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  Charleston, United States (AFP) Sept 11, 2018 More than a million people were ordered Monday to evacuate the path of Hurricane Florence as the powerful Category 4 storm packing winds of 140 miles (220 kilometers) per hour bore down on the East Coast of the United States. "This is one of the worst storms to hit the East Coast in many years," President Donald Trump warned on Twitter. "Please be prepared, be careful and be SAFE!" South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster ordered as many as one million residents of the state's eastern coast to lea ... read more |
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Nations lock horns as whalers, opponents meet in BrazilFlorianopolis, Brazil (AFP) Sept 10, 2018 Pro- and anti-whaling nations locked horns Monday as the International Whaling Commission (IWC) began meeting in Brazil amid outrage over Japan's proposal to end a three-decade moratorium on commercial whale hunting. ... more  
S.Africa's Cape Town eases water rationingCape Town (AFP) Sept 10, 2018 South Africa's second city Cape Town, battling its worst drought in 100 years, announced Monday that it would ease severe water rationing after significant rains in the region. ... more 
Artificial intelligence guides rapid data-driven exploration of underwater habitatsAstoria OR (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 A recent expedition led by Dr. Blair Thornton, holding Associate Professorships at both the University of Southampton and the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo, demonstrated h ... more 
WMO forecast: 70 percent chance of El Nino weather eventWashington (UPI) Sep 10, 2018 According to the World Meteorological Organization, there's a 70 percent of an El Niño weather event developing before the end of the year. ... more |
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Syracuse researchers shine light on ancient global warmingSyracuse NY (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 The impact of global warming on shallow marine life approximately 56 million years ago is the subject of a significant, new paper by researchers at Syracuse University. Linda Ivany, professor ... more  
Cave features suggest stable sea levels during last interglacial periodWashington (UPI) Sep 10, 2018 New research suggests sea levels were surprisingly stable during the last interglacial period, between 127,000 and 116,000 years ago. ... more  
Getting to the roots of our ancient cousin's dietLeipzig, Germany (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 Food needs to be broken down in the mouth before it can be swallowed and digested further. How this is being done depends on many factors, such as the mechanical properties of the foods and the morp ... more  
Successful ant colonies hint at how societies evolvePrinceton NJ (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 Ants and humans live in large societies that allow for elaborate structures - nests, cities - filled with resources. Sometime in the distant past, individuals must have organized themselves into the ... more  
Manmade mangroves could get to the 'root' of the problem for threats to coastal areasBoca Raton FL (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 With threats of sea level rise, storm surge and other natural disasters, researchers from Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science are turning to nature to protect h ... more |
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 How the forest copes with the summer heat 
Mangrove expansion and climatic warming may help ecosystems keep pace with sea level riseLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 Sea level rise and extreme weather events have become harsh realities for those living along the world's coasts. The record-breaking hurricanes of the past decade in the United States have led to st ... more  |
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Researchers discover new source of formic acid over Pacific, Indian oceansLivermore CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 Insights from experiments at Sandia National Laboratories designed to push chemical systems far from equilibrium allowed an international group of researchers to discover a new major source of formi ... more  
Episodic and intense rain caused by ancient global warmingBristol UK (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 A new study by scientists at the University of Bristol has shown that ancient global warming was associated with intense rainfall events that had a profound impact on the land and coastal seas. ... more 
Scientists pinpoint the key mechanism foe amplification of global warmingBeijing (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 Since the advent of the industrial revolution in the early 19th century, increases in greenhouse gas emission are thought by scientists to have steadily driven the increase in global-mean surface te ... more 
Japan toll 44 after strong quake, no more missingTokyo (AFP) Sept 10, 2018 The death toll from a powerful earthquake that triggered massive landslides in northern Japan rose to 44 on Monday with tens of thousands of police and troops still on the ground to support survivors. ... more 
Conflict hinders Iran efforts to counter dust stormsTehran (AFP) Sept 8, 2018 Iran's efforts to counter worsening dust storms have been hampered by conflict in the region, the deputy head of the environment department said on Saturday. ... more |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
During a disaster, whether natural or man-made, restoring and maintaining communications is critical. Recent research and guidance issued by the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) reflects the importance of incorporating satellite services in an emergency response plan to facilitate communications before, during, and after a disaster.
"Because satellite-based solutions provide an unparal ... more |
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 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 
An eco-friendly coating-free strategy has now been developed to make solid surfaces liquid repellent, which is crucial for the transportation of large quantities of liquids through pipes.
Researchers from KAUST's Water Desalination and Reuse Center have engineered nature-inspired surfaces that help to decrease frictional drag at the interface between liquid and pipe surface.
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 Livermore CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 
Insights from experiments at Sandia National Laboratories designed to push chemical systems far from equilibrium allowed an international group of researchers to discover a new major source of formic acid over the Pacific and Indian oceans.
In addition to being the smallest organic acid and an important chemical for communication among ants, formic acid is the most abundant organic acid in ... more |
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 Madison WI (SPX) Sep 07, 2018 
Millenia ago, ancient farmers cleared land to plant wheat and maize, potatoes and squash. They flooded fields to grow rice. They began to raise livestock. And unknowingly, they may have been fundamentally altering the climate of the Earth.
A study published in the journal Scientific Reports provides new evidence that ancient farming practices led to a rise in the atmospheric emission of th ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 4, 2018 
Grape pickers at the Clos des Morillons look like thousands of others at work in vineyards across France at this time of year. But behind them looms a high-rise housing estate and a short walk away is the noisy Paris ring road.
Around 20 people armed with pruning shears snipped, picked and carried in the Parc Georges-Brassens in the south of the French capital on Tuesday after responding to ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Sept 10, 2018  The death toll from a powerful earthquake that triggered massive landslides in northern Japan rose to 44 on Monday with tens of thousands of police and troops still on the ground to support survivors.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said no one was left on a missing list, which suggested the figure could be the final death toll.
Around 40,000 police, fire fighters, troops and mari ... more |
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 Nairobi (AFP) Sept 6, 2018 
Kenya has arrested a Chinese businessman after a video of him making a string of racist remarks was widely shared on social media, the government said Thursday.
The Chinese national, identified as Liu Jiaqi, has been arrested and is being processed for deportation, said Kenya's immigration department.
"His work permit has been cancelled and (he) will be deported on racism grounds," the i ... more |
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 Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 
Food needs to be broken down in the mouth before it can be swallowed and digested further. How this is being done depends on many factors, such as the mechanical properties of the foods and the morphology of the masticatory apparatus. Palaeoanthropologists spend a great deal of their time reconstructing the diets of our ancestors, as diet holds the key to understanding our evolutionary history. ... more |
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 Bangkok (AFP) Sept 7, 2018 
Island nations like Fiji and the Maldives are almost at the "point of no return" because of rising sea levels, a leading climate negotiator warned Friday.
As well as losing land and infrastructure to encroaching oceans as the planet heats up, many islands are also facing extreme flooding and damage from tropical storms, warned Amjad Abdulla, head negotiator for the Alliance of Small Island S ... more |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
PlanetWatchers has developed a new multi-source Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) platform that utilizes multiple SAR sources to deliver actionable insights without the usual delays due to weather, time of day, and environmental conditions. Natural resource managers will now receive enhanced risk management and analytical data from the new platform.
World-renowned remote sensing specialist Pr ... more |
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 Edinburgh UK (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 
Marine predators that lived in deep waters during the Jurassic Period thrived as sea levels rose, while species that dwelled in the shallows died out, research suggests.
A study of fossilised teeth has shed light on how reptiles adapted to major environmental changes more than 150 million years ago, and how sea life might respond today.
It also reveals for the first time that the bro ... 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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 Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Sep 10, 2018 
Fuel cells hold promise as a clean, renewable source of energy. But keeping them dry has long been a challenge, as they produce water during the process of converting hydrogen and oxygen into electricity.
Now University of British Columbia researchers say they may have found a solution: pre-treating the electrode - a key component of fuel cells - with ionized oxygen gas, or plasma.
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 4, 2018 
They may be small and striking, but shrikes are songbirds known for viciously impaling their victims with a razor-sharp bill although experts have long wondered about their ability to subdue much larger prey.
Now researchers say these carnivorous killers use powerful beak-and-jaw motions to shake their victims vigorously, whirling them around at speeds which cause injuries akin to whiplash. ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 4, 2018 
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said Tuesday it would halt most late-night ride services for a week as it tries to reassure the public following the rape and murder of a passenger.
The company has been slammed by passengers and regulators, including China's transport ministry, after a 20-year-old passenger was raped and murdered by her driver in the eastern city of Wenzhou last month ... more |
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 Oslo (AFP) Sept 5, 2018 
Norway has completed the frame of the world's tallest timber building, which is being lauded for being environmentally friendly and fire resistant.
The Mjos Tower, which is situated near and named after a lake located about 100 kilometres (60 miles) north of Oslo, saw its last beam hoisted by a crane this week.
At 85.4 metres (just over 280 feet), it has 18 floors.
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