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  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 15, 2021 Earth's surface environment hosts large reservoirs of hydrogen (H, mainly in the form of water, H2O), nitrogen (in atmospheric N2) and carbon (mainly in carbonate rocks). H, N and C are sometimes called "volatile" elements, or simply "volatiles," by geoscientists because many of the simple compounds they form are gases at standard temperature and pressure. However, the distribution of these volatiles on Earth is skewed relative to their abundance in the materials Earth is thought to have formed. T ... read more |
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NCAR's mini-satellite to measure howling winds high in atmosphereBoulder CO (SPX) Dec 15, 2021 The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has received $6.5 million in funding from NASA to launch a roughly shoebox-sized satellite into space carrying an instrument designed to measure t ... more  
NOAA's Arctic report card finds 'alarming' trend in climate crisisWashington DC (UPI) Dec 14, 2021 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2021 Arctic report card shows a region transformed by human-caused climate change, a thawing of a once reliably frozen region. ... more 
BlackSky achieves highest revisit, dawn-to-dusk satellite coverageHerndon VA (SPX) Dec 15, 2021 BlackSky's high-resolution small satellite constellation has the highest revisit rate in the world, with a peak of 15 hourly visits per day over certain locations. The real-time geospatial intellige ... more  
Rock composition determines how deadly a meteorite impact isLiverpool UK (SPX) Dec 15, 2021 A new University of Liverpool study has found that the minerology of the rocks that a meteorite hits, rather than the size of the impact, determines how deadly an impact it will have. The eart ... more |
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Asia floods toll tops 1,000 as military aid survivors
Rapid floods shock Sri Lanka's survivors Militaries come to aid of Asia flood victims as toll nears 1,000 Death toll from Sri Lanka floods, landslides rises to 334: disaster agency Indonesia, Thailand race to find missing as flooding toll tops 600 Floods hit Sri Lanka's capital as cyclone deaths top 200 Indonesia, Thailand race to find missing as flooding toll rises to 480 Indonesians pick up the pieces after floods ravage island Floods hit Sri Lanka's capital as cyclone deaths near 200 Floods hit Sri Lanka's capital as cyclone death toll rises to 159 |
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Life arose on hydrogen energyDuesseldorf, Germany (SPX) Dec 15, 2021 How did the first chemical reactions get started at the origin of life and what was their source of energy? Researchers at the Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf (HHU) have reconstructed the metab ... more  
Space-bound research a step toward feeding Earth's peopleClemson SC (SPX) Dec 15, 2021 Clemson researcher Chris Saski admits sending the University's iconic Tiger Paw to space aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is, quite literally, "an out-of-this-world experience." But it's the ... more  
New copper surface eliminates bacteria in just two minutesMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Dec 15, 2021 A new copper surface that kills bacteria more than 100 times faster and more effectively than standard copper could help combat the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant superbugs. The new co ... more  
MicroCarb first European mission to characterise greenhouse gas fluxes on Earth's surfaceLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 15, 2021 The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) announces Dr Paul Green's appointment to the Mission Advisory Group for climate mission, MicroCarb. MicroCarb is the first European mission intended to m ... more  
Hong Kong court orders Apple Daily parent firm to be wound upHong Kong (AFP) Dec 15, 2021 A Hong Kong court on Wednesday ordered the liquidation of the parent company of Apple Daily, delivering another blow to the already-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper. ... more |
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'Alarm bells' as UN validates record Arctic temperatureGeneva (AFP) Dec 14, 2021 The UN on Tuesday officially recognised the 38 degrees Celsius measured in Siberia last year as a new record high for the Arctic, sounding "alarm bells" over climate change. ... more 
US slaps visa restrictions on Congolese over wildlife traffickingKinshasa (AFP) Dec 14, 2021 The United States has targeted eight people from the Democratic Republic of Congo with visa restrictions for their suspected role in illegal wildlife or timber trafficking, the State Department said. ... more  
Vulnerable to climate change, New York constructs seawallNew York (AFP) Dec 14, 2021 After major storms highlighted New York's weaknesses in the face of climate change, the city is erecting a $1.45-billion system of walls and floodgates to protect it from rising sea levels. ... more  
Europe's big meat and dairy firms accused of climate 'greenwash'Paris (AFP) Dec 12, 2021 Greenhouse gas emissions from Europe's biggest meat and dairy firms continue to increase, according to a new report Monday, which found many firms are polluting "with impunity". ... more  
Thousands briefly shut indoors on Spanish volcano islandLos Llanos De Aridane, Spain (AFP) Dec 13, 2021 Spain on Monday ordered more than 30,000 people to remain indoors on La Palma island for several hours because of toxic gases from a volcano that has been erupting for months. ... more |
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