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  Beira, Mozambique (AFP) March 24, 2019 Disease is threatening to aggravate the already dire conditions facing millions of survivors following the powerful tropical cyclone which ravaged southern Africa 10 days ago, officials warned on Sunday. Cyclone Idai smashed into Mozambique's coast unleashing hurricane-force wind and rain that flooded swathes of the poor country before battering eastern Zimbabwe - killing 705 people across the two nations. Amid the ongoing crisis, Zimbabwean television ZBC on Sunday reported that a young woman ... read more |
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Africa cyclone death toll surges past 600, 'worst yet to come'Beira, Mozambique (AFP) March 23, 2019 The death toll from a powerful cyclone that pummelled swathes of southern African countries, flooding thousands of square kilometres, on Saturday surged past 600 as diseases stalked tens of thousands of survivors. ... more  
Bolsonaro says Brazil owes world nothing on environmentSantiago (AFP) March 23, 2019 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday said his country "does not owe the world anything" when it comes to the environment. ... more 
Australia hit with second 'severe' cylcone in two daysSydney (AFP) March 24, 2019 A severe category 3 cyclone blew into the key mining region of Pilbara in Western Australia Sunday, forcing evacuations and a halt to port operations, as the north of the country dealt with the effects of an even more powerful storm that hit the previous day. ... more 
Some remains of Guatemala volcano victims unidentified: officialGuatemala City (AFP) March 23, 2019 Guatemalan investigators have been unable to identify about 110 pieces of remains from victims of a volcanic eruption that killed 202 people and left 229 missing last June, a forensic official said Saturday. ... more |
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Free satellite data available to help tackle public sector challengesSwindon, UK (SPX) Mar 22, 2019 Anyone working in the UK public sector can now receive free access to more than a thousand high-resolution satellite images of Britain, the UK Space Agency announced 21 March 2019. The archive ... more 
Land-cover dynamics unveiledParis (ESA) Mar 22, 2019 Billions of image pixels recorded by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission have been used to generate a high-resolution map of land-cover dynamics across Earth's landmasses. This map also depicts the mo ... more 
Two Chinese Earth observation satellites put into serviceBeijing (XNA) Mar 22, 2019 Two Chinese Earth observation satellites, the Gaofen-5 and Gaofen-6, were officially put into service on Thursday after completing in-orbit tests. During the tests, the two satellites provided ... more 
Project promises to turn palm oil plantations back into rainforest in BorneoWashington (UPI) Mar 22, 2019 Across the island of Borneo, conservationists are preparing to rewild palm oil plantations. The project will see agricultural acreage turned back into near-natural rainforest. ... more  
Indonesia busts Russian smuggling drugged orangutanDenpasar, Indonesia (AFP) March 23, 2019 A Russian tourist attempting to smuggle a drugged orangutan out of Indonesia in his suitcase to bring home and keep as a pet has been arrested in Bali, police said Saturday. ... more |
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Humans can be tricked just like computersWashington (UPI) Mar 22, 2019 Using the same visual tricks that trip up computers, researchers at Johns Hopkins University have managed to get humans to think like CPUs. ... more  |
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Many sharks closer to extinction than feared: Red ListParis (AFP) March 22, 2019 Human appetites are pushing makos and other iconic sharks to the brink of extinction, scientists warned in a new assessment of the apex predator's conservation status. ... more  
Plastic microparticles threaten unique Galapagos faunaGalapagos, Ecuador (AFP) March 22, 2019 Armed only with gloves and large sacks, park rangers and volunteers are battling the scourge of plastic waste blighting the idyllic Galapagos Islands and their unique creatures. ... more  
Macron accuses EU summit of falling short on climate goalsBrussels (AFP) March 22, 2019 European Union leaders failed to do enough Friday to pursue a pledge to achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 under the Paris climate agreement, French President Emmanuel Macron said. ... more  
CO2 growth in 2018 was fourth highest on recordWashington (UPI) Mar 22, 2019 The concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere increased 2.87 parts per million at NOAA's Mauna Loa Observatory in 2018, the fourth largest increase in the agency's 60 years of record-keeping. ... more 
Women decision makers are good for the environment, study findsWashington (UPI) Mar 22, 2019 The planet needs more women decision makers. According to a new study, when women are involved in land-management decisions, groups are more likely to opt for conservation. ... more |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 22, 2019 
The capsizing of a Tigris river ferry packed with Iraqi families celebrating Kurdish New Year in Mosul left at least 100 people dead, mostly women and children, the interior ministry said Friday, as grief and anger swept the Iraqi city.
Residents of the northern city, scarred by years of jihadist rule, demanded justice as Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi decreed three days of national mournin ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 20, 2019 
Once a traditional satellite is launched into space, its physical hardware and computer software stay mostly immutable for the rest of its existence as it orbits the Earth, even as the technology it serves on the ground continues to change.
Just as some aerospace start-ups are developing technologies to repair, modify or refuel satellites to prolong their lives, some satellite manufacturers ... more |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 21, 2019  An array of underwater listening lines that detect passing giant Atlantic bluefin tuna previously caught and tagged by scientists has created a new system to monitor these enormous, fast, powerful and lucrative fish in the open ocean.
A 10-year research project using the technology sheds light on the species' natural mortality as well as migration, important information for sustainable man ... more |
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 Volcan Chimborazo, Ecuador (AFP) March 21, 2019 
When the springs dried up the local indigenous leaders raised their eyes to the heavens. They knew what they would find. Up above, the glacier that capped Chimborazo volcano was receding.
But something equally dramatic was happening further down the slopes of Ecuador's highest mountain. And the consequences for the indigenous population living there are far- reaching.
The paramo - the ... more |
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 Valle De Angeles, Honduras (AFP) March 21, 2019 
Honduran conservationists are worried. A deadly insect that wiped out more than a quarter of the Central American country's conifers between 2013 and 2017 is back.
The southern pine beetle - or gorgojo, as it is known locally - appears in large numbers during droughts brought on by El Nino, a climatic phenomenon that occurs every few years and can be a threat to agriculture and even drinki ... more |
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 Beira, Mozambique (AFP) March 22, 2019 
Aid workers faced disarray and a clamour for help Friday as they headed out across central Mozambique, battling to help tens of thousands of people battered by one of southern Africa's most powerful storms.
A week after Tropical Cyclone Idai lashed Mozambique with winds of nearly 200 kilometres (120 miles) per hour, the rescue effort rose up a gear but the situation was often chaotic.
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 Abidjan (AFP) March 22, 2019  An offensive by Islamists in northern Burkina Faso has left dozens of civilians dead and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes, Human Rights Watch said Friday.
"Atrocities by Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso's northern Sahel region and by security forces during counterterrorism operations have left scores dead and created widespread fear and displacement," the group said in a 62- ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 22, 2019 
Using the same visual tricks that trip up computers, researchers at Johns Hopkins University have managed to get humans to think like CPUs.
"Most of the time, research in our field is about getting computers to think like people," Chaz Firestone, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences at Johns Hopkins, said in a news release. "Our project does the opposite - we're a ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) March 22, 2019 
European Union leaders failed to do enough Friday to pursue a pledge to achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 under the Paris climate agreement, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
The leaders stressed the need for the EU to submit an "ambitious long-term strategy by 2020 striving for climate neutrality" in line with the 2015 Paris deal, which calls for zero net emissions by m ... more |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 19, 2019 
Maps that show where sharks and tunas roam in the eastern Pacific Ocean, and where fishing vessels travel in this vast expanse, could help ocean managers to identify regions of the high seas where vulnerable species may be at risk.
Researchers at Stanford University have created such a map by analyzing the habitats occupied by more than 800 sharks and tunas and 900 industrial fishing vesse ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 19, 2019 
Mammals boast an unprecedented diversity of forelimbs, allowing mammalian species to adopt a variety of lifestyles and adapt to a wide range of habitats.
According to a new study, the earliest mammalian predecessors began evolving unique forelimbs 270 million years ago, 30 million years before the first dinosaurs arrived.
"Aside from fur, diverse forelimb shape is one of the most ... more |
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 Glen Allen, VA (SPX) Mar 22, 2019 
Coal will never again be king, but electric co-ops actually could help revitalize struggling rural communities by rolling out high-speed Internet access, writes LeClairRyan attorney Roy M. Palk in a column for elp.com, the website of Electric Light and Power and POWERGRID International.
In the March 12 piece, Palk, who is Senior Energy Industry Advisor for the national law firm and former ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Mar 25, 2019 
A new system devised by researchers at MIT can monitor the behavior of all electric devices within a building, ship, or factory, determining which ones are in use at any given time and whether any are showing signs of an imminent failure. When tested on a Coast Guard cutter, the system pinpointed a motor with burnt-out wiring that could have led to a serious onboard fire.
The new sensor, w ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 20, 2019 
Pollinators are on the decline. Bee numbers are steadily decreasing, and as new research out of Germany confirms, butterfly numbers are down, too.
Scientists found the number of butterfly species in meadows next to commercial agriculture are two-thirds less than the number of butterfly species found in nature preserves.
Researchers surveyed butterfly species in 21 meadow sites ou ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 22, 2019 
Growing restrictions on Hong Kong's freedoms are hurting business confidence, the United States warned in a report Friday, accusing the city's government of sacrificing human rights to support mainland Chinese priorities.
Hong Kong enjoys liberties unseen on the mainland under the "one country, two systems" framework, and has a special trading status with the US based on its autonomy from th ... more |
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 Santiago (AFP) March 23, 2019 
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday said his country "does not owe the world anything" when it comes to the environment.
The far right leader, who is critical of the Paris climate change accord, was speaking in Chile following Friday's launch off PROSUR, a conservative-minded group of South American leaders.
He said he had thanked his counterpart President Sebastian Pinera fo ... more |
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