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  Lisbon (AFP) Aug 8, 2018 Europe's scorching heatwave has killed nine people in a week in Spain, health authorities said Tuesday, as stifling temperatures kindled wildfires in the country and neighbouring Portugal where a ferocious blaze encircled a resort town. Weeks of nonstop sunshine and near-record temperatures have caused droughts and seen tinder-dry forests consumed by wildfires from the Mediterranean to the Arctic Circle, in what many fear could be the region's new normal in an era of climate change. The devastat ... read more |
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Heat brings relief for French vineyardsParis (AFP) Aug 7, 2018 Torrid temperatures across much of France have made the past few weeks unbearable for many, but with grape harvests kicking off this week, the country's winemakers say the heat could not have come at a better time. ... more  
New study shows some corals might adapt to climate changesMiami FL (SPX) Aug 08, 2018 New research shows that not all corals respond the same to changes in climate. The University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science-led study looked at the sensitivity of ... more  
Hurricane Hector threatens Hawaii, John targets MexicoWashington (AFP) Aug 7, 2018 Hurricane Hector whirled toward Hawaii Tuesday with 130 mph winds, bringing the threat of dangerous swells on two islands in the US archipelago state. ... more 
California scorched by raging wildfires the size of LAMendocino, United States (AFP) Aug 8, 2018 Tens of thousands of firefighters battled relentless flames ripping across California on Tuesday, as the death toll from a series of infernos that erupted last month hit 11. ... more |
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Europe bakes again in near-record temperaturesParis (AFP) Aug 7, 2018 Europe baked in near-record temperatures on Monday but some respite was on the horizon after weeks of nonstop sunshine as people come to terms with what may prove to be the region's new normal in an era of climate change. ... more  
Iron-silica particles unlock part of the mystery of Earth's oxygenationEdmonton, Canada (SPX) Aug 08, 2018 The oxygenation of Earth's atmosphere was thanks, in part, to iron and silica particles in ancient seawater, according to a new study by geomicrobiologists at the University of Alberta. But these re ... more  
US Army scientists create new technique for modeling turbulence in the atmosphereAdelphi MD (SPX) Aug 08, 2018 Army researchers have designed a computer model that more effectively calculates the behavior of atmospheric turbulence in complex environments, including cities, forests, deserts and mountainous re ... more  
NASA scientist reveals details of icy Greenland's heated geologic pastGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 08, 2018 By mapping the heat escaping from below the Greenland Ice Sheet, a NASA scientist has sharpened our understanding of the dynamics that dominate and shape terrestrial planets. Dr. Yasmina M. Ma ... more  
New light shed on the people who built StonehengeOxford UK (SPX) Aug 08, 2018 Despite over a century of intense study, we still know very little about the people buried at Stonehenge or how they came to be there. Now, a new University of Oxford research collaboration, publish ... more |
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 Modern Flores Island pygmies show no genetic link to extinct 'hobbits'  
Ten ways the planet could tip into 'Hothouse Earth'Paris (AFP) Aug 6, 2018 Even if humanity slashes greenhouse gas emissions in line with Paris climate treaty goals, the planet could overwhelm such efforts and irretrievably tip into a hellish 'hothouse' state, top scientists warned Monday. ... more  |
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Three Congo soldiers walk free after 'mass murder' convictionsLibreville (AFP) Aug 7, 2018 A court in the Republic of Congo jailed three soldiers for three years for "mass murder" during a peacekeeping mission to the Central African Republic, but the convicts have been freed, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. ... more  
New president to inherit a Mexico plagued with grisly violenceMexico City (AFP) Aug 7, 2018 In the middle of the street, corpses riddled with bullets. Underground, thousands of bodies heaped in clandestine graves. And in the mountains, drug gangs locked in armed conflict with the military. ... more  
The odd-job volunteers 'fixing' Hong Kong politicsHong Kong (AFP) Aug 7, 2018 As attendance at Hong Kong's traditional protest rallies wanes, one pro-democracy group is trying to win hearts and minds in a more pragmatic way - through plumbing, electrics and household repairs. ... more 
China deploys huge police force to prevent fraud protestBeijing (AFP) Aug 6, 2018 Hundreds of police patrolled the streets of Beijing's financial district Monday as Chinese authorities thwarted a planned protest against money lost in risky peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms and a lack of government help. ... more 
Europe bakes again in near-record temperaturesParis (AFP) Aug 6, 2018 Europe baked in near-record temperatures on Monday but some respite was on the horizon after weeks of nonstop sunshine as people come to terms with what may prove to be the region's new normal in an era of climate change. ... more |
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 Koriyama, Japan (AFP) Aug 1, 2018 
The pumpkin is diced, the chicken carved and the eggs beaten into an omelette, but the people preparing the food are not chefs - they are scientists testing produce from Japan's Fukushima region.
Seven years after the March 2011 nuclear disaster caused by a devastating tsunami, rigorous testing shows no radioactive threat from Fukushima's produce, officials and experts say.
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 Durham NC (SPX) Aug 07, 2018 
Relief may be on the horizon for anyone who has ever jumped around a room like a jack-in-the-box to get motion-sensing lights to turn back on, thanks to a new motion sensor based on metamaterials that is sensitive enough to monitor a person's breathing.
In a pair of new studies, researchers from Duke University and Institut Langevin, France, have shown that patterns made by radio waves can ... more |
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 Miami FL (SPX) Aug 08, 2018 
New research shows that not all corals respond the same to changes in climate. The University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science-led study looked at the sensitivity of two types of corals found in Florida and the Caribbean and found that one of them - mountainous star coral - possesses an adaptation that allows it to survive under high temperatures and acidity cond ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 08, 2018 
By mapping the heat escaping from below the Greenland Ice Sheet, a NASA scientist has sharpened our understanding of the dynamics that dominate and shape terrestrial planets.
Dr. Yasmina M. Martos, a planetary scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, mined publicly available magnetic field, gravity and other geologic information for clues about the amount and ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2018 
The remains of domesticated crop plants at an archaeological site in southwest Amazonia supports the idea that this was an important region in the early history of crop cultivation, according to a study published July 25, 2018 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jennifer Watling from the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil and colleagues.
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 Warsaw (AFP) Aug 3, 2018 
Nearly 250 people have drowned in Poland since April, police said Friday, as scorching weather grips the country.
"For years now the main cause of drownings has remained the same: people go for a swim after consuming alcohol," national police spokeswoman Marzena Orzynska told AFP.
In July alone, 75 people drowned across the country, while for this month the figure so far is 10, accordi ... more |
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 Gao, Mali (AFP) Aug 7, 2018 
The first round of voting in Mali's presidential election gave outgoing President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita a conclusive lead over his rival - but unresolved anger and finger-pointing over the results have highlighted some of the country's divisions.
Eighteen of the 24 candidates in the election joined forces Monday to demand the resignation of the minister of territorial administration and de ... more |
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 Oxford UK (SPX) Aug 08, 2018 
Despite over a century of intense study, we still know very little about the people buried at Stonehenge or how they came to be there. Now, a new University of Oxford research collaboration, published in Scientific Reports suggests that a number of the people that were buried at the Wessex site had moved with and likely transported the bluestones used in the early stages of the monument's constr ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Aug 6, 2018 
Even if humanity slashes greenhouse gas emissions in line with Paris climate treaty goals, the planet could overwhelm such efforts and irretrievably tip into a hellish 'hothouse' state, top scientists warned Monday.
Under such a scenario, Earth's average temperature would stabilise 4 or 5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, rather than the 1.5 C to 2 C (2.7 or 3.6 Fahrenheit) cap ca ... more |
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 University Park PA (SPX) Aug 07, 2018 
Improving forecasting for a host of severe weather events may be possible thanks to a more comprehensive method for measuring the Earth's boundary layer depth, developed by Penn State researchers.
The boundary layer is the layer of atmosphere that is closest to the Earth, less than one mile from the surface. Because it is the layer that is most affected by the convective heat from the Eart ... more |
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 Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Aug 08, 2018 
The oxygenation of Earth's atmosphere was thanks, in part, to iron and silica particles in ancient seawater, according to a new study by geomicrobiologists at the University of Alberta. But these results solve only part of this ancient mystery.
Early organisms called cyanobacteria produced oxygen through oxygenic photosynthesis, resulting in the oxygenation of Earth's atmosphere. But cyano ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Aug 1, 2018 
As the stultifying summer heat sends Iraqis in search of cool spots, restaurateur Ali Hussein provides sanctuary - even though it means hooking up to an expensive generator.
"The clients must be comfortable when they eat," said Hussein, who stakes his reputation on ensuring customers are constantly blasted by air conditioning.
Outside, temperatures at this time of year can reach 50 degr ... more |
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 New York, NY (SPX) Aug 03, 2018 
Lithium metal batteries hold tremendous promise for next-generation energy storage because the lithium metal negative electrode has 10 times more theoretical specific capacity than the graphite electrode used in commercial Li-ion batteries. It also has the most negative electrode potential among materials for lithium batteries, making it a perfect negative electrode.
However, lithium is on ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Aug 07, 2018 
Microorganisms in colder climates darken themselves to capture more heat from the sun and improve their ability to survive, according to a study from scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The scientists, in a study to be published in Current Biology on August 2, examined yeasts collected at different latitudes, and found that dark-pigmented ones were more frequentl ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 6, 2018  Hundreds of police patrolled the streets of Beijing's financial district Monday as Chinese authorities thwarted a planned protest against money lost in risky peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms and a lack of government help.
Protesters told AFP they had come from every corner of China in hopes that by gathering en masse the government would recognise their grievances and take action.
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 Baton Rouge LA (SPX) Aug 06, 2018 
Mangroves are tropical forests that thrive in salt water and are found in a variety of coastal settings from deltas to estuaries to weathered reefs and limestone rocks worldwide. Mangroves can store greater amounts of carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem, which helps reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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