhoon death toll climbs to 66 in the Philippines CORRECTED: Typhoon Kalmaegi kills 66 in Philippines: civil defence office Reeling from earthquakes, Afghans fear coming winter Typhoon flooding kills over 40, strands thousands in central Philippines |
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New military op in gang-plagued Rio favelaRio De Janeiro (AFP) Oct 10, 2017 Some 500 soldiers, some in armored vehicles, swept into Rio de Janeiro's Rocinha favela Tuesday to support a police raid after gun fights broke out between rival drug gangs. ... more 
Floods, landslides kill 37 in Vietnam, scores missingHanoi (AFP) Oct 12, 2017 At least 37 people have died and another 40 are missing as floods and landslides ravage north and central Vietnam, destroying homes and leaving rescuers scrambling to find survivors, disaster officials said Thursday. ... more  
Air pollution kills over 500,000 Europeans a year: reportCopenhagen (AFP) Oct 11, 2017 Air pollution causes more than 500,000 premature deaths across Europe each year despite "slowly" improving air quality on the continent, the EU's environment authority said Wednesday. ... more  
Long-ignored ichthyosaur determined to be new speciesWashington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017 Fresh analysis of a long-ignored ichthyosaur - relegated to museum storage closets for decades - revealed the fossil specimens to represent a new species. ... more  
Europe set to launch atmosphere-probing satelliteParis (AFP) Oct 11, 2017 Europe is set to launch a satellite Friday dedicated to monitoring Earth's atmosphere, the protective layer that shields the planet from the sun's radiation, the European Space Agency said. ... more  
Global kids study: More trees, less diseaseBurlington VT (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 A University of Vermont-led study of 300,000 children in 35 nations says kids whose watersheds have greater tree cover are less likely to experience diarrheal disease, the second leading cause of de ... more |
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 Old Faithful's geological heart revealed  
How global warming is drying up the North American monsoonPrinceton NJ (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 Researchers have struggled to accurately model the changes to the abundant summer rains that sweep across the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, known to scientists as the "North Am ... more 
Do earthquakes have a tell signChicago IL (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 Researchers have long had good reason to believe that earthquakes are inherently unpredictable. But a new finding from Northwestern University might be a seismic shift for that old way of thinking. ... more  
Non-native species from Japanese tsunami aided by unlikely partner: PlasticsNewport OR (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 A new study appearing this week in Science reports the discovery of a startling new role of plastic marine debris - the transport of non-native species in the world's oceans. Co-authored by Or ... more 
British government unveils green spending plansWashington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017 The British government said Thursday it would spend more than $3 billion on new energy systems that could help it meet obligations for a low-carbon economy. ... more |
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  Washington (AFP) Oct 12, 2017  Donald Trump warned Thursday that his willingness to help hurricane-battered Puerto Rico was not unlimited, prompting a furious backlash, with the mayor of San Juan branding the president a "Hater in Chief."
Puerto Rico is struggling to recover after Hurricane Maria ripped through the island, leaving 44 people dead and cutting power and running water to much of its population, and its gover ... more New Delhi (AFP) Oct 9, 2017India's top court bans firecracker sales before Diwali Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Oct 10, 2017New military op in gang-plagued Rio favela  Preston, United Kingdom (AFP) Oct 7, 2017Hurricane survivors swap Caribbean seas for English peas |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 9, 2017 
Thales' SMART-L MM radar system has successfully demonstrated its missile-tracking capabilities in a U.S. Navy exercise in Europe, the company announced on Monday.
The radar, mounted on the test tower at a company facility in Hengelo, Netherlands, detected and tracked a ballistic missile at an average range of more than 932 miles for more than five minutes without difficulties.
T ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017Microlasers get a performance boost from a bit of gold  Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017Students, researchers turn algae into renewable flip-flops  Houston TX (SPX) Oct 09, 2017New test opens path for better 2-D catalysts |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 
Researchers have struggled to accurately model the changes to the abundant summer rains that sweep across the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, known to scientists as the "North American monsoon."
In a report published Oct. 9 in the journal Nature Climate Change, a team of Princeton and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) researchers have applied a key ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Did rapid sea-level rise drown fossil coral reefs around Hawaii?  Paris (AFP) Oct 7, 2017Expanded bluefin tuna quotas could reverse recovery: scientists  Wellington (AFP) Oct 6, 2017Pacific's Niue creates huge marine sanctuary |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 
While burning coal today causes Earth to overheat, about 300 million years ago the formation of that same coal brought our planet close to global glaciation. For the first time, scientists show the massive effect in a study to be published in the renowned Proceedings of the US Academy of Sciences.
When trees in vast forests died during a time called the Carboniferous and the Permian, the c ... more Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 06, 2017In warmer climates, Greenlandic deltas have grown  Kiel, Germany (SPX) Oct 03, 2017Return of the Weddell polynya supports Kiel climate model  Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Winter cold extremes linked to high-altitude polar vortex weakening |
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 Brunswick NJ (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 
Rutgers scientists have found an efficient way to enhance the nutritional value of corn - the world's largest commodity crop - by inserting a bacterial gene that causes it to produce a key nutrient called methionine, according to a new study.
The Rutgers University-New Brunswick discovery could benefit millions of people in developing countries, such as in South America and Africa, who dep ... more Washington DC (SPX) Oct 10, 2017Sustainable irrigation may harm other development goals  Urbana IL (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Are we at a tipping point with weed control?  Stanford CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Climate solution in soil |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 10, 2017 
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.
The tremor hit 70 kilometers (43 miles) east of the coastal city of Arica, which is near the border with Peru, the US agency said.
The quake struck at a depth of 82 kilometers, it added.
Chile is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. In the past seven years it has had three qu ... moreTokyo (AFP) Oct 11, 2017Locals warned to stay away as Japanese volcano erupts Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Do earthquakes have a tell sign  Munich, Germany (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Preservation of floodplains is flood protection |
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 Kigali (AFP) Oct 10, 2017 
Rwanda's military has used asphyxiation, electric shock and mock executions to torture confessions out of detainees, Human Rights Watch said in a report published Tuesday.
The rights watchdog confirmed 104 cases of people being illegally detained and tortured in Rwandan military detention centres between 2010 and 2016, according to the 91-page report, which estimates the true figure is much ... more Paris (AFP) Oct 9, 2017New witness emerges over Rwandan genocide: French legal source  Maiduguri, Nigeria (AFP) Oct 6, 2017Nigeria: Cooperation 'key' to defeating jihadists  Niamey (AFP) Oct 5, 2017Three US Green Berets killed in Niger |
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 Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 
Prehistoric humans are likely to have formed mating networks to avoid inbreeding
Early humans seem to have recognised the dangers of inbreeding at least 34,000 years ago, and developed surprisingly sophisticated social and mating networks to avoid it, new research has found.
The study, reported in the journal Science, examined genetic information from the remains of anatomically mode ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017Scientists find more modern human traits influenced by Neandertal DNA  Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Ancient humans left Africa to escape drying climate  Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Oct 03, 2017Stone Age child reveals that modern humans emerged more than 300,000 years ago |
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 Berlin (AFP) Oct 11, 2017  Dismissed a decade ago as far-fetched and dangerous, schemes to tame global warming by engineering the climate have migrated from the margins of policy debate towards centre stage.
"Plan A" remains tackling the problem at its source. But efforts to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions have fallen woefully short and cannot, most scientists agree, avert catastrophic climate change on their ... moreWashington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017British government unveils green spending plans  Berlin (AFP) Oct 11, 2017As Paris climate goals recede, geoengineering looms larger  Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017Cheaper to invest in climate change fight than to rebuild; EPA chief rolls back US plans |
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 Paris (ESA) Oct 10, 2017 
With four days to liftoff, the next Sentinel satellite is now on the launch pad at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
The rocket will be fuelled two days before launch, set for Friday at 09:27 GMT (11:27 CEST).
The Sentinel-5P satellite has been at the cosmodrome since early September going through a series of tests and being readied for the big day. After being sealed from ... more Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Satellite transmissions cease, no impact to weather mission  Beijing (XNA) Oct 10, 2017China launches remote sensing satellite for Venezuela Paris (AFP) Oct 11, 2017Europe set to launch atmosphere-probing satellite |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017 
Fresh analysis of a long-ignored ichthyosaur - relegated to museum storage closets for decades - revealed the fossil specimens to represent a new species.
The ichthyosaur, a dolphin-like marine reptile, was originally discovered in 1979 by British palaeontologist Robert Appleby, who named the new species Protoichthyosaurus. But Appleby's peers dismissed his discovery, suggesting the s ... more New York NY (SPX) Oct 06, 2017New evidence that Siberian volcanic eruptions caused extinction 250 million years ago  Hamilton, Canada (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Evidence suggests life on Earth started after meteorites splashed into warm little ponds  Arlington TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2017UTA study sheds new light on evolution |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017 
A proposal to address what the Trump administration outlined as threats to traditional energy sources is counterintuitive, sustainable energy supporters said.
The U.S. Department of Energy said last week it was calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to change how the wholesale electricity sector works by offering compensation for "traditional" power generators.
In a ... more Menlo Park CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017SLAC-led project will use AI to prevent or minimize electric grid failures  Beojing, China (SPX) Sep 04, 2017Scientists propose method to improve microgrid stability and reliability  Washington (UPI) Aug 29, 2017ADB: New finance model needed for low-carbon shift in Asia |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017 
Researchers at Stanford University have built a sodium-based battery that can store just as much energy as a lithium-ion battery, but at a significantly reduced cost.
Lithium-ion batteries have been the standard bearer for the last 25 years. But lithium is becoming increasingly scarce and mining costs are steep.
Sodium - which also hosts ions that can be moved from a cathode to ... more Osaka, Japan (SPX) Oct 06, 2017A new way to produce clean hydrogen fuel from water using sunlight  Washington (AFP) Oct 6, 2017Tesla delays truck launch, eyes battery power for Puerto Rico  Orlando FL (SPX) Oct 05, 2017New nanomaterial can extract hydrogen fuel from seawater |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Oct 9, 2017 
The welfare of stray cats and dogs roaming Iraq's capital Baghdad is far from a priority for most residents after years of bloodshed and insecurity.
Homeless animals typically face cruelty or even extermination on the streets of the city, but now some pet lovers are looking to use social media to change attitudes and find loving owners for the four-legged friends.
Agricultural college ... moreNewport OR (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Non-native species from Japanese tsunami aided by unlikely partner: Plastics  York, UK (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Animals that play with objects learn how to use them as tools  Newark DE (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Examining the lifestyles of microbes |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 11, 2017 
Hong Kongers have a duty to stand up for China over threats to its sovereignty, the territory's leader Carrie Lam said Wednesday, months after Beijing warned against any challenge to its control over the semi-autonomous city.
Lam, making her first policy address since she came to power earlier this year, skirted the subject of political reform as the city's pro-democracy forces contend with ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 4, 2017Former Hong Kong leader appears in court over sandwich 'attack'  Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 3, 2017Hong Kong democracy activist in court for throwing 'smelly' sandwich  Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 1, 2017Hong Kong migrant mothers sing for their distant children |
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 Burlington VT (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 
A University of Vermont-led study of 300,000 children in 35 nations says kids whose watersheds have greater tree cover are less likely to experience diarrheal disease, the second leading cause of death for children under the age of five.
Published in Nature Communications, the study is the first to quantify the connection between watershed quality and individual health outcomes of children ... more Annapolis, MD (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Predicting insect feeding preferences after deforestation  Guelph, Canada (SPX) Oct 09, 2017DNA barcoding technology helping monitor health of all-important boreal forest  Woods Hole MA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Carbon feedback from forest soils will accelerate global warming |
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