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  Geneva (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 The United Nations is urgently seeking more than $71 million to assist those most in need after deadly flash floods swept Libya over the weekend. Hurricane-strength Storm Daniel slammed into Libya on September 10, killing at least 4,000 people, with thousands more still missing. In a flash appeal Thursday, the United Nations humanitarian agency OCHA said it expects the toll to rise. The city of Derna, one of the hardest-hit locations, was reduced to a wasteland after two upstream dams burs ... read more |
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Quake exposed risk in Morocco villages' isolationArdouz, Morocco (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 About eight hours passed after Morocco's earthquake before help reached the hamlet of Ardouz, one of many tiny mountain villages whose remoteness is both appealing and cruelly risky. ... more  
EU seeks 'fair and just' green transitionStrasbourg, France (AFP) Sept 13, 2023 The EU aims for a "fair and just transition" to a carbon-neutral future, balancing the climate change fight with the concerns of business and farmers, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday. ... more  
Floods wiped out quarter of Greek farm produce: expertsAthens (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 A quarter of Greece's annual agricultural production was wiped out in last week's deadly flash floods triggered by Storm Daniel, which drenched the central region of Thessaly, according to experts. ... more 
Meat, milk alternatives could slash food system emissions a third: studyParis (AFP) Sept 12, 2023 Replacing half of the pork, chicken, beef and milk products we consume with plant-based alternatives could reduce global greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and related land use by nearly a third, and virtually halt forest loss, according to research published on Tuesday. ... more |
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 Morocco unveils rehousing programme for quake-hit areas 
Global food system could help achieve net negative emissions by 2050Ithica NY (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Largescale changes to the global food system could enable people not only to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but to achieve net negative emissions by 2050. A team led by Maya Almaraz of Princeton Un ... more |
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Rice price spike offers preview of climate food disruptionBangkok (AFP) Sept 12, 2023 A 15-year high in rice prices, prompted by top exporter India's restrictions on overseas sales, should be a wake-up call on how climate change can disrupt food supplies, experts say. ... more 
France goes (a bit) veggie for OlympicsParis (AFP) Sept 13, 2023 With France slowly weaning itself off its traditional obsession with meat, the top chefs in charge of feeding the sporting masses at the 2024 Olympic Games are emphasising a more vegetarian approach. ... more 
'Worst enemy': Morocco quake brings new hardships for farmersIneghede, Morocco (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 Mohammed Al Moutawak's village was destroyed by Morocco's powerful earthquake and his apple harvest ruined, but he refuses to leave the land that is vital to small farmers like him. ... more  
Electric utility officials to testify at upcoming House hearing on Maui wildfiresWashington DC (UPI) Sep 14, 2023 Two Republican House leaders announced on Thursday they will hold a Sept. 28 hearing on Capitol Hill to address last month's deadly Maui wildfires. ... more |
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 Libya's flood-ravaged Derna in grisly hunt for thousands still missing 
Study reveals human destruction of global floodplainsArlington TX (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 A University of Texas at Arlington hydrologist's study in the Nature journal Scientific Data provides the first-ever global estimate of human destruction of natural floodplains. The study can help g ... more |
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Heat, drought, fires threaten Lebanon's northern forestsKobayat, Lebanon (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 Heatwaves, low rainfall and the threat of wildfires are compounding the woes of people in the forested north of Lebanon, a country where economic pain has long taken prominence over environmental concerns. ... more  
Breathless Indonesians irate over pollution crisisJakarta (AFP) Sept 13, 2023 Soaring pollution in Indonesia's capital has left 35-year-old Asep Muizudin Muhamad Darmini hooked up to breathing tubes at a Jakarta hospital, gazing at the dense grey haze outside. ... more  
Medicanes: rare, 'supercharging' Mediterranean stormsParis (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 The flash flood that has killed thousands of people in Libya this week followed a "medicane", a rare but destructive weather phenomenon that scientists believe will intensify in a warming world. ... more  
Zambia's president meets China's Xi in BeijingBeijing (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 Chinese President Xi Jinping met his Zambian counterpart Hakainde Hichilema in Beijing on Friday, state media reported, as the heavily indebted African nation works to shore up ties with its leading creditor. ... more |
  Ball Aerospace completes testing on Space Systems Command weather monitoring satellite 
Lead poisoning causes far more death, IQ loss than thought: studyParis (AFP) Sept 12, 2023 Lead poisoning has a far greater impact on global health than previously thought, potentially contributing to over five million deaths a year and posing a similar threat to air pollution, modelling research suggested Tuesday. ... more |
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France probes deaths of Champagne workers in heatwaveLille, France (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 French authorities were on Thursday investigating the deaths of four people who were harvesting grapes in the famed Champagne region, as locals suspected they suffered sunstroke in unusually high outdoor temperatures. ... more  
Vatican says papal envoy to visit Beijing this weekVatican City (AFP) Sept 12, 2023 Pope Francis' peace envoy to Ukraine Cardinal Matteo Zuppi will visit Beijing this week, the Vatican said Tuesday. ... more  
Fossil spines reveal deep sea's pastGottingen, Germany (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Right at the bottom of the deep sea, the first very simple forms of life on earth probably emerged a long time ago. Today, the deep sea is known for its bizarre fauna. Intensive research is being co ... more 
Satellogic and SkyWatch increase access to timely earth observation dataParis, France (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), has announced at World Satellite Business Week, their partnership to bring the highest resolution commercially available EO data to EarthCache customers. Satell ... more |
Measurement campaign on small-scale variability of sunlight in the USA completedOklahoma City OK (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 For the first time, German researchers have measured the influence of clouds on short-term fluctuations of solar radiation in North America. They have used a globally unique network of radiation sen ... more 
GOES-U completes environmental testingGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 GOES-U, the fourth and final satellite in NOAA's GOES-R Series of advanced geostationary satellites, recently completed rigorous testing to ensure it can withstand the harsh conditions of launch and ... more  
Bursting air bubbles may play a key role in how glacier ice meltsCorvallis OR (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Oregon State University research has uncovered a possible clue as to why glaciers that terminate at the sea are retreating at unprecedented rates: the bursting of tiny, pressurized bubbles in underw ... more 
Showcase your climate data visualisation talent with ESAParis (ESA) Sep 15, 2023 Are you a creative visionary with a passion for climate action? Enter ESA's latest competition to showcase your talent by transforming decades of satellite climate data into impactful visuals to hel ... more |
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Bayanat teams with HySpecIQ and AzurX for enable hyperspectral imaging for UAEAbu Dhabi, UAE (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 HySpecIQ, a global leader in hyperspectral imaging and data analytics, hsa announced a partnership with Bayanat, an ADX-listed public company and leading provider of AI-powered geospatial solutions. ... more 
Synchrotron studies change the composition of the Earth's coreTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 In work published in Science Advances, a team of researchers have determined a new pressure scale, which is critical for understanding the Earth's composition. Using x-rays from a uniquely powerful ... more 
Cruise ship stuck in Greenland fjord refloated: ownerCopenhagen (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 A cruise ship carrying 200 passengers that was stuck in a remote Greenland fjord for three days after running aground was refloated on Thursday, the Danish navy and shipowner said. ... more 
Heatwaves hitting Antarctica tooBoulder CO (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 The world saw another year full of extreme weather events resulting from climate change in 2022, from intense storms to soaring temperatures and rising sea levels. Antarctica was no exception, accor ... more |
 
Need to hunt small prey compelled humans to make better weapons and smarten upTel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 A new study from the Department of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University found that the extinction of large prey, upon which human nutrition had been based, compelled prehistoric humans to develop impr ... more  
European bumblebee populations projected to plummetParis (AFP) Sept 13, 2023 Populations of European bumblebees are projected to fall drastically in the coming decades due to climate change and habitat loss, researchers warned on Wednesday. ... more 
How trees influence cloud formationWurenlingen, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 As part of the international CLOUD project at the nuclear research centre CERN, researchers at PSI have identified so-called sesquiterpenes - gaseous hydrocarbons that are released by plants - as be ... more  
Court suspends shark cull in French Pacific archipelagoNoumea (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 A court in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has suspended a shark cull, saying there was insufficient information about their numbers or the environmental impact of a hunt. ... more |
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Dominican Republic shuts border with Haiti over water spatSanto Domingo (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 Dominican President Luis Abinader on Thursday announced the closure of the country's border with Haiti, escalating a diplomatic row over access to a shared river. ... more 
'Huge' overfishing problem shows need to ratify ocean treaty: GreenpeaceLong Beach, United States (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 Overfishing in international waters has surged in the past five years and demonstrates the need to ratify a recent global treaty to protect the high seas, a Greenpeace report said Wednesday. ... more 
Two dead as police, illegal miners clash in Venezuelan AmazonCaracas (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 Clashes between illegal gold miners and soldiers trying to dislodge them from a natural reserve in Venezuela left two civilians dead and six people injured, authorities said Thursday. ... more 
UK designer rejects 'fast fashion' to protect planetLondon (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 Driven by a passion to protect the planet, Phoebe English hasn't bought a centimetre of fabric or a single plastic button for her collection at London Fashion Week. ... more |
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