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  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 Giant mountain ranges at least as high as the Himalayas and stretching up to 8,000 kilometres across entire supercontinents played a crucial role in the evolution of early life on Earth, according to a new study by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU). The researchers tracked the formation of these supermountains throughout Earth's history using traces of zircon with low lutetium content - a combination of mineral and rare earth element only found in the roots of high mountains ... read more |
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Remote sensing technology reduces urban air pollutionSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 Cities that adopt roadside emissions sensors to detect high polluting vehicles, together with an enforcement program to inspect and repair these vehicles, could significantly improve urban air quali ... more  
High level of artificial radioactivity on glaciers surprises physicistsCracow, Poland (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 Cryoconite, a dark sediment that is a mixture of fine inorganic and organic matter, is found in shallow holes in the surfaces of glaciers. In Norway, surprisingly large amounts of artificial radioac ... more  
Kenya under fire over calls to 'weaken' forest protectionsNairobi (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 In his 15 years defending one of Nairobi's last green spaces, Simon Nganga has seen off brazen attempts to seize what's left of the lush forest bordered by highways and housing estates. ... more  
Oil spill fears mount after Nigeria vessel explodesPort Harcourt, Nigeria (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 An oil vessel with a two million barrels storage capacity has exploded off the coast of southern Nigeria's Delta state, its operator said Thursday, prompting fears of an environmental disaster. ... more |
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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 Iran halts power generation at key dam over drought Sri Lanka declares emergency as toll from floods, mudslides hits 153 Thailand, Indonesia begin clean-up after massive floods kill hundreds |
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A human fingerprint on the Pantanal InfernoPasadena CA (JPL) Feb 04, 2022 One of the world's largest freshwater wetlands-the Pantanal-spreads across a bowl-shaped plain where Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay meet. During the rainy season in most years, floodwater drains from ... more  
Myanmar junta files eleventh corruption charge against Suu KyiYangon (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 Myanmar's junta has filed an eleventh corruption charge against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, it said on Thursday, the latest in a slew of indictments against the Nobel laureate who faces more than 150 years in prison. ... more 
Study shows 'shocking' way Earth's magnetic field produces plasma jetsStockholm, Sweden (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 Even though Earth's magnetic field shields us from solar wind and space weather-it doesn't always offer complete protection. Researchers have discovered a new mechanism in Earth's space environment ... more 
New research links continents to key transitions in Earth's oceans, atmosphere and climateOshkosh WI (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 A new study led by University of Wisconsin Oshkosh geologist Timothy Paulsen and Michigan Tech geologist Chad Deering advances the understanding of the role that continents have played in the chemic ... more 
Group accuses Utah agency of ruining ancient dinosaur tracksWashington DC (UPI) Feb 2, 2021 The Center for Biological Diversity on Wednesday warned Utah's Bureau of Land Management that it has damaged one of the most significant and earliest Cretaceous track sites in the world and urged the agency to cease its work in eastern Utah. ... more |
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Ocean eddies could explain Antarctic sea-ice paradoxBremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 Despite global warming and the sea-ice loss in the Arctic, the Antarctic sea-ice extent has remained largely unchanged since 1979. However, existing climate model-based simulations indicate signific ... more  
Police operation targets illegal water tapping in SpainMadrid (AFP) Feb 2, 2022 More than 130 people were arrested or placed under investigation for illegal water tapping last year, Spain's Guardia Civil police said on Wednesday following a huge operation. ... more 
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon hits January recordRio De Janeiro (AFP) Feb 2, 2022 Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon set a new record for January just three weeks into the year, according to data released Wednesday, a worrying sign of the surging destruction of the world's biggest rainforest. ... more  
For the 280th time, senator urges US to 'wake up' on climateWashington (AFP) Feb 2, 2022 US senator Sheldon Whitehouse dusted off his dog-eared "Time to Wake Up" poster Wednesday to deliver his 280th climate speech in the upper chamber - ending a year-long break from delivering weekly addresses urging lawmakers to mobilize on global warming. ... more  
Wounded whale found dead on Greek islandAthens (AFP) Feb 2, 2022 A young whale that washed up near Athens last week was found dead on a nearby island Wednesday despite "superhuman" efforts to save the wounded animal, the Greek government said. ... more |
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 Nuku'Alofa, Tonga (AFP) Feb 2, 2022 
Volcano-devastated Tonga will close its borders Wednesday after Covid-19 was detected in the previously virus-free Pacific kingdom as it struggles to recover from last month's deadly disaster, officials said.
Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni said two men tested positive this week in the capital Nuku'alofa and were in isolation.
He said the men had been working in the city's port, where hum ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Feb 03, 2022 
The Moon is set to gain one more crater. A leftover SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage will impact the lunar surface in early March, marking the first time that a human-made debris item unintentionally reaches our natural satellite.
In 2015 the Falcon 9 placed NOAA's DSCOVR climate observatory around the L1 Lagrange point, one of five such gravitationally-stable points between Earth and the Sun. ... more |
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 Madrid (AFP) Feb 2, 2022 
More than 130 people were arrested or placed under investigation for illegal water tapping last year, Spain's Guardia Civil police said on Wednesday following a huge operation.
During the year-long operation, "133 people were arrested or investigated for extracting water through more than 1,533 illegal infrastructure devices", the police's environmental unit said in a statement.
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 
Developments at the South Pole are raising new concerns. A group of smaller glaciers, named Pope, Smith and Kohler, are melting faster than expected. So far, the neighbouring giant glaciers, Thwaites and Pine Island, have been the focus of research because they are extremely fragile and could raise global sea levels by up to 1.2 metres.
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Lu ... more |
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 Kew Gardens, United Kingdom (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 
Britain's Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew unveiled its annual orchid festival Thursday, turning a sliver of southwest London into a riot of tropical colour and flora celebrating biodiversity hotspot Costa Rica.
Kew's 26th orchid showcase, opening Saturday, has this year been themed around the central American country hailed for conservation and features more than 5,000 orchids, some native to t ... more |
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 Manila (AFP) Feb 2, 2022 
The United Nations has increased its fundraising target for victims of Typhoon Rai to $169 million as the Philippines struggles to recover from the devastating storm, the organisation's resident coordinator said Wednesday.
More than 400 people were killed and hundreds of thousands left homeless after Rai hit the archipelago as a super typhoon in December, ripping off roofs, shredding wooden ... more |
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 Dakar (AFP) Feb 1, 2022 
Separatist rebels have killed four Senegalese soldiers and are holding seven hostage after a clash on the border between Senegal and The Gambia last week, the Senegalese army said in a statement.
Three soldiers died in the fighting on January 24 between the Senegalese army and rebels from the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC), it said late Monday. A fourth died from wounds s ... more |
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 Haifa, Israel (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 
A new study by a team of researchers from Israel and Ghana has brought the first evidence of nonrandom mutation in human genes, challenging a core assumption at the heart of evolutionary theory by showing a long-term directional mutational response to environmental pressure. Using a novel method, researchers led by Professor Adi Livnat from the University of Haifa showed that the rate of generat ... more |
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 Orono ME (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 
Melting and sublimation on Mount Everest's highest glacier due to human-induced climate change have reached the point that several decades of accumulation are being lost annually now that ice has been exposed, according to a University of Maine-led international research team that analyzed data from the world's highest ice core and highest automatic weather stations.
The extreme sensitivit ... more |
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 Charlotte NC (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 
Satellogic Inc., a leader in sub-meter resolution satellite imagery collection, has announced a new partnership with Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR), a leading builder of operating systems for the modern enterprise. Under the agreement, Satellogic will leverage Palantir's Foundry platform, accelerating business processes, rapid image product delivery, AI model training, and enterprise-wid ... more |
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 Oshkosh WI (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 
A new study led by University of Wisconsin Oshkosh geologist Timothy Paulsen and Michigan Tech geologist Chad Deering advances the understanding of the role that continents have played in the chemical evolution of Earth's oceans, with implications for understanding atmospheric oxygenation and global climate oscillations.
The team of researchers analyzed a global database of the chemistry o ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 28, 2022 
As the global demand for power continues to rise, so too does the number of small merchant renewable energy plants, which augment the supplies of existing energy companies. These plants are independent, typically small scale, and focus on renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind.
With more commercial banks pursuing bold sustainability targets in support of the Paris Agreement, ther ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 
Scientists recently discovered novel quantum materials whose charge carriers exhibit 'topological' features. Charge carriers are particles that transport electrical charges through a material. Topology is the study of the rules behind how shapes behave when they change. For example, a doughnut shape will still have a hole if it changes continuously from round to square or if it is twisted or str ... more |
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 Houston (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 
A butterfly sanctuary caught in the crossfire of polarizing conspiracy theories on illegal immigration to the United States said it will shut its doors Thursday, citing security concerns after receiving threats from supporters of former president Donald Trump.
The National Butterfly Center in Texas, located on the banks of the Rio Grande that separates the United States from Mexico, had file ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 31, 2022  A US rights monitor sounded the alarm Monday over athletes' safety at China's upcoming Winter Olympics, after the host threatened "punishment" for anti-Beijing comments.
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China - a group of Washington lawmakers and White House officials - asked US Olympics authorities for an "urgent effort" to protect their sports stars' free speech rights at the Fe ... more |
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 Nairobi (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 
In his 15 years defending one of Nairobi's last green spaces, Simon Nganga has seen off brazen attempts to seize what's left of the lush forest bordered by highways and housing estates.
Persistent efforts by developers and powerful individuals to seize chunks of the bush as their own were defeated under historic laws enacted to protect Kenya's dwindling forests from unchecked logging and env ... more |
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