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  Paris (ESA) Oct 13, 2023 Governments and international disaster response teams have long relied on satellites to assess the impacts of disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes. Now ESA has partnered with ICEYE, a Finnish microsatellite manufacturer, to improve early warning systems for floods and wildfires and extend their geographical coverage globally. Using synthetic aperture radar technology enables ICEYE's satellites to see through the smoke while the fires are still burning, so emergency teams can pinpoint indiv ... read more |
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Over 40% of Antarctica's ice shelves lost mass in 25 years: studyParis (AFP) Oct 12, 2023 More than 40 percent of Antarctica's ice shelves lost volume in 25 years, increasing the risk of sea levels rising and with human-induced warming the likely cause, scientists said on Thursday. ... more  
DICT transforms Northern Luzon with 438 satellite broadband sitesManila, Philippines (SPX) Oct 12, 2023 The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in the Philippines has successfully collaborated with internet service provider Stellarsat Solutions Inc. and its partner Kacific B ... more 
Over 40 percent of Antarctica's ice shelves reduced in volume over 25 yearsLeeds UK (SPX) Oct 13, 2023 71 of the 162 ice shelves that surround Antarctica have reduced in volume over 25 years from 1997 to 2021, with a net release of 7.5 trillion tonnes of meltwater into the oceans, say scientists. ... more  
Kenya court blocks lifting of logging banNairobi (AFP) Oct 12, 2023 A Kenyan court on Thursday barred the government from lifting a ban on logging but allowed the felling of several thousand hectares of mature forest. ... more |
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Senegal awash in plastic from popular water sachetsDakar (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 Moussa Ndoye, a 28-year-old beachgoer in Senegal's capital Dakar, gulps down the water from two plastic sachets in quick succession and throws them in the sand. ... more |
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UK govt's climate advisers issue warning over net-zero shiftLondon (AFP) Oct 12, 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak softening the pace of Britain's net-zero agenda will make its targets harder to achieve while costing people more, his own government's climate advisers said Thursday. ... more  
Burp tax causes pre-poll stink with New Zealand farmersWellington (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 New Zealand has a plan to tax farmers for their livestock's burps and farts - and it's causing a stink ahead of Saturday's general elections. ... more  
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake shakes Philippine capital: USGSManila (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the Philippines on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, shaking buildings in the capital, but there were no reports of casualties or damage. ... more 
Fiji minister urges 'quicker' plastic pollution treatyBangkok (AFP) Oct 12, 2023 The world must move faster on a plastic pollution treaty that is currently not expected to be finalised before the end of next year, Fiji's deputy prime minister told an international summit on Thursday. ... more |
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 Nepal quake sparks revival of traditional craft skills  
Prices, crime, environment: key issues in New Zealand's electionWellington (AFP) Oct 12, 2023 New Zealanders vote in a general election on Saturday with the centre-left Labour government seeking a third-straight term in office. ... more |
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'Large number' of N. Koreans likely deported by China: SeoulSeoul (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 A "large number" of North Koreans appear to have been repatriated from China, Seoul's unification ministry said Friday, confirming claims made by multiple rights groups. ... more  
China says US 'must not interfere' over lawyer deportationBeijing (AFP) Oct 12, 2023 China said Thursday the United States "must not interfere" in its judicial affairs, hitting back at criticism from Washington over the repatriation of a Chinese human rights lawyer from neighbouring Laos. ... more 
Measuring nutrition in crops from spaceParis (ESA) Oct 11, 2023 With many people around the world suffering from various forms of malnutrition it's important that the absolute basics such as rice, soya and wheat are as nourishing as possible. ESA-funded research ... more 
Hurricane Lidia leaves two dead in MexicoPuerto Vallarta, Mexico (AFP) Oct 11, 2023 Hurricane Lidia left at least two people dead in Mexico after making landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm, causing flooding, damage and blocked roads before dissipating, authorities said Wednesday. ... more |
 Vast majority of dead in Afghan quakes women and children 
Chinese scientists join Fukushima water reviewTokyo (AFP) Oct 11, 2023 Chinese scientists will this month take part in extensive sampling of Fukushima's coastal waters for the first time since the release of treated wastewater from its stricken nuclear plant began, Japanese officials said Wednesday. ... more |
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Planet's Pelican tech demonstration satellite ready for launchSan Francisco CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2023 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) reports that its Pelican tech demonstration satellite, Pelican-1, along with 36 SuperDoves, have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in preparation for launch next mont ... more 
Brazil's Lula calls to protect children in Israel-Gaza warBrasilia (AFP) Oct 11, 2023 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called Wednesday for urgent international action to protect children and civilians in the Israel-Gaza war, urging Hamas to free child hostages and Israel to halt its air strikes. ... more  
'Cuter in real life': South Korea names its twin panda 'treasures'Yongin, South Korea (AFP) Oct 12, 2023 South Korea got its first up-close look at its new pair of baby giant pandas Thursday at a name-revealing ceremony that doubled as an early celebration of the 100 days since their birth. ... more  
UNESCO mission in Libya to inspect damaged heritage sitesTripoli (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 Experts from the United Nations cultural agency on Monday arrived in Libya to inspect ancient sites hit by last month's flooding that devastated parts of the country's east. ... more |
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US condemns 'forced repatriation' of Chinese human rights lawyer Washington (AFP) Oct 12, 2023 The United States denounced Wednesday the deportation of a prominent human rights lawyer from Laos to his native China, calling for details on his whereabouts and assurances on the ailing activist's access to medical care. ... more  
Boom, crackle, pop: Sounds of Earth's crustBoston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2023 If you could sink through the Earth's crust, you might hear, with a carefully tuned ear, a cacophany of booms and crackles along the way. The fissures, pores, and defects running through rocks are l ... more 
Beer faces unbitter future due to climate change: studyParis (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 Climate change threatens the cultivation in Europe of aromatic hops which gives beer its bitterness, according to a study published Tuesday in Nature Communications. ... more
One dead as new quake shakes west AfghanistanHerat, Afghanistan (AFP) Oct 11, 2023 A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Wednesday, claiming at least one life and causing panic among residents already traumatised by a series of tremors that killed around 2,000 people at the weekend. ... more |
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The village at the end of the worldIttoqqortoormiit, Denmark (AFP) Oct 11, 2023 The last Inuit hunters of Ittoqqortoormiit are a resilient bunch. ... more 
Wastewater beer aims to help quench US droughtSan Francisco (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 With its golden hue and light fruity flavor, the beer being sipped by Aaron Tartakovsky looks and tastes just like many others. ... more 
THEOS-2 Airbus-built satellite for Thailand successfully launchedKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 09, 2023 The Airbus-built THEOS-2 Earth observation satellite has been successfully launched on a Vega rocket from Kourou, Europe's spaceport in French Guiana. The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Develo ... more 
Injured tortoises make slow recovery from Greece firesKalyvia Thorikou , Greece (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 In an animal shelter near Athens, veterinarian Kleopatra Gkika gently smears soothing cream on the leg of a tortoise, one of hundreds singed in Greece's devastating summer wildfires. ... more |
Elephant slaughtered and eaten in DR CongoGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 An elephant that escaped Virunga National Park in volatile eastern DR Congo was slaughtered and eaten on Monday, the conservation authority and a local resident said. ... more  
Climate change main culprit for S.America's winter heat wave: studyBrasilia (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 A wave of unusually extreme heat at the end of South America's winter was made 100 times more likely by climate change, according to a study published Tuesday. ... more 
Taiwan leader vows island will be democratic 'for generations'Taipei (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday that democracy has thrived on the island despite increased Chinese pressure, and vowed that its people would remain "free for generations". ... more 
The river disappearing in drought-hit FranceVillers-Le-Lac, France (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 The once deep and coursing waters of the Doubs river in eastern France have shrunken to a dry bed that locals can cross almost without getting their feet wet. ... more |
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Hypergravity odyssey of Earth's tiniest plantParis (ESA) Oct 09, 2023 The smallest flowering plant on Earth might become a nutritious foodstuff for astronauts in the future, as well as a highly efficient source of oxygen. To help test their suitability for space, floa ... more 
NASA selects Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition contractorsWashington DC (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 NASA has selected seven companies to provide commercial data in support of the agency's Earth science research. The Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program will acquire Earth observation ... more 
Afghan rescuers still digging as hope fades for quake villagersSiah Ab, Afghanistan (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 Rescue workers scrabbled through rubble Tuesday for villagers buried in their homes by a series of earthquakes that killed more than 2,000 people in rural western Afghanistan, but hope of finding survivors was fading fast. ... more
Mass funeral held for Afghan quake victims, families still missingSiah Ab, Afghanistan (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 A mass funeral ceremony for around 300 earthquake victims was held Monday in rural western Afghanistan, as families remained trapped in the rubble of their ruined homes two days after high-magnitude tremors killed more than 2,000 people. ... more |
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