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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Like Earth, space has weather. Except instead of swirling winds and downpours of precipitation, space weather is defined by shifting electric and magnetic fields and rains of charged particles. At the very beginning of space, starting just 60 miles above Earth's surface, there's a layer of the atmosphere that shifts and changes in concert with both types of weather. Above the ozone layer, the ionosphere is a part of Earth's atmosphere where particles have been cooked into a sea of electrically-cha ... read more |
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Scientists find surprising evidence of rapid changes in the ArcticCape Cod MA (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Scientists have found surprising evidence of rapid climate change in the Arctic: In the middle of the Arctic Ocean near the North Pole, they discovered that the levels of radium-228 have almost doub ... more 
Arctic clouds highly sensitive to air pollutionSalt Lake City CA (SPX) Jan 04, 2018 In 1870, explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiold, trekking across the barren and remote ice cap of Greenland, saw something most people wouldn't expect in such an empty, inhospitable landscape: haze. ... more 
We need one global network of 1000 stations to build an Earth observatoryHelsinki, Finland (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 We also need to share our data. So says world's most prominent geoscientist, Markku Kulmala, professor of physics at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and head of the Aerosol and Haze Laboratory ... more 
In Antarctic dry valleys, early signs of climate change-induced shifts in soilFort Collins CO (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 In a study spanning two decades, a team of researchers led by Colorado State University found declining numbers of soil fauna, nematodes and other animal species in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, one of t ... more |
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2017 the costliest year in US history for natural disastersMiami (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 Last year was the most expensive in US history for natural disasters, with a barrage of fires, freezes, floods and hurricanes that cost $306 billion, according to a US government report Monday. ... more  
29 killed, 80,000 affected by Madagascar cycloneAntananarivo (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 Twenty-nine people died and more than 80,000 were affected after tropical cyclone Ava tore through Madagascar last week, authorities said Monday. ... more  
DR Congo mourns flood victims as cholera fears mountKinshasa (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 DR Congo started two days of national mourning Monday for 48 people killed by floods and mudslides in the capital Kinshasa amid concerns of a cholera outbreak in the vast city of 10 million. ... more  
Alpine air at work? Delhi eyes novel ways to battle smogNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 Political apathy over the poisonous smog choking India's capital has led many like businessman Kamal Meattle to take matters into their own hands, with an office building he says pumps air as fresh as from the Swiss Alps. ... more 
Teachers in Iraq's Mosul learn to cope with traumatised pupilsMosul, Iraq (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 On a classroom whiteboard in the battered city of Mosul the words "rediscovering how to smile" outline the heartbreaking task of Iraqi teachers striving to heal their students' mental scars after brutal Islamic State group rule. ... more  
Egypt building huge water treatment plant amid supply concernsCairo (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 Egypt is building a major water treatment and desalination plant, the president said Monday, as the Nile-dependent nation plans for any fallout from an upstream dam being built by Ethiopia. ... more |
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 Poisonous and running out: Pakistan's water crisis 
US rivers and streams are compromised by increasing salt loadsMillbrook, NY (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Human activities are exposing US rivers and streams to a cocktail of salts, with consequences for infrastructure and drinking water supplies. So reports a new study in the Proceedings of the Nationa ... more 
Florida takes on Georgia in US Supreme Court over waterWashington (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in a bitter fight over water pitting two American states against each other. ... more  
Bats' brains boil in Australia heatwaveSydney (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 Hundreds of bats have died in sweltering conditions in Australia, with many dropping from their perches as the scorching temperatures "fried their brains", wildlife officials said Tuesday. ... more  
Study redefines understanding of old age throughout human historyWashington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018 An Australian archaeologist has developed a new, more accurate method for estimating the age-of-death for ancient human remains. Researchers believe the technique and its results will improve their understanding of the elderly throughout human history. ... more |
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  Miami (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 
Last year was the most expensive in US history for natural disasters, with a barrage of fires, freezes, floods and hurricanes that cost $306 billion, according to a US government report Monday.
In 2017, a total of 16 disasters cost $1 billion or more, and led to at least 362 deaths, said the report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The death toll could be substantia ... more Washington (AFP) Jan 6, 2018Blocks from White House, a freezing tent is home Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Jan 9, 2018Teachers in Iraq's Mosul learn to cope with traumatised pupils  United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 31, 2017UN's Guterres issues year-end 'red alert' for a world divided |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 05, 2018  Up until now, we've lived in an era of "one and done" spacecraft. Barring a few notable exceptions, spacecraft launch alone, operate alone and are decommissioned alone. In an average year, several billion dollars' worth of satellites that could be refueled or repaired are retired because there is no way to service them in space.
On Jan. 30, 2018, NASA will host a satellite servicing indust ... more Tokyo (Sputnik) Jan 09, 2018Japan's Aerospace Agency Developing Radar Detecting Space Micro-Debris  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018New lensless camera creates detailed 3-D images without scanning  Dulles VA (SPX) Jan 05, 2018Orbital ATK receives order for 2nd In-Orbit Satellite Servicing Vehicle |
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 Cairo (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 
Egypt is building a major water treatment and desalination plant, the president said Monday, as the Nile-dependent nation plans for any fallout from an upstream dam being built by Ethiopia.
The North African country is constructing "the largest wastewater treatment and desalination plant", President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said live on state television.
"We are only doing what we need to do ... more San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 04, 2018New study identifies thermometer for global ocean  Kandal, Cambodia (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Power stacked against SE Asia's poor as China dams Mekong  Washington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018Ocean acidification altering the architecture of California mussel shells |
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 Fort Collins CO (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 
In a study spanning two decades, a team of researchers led by Colorado State University found declining numbers of soil fauna, nematodes and other animal species in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, one of the world's driest and coldest deserts. This discovery is attributed to climate change, which has triggered melting and thawing of ice in this desert since an uncharacteristically warm weather event in ... moreCape Cod MA (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Scientists find surprising evidence of rapid changes in the Arctic  Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017NASA satellite spots shattered iceberg beneath the Arctic's midnight sun  Hanover NH (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Warming seas double snowfall around North America's tallest peaks |
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Global warming is likely to force many winemakers and winegrowers to cultivate new grape varieties, according to a new study.
Unfortunately, many wine producers are reluctant to change. To help vineyards adapt, scientists say more work needs to be done to understand the diversity of wine grapes and their ability to thrive in different climes.
"What we're interested in talking abo ... more Norwich UK (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Speed breeding technique sows seeds of new green revolution  (UPI) Jan 2, 2018Speed breeding breakthrough to boost crop research  Sao Tome (AFP) Jan 4, 2018Sao Tome: Rainforests, chocolate and millionaires |
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 New York (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 
Chaos reigned at New York's flagship airport for a third consecutive day Sunday with one terminal flooded and irate passengers stranded by chronic delays blamed on brutal cold and a deadly winter storm.
Arrivals were significantly disrupted into Terminal Four at John F. Kennedy International Airport, where a water pipe broke, compounding chaos blamed on a "cascading series of issues."
Wa ... more Kinshasa (AFP) Jan 4, 201837 dead in floods in DR Congo capital  Sydney (AFP) Jan 7, 2018Hundreds evacuated as Papua New Guinea volcano erupts  Tokyo (AFP) Jan 5, 2018Two minor quakes 'wrongly trigger' Japan's alert system |
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 Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Jan 5, 2018 
The Islamic State faction of Boko Haram on Friday said it was responsible for a late December attack on Nigerian army barracks, claiming it killed nine soldiers and took military equipment.
The jihadist faction said in an online statement published by the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) that it had orchestrated the raid on army barracks in the town of Kanamma in northeast Yobe ... more Bamako (AFP) Dec 31, 2017Mali president names new govt after ex-PM's resignation  Conakry (AFP) Dec 30, 2017Guinea massacre suspects to go before criminal tribunal  Washington (AFP) Jan 3, 2018US strike targets vehicle bomb in Somalia |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018 
An Australian archaeologist has developed a new, more accurate method for estimating the age-of-death for ancient human remains. Researchers believe the technique and its results will improve their understanding of the elderly throughout human history.
The method was developed by Christine Cave, a postdoctoral researcher at the Australian National University. Cave showed the lifespan of ... more Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018Bonobos show a preference for jerks  Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018DNA offers evidence of new population of native Alaskans  Madrid, Spain (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Primordial mutation helps explain origin of some organs in vertebrates |
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 Xian, China (AFP) Jan 8, 2018  French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europe Monday to take part in China's Silk Road revival plan, despite some European misgivings about the massive project, as he began a state visit.
Macron also called on Europe and China to team up on curbing climate change, in the face of US plans to withdraw from the Paris accord.
"Our destinies are linked," he said in a keynote speech on the ... more Paris (AFP) Jan 1, 2018Quarter of land will be drier under 2 C warming: study  (UPI) Jan 2, 2018Global warming could leave 25 percent of the planet in permanent drought  Knoxville TN (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Curbing climate change |
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 New Delhi, India (SPX) Jan 02, 2018  India, with nearly 3.3 million sq.km. geographical area, is endowed with natural resources such as forests, crop lands, water resources, minerals, wetlands, snow and glaciers etc. The accurate information on the availability of natural resources and their optimal management is vital for sustainable development and overall socio-economic growth of the country.
Resourcesat series of satellit ... more Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Scientists discover unexpected side effect to cleaning up urban air  Washington (UPI) Jan 3, 2018Earth passes perigee, its closest point to the sun  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 09, 2018ICON and GOLD teaming up to explore Earth's interface to space |
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 Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Jan 04, 2018 
Just how do snapping shrimp snap? This was the question plaguing scientists who set out to uncover the mysterious mechanisms producing big biology in tiny crustaceans.
"All we've known until now is the endpoint of these super snapping claws," said Rich Palmer, biological science professor at the University of Alberta and senior author on a new study on snapping shrimp claws.
"What we ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017Half-billion-year-old microscopic animal fossils found in Greenland  Toronto, Canada (SPX) Dec 28, 2017A 508-million-year-old sea predator with a 'jackknife' head  Madison WI (SPX) Dec 22, 2017Fossils Show Life on Earth Began Before 3.5 Billion Years Ago |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 
The US energy watchdog terminated Monday a key proposal by President Donald Trump's administration to subsidize coal and nuclear plants, finding it neither justified nor reasonable.
The decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was handed down in a unanimous verdict by its five members, a majority of whom belong to the president's Republican Party.
Energy Secretary Rick ... more Munich, Germany (SPX) Jan 05, 2018Science for a resilient EU power grid  Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018U.S. blizzard to test gas, electric markets  Paris (AFP) Dec 24, 2017'Virtual gold' may glitter, but mining it can be really dirty |
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 San Francisco (AFP) Jan 4, 2018 
HP on Thursday announced a recall of batteries in some of its notebook and mobile workstation computers due to the risk they could burst into flames.
"These batteries have the potential to overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to customers," the US computer maker said at a website with details of the voluntary recall.
"Many of these batteries are internal to the system, which means the ... more Houston TX (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Study boosts hope for cheaper fuel cells  Fukuoka, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Exploring electrolysis for energy storage  Osaka, Japan (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Thermoelectric power generation at room temperature: Coming soon? |
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 Banda Aceh, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 27, 2017 
A pregnant elephant has been found dead in a palm oil plantation on Indonesia's Sumatra island, in what authorities suspect was a deliberate poisoning, an official said Wednesday.
The animal's body was found near the remote Seuneubok Bayu village in Aceh on December 22, after authorities received a tip off from locals, Aceh conservation centre head Sapto Aji Prabowo told AFP.
"The 25-yea ... more (UPI) Jan 2, 2018UV light could foil the fungus causing white-nose syndrome in bats  Beijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2017Chinese ban on ivory sales goes into effect  Washington (UPI) Dec 26, 2017Study: Golden-crowned manakins are 'exceedingly rare' hybrid |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2018 
A Tibetan who has waged a campaign to preserve his region's ancestral language was put on trial in China for inciting separatism Thursday in a case Amnesty International denounced as "ludicrously unjust".
Tashi Wangchuk was featured in a New York Times documentary that followed him on a trip to Beijing, where he attempted to get Chinese state media and courts to address what he describes as ... more Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2018Migrant worker evictions tear at Beijing's backbone  Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 1, 2018Anti-Beijing protesters march in Hong Kong  Beijing (AFP) Jan 2, 2018French President Macron to visit China next week |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2017 
Trees synchronize their reproductive schedule with the North Atlantic Oscillation, a climate pattern that influences zonal winds and the strength of storms.
The NAO describes fluctuations in the region's air pressure differences. Shifts in the region's pressure gradients affect atmospheric circulation and Europe's climate patterns.
And according to the latest analysis, the oscill ... more New Haven CT (SPX) Dec 14, 2017African deforestation not as great as feared  Munich, Germany (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Cascading use is also beneficial for wood  New York NY (SPX) Dec 14, 2017New maps show shrinking wilderness being ignored at our peril |
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