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  Washington DC (SPX) May 12, 2022 On May 11, 2022, NOAA shared the first images of the Western Hemisphere from its GOES-18 satellite. The satellite's Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument recently captured stunning views of Earth. GOES-18, NOAA's newest geostationary satellite, launched on March 1. The ABI views Earth with sixteen different channels, each measuring energy at different wavelengths along the electromagnetic spectrum to obtain information about Earth's atmosphere, land, and ocean. GOES-18 orbits 22,236 mile ... read more |
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Chinese police crack down on Beijing lockdown 'rumours'Beijing (AFP) May 13, 2022 Chinese police are investigating a woman for allegedly starting "rumours" that Beijing will enter a three-day lockdown, officials said Friday, after the claims on social media prompted panic buying across the capital. ... more  
Violent wildfire destroys luxury California homesLos Angeles (AFP) May 12, 2022 A sudden and violent wildfire that tore through a luxury enclave in California destroying multi-million dollar homes in minutes was worsened by wind and the size of the properties, officials said. ... more  
Brazil firms, NGOs urge Biden to create forest fundRio De Janeiro (AFP) May 11, 2022 Hundreds of Brazilian companies and environmental groups urged President Joe Biden to make good on US climate pledges as lawmakers in Washington prepared to debate a measure Thursday on launching a $9 billion anti-deforestation fund. ... more  
Ancient microorganisms found in halite may have implications for search for lifeBoulder CO (SPX) May 12, 2022 Primary fluid inclusions in bedded halite from the 830-million-year-old Browne Formation of central Australia contain organic solids and liquids, as documented with transmitted light and UV-vis petr ... 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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Recommendation algorithms that power Amazon, Netflix can improve satellite imagery, tooNew Brunswick NJ (SPX) May 12, 2022 Algorithms that help consumers decide what to stream or buy online can do more than predict customers' habits: They can help satellites see the Earth better, according to a Rutgers study. Opti ... more  
Researchers reveal the origin story for carbon-12, a building block for lifeAmes IA (SPX) May 12, 2022 With the help of the world's most powerful supercomputer and new artificial intelligence techniques, an international team of researchers has theorized how the extreme conditions in stars produce ca ... more  
Exploring the ocean's thin skinOldenburg, Germany (SPX) May 12, 2022 The uppermost layer of the oceans is a very special but as yet little explored part of the planet. Less than a millimetre thick, this surface layer functions like a skin, regulating the exchange of ... more 
International Satellite to Track Impacts of Small Ocean CurrentsPasadena CA (JPL) May 12, 2022 Though climate change is driving sea level rise over time, researchers also believe that differences in surface height from place to place in the ocean can affect Earth's climate. These highs and lo ... more |
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Climate change made deadly S. Africa rains twice as likelyParis (AFP) May 13, 2022 Rainfall that caused catastrophic floods and landslides last month in and around Durban, South Africa, was made twice as likely by global warming, scientists said Friday. ... more  
China says ready to support North Korea in Covid battleBeijing (AFP) May 12, 2022 China said Thursday it was ready to "fully support" North Korea in its pandemic prevention efforts after Pyongyang reported its first official Covid-19 case and declared a national emergency. ... more 
Solomons PM dismisses concerns over China maritime dealHoniara (AFP) May 12, 2022 The Solomon Islands' prime minister dismissed criticism of a new maritime investment deal with China on Wednesday, saying there was nothing "sinister" in the draft agreement. ... more  
Rocket Lab launches BRO-6 for UnseenlabsRennes, France (SPX) May 10, 2022 Unseenlabs, the European leader in radio frequency (RF) signals detection from space, successfully launched its seventh satellites dedicated to the geolocation of vessels at sea on may 3, with rocke ... more |
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How microplastics in the air are polluting the most remote places on earthNorwich UK (SPX) May 11, 2022 Microplastics are being transported to some of the most remote places on earth by the wind, according to new research involving the University of East Anglia. A new study published this week s ... more 
China censors zero-Covid debate after WHO criticises policyBeijing (AFP) May 11, 2022 China's censors scrambled to wipe out online debate over its zero-Covid strategy on Wednesday after the World Health Organisation (WHO) criticised the country's hardline approach to crushing the virus. ... more 
Chinese Covid testing firm probed after reports of false resultsShanghai (AFP) May 12, 2022 A Covid-19 testing firm in Shanghai is being investigated by city officials after reports that residents were given false-positive results that landed them in harsh state quarantine. ... more 
Beijing residents swamp supermarkets after lockdown rumoursBeijing (AFP) May 12, 2022 Beijing residents rushed to supermarkets on Thursday as Chinese officials tried to curb mounting panic over a rumour the capital would be placed under stay-at-home orders. ... more  
Shoot-on-sight orders issued to quell Sri Lanka riotsColombo (AFP) May 10, 2022 Sri Lanka's defence ministry on Tuesday ordered troops to shoot on sight people involved in looting or damaging property, a day after mobs targeted the homes of ruling-party politicians. ... more |
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 Lysychansk, Ukraine (AFP) May 10, 2022  The water trickling from a pipe sticking out of a mound of dirt in Ukraine's besieged city of Lysychansk offered the last lifeline to the emaciated bricklayer's family of nine.
Artyom Cherukha crouched and listened to the shells whistling between shifting Russian and Ukrainian positions around him while slowly filling his plastic bottles from the natural spring.
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 Boston MA (SPX) May 08, 2022 
Modern machine-learning models, such as neural networks, are often referred to as "black boxes" because they are so complex that even the researchers who design them can't fully understand how they make predictions.
To provide some insights, researchers use explanation methods that seek to describe individual model decisions. For example, they may highlight words in a movie review that inf ... more |
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 Honiara (AFP) May 12, 2022  The Solomon Islands' prime minister dismissed criticism of a new maritime investment deal with China on Wednesday, saying there was nothing "sinister" in the draft agreement.
The new agreement, a copy of which has been leaked to the media, comes after a controversial security pact was signed last month.
The pact sparked alarm in Australia and the United States, which feared it could lead ... more |
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 Gottingen, Germany (SPX) May 10, 2022 
Approximately a month before it begins its research flight in the stratosphere, the balloon-borne solar observatory Sunrise III has looked at the Sun for the first time from its launch site at the Arctic Circle. In June, Sunrise III will take off from Esrange Space Center, the Swedish Space Agency's (SSC) balloon and rocket base in Kiruna (Sweden), and will climb to an altitude of about 35 kilom ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) May 06, 2022 
The global trade in agricultural commodities provides food, fuel and fibre to consumers around the world. Commodity production, however, is also linked with negative environmental impacts, including the loss and degradation of forested land.
Approximately 90% of global deforestation is driven by agricultural expansion - a phenomenon which has roots in the global demand for products such as ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) May 11, 2022 
About a third of all tropical cyclones - low-pressure storms with devastatingly strong winds, known as hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean and typhoons in the Pacific Ocean - develop in the Western North Pacific. Since 1995, however, the number of such storms has increased in the Atlantic and decreased in the WNP.
A recent analysis of historical data by City University of Hong Kong researcher ... more |
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 Ouagadougou (AFP) May 10, 2022 
Burkina Faso's armed forces said on Tuesday they had killed at least 50 "terrorists" in two operations.
A rapid reaction force responding to an ambush Monday near Barakuy in the northwestern region of Boucle du Mouhoun "routed the assailants, killing at least 40 terrorists," military headquarters said in a statement, using a term typically used for jihadists.
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 Boston MA (SPX) May 08, 2022 
In January, as the Charles River was starting to freeze over, Keith Murray and the other members of MIT's men's heavyweight crew team took to erging on the indoor rowing machine. For 80 minutes at a time, Murray endured one of the most grueling workouts of his college experience. To distract himself from the pain, he would talk with his teammates, covering everything from great philosophical ide ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) May 13, 2022 
Rainfall that caused catastrophic floods and landslides last month in and around Durban, South Africa, was made twice as likely by global warming, scientists said Friday.
An exceptional downpour - more than 35 centimetres (14 inches) over two days - on April 11-12 claimed hundreds of lives and caused $1.5 billion in damage across the provinces KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape.
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) May 06, 2022 
Despite successes in reducing poverty globally in the last two decades, almost one billion people are still living without access to reliable and affordable electricity, which in turn negatively affects health and welfare, and impedes sustainable development. Knowing where these people are is crucial if aid and infrastructure are to reach them. A new IIASA-led study proposes a novel method to es ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) May 12, 2022 
Primary fluid inclusions in bedded halite from the 830-million-year-old Browne Formation of central Australia contain organic solids and liquids, as documented with transmitted light and UV-vis petrography. These objects are consistent in size, shape, and fluorescent response to cells of prokaryotes and algae, and aggregates of organic compounds. This discovery shows that microorganisms from sal ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) April 26, 2022 
Canada's environmental watchdog on Tuesday slammed the government for bungling a transition to a low-carbon economy, accusing it of providing no support for energy workers facing job losses and overestimating the role of hydrogen fuel.
"When it comes to supporting a just transition to a low-carbon economy, the government has been unprepared and slow off the mark," Climate Commissioner Jerry ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) May 11, 2022 
MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) will substantially expand its fusion energy research and education activities under a new five-year agreement with Institute spinout Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS).
"This expanded relationship puts MIT and PSFC in a prime position to be an even stronger academic leader that can help deliver the research and education needs of the burgeoning ... more |
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 Harare (AFP) May 10, 2022 
Sixty Zimbabweans have been killed by elephants so far this year, as a conservation success story has led to increased conflict with humans, the government spokesman said Tuesday.
With 100,000 elephants, Zimbabwe has the world's second-largest population after Botswana, and about one-quarter of the elephants in all of Africa.
Unlike in much of the world, where poachers have killed off th ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) May 12, 2022 
China on Thursday defended the arrest of a 90-year-old Catholic cardinal under Hong Kong's national security law, a move that triggered international outrage and deepened concerns over Beijing's crackdown on freedoms in the financial hub.
Retired cardinal Joseph Zen, one of the most senior Catholic clerics in Asia, was among a group of veteran democracy advocates arrested Wednesday for "coll ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) May 11, 2022 
Hundreds of Brazilian companies and environmental groups urged President Joe Biden to make good on US climate pledges as lawmakers in Washington prepared to debate a measure Thursday on launching a $9 billion anti-deforestation fund.
The AMAZON21 bill, aimed at helping developing countries protect their forests, "would represent an important expression of commitment by President Biden and th ... more |
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