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  United Nations, United States (AFP) July 7, 2023 Governments will soon likely be able to apply for deep sea mining contracts in international waters, a plunge into the unknown that is worrying conservationists as calls for a moratorium on such digging grow. States have for ten years been negotiating a mining code to set rules for the possible exploitation of nickel, cobalt and copper in deep seabed areas that fall outside of national jurisdictions. But agreement has so far been elusive, and on Sunday a clause is set to expire that allows gover ... read more |
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Amazon deforestation down sharply under Brazil's Lula: govtBras�lia (AFP) July 6, 2023 Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon fell by one-third in the first six months of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's administration compared to the same period of last year, the government said Thursday. ... more  
Hazardous 'forever chemicals' detected in nearly half of US tap waterWashington (AFP) July 7, 2023 At least 45 percent of the United States' tap water is contaminated with toxic "forever" chemicals, according to a study by a government agency. ... more 
Climate change, El Nino drive hottest June on recordParis (AFP) July 6, 2023 The world saw its hottest June on record last month, the EU's climate monitoring service said Thursday, as climate change and the El Nino weather pattern looked likely to drive another scorching northern summer. ... more  
German climate reform hit by vote delay; Austria court rejects children's climate lawsuitBerlin (AFP) July 6, 2023 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition government suffered an embarrassing setback Thursday on a key climate reform after it was forced to push back a highly anticipated parliamentary vote. ... more |
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French cherry farmers protest over insecticide ban; Report paves way for EU glyphosate useLyon (AFP) July 6, 2023 Angry French cherry farmers dumped a tonne of rotting fruit in front of a government building in southern France on Thursday to protest against an insecticide ban that has left them vulnerable to fruit flies. ... more |
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Scores dead in Pakistan and Ivory Coast floods; As Dutch storm costs soarLahore, Pakistan (AFP) July 7, 2023 At least 50 people, including eight children, have been killed by floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains that have lashed Pakistan since last month, officials said Friday. ... more  
Climate change tests limits of Mediterranean wildfire strategyMarseille, France (AFP) July 7, 2023 Climate change and increased human habitation across France's dry, forested region are pushing the limits of firefighters' tried and tested "strike quick and hard" strategy. ... more 
Wildfires 'off the charts' in Canada as temperatures climbMontreal (AFP) July 7, 2023 The number of forest fires continues to rise in Canada, climbing on Friday to more than 670 blazes - more than 380 of them out of control - with a long and difficult summer ahead. ... more  
'Adversaries, not enemies': Greek PM warns far-right MPsAthens (AFP) July 6, 2023 Newly re-elected Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday warned far-right lawmakers not to "impede" the country's progress as he outlined his government's policies over the next four years. ... more |
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 Hong Kong cuts elected council seats to exclude 'anti-China' forces  
Preventing interplanetary pollution that could pose a threat to life on Earth and other planetsWashington DC (SPX) Jul 06, 2023 Formulating policies for planetary protection issues and keeping them up-to-date is the responsibility of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) panel on planetary protection. In an article in Fro ... more |
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Biggest UK water supplier fined over sewage dischargeLondon (AFP) July 4, 2023 A UK court Tuesday fined Thames Water, the nation's biggest supplier of the commodity, Pounds 3.3 million ($4.2 million) for polluting rivers, heaping more pressure on the indebted company at risk of renationalisation. ... more 
Nestle steps up reforestation project in Ivory CoastVevey, Switzerland (AFP) July 2, 2023 Nestle is stepping up its project to combat deforestation in Ivory Coast caused by the growth of cocoa farming, bringing cocoa trading companies directly on board. ... more 
Climate activists block holes on Spanish golf courses over water useMadrid (AFP) July 2, 2023 Climate activists said Sunday they had plugged the holes on 10 golf courses across Spain to protest at the sport's excessive water usage as Europe lives through a severe drought. ... more 
Kenya's Ruto lifts six-year logging banNairobi (AFP) July 2, 2023 Kenyan President William Ruto announced Sunday the lifting of a near six-year ban on logging, despite the concerns of environmental campaigners. ... more |
 UN warns world to prepare for El Nino impact 
Turning over a new leaf, Colombian ranchers plant treesSan Jose Del Guaviare, Colombia (AFP) July 5, 2023 In Colombia's southern Guaviare department, on the doorstep of the Amazon, cattle ranchers are engaged in a practice that belies their jungle-wrecking reputation. They plant trees. ... more |
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Trial over Spanish ecological disaster starts, 25 years onMadrid, Spain (AFP) July 4, 2023 Twenty five years after one of Spain's worst ecological disasters, a court case against the Swedish mining company involved opened Tuesday in the southern city of Seville. ... more 
Time to act on light pollution, say leading experts at NAM conferenceCardiff UK (SPX) Jul 04, 2023 Action on light pollution is long overdue, campaigners will say at a panel event (3 July) at the National Astronomy Meeting in Cardiff. The panellists call for UK governments and local authorities t ... more 
Carbon 'capture' climate tech is booming, and confusingParis (AFP) July 4, 2023 Humanity's failure to draw down planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions - 41 billion tonnes in 2022 - has thrust once-marginal options for capping or reducing CO2 in the atmosphere to centre stage in climate policy and investment. ... more  
UN talks aim to harness AI power and potentialGeneva (AFP) July 4, 2023 The United Nations is convening this week a global gathering to try to map out the frontiers of artificial intelligence and to harness its potential for empowering humanity. ... more |
'Godfather of AI' urges governments to stop machine takeoverToronto, Canada (AFP) June 29, 2023 Geoffrey Hinton, one of the so-called godfathers of artificial intelligence, urged governments on Wednesday to step in and make sure that machines do not take control of society. ... more 
China's Qu Dongyu re-elected unopposed as head of UN food agencyRome (AFP) July 2, 2023 The head of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, Qu Dongyu, was re-elected Sunday for a second term as head of the UN agency. ... more 
Brussels looks to relax curbs on genetically modified cropsBrussels (AFP) July 3, 2023 The European Commission will on Wednesday put forward a proposal to ease current restrictions on genetically modified crops, which is already being denounced by environmental groups and leftwing lawmakers. ... more 
We may be underestimating the climate risk to crops: researchersParis (AFP) July 4, 2023 The risks of harvest failures in multiple global breadbaskets have been underestimated, according to a study Tuesday that researchers said should be a "wake up call" about the threat climate change poses to our food systems. ... more |
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US woman lost and stuck in mud for several days found aliveWashington (AFP) July 4, 2023 A woman missing for more than a week was found alive, having been stuck in the mud in a state park for at least several days, US police in Massachusetts said Tuesday. ... more  
Utah seismologists peer into Earth's inner coreSalt Lake City UT (SPX) Jul 06, 2023 At the center the Earth is a solid metal ball, a kind of "planet within a planet," whose existence makes life on the surface possible, at least as we know it. How Earth's inner core formed, grew and ... more 
Controlled burning in Greece can help avoid wildfires: WWFAthens (AFP) July 4, 2023 Greece's World Wildlife Fund branch said Tuesday it had successfully completed a project showing that controlled fires could help the Mediterranean country avert annual wildfires fuelled by climate change. ... more  
Argentina, Brazil take aim at EU's environmental trade deal conditionsPuerto Iguazu, Argentina (AFP) July 4, 2023 Argentina and Brazil, South America's largest economies, took aim Tuesday at an "unacceptable" EU stance in negotiations with the Mercosur bloc for a free trade deal long delayed due to stated European environmental concerns. ... more |
 
'Unimaginable': Austria's highest paradise feels heat of climate changeHeiligenblut Am Grobglockner, Austria (AFP) July 6, 2023 Ever since Herbert Hoegl and his wife first drove up the majestic Grossglockner High Alpine Road, named after Austria's highest mountain, the breathtaking vistas that the route offers have been imprinted on their minds. ... more 
Top French court says Channel town must give migrants waterParis (AFP) July 5, 2023 France's top administrative court has ordered a town on the country's north coast to provide fresh water for a camp of migrants hoping to reach Britain. ... more 
Devastation reigns one month on from Ukraine dam floodAfanasiyivka, Ukraine (AFP) July 5, 2023 Clothes, sofas and kitchen furniture still lie strewn around Nadiya Yefremova's garden a month after her home was flooded by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine. ... more
Rubbish-clearing divers come to rescue of 'pearl of Kyrgyzstan'Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) July 6, 2023 On the shores of Lake Issyk Kul in mountainous Kyrgyzstan, a group of divers show off their haul for the day - a boat engine, car tyres, bottles, clothes and plastic items. ... more |
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UN highlights 'vicious cycle' of climate impacts for Latin America, Caribbean Havana (AFP) July 5, 2023 As some Latin American countries battle severe drought and others disease outbreaks brought on by flooding, the World Meteorological Organization warned Wednesday that extreme weather and climate shocks were becoming more acute in the region. ... more  
First drug developed by generative AI administered to patientsWashington DC (UPI) Jul 2, 2023 The first dose of a drug developed by artificial intelligence has been delivered to its first patient. ... more 
EU pushes to slash food wasteBrussels (AFP) July 5, 2023 The European Union on Wednesday put forward a plan to impose binding targets on its 27 member states to slash food waste from households, retailers and restaurants 30 percent this decade. ... more 
From soup stock to supercrop: Japan shows off its seaweed savvyYokohama, Japan (AFP) July 6, 2023 Seaweed has long been a staple food in Japan, but the chunky, slimy kelp hauled into fisherman Ryoichi Kigawa's boat is also starting to attract international attention for its potential as an eco-friendly supercrop. ... more |
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