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  Lincoln NE (SPX) Jul 21, 2023 The fastest way to heat food and drink might also rank as the fastest route to ingesting massive quantities of minuscule plastic particles, says new research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Experiments have shown that microwaving plastic baby food containers available on the shelves of U.S. stores can release huge numbers of plastic particles - in some cases, more than 2 billion nanoplastics and 4 million microplastics for every square centimeter of container. Though the health effects of ... read more |
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DR Congo's riverside capital running on scarce and dirty waterKinshasa (AFP) July 25, 2023 Most mornings, Ariette Oto clambers up a winding, precipitous path to the top of a ravine on the periphery of the Democratic Republic of Congo's sprawling capital. ... more  
UN climate expert panel elects new chairParis (AFP) July 24, 2023 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), whose reports establish scientific consensus on climate change, meets this week in Nairobi to elect a new chair. ... more 
Europe, US heatwaves 'virtually impossible' without climate changeParis (AFP) July 25, 2023 Blistering heat that has baked swathes of North America and Europe this month would have been "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate change, researchers said Tuesday, as intense temperatures spark health alerts and stoke ferocious wildfires. ... more  
Sicily heatwave brings power cuts, water shortagesRome (AFP) July 24, 2023 Italian officials held crisis talks Monday on how to manage blackouts in Sicily that have left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity and water for days during a searing heatwave. ... more |
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Algeria fires fanned by winds, extreme heat kill 34Algiers (AFP) July 24, 2023 Wildfires raging across Algeria during a blistering heatwave have killed more than 30 people and forced mass evacuations, the government said on Monday. ... more |
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Within sight of New York City, a despoiled river comes back to lifeEast Rutherford, United States (AFP) July 23, 2023 He is not a lawyer, finance guy or a politician, but activist Bill Sheehan has moved mountains to clean up the Hackensack River in New Jersey just outside Manhattan, which for decades has been a dumping ground for industrial chemicals. ... more 
Rewetting German marshes to blunt climate change impactMalchin, Germany (AFP) July 22, 2023 Amid the fields of northern Germany a vast expanse of bulrushes has been planted to form one of Europe's largest reclaimed marshes. ... more 
Wounded US veterans accept new mission: healing coral reefsKey West, United States (AFP) July 23, 2023 Billy Costello walks the deck of a ship wearing his scuba gear and fins, as well as a prosthetic right leg, before dropping into the sea. ... more  
'Extreme' Indonesian market ends dog, cat meat tradeJakarta (AFP) July 22, 2023 A notorious Indonesian animal market has ended the sale of dog and cat meat after years of activist pressure to stop the trade and its brutal methods of slaughter, according to campaigners. ... more |
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  In Quebec, seal hunters want public to see practice in new light  
Israel military reservists threaten over judicial revampJerusalem (AFP) July 22, 2023 More than 1,100 Israeli air force reservists - including fighter pilots - threatened to suspend volunteer service as protests intensified Saturday ahead of final votes on a bill that aims to overhaul Israel's judiciary. ... more |
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A sweaty robot may help humans understand impact of soaring heatPhoenix (AFP) July 22, 2023 What happens to the body when a human gets heatstroke? How can we protect ourselves in a warming planet? To answer these burning questions, Arizona researchers have deployed a robot that can breathe, shiver and sweat. ... more  
China envoy calls Kenya economic ties a 'win-win'Nairobi (AFP) July 24, 2023 China's top diplomat Wang Yi during a visit to Kenya on Saturday praised the two countries' economic partnership as a "win-win", according to a statement from the Chinese authorities. ... more 
One dead after 'likely tornado' hits SwitzerlandLa Chaux-De-Fonds, Switzerland (AFP) July 24, 2023 One person was killed and around 15 others injured in northwestern Switzerland on Monday after a "likely tornado" struck a city in the Jura mountains, causing significant damage. ... more  
Philippines orders evacuations ahead of Super Typhoon DoksuriManila (AFP) July 25, 2023 A super typhoon swept towards the northern Philippines on Tuesday, the country's weather agency said, triggering evacuation orders for coastal communities expected to bear the brunt of the powerful storm. ... more |
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Toll in Afghanistan flash floods jumps to 26 killed, 40 missingKabul (AFP) July 23, 2023 The death toll from overnight flash floods caused by torrential rain in central Afghanistan has risen to 26, with more than 40 people missing, officials said Sunday. ... more |
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Crews head down river, out to sea to prep new SWOT water satellitePasadena CA (JPL) Jul 21, 2023 In mid-June, a team of freshwater researchers spent their nights drifting down Alaska's Yukon River in an area that straddles the Arctic Circle. The hydrologists were using a GPS unit installed on t ... more 
July likely to be warmest month on record: NASA scientistWashington (AFP) July 21, 2023 July 2023 will probably be the world's hottest month in "hundreds, if not thousands, of years," top NASA climatologist Gavin Schmidt said Thursday. ... more
Storm brings down trees in Milan as fire closes Sicily airportMilan (AFP) July 25, 2023 Violent storms have hit northern Italy, causing the death of teenage scout on a camping trip, while wildfires in Sicily forced Palermo airport to close on Tuesday. ... more 
Cambodian heir apparent hails poll victory, defying international criticismPhnom Penh (AFP) July 24, 2023 Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's heir apparent insisted Monday on the legitimacy of elections his party won against no meaningful opposition, defying international criticism that the polls were neither free nor fair. ... more |
 
Hong Kong questions more families of wanted activistsHong Kong (AFP) July 24, 2023 Hong Kong national security police on Monday took in family members of businessman-turned-activist Elmer Yuen for questioning, one of the eight fugitives with bounties on their heads for allegedly breaching national security. ... more 
Iran's ancient 'wind catchers' beat the heat naturallyYazd, Iran (AFP) July 21, 2023 Tall, chimney-like towers rise from centuries-old adobe houses in Iran's desert city of Yazd, drawing in a pleasant breeze for residents of one of the hottest cities on earth. ... more  
Greenland has greener history than previously thoughtLogan UT (SPX) Jul 21, 2023 New analysis of samples collected from underneath Greenland's ice sheet reveal the Arctic island was much greener as recently as 416,000 years ago. The findings overturn previous views that Greenlan ... more
Spain's drought-hit tourism sector seeks to save waterLloret De Mar, Spain (AFP) July 21, 2023 There are no longer showers on the beach in Lloret de Mar which, like many popular tourist resorts in drought-hit Spain, is seeking ways to conserve its increasingly sparse water supplies. ... more |
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The Pacific slope of Peru is greening, and this is not good newsCambridge UK (SPX) Jul 21, 2023 Analysing satellite data spanning the past 20 years, the research team based at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge examined how vegetation has been changing along the Pacific coast of Peru and no ... more 
Erdogan still seeking to persuade Putin over Ukraine grain dealIstanbul (AFP) July 21, 2023 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he wants to convince his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to re-join an agreement on Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea, which Moscow declined to renew. ... more
Flooding in eastern Canada leaves four missingMontreal (AFP) July 22, 2023 Four people in Canada, including two children, were reported missing Saturday in flooding triggered by torrential rains in Nova Scotia, police said. ... more 
India landslide toll jumps to 27, at least 50 missingNew Delhi (AFP) July 23, 2023 The death toll from a massive landslide in India's Maharashtra state jumped to 27 on Sunday, with at least 50 people still missing as rescue teams struggle in lashing rain, officials said. ... more |
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Lightning strikes twice as Swiss victims' rescuers hit Geneva (AFP) July 21, 2023 Lightning never strikes twice, until it does: a police officer and helicopter pilot rushing to help two people injured Friday in a lightning strike were themselves also hit, Swiss authorities said. ... more 
Turkey's Antioch rises from the ruins, stone by stoneAntakya, Turkey (AFP) July 21, 2023 The old priest painted a warning on the cracked walls of his shack: "Twelve children were born here! Don't touch this house." ... more 
12 killed, 40 missing in Afghanistan flash floodKabul (AFP) July 23, 2023 At least 12 people were killed and up to 40 more are missing following a flash flood caused by torrential rain in central Afghanistan, a government spokesman said Sunday. ... more 
Chinese man convicted in Malawi over racist videosLilongwe, Malawi (AFP) July 20, 2023 A Malawian court on Thursday convicted a Chinese national accused of racism and exploiting children in relation to a series of online videos and ordered him to leave the country. ... more |
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Helicopter pilot dies fighting Canadian wildfiresMontreal (AFP) July 20, 2023 A pilot died in a helicopter crash in western Canada fighting wildfires that have ravaged the country, police said Thursday. ... more 
Mali junta chief brings in new constitution amid protestsBamako (AFP) July 22, 2023 The head of the junta in Mali brought in a new constitution for the West African nation on Saturday, prompting protests from concerned political and civil opponents. ... more 
Mama's boys: Elder orca moms protect sons from fightsWashington (AFP) July 20, 2023 A male orca's best friend is his old mother. ... more 
Nigeria army reinforces security in troubled central stateJos, Nigeria (AFP) July 20, 2023 Nigeria's military has sent reinforcements to calm tensions in a troubled northern central state, where local officials say at least 300 people have been killed in three months of inter-communal violence. ... more |
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