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  Paris (AFP) July 26, 2023 Destructive fires, temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) and tourists dodging possible catastrophe by staying home. Will climate change end up transforming tourism - not least in the Mediterranean? - State of play - Regions which welcome a sizeable share of holidaymakers are also those hardest hit by climate change. In Greece, thousands of tourists have been evacuated in recent days from the islands of Rhodes and Corfu which have been ravaged by fires touched off by s ... read more |
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Potential earthquake precursor discovered through GPS measurementsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 25, 2023 In a significant development in the field of earthquake prediction, a study by the Paris Institute of Planetary Physics suggests that a noticeable stage of fault slip can occur two hours before sign ... more  
Five dead in northern Italy storms, Sicily wildfiresMilan (AFP) July 25, 2023 At least five people were found dead in Italy Tuesday following violent storms in the north and wildfires in Sicily, which could lead the government to declare a state of emergency in the hardest-hit regions. ... more  
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 
Groundbreaking method to speed up aerosol retrieval data from Chinese optical satelliteSydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 25, 2023 A groundbreaking method for rapidly obtaining detailed observations of atmospheric aerosols via a new Chinese optical satellite has been proposed by a team of scientists. Aerosols, atmospheric parti ... more |
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One dead as typhoon Doksuri batters PhilippinesManila (AFP) July 26, 2023 A powerful storm pounded the northern Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least one person, toppling trees and knocking out power as thousands sheltered with neighbours or in emergency evacuation centres. ... more |
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Two children found dead in eastern Canada floodingMontreal (AFP) July 25, 2023 Two children swept away in massive flooding in eastern Canada have been found dead, raising the death toll to three, authorities said Tuesday. ... more  
New catalyst could dramatically cut methane pollution from millions of enginesMenlo Park CA (SPX) Jul 21, 2023 Individual palladium atoms attached to the surface of a catalyst can remove 90% of unburned methane from natural-gas engine exhaust at low temperatures, scientists reported in the journal Nature Cat ... more 
Florida and Mediterranean ocean temps at record highsMiami (AFP) July 25, 2023 Shallow waters off south Florida topped 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8C) for several hours on Monday, potentially setting a new world record with temperatures more commonly associated with hot tubs. ... more  
Algeria battles wildfires that have killed 34; Three people die in Greece as wildfires rageToudja, Algeria (AFP) July 25, 2023 Algerian firefighters on Tuesday battled blazes that have killed 34 people across the tinder-dry north, destroyed homes and coastal resorts, and turned vast forest areas into blackened wastelands. ... more |
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  'Guardian angels': Rhodes locals help fire-stranded tourists  
Rights group says Mali army and foreign fighters executed civiliansDakar (AFP) July 24, 2023 Human Rights Watch on Monday accused the Malian armed forces and "foreign" fighters believed to be from the Russian mercenary Wagner group of "executing" dozens of civilians during anti-jihadist operations. ... more |
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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  
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  
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 
Chinese official given suspended death sentence over $25 mln bribesBeijing (AFP) July 25, 2023 The former Chinese Communist Party chief in the e-commerce hub of Hangzhou has been handed a suspended death sentence after he was found guilty of taking $25 million in bribes, state media said on Tuesday. ... more |
 Macron tells New Caledonia separatists to accept pro-France votes 
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 |
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Billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving baby food containersLincoln 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. ... 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  
Scientists warn Atlantic Ocean current could collapse by 2060Washington DC (UPI) Jul 25, 2023 Some scientists have revealed an ominous climate calculation, based on greenhouse gas emissions, that predicts the Atlantic Ocean's current will collapse around 2060 if nothing changes before then. ... more  
Fond farewell as first France-born panda heads to ChinaSaint-Aignan, France (AFP) July 25, 2023 The first giant panda to have been born in France received an emotional send-off on Tuesday as he left his French zoo ahead of the long haul flight back to his ancestral China. ... more |
 
Ukraine alleges deliberate plan to tank grain pact; Record world harvests will blunt impactWashington DC (UPI) Jul 25, 2023 The Russian government said Tuesday it was "impossible" for it to return to a deal allowing the free shipment of grain from Ukraine amid the war. ... more 
US blacklists officials who helped Wagner Group enter MaliWashington DC (UPI) Jul 25, 2023 The Biden administration has blacklisted three Malian military officials accused of ushering the Russian mercenary Wagner Group into the West African nation. ... more 
Sedition clampdown hits 'ordinary' Hong KongersHong Kong (AFP) July 26, 2023 Single mother Law Oi-wah pled guilty to sedition in an almost inaudible voice, as her 12-year-old son watched from a few feet away in a Hong Kong court. ... 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 |
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Nations aim to ink deep sea mining rules by 2025United Nations, United States (AFP) July 22, 2023 The International Seabed Authority's member nations on Friday agreed on a two-year roadmap for the adoption of deep sea mining regulations, despite conservationists' calls for a moratorium on mineral extraction they say would avert marine threats. ... more 
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 
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  
In Quebec, seal hunters want public to see practice in new lightGrosse-lle, Canada (AFP) July 22, 2023 At the helm of his motorboat, with the wind whipping and the waves crashing, Canadian seal hunter and photographer Yoanis Menge scans the horizon. ... more 
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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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 
'Slow disaster': Indonesians in sinking village forced to adaptTimbulsloko, Indonesia (AFP) July 24, 2023 Indonesian teacher Sulkan leafs through pictures at his small sea-surrounded mosque, remembering a marching band and smiling children who graduated from his kindergarten, standing on a road now submerged by murky, green water. ... more 
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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