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  Washington DC (UPI) Nov 11, 2021 Driven by oil, global carbon emissions hit a new high in 2022 according to new estimates from the Global Carbon Project. At these levels detailed in the group's Global Carbon Budget 2022 Earth has just nine years to cut emissions enough to keep warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius. "Preliminary estimates based on data available suggest fossil CO2 emissions continued to increase by 1% in 2022 relative to 2021, slightly above the 2019 level," the paper said. According to Pierre Friedli ... read more |
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A thirsty COP27 climate summit plagued by glitchesSharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 Wheelchair struggles, scarce drinking water, $15 sandwiches and hotel price-gouging at the COP27 climate summit have sparked anger and forced host country Egypt into damage-control mode, participants at the two-week meet said. ... more  
Sharks, turtles, disease on agenda of wildlife trade summitPanama City (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 The trade in shark fins, turtles, and other threatened species will come under scrutiny at a global wildlife summit in Panama, starting Monday, that will also focus on the spread of diseases such as Covid-19. ... more  
Finland's foresters decry 'unfair' EU climate plansAskola, Finland (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 Standing next to a freshly cut clearing the size of seven football fields, Finnish forest engineer Matti Jappila pointed to growth rings in a tree stump up to 300 years old. ... more 
Brazil will regain its climate 'leadership': ex-ministerSharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 Brazil will protect the Amazon "with its own efforts" without waiting for international funding, the former environment minister of incoming President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday at UN climate talks. ... more |
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Magnitude 6.0 quake hits off southern Philippines: USGS
Philippines begins clean-up after powerful twin quakes Eight killed as strong quakes strike southern Philippines Seven killed as strong quakes strike southern Philippines Six killed as strong quakes strike southern Philippines Southern Philippines jolted with magnitude-6.9 aftershock: seismology office Six killed as major quake strikes southern Philippines Three killed as major quake strikes southern Philippines Two killed as major quake strikes southern Philippines Girl's remains identifed 14 years after Japan tsunami |
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Brazil sets new Amazon deforestation record for OctoberBras�lia (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest broke the monthly record for October, with the destruction of 904 square kilometers (350 square miles), official figures showed Friday. ... more  
US election outcome unlikely to impact fight against climate change: expertsWashington (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 Despite Republicans' gains in the US midterm elections this week, they are unlikely to knock President Joe Biden's existing climate policies off course, experts say, highlighting the importance of individual state regulations. ... more  
'Voracious' giant snails spark alarm in VenezuelaMaracaibo, Venezuela (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 A "plague" of giant African snails that pose potential health risks to humans is causing alarm in Venezuela where sustained rains have facilitated their proliferation. ... more  
Nomadic Latino migrant labor aids Florida hurricane recoveryFort Myers, United States (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 Hour by hour, day by day, hurricane-devastated southwest Florida is starting to get back on its feet - and the workers doing the hard labor are largely undocumented migrants. ... more |
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Tsunami warning lifted after major quake near TongaSydney (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck in the sea off Tonga late Friday, according to the US Geological Survey, sparking a tsunami warning that was later lifted. ... more  
EU eyes 'military partnership mission' for NigerBrussels (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 The European Union aims to set up a "military partnership mission" in the coming months to help bolster Niger's forces as they battle jihadists, a senior EU official said Friday. ... more 
Burkina opens probe into alleged army abusesOuagadougou (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 Burkina Faso's government on Saturday announced an investigation into allegations that the army opened fire on villages in the north earlier in the week, killing several civilians. . ... more 
Ethiopia rivals agree on humanitarian access for TigrayNairobi (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 Ethiopia's government and Tigrayan rebels agreed Saturday to facilitate immediate humanitarian access to "all in need" in war-ravaged Tigray and neighbouring regions. ... more |
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Kenyan peacekeepers arrive in DR Congo's volatile eastGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 Kenyan soldiers landed in Goma in eastern DR Congo on Saturday as part of a regional military operation, while Congolese forces clashed with M23 rebels north of the city. ... more  
UN chief tells Myanmar junta to get democracy 'back on track'Phnom Penh (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday urged the Myanmar junta to immediately return to democracy, saying it was the only way to stop the "unending nightmare" engulfing the country. ... more 
At COP27, hundreds march behind hunger striker's sisterSharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 Chants of "free them all" and "no climate justice without human rights" rang out between the halls of COP27 Saturday, in the largest protest since the UN climate summit began. ... more  
China eases Covid measures, cutting quarantine and scrapping flight bansBeijing (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 China announced the relaxation of some of its hardline Covid-19 restrictions on Friday, after authorities had vowed to stick to a zero-tolerance virus approach despite mounting economic damage. ... more 
'Death every day': Fear and fortitude in Uganda's Ebola epicentreKassanda, Uganda (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 As Ugandan farmer Bonaventura Senyonga prepares to bury his grandson, age-old traditions are forgotten and fear hangs in the air while a government medical team prepares the body for the funeral - t ... more |
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 Fort Myers, United States (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 
Hour by hour, day by day, hurricane-devastated southwest Florida is starting to get back on its feet - and the workers doing the hard labor are largely undocumented migrants.
They have names like Jael, Juan and Francisco Antonio, and they flooded into Florida from other Gulf Coast states, and even from Mexico, to take on work.
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 Fino Mornasco, Italy (SPX) Nov 11, 2022 
The space transportation and logistics company D-Orbit has announced the signing of a framework contract with NPC SPACEMIND, an Italian space company specializing in smaller satellite hardware, complete platforms, and end-to-end mission services.
The contract covers the launch and deployment of FUTURA-SM1 and FUTURA-SM3, a 3U and a 6U CubeSats respectively, which will be integrated into NP ... more |
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 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 
Wheelchair struggles, scarce drinking water, $15 sandwiches and hotel price-gouging at the COP27 climate summit have sparked anger and forced host country Egypt into damage-control mode, participants at the two-week meet said.
Organising a UN climate conference - which brings together up to 35,000 people from 195 countries each year - is a world-class logistical challenge, and veterans of ... more |
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 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark (SPX) Nov 10, 2022 
Ice is continuously streaming off Greenland's melting glaciers at an accelerating rate, dramatically increasing global sea levels. New results published [DATE] in Nature indicate that existing models have underestimated how much ice will be lost during the 21st century. Hence, its contribution to sea-level rise will be significantly higher.
By 2100, the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream will ... more |
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 Maracaibo, Venezuela (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 
A "plague" of giant African snails that pose potential health risks to humans is causing alarm in Venezuela where sustained rains have facilitated their proliferation.
The first colonies of the sub-Saharan Achatina fulica snail were discovered at the beginning of November on the shores of Lake Maracaibo in western Venezuela.
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 Sydney (AFP) Nov 11, 2022  A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck in the sea off Tonga late Friday, according to the US Geological Survey, sparking a tsunami warning that was later lifted.
The USGS said the quake hit 10 kilometres (six miles) deep, about 200 kilometres southeast of Neiafu, a town in the northeast of the Pacific archipelago nation, shortly before midnight local time (1100 GMT).
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 Ouagadougou (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 
Burkina Faso's government on Saturday announced an investigation into allegations that the army opened fire on villages in the north earlier in the week, killing several civilians. .
Troops fired shells at four villages near their military camp, according to a statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) addressed to the government in Ouagadougou.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 8, 2021  Archaeologists in Italy have discovered more than 20 bronze statues dating back over 2,000 years, which could help rewrite a part of history, Italy's cultural ministry confirmed Tuesday.
The 24 Etruscan figures were discovered inside an ancient Tuscan Thermal spring in San Casciano die Bagni, about 100 miles north of Rome, the ministry said in a statement.
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 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 10, 2022  The Ukraine war has shown the heavy toll military conflict takes not just on people but also on the planet, say experts at the UN climate summit in Egypt.
From the emissions caused by diesel-powered tanks, fighter jets and missile blasts to urban and forest fires and massive waves of refugees, the conflict has also spewed out huge amounts of greenhouse gases.
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 London (SPX) Nov 08, 2022 
Airbus HAPS Connectivity Business (Airbus HAPS) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Space Compass Corporation of Japan (Space Compass) for a cooperation agreement to service the Japanese market with mobile connectivity and earth observation services from the Stratosphere with Airbus' record breaking Zephyr platform.
Samer Halawi, Chief Executive of Airbus HAPS, commented on the agreem ... more |
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 Bloomington IN (SPX) Nov 10, 2022 
The evolution of tree roots may have triggered a series of mass extinctions that rocked the Earth's oceans during the Devonian Period over 300 million years ago, according to a study led by scientists at IUPUI, along with colleagues in the United Kingdom.
Evidence for this new view of a remarkably volatile period in Earth's pre-history is reported in the Geological Society of America Bulle ... more |
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 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 8, 2022 
The UN's chief called Tuesday for an end to a "toxic cover-up" by companies as a sweeping report said they cannot claim to be net zero if they invest in new fossil fuels, cause deforestation or offset emissions instead of reducing them.
Antonio Guterres said businesses as well as cities and regions should update their voluntary net zero pledges within a year to comply with the recommendation ... more |
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 Notre Dame, IN (SPX) Nov 09, 2022 
Yanliang Zhang, associate professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, and collaborators Alexander Dowling and Tengfei Luo have developed a machine-learning assisted superfast new way to create high-performance, energy-saving thermoelectric devices.
The novel process uses intense pulsed light to sinter thermoelectric material in less than a second (con ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Nov 10, 2022 
World leaders will not attend high-stakes UN biodiversity talks in Montreal next month, a top official said Thursday, despite fears their absence could scupper major breakthroughs at the meeting.
Hopes are high that a new global biodiversity framework will be agreed at the talks, dubbed COP15, despite a long list of targets that have yet to be agreed.
The landmark framework outlines an ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2022 
Chinese dissident Bao Tong, a top Communist Party official imprisoned in the wake of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests who became a vocal critic of Beijing, has died at 90 years old, his son said on Twitter.
Bao had spent much of the past three decades under home surveillance or in prison following the Chinese military's violent crackdown on the student movement, which called for democratic ... more |
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 Bras�lia (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest broke the monthly record for October, with the destruction of 904 square kilometers (350 square miles), official figures showed Friday.
The grim news comes less than two months before far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's four-year term ends.
The former army captain is a climate change skeptic and has been heavily criticized over policies s ... more |
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