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  Nottingham UK (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 Scientists have discovered how to potentially design root systems to grow deeper by altering their angle growth to be steeper and reach the nutrients they need to grow, a discovery that could also help develop new ways to capture carbon in soil. Researchers from the University of Nottingham and Bologna have discovered a key gene in barley and wheat that controls the angle of root growth. Steeper root angle helps bury carbon deeper in soil as well as improving resilience in crops to drought stress. ... read more |
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How different parts of mixed convective-stratiform clouds respond to cloud seedingBeijing, China (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 Cloud seeding is a method of placing condensation nuclei into clouds that induce rain or snowfall. Seeding is a complex process, and its effectiveness depends on the target cloud type. To better und ... more 
Turf wars stall Ireland's green agendaCarragh, Ireland (AFP) July 24, 2022 In the aftermath of the hottest day in Ireland for more than 130 years this week, small family groups picked their way across the Bog of Allen in the country's midlands collecting sun-dried turf. ... more 
Sustainable practices linked to farm size in organic farmingIthaca NY (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 Larger organic farms operate more like conventional farms and use fewer sustainable practices than smaller organic farms, according to a new Cornell University study that also provides insight into ... more 
Metaspectral and HySpeed Computing to develop earth observation payload for ISSVancouver, Canada (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 Metaspectral, a company delivering the next generation of computer vision, and HySpeed Computing, a remote sensing data access and analysis company, have been selected to deploy an Earth Observation ... more |
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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 Sri Lanka declares emergency as cyclone toll hits 132 Greece puts capital Athens on water emergency footing Sri Lanka seeks foreign help as cyclone toll hits 123 Sri Lanka flood, landslides toll rises to 123: official |
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Maxar's hi-res Vivid Basemaps enhances Esri ArcGIS Living Atlas of the WorldWestminster CO (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, has announced that Esri, the global leader in geographic systems (G ... more 
NASA awards contracts for NOAA GeoXO Spacecraft Phase A StudyWashington DC (SPX) Jul 27, 2022 On behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA has selected two firms for the Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Spacecraft Phase A Study. These contracted fi ... more 
Tap into Europe in motionParis (ESA) Jul 27, 2022 Any movement beneath our feet - from barely perceptible subsidence to the sudden appearance of a sinkhole or a crashing landslide - spells big trouble. Even relatively modest subsidence can weaken b ... more  
'Life-saving' peanut paste unlikely victim of Ukraine warMarsabit, Kenya (AFP) July 27, 2022 Under an acacia tree in Kenya's drought-ravaged north, malnourished infants feed on sticky mouthfuls of a nutrient-dense peanut paste long used to prevent child starvation in disasters across the globe. ... more |
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France struggles with drought over punishing summer of heatParis (AFP) July 26, 2022 From farmers to fishermen, boat owners to ordinary households, communities across France are struggling with a severe drought that has seen an unprecedented number of regions affected by water restrictions this summer. ... more  
Trilobites' growth may have resembled that of modern marine crustaceansVancouver, Canada (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 Trilobites- extinct marine arthropods that roamed the world's oceans from about 520 million years ago until they went extinct 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian period - may have grown ... more  
Thaw and redraw: melting glacier moves Italian-Swiss borderZermatt, Switzerland (AFP) July 26, 2022 Way up in the snowy Alps, the border between Switzerland and Italy has shifted due to a melting glacier, putting the location of an Italian mountain lodge in dispute. ... more  
Seaweed onslaught disrupts S.Leone fishing and tourismFreetown (AFP) July 25, 2022 A mass of brown seaweed has for weeks choked the coastline of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, damaging fishing gear and disrupting tourism in a country otherwise known for its white-sand beaches. ... more |
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Greek firefighters battle sixth day to save national parkAthens (AFP) July 26, 2022 Hundreds of firefighters on Tuesday fought for a sixth day to save one of Greece's most important national parks from a fire that has already devastated vast swathes of forest. ... more 
High-level US delegation heads to Solomons to mark WWII amid China movesWashington (AFP) July 25, 2022 A high-level US delegation will travel to the Solomon Islands to mark the 80th anniversary of the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal, months after the country signed a controversial security pact with China, the State Department announced Monday. ... more  
Misery for millions as monsoon pounds Pakistan port cityKarachi (AFP) July 26, 2022 Shazad Akbar carried his four-year-old daughter on his shoulders Tuesday as he and his wife waded through knee-high water flooding a street in Surjani, a poor part of Pakistan's port city of Karachi. ... more 
Switzerland sees freezing point climb to record high above Alpine summitsGeneva (AFP) July 25, 2022 Switzerland, which is caught in Europe's extreme heatwave, has seen freezing point rise way above its highest summits, smashing a record set 27 years ago, meteorologists said on Monday. ... more 
Powerful earthquake hits northern PhilippinesManila (AFP) July 27, 2022 A 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed at least four people in the northern Philippines Wednesday, toppling buildings, and shaking high-rise towers more than 300 kilometres (185 miles) away in the capital Manila. ... more |
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 Marsabit, Kenya (AFP) July 27, 2022 
Under an acacia tree in Kenya's drought-ravaged north, malnourished infants feed on sticky mouthfuls of a nutrient-dense peanut paste long used to prevent child starvation in disasters across the globe.
This wonder food can mean the difference between life and death for a child in hard-hit Marsabit, where aid workers say young children are perishing in conditions that border on famine.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 
The Defense Department and other federal agencies have sought advanced sources that generate gamma rays, X-rays, neutrons, protons, and electrons to enable a variety of scientific, commercial, and defense applications - from medical diagnostics, to scans of cargo containers for dangerous materials, to non-destructive testing of aircraft and their parts to see internal defects. But none of these ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 25, 2022  A high-level US delegation will travel to the Solomon Islands to mark the 80th anniversary of the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal, months after the country signed a controversial security pact with China, the State Department announced Monday.
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and other senior diplomats and military leaders will visit the islands' capital Honiara from August 6-8 and ... more |
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 Zermatt, Switzerland (AFP) July 26, 2022 
Way up in the snowy Alps, the border between Switzerland and Italy has shifted due to a melting glacier, putting the location of an Italian mountain lodge in dispute.
The borderline runs along a drainage divide - the point at which meltwater will run down either side of the mountain towards one country or the other.
But the Theodul Glacier's retreat means the watershed has crept towards ... more |
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 Ithaca NY (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 
Larger organic farms operate more like conventional farms and use fewer sustainable practices than smaller organic farms, according to a new Cornell University study that also provides insight into how to increase adoption of sustainable practices.
"We wanted to look at how the practices differ between small-scale organic farms like the ones you see scattered around the Finger Lakes, which ... more |
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 Fairbanks AK (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 
Computers can be trained to better detect distant nuclear detonations, chemical blasts and volcano eruptions by learning from artificial explosion signals, according to a new method devised by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist.
The work, led by UAF Geophysical Institute postdoctoral researcher Alex Witsil, was published recently in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
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 Kinshasa (AFP) July 21, 2022 
A Congolese minister has warned he could propose "militarising" wildlife parks in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo to protect them from rebels he says are supported by Rwanda.
Tourism Minister Modero Nsimba accused Rwanda - which this week is hosting an international conference on protected wildlife areas in Africa - of hypocrisy.
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 University Park PA (SPX) Jul 07, 2022 
White children are especially likely to be overdiagnosed and overtreated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder during elementary school. That is the key finding from our recent peer-reviewed study.
We analyzed data from 1,070 U.S. elementary school children who had displayed above-average behavioral, academic or executive functioning the year before their initial ADHD diagnoses. We ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) July 26, 2022 
From farmers to fishermen, boat owners to ordinary households, communities across France are struggling with a severe drought that has seen an unprecedented number of regions affected by water restrictions this summer.
Like much of western Europe, the country is going through a punishing hot season of record temperatures and forest fires that have led to renewed focus on climate change.
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, has announced a new contract with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The organization is leveraging Planet's PlanetScope and SkySat products to evaluate oil spills, track marine debris, detect vessels, and identify large marine mammals like whales.
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 Rochester NY (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 
Approximately 1,800 miles beneath our feet, swirling liquid iron in the Earth's outer core generates our planet's protective magnetic field. This magnetic field is invisible but is vital for life on Earth's surface because it shields the planet from solar wind-streams of radiation from the sun.
About 565 million years ago, however, the magnetic field's strength decreased to 10 percent of i ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 19, 2022  A source of renewable energy, solar power can be used to supplement your existing power sources or be used on its own as an independent energy resource.
As the cost of solar energy continues to decline, more and more people are choosing to switch from traditional electric power to solar electricity to save money, reduce their carbon footprint and help the environment. Here are some essenti ... more |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have found a way to build powerful magnets smaller than before, aiding the design and construction of machines that could help the world harness the power of the sun to create electricity without producing greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.
The scientists found a way to build hi ... more |
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 New Port Richey, United States (AFP) July 25, 2022  It might not be speedy, but it's big, hungry and fast at reproducing: the giant African snail, a potential health risk to humans, has once again invaded the southern US state of Florida.
Jason Stanley, a biologist with Florida's Department of Agriculture, says that the gastropod greedily "feeds on over 500 different kinds of plants."
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 Beijing (AFP) July 23, 2022 
A Chinese woman who was denied permission to freeze her eggs on the grounds that she was unmarried has had her case dismissed by a Beijing court.
Xu Zaozao took legal action in 2019 after a Beijing hospital refused to freeze her eggs, a procedure only available in China to married couples suffering from infertility.
Her case was widely followed in China, where women's rights have become ... more |
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 Durham NC (The Conversation) Jul 25, 2022 
Trekking out to my research sites near North Carolina's Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, I slog through knee-deep water on a section of trail that is completely submerged. Permanent flooding has become commonplace on this low-lying peninsula, nestled behind North Carolina's Outer Banks. The trees growing in the water are small and stunted. Many are dead.
Throughout coastal North C ... more |
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