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  Cape Town (AFP) March 15, 2022 On Cape Town's beaches, swimmers shower off sand from their feet. Irrigation pipes water the region's famed vineyards. And Shadrack Mogress fumes as he fills a barrel with water so he can flush his toilet. It's been four years since South Africa's tourist capital nearly ran dry, during a drought that left the city limping towards a "Day Zero" when all the pipes would empty. Now water flows liberally - but not for everyone. South Africa is the most unequal country in the world, with race pla ... read more |
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Wildfire Workshop Accelerates NASA Firefighting SolutionsEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2022 In a changing climate, wildfires are becoming more widespread and devastating, threatening more people and land than ever before. In response, NASA is stepping up to the plate to determine what we c ... more  
First-of-its-kind research reveals rapid changes to the Arctic seafloor as submerged permafrost thawsMoss Landing CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 A new study from MBARI researchers and their collaborators is the first to document how the thawing of permafrost, submerged underwater at the edge of the Arctic Ocean, is affecting the seafloor. Th ... more 
Microscopic ocean predator with a taste for carbon captureSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 A single-celled marine microbe capable of photosynthesis and hunting and eating prey may be a secret weapon in the battle against climate change. Scientists at the University of Technology Sydney (U ... more  
The longest droughtSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 Maps of the American West have featured ever darker shades of red over the past two decades. The colors illustrate the unprecedented drought blighting the region. In some areas, conditions have blow ... more |
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Blazing heat in Iraq as Baghdad, south top 50C
Four killed in landslide as heavy rain drenches northern China Four killed as heavy rain, flooding soaks northern China Four dead, eight missing in China landslide after heavy rain 4 dead, 8 missing in north China landslide after heavy rain Three drones detected in Japan nuclear plant Hundreds protest over water shortages in drought-hit Iraq Boats bring Philippine flood victims to safety as death toll rises Boats bring food, safe passage for Philippine flood victims Magnitude 6.6 quake hits off Samoa coast: USGS |
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Huge forest fires don't cause living trees to release much carbon, OSU research showsCorvallis OR (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 Research on the ground following two large wildfires in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range showed the vast majority of carbon stored in trees before the blazes was still there after the fires ... more  
Esri releases updated land-cover map with new sets of global dataRedlands CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2022 Governments and businesses across the world are pledging to adopt more sustainable and equitable practices. Many are also working to limit activities that contribute to climate change. To support th ... more 
Scientists develop a new model of a fundamental process of Earth's global dynamicsLisbon, Portugal (SPX) Mar 13, 2022 The tectonic plates that form the Earth's surface are like puzzle pieces that are in constant, very slow motion - on average, they move only up to around 10 centimeters a year. But these puzzle piec ... more 
Ice sheet retreat and forest expansion turned ancient subtropical drylands into oasesStorrs CT (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 As human-caused greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise beyond limits for what our species has experienced, researchers are looking to a mystery in the past to answer questions about what may lay ... more |
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China planning global system for precision meteorological monitoringBeijing (XNA) Mar 13, 2022 China is planning the construction of a new global system for gathering high-precision meteorological data based on the interpretation of signals beamed down from satellites, according to the second ... more  
Once-starving lions roar back to life in Sudan sanctuaryAl-Bageir, Sudan (AFP) March 15, 2022 Kandaka the lioness was once sick and emaciated in a rundown zoo in Sudan's capital, but thanks to wildlife enthusiasts she now thrives in a reserve watching her cubs grow. ... more 
UN launches biodiversity talks on deal to protect natureParis (AFP) March 14, 2022 UN biodiversity negotiations began in Geneva on Monday to hammer out a global deal to better protect nature that is due for approval later this year. ... more 
Yangon residents queue for water as power blackouts biteYangon (AFP) March 14, 2022 Clutching pails, tubs and buckets, residents of Myanmar's bustling commercial capital Yangon queued for water on Monday, as rolling power outages aggravate the economic misery sparked by last year's military coup. ... more |
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EU urged to ban all imports linked to deforestationRio De Janeiro (AFP) March 14, 2022 Brazilian environmental groups urged the European Union on Monday to pass aggressive legislation banning all imports linked to deforestation, criticizing "gaps" in a draft bill. ... more 
Insects could kill 1.4 million trees in U.S. cities by 2050, study saysWashington DC (UPI) Mar 14, 2021 Invasive insects could kill 1.4 million trees by 2050 in cities across the United States, which could cost more than $900 million to replace, according to a new study. ... more 
Australian court strikes down landmark climate rulingSydney (AFP) March 15, 2022 An Australian court on Tuesday threw out a landmark legal ruling that the country's environment minister had a duty to protect children from climate change. ... more  
China reports sharp rise in Covid casesBeijing (AFP) March 15, 2022 China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, more than double the previous day's tally and the highest daily count since the start of the pandemic. ... more 
Hazmat suits and panic buying: pandemic images return to ChinaShanghai (AFP) March 15, 2022 A Shanghai pedestrian swarmed by hazmat-clad health officials, police tape wrapped around entire blocks, and panic buying at a Shenzhen shopping centre: China is returning to virus controls many hoped it had long left behind. ... more |
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 Warsaw (AFP) March 10, 2022 
Polish state railway company PKP said on Thursday it was offering free tickets to Ukrainians travelling onwards to parts of Germany.
As of Wednesday, Ukrainian citizens can travel free by second class on the nine daily intercity trains linking the Polish cities of Warsaw, Przemysl (via Krakow) and Gdynia to the German capital Berlin and the border town of Frankfurt (Oder).
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 San Jose CA (SPX) Mar 08, 2022 
NeoPhotonics Corporation (NYSE: NPTN), a leading developer of silicon photonics and advanced hybrid photonic integrated circuit-based lasers, modules and subsystems for bandwidth-intensive, high-speed communications networks, has announced its new Radiation Tolerant version of its industry leading Nano ultra-pure light tunable laser which has been designed for use in low earth orbit satellite co ... more |
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 Cape Town (AFP) March 15, 2022 
On Cape Town's beaches, swimmers shower off sand from their feet. Irrigation pipes water the region's famed vineyards. And Shadrack Mogress fumes as he fills a barrel with water so he can flush his toilet.
It's been four years since South Africa's tourist capital nearly ran dry, during a drought that left the city limping towards a "Day Zero" when all the pipes would empty.
Now water flo ... more |
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 Moss Landing CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 
A new study from MBARI researchers and their collaborators is the first to document how the thawing of permafrost, submerged underwater at the edge of the Arctic Ocean, is affecting the seafloor. The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on March 14, 2022.
Numerous peer-reviewed studies show that thawing permafrost creates unstable land which negatively ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 11, 2022 
France will drastically step up the culling of chickens, ducks and other poultry to contain a bird flu outbreak worse than last winter's, the agriculture ministry said Friday.
It is the fourth major flu epidemic for French poultry farms since 2015, mainly in the country's southwest, home to the lucrative yet controversial foie gras liver pate.
By wiping out the populations where the vir ... more |
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 Jakarta (AFP) March 10, 2022 
Indonesia's Mount Merapi unleashed a torrent of hot clouds, turning the sky a fiery red, as molten lava flowed down its slopes on Thursday with the eruption forcing over 250 people to flee their homes, authorities said.
The volcano - one of the most active in the world - erupted multiple times overnight, spewing gas, volcanic ash and rocks that flowed over five kilometres down its slopes, ... more |
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 Khartoum (AFP) March 11, 2022 
As much of the West seeks to isolate Russia after it invaded Ukraine, experts say Moscow is boosting relations with its longtime African ally Sudan, eyeing its gold wealth and strategic location.
Khartoum has lost crucial Western support since army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan led a military coup last October, a move that triggered broad condemnation and punitive measures, including a suspen ... more |
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 Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 08, 2022 
There is no other place where so many Neolithic pile dwellings have been uncovered as around the Alps. It is a mystery, however, how this "building boom" came to be. Researchers at the University of Basel have now uncovered new clues, and say that settlers at Lake Varese in northern Italy may have played a leading role.
When workers discovered the first pile-dwelling settlement on Lake Zur ... more |
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 Nairobi (AFP) March 9, 2022 
The United Nations warned Wednesday that it faces a crippling lack of funds to tackle Somalia's devastating drought, which has been "overshadowed" by other humanitarian crises including the war in Ukraine.
The troubled Horn of Africa nation is being ravaged by drought, which has affected 4.5 million people - nearly 30 percent of its population - as of February, following three consecutive ... more |
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 San Francisco (SPX) Mar 02, 2022 
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has announced the general availability of the next generation of its PlanetScope Monitoring product, offering high quality, analysis-ready data to all existing PlanetScope customers. While previously offering four spectral bands, PlanetScope will now include eight spectral bands in addition to a series of enhancements, providing customers with richer, cleaner, and more ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 
For the first 2 billion years of Earth's history, there was barely any oxygen in the air. While some microbes were photosynthesizing by the latter part of this period, oxygen had not yet accumulated at levels that would impact the global biosphere.
But somewhere around 2.3 billion years ago, this stable, low-oxygen equilibrium shifted, and oxygen began building up in the atmosphere, eventu ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) March 9, 2022 
The Fukushima region affected by the 2011 nuclear disaster has invested heavily in renewable energy - a sector Japan was slow to embrace, but now considers key to reaching carbon neutrality.
Here are some things to know about renewables in Japan, which remains one of the top emitters of planet-warming CO2:
- Carbon-neutral goal -
Japan aims to become carbon-neutral by 2050, the same ... more |
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 Orlando FL (SPX) Mar 08, 2022 
Like the charged power suit worn by Black Panther of Marvel Comics, UCF researchers have advanced NASA technologies to develop a power suit for an electric car that is as strong as steel, lighter than aluminum and helps boosts the vehicle's power capacity.
The suit is made of layered carbon composite material that works as an energy-storing supercapacitor-battery hybrid device due to its u ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 14, 2022 
UN biodiversity negotiations began in Geneva on Monday to hammer out a global deal to better protect nature that is due for approval later this year.
Almost 200 countries are due to adopt a global framework this year to safeguard nature by mid-century from the destruction wrought by humanity, with a key milestone of 30 percent protected by 2030.
"The world is clearly eager for urgent ... more |
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 Shanghai (AFP) March 14, 2022 
Zhou Zhuguang surveys his Shanghai workshop and rows of workers meticulously stitching high-collared Chinese dresses known as qipao, some of which sell for nearly $5,000.
"It's a highly skilled craft," said Zhou, co-founder of Hanart, one of China's most well-known qipao makers.
"Some of our tailors spend a lifetime learning to make qipao."
The price tag also reflects enduring demand ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) March 14, 2022 
Brazilian environmental groups urged the European Union on Monday to pass aggressive legislation banning all imports linked to deforestation, criticizing "gaps" in a draft bill.
The letter from the 34 organizations comes as EU environment ministers prepare to meet Thursday in Brussels on a proposal to ban products that fuel deforestation, which would slap controls on imports including beef, ... more |
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