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  Paris (AFP) Sept 1, 2022 Rainfall 10 times heavier than usual caused Pakistan's devastating floods, the European Space Agency said Thursday, as it released satellite images of a vast lake created by the overflowing Indus river. Rains, described by UN chief Antonio Guterres as a "monsoon on steroids" have claimed hundreds of lives since June, unleashing powerful floods that have washed away swathes of vital crops and damaged or destroyed more than a million homes. Data from the EU's Copernicus satellite has been used to ... read more |
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Brazilian Amazon records worst August for fires in 12 yearsRio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 1, 2022 The Brazilian Amazon recorded its worst month of August for forest fires since 2010, with an 18 percent rise from a year ago, according to official data released Thursday. ... more 
Europe's fiery summer: a climate 'reality check'?Paris (AFP) Sept 1, 2022 Wildfires and storms. Rivers at record lows. Parched crops withering in the fields. For many Europeans, this year's scorching summer means climate change is increasingly hard to ignore. ... more  
Preparing for water scarcity using hybrid desalination technologiesSeoul, South Korea (SPX) Sep 01, 2022 Clean water is essential for human survival. However, less than 3% of fresh water can be used as drinking water. According to a report published by the World Meteorological Organization, there is sc ... more  
England's drought-hit summer 2022 joint hottest on recordLondon (AFP) Sept 1, 2022 England had its joint hottest summer on record this year, tied with 2018, the country's meteorological agency said Thursday as it unveiled provisional mean temperature statistics for the three-month period. ... more |
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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 Thailand begins cleanup after worst flooding in decade Sri Lanka deploys troops as floodwaters rise, death toll hits 69 |
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Carbon four times costlier to society than thought: studyParis (AFP) Sept 1, 2022 The cost inflicted on the world by carbon pollution may be nearly four times higher than recent estimates, a study said Thursday, highlighting how much climate action could save this and future generations. ... more 
Greenhouse gas, sea levels at record in 2021: US agencyWashington (AFP) Aug 31, 2022 Earth's concentration of greenhouse gases and sea levels hit new highs in 2021, a US government report said Wednesday, showing that climate change keeps surging ahead despite renewed efforts to curb emissions. ... more  
Pretreating soil with ethanol protects plants from droughtTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 01, 2022 Ethanol can help plants survive in times of drought says a new study conducted at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan. Led by Motoaki Seki, researchers show that adding ethano ... more 
Villagers brave snakes and hunger to protect land in flooded PakistanKarim Bakhsh, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 1, 2022 The southern Pakistan village of Karim Bakhsh is almost entirely under muddy water after catastrophic monsoon rains - hardly any stable buildings are left for shelter, the wheat silos are empty and venomous snakes are a constant threat. ... more |
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Women's group tackles taboo subject to aid Pakistan flood victimsLahore, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 1, 2022 As aid organisations mobilise to provide relief for victims of Pakistan's catastrophic floods, one group of women is focused on a necessity that is frequently taboo in the conservative Islamic nation - menstrual hygiene products. ... more 
Floods impact millions this year in Nigeria; 75 dead in Niger floodsYola, Nigeria (AFP) Aug 30, 2022 Half a million Nigerians have been affected by floods caused by heavy rains since the start of the year, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday. ... more  
'Dangerous' heat wave hits southwestern USLos Angeles (AFP) Aug 30, 2022 A "dangerous" heat wave was taking hold of the southwestern United States Tuesday, with punishing temperatures expected for the next week. ... more 
Hailstones kill toddler in SpainMadrid (AFP) Aug 31, 2022 A 20-month-old girl died after being hit by a hailstone during an intense storm in northeastern Spain, local officials said Wednesday. ... more |
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Pakistan floods highlight need for climate 'loss and damage' helpParis (AFP) Aug 31, 2022 Rich carbon polluters should feel "moral pressure" to help fund climate-vulnerable nations wracked by weather extremes such as Pakistan, where monstrous flooding has caused devastation, diplomats and observers told AFP. ... more 
'Second life': helicopters rescue the stranded from Pakistan valleysSaidu Sharif, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 30, 2022 Up to 200,000 people are stranded in remote Pakistan valleys after the unrelenting floods of the past week - with helicopters the only way of reaching them. ... more  
Chinese city of 21 million shuts down over Covid outbreakBeijing (AFP) Sept 1, 2022 Around 21 million people in the Chinese city of Chengdu effectively went into lockdown on Thursday as authorities raced to snuff out a new Covid-19 outbreak. ... more  
'Submit or quit': Teacher, student brain drain hits Hong Kong schoolsHong Kong (AFP) Sept 1, 2022 As Hong Kong students return for the new academic year, veteran teacher Wong is counting down the days until the political maelstrom sweeping the city leaves him no choice but to quit. ... more 
Beijing expels ex-national security official from Communist PartyBeijing (AFP) Sept 1, 2022 China's ruling Communist Party on Thursday expelled a former top corruption investigator for a "wanton abuse of power" - the latest senior official to fall in a sweeping anti-graft campaign. ... more |
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 Lahore, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 1, 2022 
As aid organisations mobilise to provide relief for victims of Pakistan's catastrophic floods, one group of women is focused on a necessity that is frequently taboo in the conservative Islamic nation - menstrual hygiene products.
Over 30 million people have been affected by floods that cover a third of the country following record monsoon rains, with hundreds of thousands made homeless.
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 26, 2022 
In NASA's hunt for water and resources beyond Earth, a new technology could coat the "skin" of a satellite, turning its entire surface into a sensor that tallies the chemicals present on distant planets.
Solving the mysteries of our home planet, solar system, and beyond is a key priority for NASA, and the new sensor could be a powerful tool in the investigation. Mahmooda Sultana, an instru ... more |
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 Reston VA (SPX) Aug 25, 2022 
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE 500 science and technology leader, was recently selected by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to design and build a medium-size unmanned undersea vehicle. The single award, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract holds an approximate value of $358 million if all options are exercised. Work will be performed primarily in Lynnwood, Washington.
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 Ottawa (AFP) Aug 26, 2022  NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday stressed the need to beef up security along the alliance's northern flank to counter Russia, as he wrapped up a visit to Canada that included a tour of its Arctic defenses.
"The high north is strategically important for Euro-Atlantic security," Stoltenberg told a news conference at an air base in Cold Lake, Alberta, noting that with Finland a ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 31, 2022 
Nearly 150 cats bound for slaughterhouses have been rescued by police in eastern China, an international animal welfare organisation said.
The animals were crammed into rusty cages when they were found by police in the eastern city of Jinan in Shandong province, Humane Society International (HSI) said in a statement Tuesday.
A gang placed sparrows in cages as bait and used a remote contr ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 1, 2022  Rainfall 10 times heavier than usual caused Pakistan's devastating floods, the European Space Agency said Thursday, as it released satellite images of a vast lake created by the overflowing Indus river.
Rains, described by UN chief Antonio Guterres as a "monsoon on steroids" have claimed hundreds of lives since June, unleashing powerful floods that have washed away swathes of vital crops and ... more |
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 Addis Ababa (AFP) Aug 27, 2022 
The UN on Saturday condemned a deadly Ethiopian air strike on a kindergarten in war-torn Tigray as fighting between rebels and government forces intensified along the region's border.
The air raid on the city of Mekele came just days after fighting returned to Ethiopia's north, shattering a five-month truce and dimming hopes of peace talks to end the brutal war.
On Saturday, the governme ... more |
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 Bras�lia (AFP) Aug 29, 2022  The last of his people, a Brazilian indigenous man known only as "the man of the hole" has been found dead, decades after the rest of his uncontacted tribe were killed off by ranchers and illegal miners, officials said.
Having lived in complete isolation for 26 years, the man - whose real name was never known to the outside world - was found in a hammock in a hut in the Tanaru indigenous t ... more |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 
A series of "once-in-a-millennium" rainstorms have lashed the United States in recent weeks, flooding areas baked dry by long-term droughts, as human-caused climate change brings weather whiplash.
And scientists warn that global warming means once-rare events are already much more likely, upending the models they have long used to predict possible disasters - with worse to come.
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 Bangalore, India (SPX) Sep 01, 2022 
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Pixxel, a leader in cutting-edge earth imaging technology. Based in Bangalore with a presence in Los Angeles, Pixxel is building the world's highest resolution hyperspectral imaging satellite constellation in order to offer industry AI-powered insights that discover, solve, and predict climate issues at a fract ... more |
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 Perth, Australia (SPX) Aug 30, 2022 
New Curtin research has found evidence that Earth's early continents resulted from being hit by comets as our Solar System passed into and out of the spiral arms of the Milky Way Galaxy, turning traditional thinking about our planet's formation on its head.
The new research, published in Geology, challenges the existing theory that Earth's crust was solely formed by processes inside our pl ... more |
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 Panama City, Panama (SPX) Aug 30, 2022 
Globalstar (NYSE American: GSAT), has partnered with Globalsat Group to deploy a jointly developed IoT solution powered by Globalstar's satellite network designed to monitor renewable energy stations located in remote areas of Latin America. The initial deployment will include 23,000 devices throughout the region with an expectation of additional opportunities in the short term.
The energy ... more |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Sep 01, 2022 
What is the connection between boron, an element in a common household cleaner, and tokamaks, ring-shaped fusion facilities that heat fuel to million-degree temperatures? Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have conducted research showing that a PPPL-developed powder dropper can successfully drop boron powder into high-temperature plasma ... more |
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 Quito (AFP) Aug 30, 2022 
Prosecutors in Ecuador on Monday announced an investigation into the alleged hunting and killing of four giant tortoises on the Galapagos Islands, a unique and fragile ecosystem considered a world heritage site.
The prosecutor's office said on Twitter it was investigating the "suspected hunting and killing of four giant tortoises in the Galapagos National Park wetland complex."
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 30, 2022  China's ruling Communist Party will begin its 20th Party Congress on October 16, state media reported Tuesday, a landmark meeting at which President Xi Jinping is expected to be anointed as the country's most powerful leader in decades.
The congress in the capital Beijing comes as Xi faces significant political headwinds, including an ailing economy, deteriorating relations with the United S ... more |
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 Panama City, Panama (SPX) Aug 29, 2022 
Sheltering under a tall tree during a thunderstorm is not a great idea, given that lightning often strikes the tallest thing around. However, we may not think much about the fate of the trees themselves, at least not as much as a team of scientists whose research on the effects of lightning on tropical forests was recently published in Nature Plants.
Combining the expertise of lightning sc ... more |
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