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  Paris (ESA) Feb 25, 2022 According to a new study, the world's largest lakes are being hit by severe heatwaves six times as frequently as they were around two decades ago. Using data from ESA's Climate Change Initiative, the study states that severe lake heatwaves are twice as likely to occur on average, compared to a pre-industrial climate. Published in the AGU journal Geophysical Research Letters, the study is one of the first to quantify how anthropogenic climate change has influenced lake heatwaves - offering a new pe ... read more |
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Lessons on climate grief from the people of the sea iceParis (AFP) Feb 25, 2022 Marilyn Baikie's remote Inuit community has more wisdom than they could ever want about ecological grief. ... more 
NASA is Helping Fly Drones in the ArcticGreenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 25, 2022 They've delivered groceries and performed light shows at the Olympics. But in the unforgiving Arctic climate, drones have struggled to fly for extended periods of time - the kind that would allow re ... more  
New study shows that Earth's coldest forests are shifting northward with climate changeFlagstaff AZ (SPX) Feb 25, 2022 New research from Northern Arizona University shows rising temperatures are causing Earth's coldest forests to shift northward, raising concerns about biodiversity, an increased risk of wildfires an ... more  
Monitoring Arctic permafrost with satellites, supercomputers, and deep learningAustin TX (SPX) Feb 23, 2022 Permafrost - ground that has been permanently frozen for two or more years - makes up a large part of the Earth, around 15% of the Northern Hemisphere. Permafrost is important for our climate, conta ... more |
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Heavy rains kill 15 in Guinea since late June
Heavy rain, landslides kill more than 30 in northern China LA wildfires push insurance losses to highest since 2011: Munich Re Over 30 dead as northern China hit by heavy rain, landslides Fukushima radioactive debris removal delayed until 2037 'Once in a hundred years': villagers clean up after deadly China floods Vietnam flash flood kills five, dozens evacuated Thirty dead as northern China hit by heavy rain, landslides Heavy rain leaves 30 dead in Chinese capital Heavy rains leave 30 dead in Chinese capital |
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Melting glaciers, fast-disappering gauge of climate changeAysen, Chile (AFP) Feb 23, 2022 A crack widens in the San Rafael glacier in Chile's extreme south, and a ten-storey iceberg crashes into the lake by the same name - a dramatic reminder of the impacts of global warming. ... more  
Global warming is rapidly amplifying our water cycleSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 24, 2022 The global water cycle - that is, the constant movement of freshwater between the clouds, land and the ocean - plays an important role in our daily lives. This delicate system transports water from ... more  
Ridgecrest shows how earthquakes damage Earth's crustDavis CA (SPX) Feb 25, 2022 In July 2019, a series of earthquakes including two major shocks of magnitude 6.4 and 7.1 a day apart struck near Ridgecrest, CA, between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. For local residents, it was a vio ... more  
Rebooting evolutionPerth, Australia (SPX) Feb 25, 2022 The building blocks of life-saving therapeutics could be developed in days instead of years thanks to new software that simulates evolution. Proseeker is the name of a new computational tool t ... more |
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Iraq unveils restoration work at ancient city ravaged by ISHatra, Irak (AFP) Feb 24, 2022 Iraq unveiled three monumental sculptures in the ancient city of Hatra Thursday, newly restored after being vandalised by militants of the Islamic State group during their brief but brutal rule. ... more  
No bull: New Zealand bovine rides raging floodwatersWellington (AFP) Feb 24, 2022 A New Zealand bull has been hailed a "legend" after it was swept along a flooded river and survived going over a waterfall before being dumped 80 kilometres (50 miles) downstream. ... more 
Study: Dogs may show grief when fellow canine diesWashington DC (UPI) Feb 24, 2021 Dogs may show emotions and behavior associated with grief after another dog in the household dies, a study said Thursday. ... more  
Two dead as 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia's SumatraPadang, Indonesia (AFP) Feb 25, 2022 At least two people died when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, with residents shuttling loved ones to safety as buildings crumbled around them. ... more |
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Virus-hit Hong Kong invokes emergency powers to allow in China medicsHong Kong (AFP) Feb 24, 2022 Hong Kong's government invoked emergency powers on Thursday to allow doctors, nurses and other personnel from the Chinese mainland to help combat a spiralling coronavirus outbreak. ... more 
Covid rages in Iraq as vaccinations lagBaghdad (AFP) Feb 25, 2022 In the stores and buses of Iraq masks are rare even as Covid-19 spreads widely, vaccines are viewed with suspicion and the sick see hospitals as a last resort. ... more 
Hong Kong's Omicron-fuelled outbreak spreads within prisonsHong Kong (AFP) Feb 25, 2022 Hong Kong prisons on Friday reported a worsening coronavirus outbreak involving more than 200 inmates at a time when hundreds of political activists and protesters are being kept behind bars. ... more  
Burkina junta-created panel proposes 30-month transitionOuagadougou (AFP) Feb 24, 2022 A commission created by the junta that seized power in Burkina Faso last month has proposed a 30-month transition period before the country returns to constitutional rule, military and government sources said Thursday. ... more  
Advanced Air Mobility for HealthcareEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Feb 23, 2022 During the global pandemic people have realized remote healthcare, delivery, and easy access to services are paramount. NASA's Advanced Air Mobility or AAM mission paves the way toward enabling sign ... more |
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 Wellington (AFP) Feb 18, 2022 
Tonga says space entrepreneur and Tesla founder Elon Musk has donated 50 satellite terminals to help the volcano-damaged Pacific island reconnect with the world.
Tonga's telecommunications system has been severely restricted since January 15 when a violent volcanic eruption and tsunami severed its underwater fibre-optic cable.
Musk's Space X corporation is providing 50 very-small-apertu ... more |
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 Swindon UK (SPX) Feb 25, 2022 
Pulse Power and Measurement Ltd (PPM) has been working with Aston University through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to develop a game-changing approach to technology used in the radio-over-fibre communications industry. The project will look to transform the connection between low earth orbit (LEO) satellite antenna dishes and modems through optics rather than electronics, delivering per ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 17, 2022 
Coastal flooding will increase significantly over the next 30 years because of sea level rise, according to a new report by an interagency sea level rise task force that includes NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and other federal agencies. Titled Global and Regional Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States, the Feb. 15 report concludes that sea level along ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 25, 2022 
They've delivered groceries and performed light shows at the Olympics. But in the unforgiving Arctic climate, drones have struggled to fly for extended periods of time - the kind that would allow researchers to fly scientific instruments safely to keep tabs on the region.
Now, a team led by NASA scientists is showing how a fixed-winged drone named Vanilla could fly for several days over th ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Feb 24, 2022 
In the context of trade-offs between land use and biodiversity, LMU geographers have simulated land saving potentials for agriculture. With rising global demand for agricultural commodities for use as food, feed, and bioenergy, pressure on land is increasing. At the same time, land is an important resource for tackling the principal challenges of the 21st century - the loss of biodiversity and g ... more |
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 Padang, Indonesia (AFP) Feb 25, 2022 
At least two people died when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, with residents shuttling loved ones to safety as buildings crumbled around them.
The quake came just minutes after a less violent tremor as terrified residents had begun evacuating their houses.
"We all fled our home (after the first quake)," Yudi Prama Agustino, 36, told AFP. "I have a ... more |
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 Ouagadougou (AFP) Feb 24, 2022 
A commission created by the junta that seized power in Burkina Faso last month has proposed a 30-month transition period before the country returns to constitutional rule, military and government sources said Thursday.
The commission "proposes a 30-month transition led" by junta leader Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, a military source told AFP.
It also suggests "the establ ... more |
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 Bukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) Feb 21, 2022  Beyond the reach of bloody conflicts in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, rescued apes swing from one branch to another under the leafy canopy at a wildlife sanctuary.
On the edge of a national park that is home to endangered gorillas, the Lwiro Ape Rehabilitation Centre (CRPL) has for two decades nursed wounded and traumatised animals to recovery and taken in orphans.
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Feb 24, 2022 
Global warming poses a great threat to our society, and it will continue unless a deep and rapid reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is implemented. One alternative way to counteract some of the undesired effects of global warming is geoengineering, also referred to as solar radiation modification, or climate engineering.
The basic idea of geoengineering is to cool the earth by intention ... more |
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 Melbourne FL (SPX) Feb 24, 2022 
L3Harris Technologies' third high-resolution weather instrument is set to launch March 1 onboard a NOAA satellite - strengthening the nation's ability to monitor the environment and rapidly detect severe weather.
The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) is the primary instrument for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T), the third in a series of four advanced geostationary ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Feb 23, 2022 
A team of French, American and Turkish palaeontologists and geologists led by CNRS researchers1 has discovered the existence of a forgotten continent they have dubbed Balkanatolia, which today covers the present-day Balkans and Anatolia. Formerly inhabited by a highly specific fauna, they believe that it enabled mammals from Asia to colonise Europe 34 million years ago. Their findings are publis ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) Feb 21, 2022 
Australia's largest energy firm and biggest carbon emitter AGL on Monday rejected a takeover bid from green-minded tech billionaire Mike Cannon Brookes, who planned to shutter the firm's coal-fired power plants.
Atlassian co-founder Cannon Brookes had teamed up with Brookfield Asset Management to offer US$5.8 billion for the electricity production and distribution firm with a view to shuttin ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Feb 23, 2022 
In the mid-1990s, a few energy activists in Massachusetts had a vision: What if citizens had choice about the energy they consumed? Instead of being force-fed electricity sources selected by a utility company, what if cities, towns, and groups of individuals could purchase power that was cleaner and cheaper?
The small group of activists - including a journalist, the head of a small nonprof ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 24, 2021 
Dogs may show emotions and behavior associated with grief after another dog in the household dies, a study said Thursday.
The goal of the study published in Scientific Reports on Thursday was to quantify grief-related reactions in the loss of a companion dog in the Italian pet dog population.
Researchers surveyed 426 Italian adults who had owned at least two dogs, one of whom die ... more |
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 Ulaanbaatar (AFP) Feb 22, 2022  A prominent anti-China activist has been arrested in Mongolia, part of what campaigners have said is a wider effort to "clean up" Beijing's critics in the country.
Landlocked Mongolia is dependent on mineral exports to its giant neighbours, Russia and China, but there have also been protests in the capital Ulaanbaatar over Beijing's language policy in Inner Mongolia.
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 Flagstaff AZ (SPX) Feb 25, 2022 
New research from Northern Arizona University shows rising temperatures are causing Earth's coldest forests to shift northward, raising concerns about biodiversity, an increased risk of wildfires and mounting impacts of climate change on northern communities.
Logan Berner, assistant research professor in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems (SICCS) and Scott Goetz, Regen ... more |
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