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  Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 Direct air capture may be key to saving Earth from the effects of climate change, but there's a catch: It's really hard to do. Direct air capture (DAC) technologies are designed to remove carbon dioxide from the air, although there's still a lot of room for improvement in DAC materials. Other molecules in the air, especially water, are in much higher concentrations than carbon dioxide, or CO2. They start competing with each other, and ultimately, carbon dioxide isn't what's caught - at least in hi ... read more |
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How farmers could fertilize more efficientlyVienna, Austria (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas. Its global warming potential can be up to 300 times that of CO2 over a 100-year period. Globally, more than half of man-made nitrogen oxide emissions come ... more  
Tonga volcano eruption stimulates life: rapid, massive bloom of ocean phytoplanktonManoa HI (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 In January 2022, the largest submarine volcanic eruption of this century led to a dramatic phytoplankton bloom north of the island of Tongatapu, in the Kingdom of Tonga. A team of scientists from th ... more  
Health of coral reefs written in the sand - and visible via satelliteSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 How healthy are coral reefs? And how are they responding to climate change? After more than 10 years of monitoring the Great Barrier Reef, University of Sydney geoscientists have developed a techniq ... more 
S-MODE Field Campaign deploys to the Pacific OceanPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 17, 2022 When the research vessel Bold Horizon sailed from Newport, Oregon, in early October, it joined a small armada of planes, drones, and other high-tech craft chasing the ocean's shapeshifting physics. ... more |
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IMF approves $206 mn aid to Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah
Flights cancelled, roads flooded as rare storm soaks UAE Sri Lanka plans $1.6 bn in cyclone recovery spending in 2026 Brazil megacity Sao Paulo struck by fresh water crisis Indonesians reeling from flood devastation plea for global help Levee break near Seattle prompts evacuation order Flash flood kills dozens in Morocco town At least 20 dead in eastern Bolivia floods Press Release from Business Wire: Textron Inc. Flash floods kill 37 in Moroccan coastal town |
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World agencies team up to tackle emerging health threatsGeneva (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 The world organisations for human and animal health, food and the environment issued their first joint action plan on Monday aimed at detecting and tackling the next potential pandemic. ... more  
Yellen says China a 'barrier' in African debt reliefWashington (AFP) Oct 14, 2022 US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen accused China on Friday of obstructing efforts to provide debt relief to African countries and other developing nations at IMF and World Bank talks in Washington. ... more  
Denmark paves the way for 'loss and damage' climate aidCopenhagen (AFP) Oct 14, 2022 It may seem a drop in the ocean, but the $13 million Denmark has earmarked as aid for climate change-related "loss and damages" set an important precedent. ... more 
Changing climate claims railways, houses and beaches in CaliforniaSan Clemente, Etats-Unis (AFP) Oct 16, 2022 Steve Lang can see catastrophic erosion worsened by climate change happening in real time along one of the world's most scenic railroad lines, where the sea is swallowing homes, tracks and California's beautiful beaches. ... more |
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Guinea resumes logging despite deforestationConakry (AFP) Oct 14, 2022 Loggers in Guinea have been authorised to resume work after a year-long government ban to slow felling in the biodiverse country where deforestation is widespread. ... more 
Hungry elephants, Cameroon farmers struggle to coexistCampo, Cameroon (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 Banana growers on the edge of a giant national park on Cameroon's Atlantic coast say they can take no more crop destruction from hungry elephants as the conflict between man and animal escalates. ... more 
Low water level on Mississippi River hurts US grain shippingNew York (AFP) Oct 14, 2022 A lack of rainfall in the central United States has brought the mighty Mississippi River to its lowest depth in years, causing headaches for shippers and squeezing farmers who rely on the busy waterway to take their product to the Gulf of Mexico. ... more 
Venezuelan town buries its dead after landslideLas Tejerias, Venezuela (AFP) Oct 14, 2022 "We love you princess," reads the inscription on the fresh grave of a three-year-old girl among dozens of people killed by a devastating landslide in a Venezuelan town last week. ... more |
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Nigeria floods toll has passed 600: governmentLagos (AFP) Oct 16, 2022 More than 600 people are now known to have perished in the worst floods in a decade in Nigeria, according to a new toll released Sunday. ... more  
Marine scientists urge Biden administration to protect Gulf of Mexico Rice's whalesWashington DC (UPI) Oct 14, 2021 More than a hundred marine scientists have written an open letter to the Biden administration urging action to protect a recently discovered Gulf of Mexico whale species known as Rice's whale. ... more  
Iraq's new PM-designate faces tough task to unite bitter rivalsBaghdad (AFP) Oct 13, 2022 Iraq's new prime minister-designate Mohammed Shia al-Sudani hails from the Shiite Muslim political class that has been in power for almost two decades. ... more 
What's next as Iraq moves to end deadlock?Baghdad (AFP) Oct 14, 2022 Iraqi lawmakers have elected a new president who swiftly named a prime minister in the hope of ending a year of political gridlock and deadly violence. ... more 
China censors rare anti-Xi protest ahead of Communist Party CongressBeijing (AFP) Oct 14, 2022 China's internet censors removed on Friday virtually all references to reports of a rare protest in Beijing that involved banners denouncing President Xi Jinping and the country's Covid policies. ... more |
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 Las Tejerias, Venezuela (AFP) Oct 14, 2022 
"We love you princess," reads the inscription on the fresh grave of a three-year-old girl among dozens of people killed by a devastating landslide in a Venezuelan town last week.
Gravediggers have had their hands full at the cemetery of Las Tejerias, a town of some 50,000 people laid to waste by a torrent of mud, stones and trees that followed hours of heavy rains.
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 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 
Satellites are increasingly becoming network nodes of the internet. Terrestrial nodes are integrated via fibre optic networks, and satellites can only keep up with current developments on the ground if they are also optically networked. European Commission programmes such as the 'Secure Connectivity Initiative' depend on this technology, as do many commercial networks such as Starlink or Oneweb, ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 17, 2022 
When the research vessel Bold Horizon sailed from Newport, Oregon, in early October, it joined a small armada of planes, drones, and other high-tech craft chasing the ocean's shapeshifting physics.
NASA's Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment (S-MODE) is converging on a patch of sea 110 nautical miles off the coast of San Francisco. Over the course of 28 days, the team will deploy a new ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 
As the highest region on Earth, the Tibetan Plateau engenders the most intriguing myths of Earth system science, provides the most water resources for human survival, and creates the most uncertain legacy for future generations.
The region's extreme environment kept researchers from probing its wealth of knowledge until the 1970s, when the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) made the first s ... more |
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 New York (AFP) Oct 14, 2022 
A lack of rainfall in the central United States has brought the mighty Mississippi River to its lowest depth in years, causing headaches for shippers and squeezing farmers who rely on the busy waterway to take their product to the Gulf of Mexico.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the river's depth at shipping hub Memphis, Tennessee, is at its lowest level since 2011.
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 15, 2022 
Pakistan's finance minister has promised international lenders to stay true to economic reforms despite a new estimate that his country quickly needs more than $16 billion to recover from devastating floods.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar also said that a flood donors' conference promised by French President Emmanuel Macron would take place next month which he hoped would help Pakistan both with ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 14, 2022  US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen accused China on Friday of obstructing efforts to provide debt relief to African countries and other developing nations at IMF and World Bank talks in Washington.
Yellen took aim at Beijing at several events during the groups' annual meetings in the US capital this week.
At talks with European Union finance ministers, she said the situation of African c ... more |
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 Faida, Iraq (AFP) Oct 16, 2022 
Authorities in northern Iraq on Sunday unveiled an "archaeological park" of 2,700-year-old carvings from the rule of the Assyrians, including showing kings praying to the gods.
The 13 stunning monumental rock-carved bas-reliefs were cut into the walls of an irrigation canal that stretches for some 10 kilometres (six miles) at Faida in northern Iraq.
The panels, measuring five metres (16 ... more |
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 London (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 
Two UK climate protesters scaled a major road bridge over the River Thames on Monday causing huge traffic delays, days after activists threw tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" masterpiece.
The Just Stop Oil protesters climbed more than 80 metres (260 feet) up one of the towers of the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, which is used by an estimated 160,000 vehicles a day and links up to ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Oct 10, 2022 
Satellite Vu, the British Earth Observation company set to become the world's thermometer from space with its planned constellation of high-resolution thermal imaging satellites, has been selected in Tech Nation's inaugural Net Zero X cohort.
The Net Zero X programme focuses on scaling and growth of the later-stage climate technology scaleups within its cohort. The six-month programme, in ... more |
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 Marburg, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 
The central biocatalyst in photosynthesis, Rubisco, is the most abundant enzyme on earth. By reconstructing billion-year-old enzymes, a team of Max Planck researchers has deciphered one of the key adaptations of early photosynthesis. Their results not only provide insights into the evolution of modern photosynthesis but also offer new impulses for improving it.
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 Canberra (AFP) Oct 18, 2022 
Australia touted a world-first project Tuesday that could help make the country a "renewable energy superpower" by shifting huge volumes of solar electricity under the sea to Singapore.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Canberra to ink a new green energy deal between the two countries.
Albanese said the pact showed a "collective reso ... more |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) Oct 11, 2022 
NASA researchers are making progress with developing an innovative battery pack that is lighter, safer, and performs better than batteries commonly used in vehicles and large electronics today.
Their work - part of NASA's commitment to sustainable aviation - seeks to improve battery technology through investigating the use of solid-state batteries for aviation applications such as electric ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 
A global cross-disciplinary team of scientists led by UNSW Sydney researchers has developed the first comprehensive classification of the world's ecosystems across land, rivers and wetlands, and seas. The ecosystem typology will enable more coordinated and effective biodiversity conservation, critical for human wellbeing.
The extensive collaboration includes the International Union for Con ... more |
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 London (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 
The British prime minister's spokesman said Monday the government was "deeply concerned" after a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was assaulted in the grounds of the Chinese consulate in Manchester, northern England.
Local police said that a group of men came out of the consulate as protesters held a peaceful demonstration on Sunday afternoon, dragged one of the protesters inside the ground ... more |
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 Conakry (AFP) Oct 14, 2022 
Loggers in Guinea have been authorised to resume work after a year-long government ban to slow felling in the biodiverse country where deforestation is widespread.
Tree felling will be restricted to local use and the export of timber remain banned, the council of ministers said in a statement issued Thursday night.
The Environment Ministry had banned both the cutting and transport of wo ... more |
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