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  Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Jul 13, 2023 Scientists have discovered the traces of the world's oldest known glaciers, dating from 2.9 billion years ago, in rocks sitting under the world's largest gold deposits in South Africa. This suggests the presence of continental ice caps at that time and that either the area was closer to the poles, or that parts of the Earth may have been frozen in a previously unknown "snowball Earth" period of extreme cold weather. This work is presented for the first time at the Goldschmidt geochemistry conference in ... read more |
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66 dead in India's monsoon mayhem; 30 dead in Ivory Coast floods; Vermont hit by catastrophic floodsNew Delhi (AFP) July 12, 2023 Days of relentless monsoon rains have killed at least 66 people in India, government officials said Wednesday, with dozens of foreign tourists stranded in the Himalayas after floods severed road connections. ... more  
Oceans are changing colour and climate change may be to blameParis (AFP) July 12, 2023 Over the past 20 years huge swathes of the world's oceans have changed colour, displaying a subtle greening towards the tropics that researchers say points to the effect of climate change on life in the world's seas. ... more 
California surfers terrorized by board-stealing sea otterLos Angeles (AFP) July 12, 2023 Wanted: one ornery sea otter that has been attacking California surfers and commandeering their boards. ... more  
Google AI health chatbot passes US medical exam: studyParis (AFP) July 12, 2023 Google's artificial intelligence-powered medical chatbot has achieved a passing grade on a tough US medical licensing exam, but it's answers still fall short of those from human doctors, a peer-reviewed study said on Wednesday. ... more |
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 'Orange like the sun': visitors flock to Iceland volcano 
Six feared dead in torrential Japan rainKaratsu, Japan (AFP) July 11, 2023 Six people are feared dead in torrential rains that hit southwest Japan this week, the country's government said Tuesday, as search and rescue operations continued on the ground. ... more |
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Key EU biodiversity bill may be scrapped as elections draw nearBrussels (AFP) July 11, 2023 The European Parliament will hold a vote Wednesday on a key biodiversity bill that some MEPs say has fallen victim to electioneering. ... more 
Australia, NZ press China to reveal Solomons policing dealSydney (AFP) July 12, 2023 Australia and New Zealand have urged China to release the details of a new policing pact with Solomon Islands, saying Beijing's latest push for influence threatens to inflame tensions in the South Pacific. ... more  
UN warns Sudan faces 'full-scale civil war' as air raid kills 22Wad Madani, Sudan (AFP) July 10, 2023 Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a "full-scale civil war" that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warned Sunday, after an air strike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians. ... more 
Critical negotiations on deep sea mining kick off in JamaicaUnited Nations, United States (AFP) July 10, 2023 Critical negotiations concerning the future of deep sea mining and mineral extraction kicked off Monday in Jamaica, as conservationists aim to rein in a nascent industry that so far lacks meaningful guardrails. ... more |
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 U.N. warns death of peacekeeper in Central African Republic may be 'war crime' 
Drought scuppers salmon fishing season in CaliforniaSan Francisco (AFP) July 11, 2023 Gazing out at San Francisco harbor from her wooden fishing boat, Sarah Bates looks glum. ... more |
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Giant seaweed blob that threatened Florida has shrunk by 75%Washington DC (UPI) Jul 9, 2023 The giant mass of seaweed that threatened the Florida coast this spring has gotten drastically smaller in the last month. ... more  
Hong Kong prosecutors gain new powers in national security trialsHong Kong (AFP) July 12, 2023 Hong Kong prosecutors on Wednesday gained new powers to challenge High Court judges' decisions to acquit people in national security trials, which allows for defendants to be re-arrested and detained even if they are found not guilty. ... more  
UK polluting firms to face unlimited fines; Toxic foam blights crucial Brazil riverLondon (AFP) July 12, 2023 Companies and individuals polluting Britain's rivers and other ecosystems will be liable for unlimited fines, the UK government announced Wednesday, with the nation's water firms in particular under fire. ... more  
Erdogan says working with Russia, Ukraine to save grain dealVilnius (AFP) July 12, 2023 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he was working with Moscow and Kyiv to save a deal under which Russia allowed Ukraine to ship its grain across the Black Sea. ... more |
 Iraq's marshes are dying, and a civilisation with them 
Heavy rains and flooding pummel US northeast, one deadNew York (AFP) July 10, 2023 The northeastern United States was inundated Monday with heavy rain and flooding across several states a day after storms and flash floods washed out highways and killed one person in New York state. ... more |
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EU parliament backs biodiversity bill in close vote Strasbourg, France (AFP) July 12, 2023 The European Parliament on Wednesday narrowly backed a key biodiversity bill aimed at rewilding EU land and water habitats, overcoming a backlash by conservative lawmakers who said it would hurt farmers. ... more 
South Korea welcomes birth of first giant panda twinsSeoul (AFP) July 12, 2023 A South Korean zoo has announced the birth of two giant panda twins - the first to be born in the country - triggering an outpouring of excitement online. ... more  
Sri Lanka uproots 'last legume' tree to build highwayColombo (AFP) July 11, 2023 Sri Lankan authorities on Tuesday cut down what had once been described as the world's only known wild specimen of a species of legume, part of ongoing construction of a four-lane expressway. ... more 
El Nino spells trouble for vulnerable Galapagos iguanaPuerto Ayora, Ecuador (AFP) July 12, 2023 Unusually warm for this time of year, the waters of the Pacific signal hard times for the reptilian inhabitants of Ecuador's iconic Galapagos Islands. ... more |
Gripes in Grimsby over Brexit fishing failureGrimsby, United Kingdom (AFP) July 12, 2023 Grimsby, perched on the southern side of the River Humber, near Kingston-upon-Hull in northern England, was built on the fishing industry. ... more 
Race against time to find fresh water for Uruguay's capitalPaso Valdez, Uruguay (AFP) July 12, 2023 Uruguay is frantically laying pipes and digging wells as it races to find fresh sources of precious H2O amid a record drought that has threatened to leave its capital without potable water. ... more  
Climate activists glue themselves to German airport runwaysFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) July 13, 2023 Climate activists blocked the runways at Hamburg and Duesseldorf airports Thursday, leading to flight delays and cancellations for thousands of holidaymakers. ... more 
Global study finds while humans sheltered in place, wildlife roamedMissoula MT (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 While humans sheltered in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, wild animals took the opportunity to roam spaces typically avoided by wildlife, according to a study published last month in Science. Ph ... more |
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Heading to the North Atlantic to study the world's largest waterfallBarcelona, Spain (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 The largest waterfall in the world is underwater and is located in the Denmark Strait, between Iceland and Greenland. It is more than three kilometres high and it has a flow of cold, dense water tha ... more  
A multi-model prediction system for ENSOShanghai, China (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 A multi-model ensemble (MME) prediction system has been recently developed by a team led by Dr. Dake Chen. This prediction system consists of 5 dynamical coupled models with various complexities, pa ... more  
The sound of silence? Researchers prove people hear itBaltimore MD (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 Silence might not be deafening but it's something that literally can be heard, concludes a team of philosophers and psychologists who used auditory illusions to reveal how moments of silence distort ... more 
Considerable but unsustainable water supply from thawing permafrost on the Tibetan Plateau in a changing climateBeijing, China (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 This study is led by Dr. Taihua Wang and Dr. Dawen Yang (Tsinghua University), together with experts in the field of both permafrost and glacier including Dr. Tandong Yao, Dr. Xin Li (Institute of T ... more |
Forest can adapt to climate change, but not quickly enoughSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 America's forests have a tough time in store for them. Climate change is increasing temperatures and decreasing moisture levels across the country, not a winning combination for trees. Researc ... more  
Scientists discover 36-million-year geological cycle that drives biodiversityby Staff Writers Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 12, 2023 Movement in the Earth's tectonic plates indirectly triggers bursts of biodiversity in 36-million-year cycles by forcing sea levels to rise and fall, new researc ... more  
Sino-European joint space mission enters flight model phaseBeijing (XNA) Jul 11, 2023 A China-Europe joint space mission, Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE), has entered the flight model phase in an all-around way, according to the National Space Science Center ... more  
Teledyne e2v Space Imaging celebrates the success of its sensors as Aeolus de-orbitsChelmsford UK (SPX) Jul 11, 2023 Teledyne e2v Space Imaging, part of the Teledyne Technologies, is proud to have designed and built sensors for Aeolus, the first ESA satellite mission to acquire profiles of Earth's wind on a global ... more |
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'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  
Heat killed 61,000 in Europe's record-breaking 2022 summer: studyParis (AFP) July 10, 2023 More than 61,000 people died due to the heat during Europe's record-breaking summer last year, a study said on Monday which called for more to be done to protect against even deadlier heatwaves expected in the coming years. ... more 
UN highlights 'vicious cycle' of climate impacts for Latin America, CaribbeanHavana (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 
UN sounds alarm on heat threat to Iraq's fabled marshlandBaghdad (AFP) July 10, 2023 Southern Iraq's fabled marshland is suffering its worst heatwave in the past 40 years, the United Nations warned on Monday, reporting a drastic drop in water levels. ... more |
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