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  Washington (AFP) July 14, 2023 Summer has just begun in the Northern Hemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, China and the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are a stark illustration of the dangers of a warming climate. Extreme heat advisories have been issued for more than 100 million Americans with the National Weather Service forecasting particularly dangerous conditions in Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas. Several European countries, including France, German ... read more |
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NASA-ISRO earth observing satellite coming together in IndiaPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 14, 2023 Built on opposite sides of the planet, the NISAR satellite will deepen understanding of climate change, deforestation, glacier melt, volcanoes, earthquakes, and more. Two major components of t ... more 
HawkEye 360 raises $58M for satellite architecture and data science accelerationHerndon VA (SPX) Jul 14, 2023 HawkEye 360 has secured $58 million in a new round of funding. This financial backing, designated as the Series D-1 funding round, is set to be channeled into the development of innovative space sys ... more  
MIT researchers to lead a new center for continuous mRNA manufacturingBoston MA (SPX) Jul 14, 2023 A three-year research program led by faculty at MIT aims to design the world's first fully integrated, continuous mRNA manufacturing platform, in an $82 million effort funded by the U.S. Food and Dr ... more 
NASA's GISTEMP Confirms June 2023 as the Record-Breaking Warmest MonthGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 14, 2023 NASA recently disclosed that June 2023 was the most thermally elevated June recorded in history. This information has emerged from NASA's meticulous global temperature analysis, conducted via its Go ... more |
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 Pervasive Heatwave Sweeps Across Europe, Record Temperatures Expected  
Egypt, Ethiopia agree to reach deal on controversial dam in four monthsCairo (AFP) July 13, 2023 Egypt and Ethiopia agreed Thursday to finalise a deal over Ethiopia's controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile within four months, a breakthrough after years of tensions between the two countries. ... more |
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Panama seizes six tons of illegally traded shark finsCapira, Panama (AFP) July 14, 2023 Police in Panama seized more than six tons of shark fins bound for Asia on Thursday, arresting five people in connection to the illegal trade, authorities said. ... more 
Solomon Islands says China police pact not a 'threat'Sydney (AFP) July 14, 2023 Solomon Islands said Friday that its policing pact with China posed no "threat" to the Pacific, rebuking Western powers who raised fears the deal could inflame regional tensions. ... more  
US climate envoy locks horns with Republicans ahead of China tripWashington (AFP) July 13, 2023 US climate envoy John Kerry hit back Thursday at claims that he uses a carbon-spewing private jet as he was grilled by Republican lawmakers on the State Department's environmental agenda ahead of a trip to China. ... more 
Athens Acropolis to close at hottest hours amid Greece heatwaveAthens (AFP) July 14, 2023 The Athens Acropolis, Greece's top tourist attraction, will close during the hottest hours on Friday as the country wilts under a heatwave, the culture minister announced. ... more |
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 'We cannot work' - why Gulf summer feels even hotter than usual  
President calls Alabama senator's block on military promotions 'irresponsible'Washington DC (UPI) Jul 13, 2023 During a news conference in Helsinki on Thursday, President Joe Biden blasted Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., for his continued hold on hundreds of U.S. military promotions because of the Pentagon's abortion policy, calling it "bizarre" and "irresponsible." ... more |
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Scientists find evidence of world's oldest glaciersJohannesburg, 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 ... more  
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 
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 
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 |
  Google AI health chatbot passes US medical exam: study 
'Orange like the sun': visitors flock to Iceland volcanoReykjavik (AFP) July 11, 2023 Despite warnings to stay away from Iceland's latest volcanic eruption near Reykjavik, a group of curious visitors told AFP they couldn't resist the lure of lava that is "orange like the sun". ... more |
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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  
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 
U.N. warns death of peacekeeper in Central African Republic may be 'war crime'Washington DC (UPI) Jul 11, 2023 António Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, warned Tuesday that the death of a peacekeeper in Central African Republic might constitute a war crime as the U.N. Security Council said sanctions might be warranted. ... more 
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 
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 |
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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 themChibayish, Iraq (AFP) July 13, 2023 Mohammed Hamid Nour is only 23, but he is already nostalgic for how Iraq's Mesopotamian marshes once were before drought dried them up, decimating his herd of water buffaloes. ... more |
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 
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
EU parliament backs biodiversity bill in close voteStrasbourg, 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 
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 |
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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 
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 
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  
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 |
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