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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 25, 2023 Lidar technology improvements will help NASA scientists and explorers with remote sensing and surveying, mapping, 3D-image scanning, hazard detection and avoidance, and navigation. Like a sonar using light instead of sound, lidar technology increasingly helps NASA scientists and explorers with remote sensing and surveying, mapping, 3D-image scanning, hazard detection and avoidance, and navigation. Cutting edge innovations by NASA researchers seek to refine lidars into smaller, lighter, more ... read more |
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Why did Hurricane Otis 'explosively' intensify off Mexico?Mexico City (AFP) Oct 27, 2023 Hurricane Otis caused at least 27 deaths and major damage as it battered Mexico's beachside city of Acapulco as a scale-topping category 5 storm, according to officials. ... more  
As Otis toll climbs, Mexicans criticize government responseAcapulco, Mexico (AFP) Oct 30, 2023 Acapulco was struggling Sunday to recover from the extraordinarily powerful Hurricane Otis, which claimed 48 lives across southern Mexico and provoked widespread power outages and criticism of the government response. ... more 
NASA, Pacific Disaster Center increase landslide hazard awarenessMaui HI (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 After years of development and testing, NASA's Landslide Hazard Assessment for Situational Awareness model (LHASA) has been integrated into the Pacific Disaster Center's (PDC) multi-hazard monitorin ... more  
Smart irrigation technology covers "more crop per drop"Boston MA (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 In agriculture today, robots and drones can monitor fields, temperature and moisture sensors can be automated to meet crop needs, and a host of other systems and devices make farms more efficient, r ... more |
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AWE launching to Space Station to study atmospheric waves via airglowGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment, or AWE, mission is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station in November 2023, where it will make use of a natural, ethereal glow in Earth's sky to ... more |
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Gearing up for EarthCAREParis (ESA) Oct 30, 2023 ESA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency are gearing up for a momentous milestone in Earth observation as launch of the EarthCARE satellite approaches. Following years of rigorous dev ... more 
MDA Selects Spacex to launch Chorus ConstellationBrampton, Canada (SPX) Oct 26, 2023 MDA Ltd. (TSX: MDA) has announced at its Earth Insight customer conference that it has selected SpaceX to be the launch service provider for CHORUS, MDA's next generation Earth observation constella ... more 
Six trends to watch in commercial Earth observationParis (ESA) Oct 30, 2023 With a multitude of opportunities for start-ups, established companies and investors, commercial Earth observation is a vibrant sector with fast-moving innovations in technology, datasets and downst ... more  
Despite record low ice, nations again fail to agree Antarctic reservesBangkok (AFP) Oct 27, 2023 A multinational group on Antarctic conservation failed to break a years-long deadlock and agree new marine reserves in the region, despite record low ice, environmental groups said Friday. ... more |
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 Meltwater flowing beneath Antarctic glaciers may be accelerating their retreat  
Eternal rest -- at the foot of a treeMuttersholtz, France (AFP) Oct 29, 2023 No grave, nor a wreath. Instead, eternal rest in an urn buried at the foot of a tree. ... more |
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Can factory chicken really help save the climate?Josselin, France (AFP) Oct 29, 2023 Stephane Dahirel doesn't exactly say eat chicken and save the planet, but that is what he's hinting at as he opens a shed door on his intensive farm in Brittany, western France. ... more  
Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang dies at 68Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2023 Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang, a reform-minded bureaucrat once tipped as the country's future leader only to be eclipsed by President Xi Jinping, died Friday. He was 68. ... more  
Divisive legacy of a British army base in KenyaNanyuki, Kenya (AFP) Oct 28, 2023 When he was barely a teenager, Kenyan goatherder Lisoka Lesasuyan lost both arms to an unexploded bomb while crossing a field used in joint military exercises with the British army. ... more  
Top Chinese virus expert dead at 60Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2023 One of China's foremost virus experts died on Friday, Beijing's top disease-control body said, after he helped shepherd the country through a hardline zero-Covid policy and its ultimately chaotic end. ... more |
 Climate group's Israel-Hamas posts cause German uproar  
New oil leak from grounded Swedish ferryStockholm (AFP) Oct 29, 2023 A passenger ferry that ran aground in the Baltic Sea last weekend causing a large oil spill has sprung a new leak of oil, the Swedish coast guard said Sunday. ... more |
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Increased West Antarctic ice sheet melting 'unavoidable'London, UK (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 Scientists ran simulations on the UK's national supercomputer to investigate ocean-driven melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet: how much is unavoidable and must be adapted to, and how much meltin ... more 
Light, freshwater sticks to Greenland's east coastTexel, Netherlands (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 Meltwater that runs along the east coast of Greenland, hardly enters the open ocean before reaching the western side of the island. That is one of the conclusions NIOZ PhD-candidate Elodie Duyck dra ... more  
New study finds hidden trees across Europe: A billion tons of biomass is overlooked todayCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 Through satellite imaging a new AI driven mapping of biomass and CO2 storage from the University of Copenhagen shows that a huge number of trees are overlooked in Europe's urban, rural, and agricult ... more 
Seaweed was once central to many European diets for thousands of yearsLondon, UK (The Conversation) Oct 30, 2023 Seaweed isn't something that generally features today in European recipe books, even though it is widely eaten in Asia. But our team has discovered molecular evidence that shows this wasn't always t ... more |
Adding crushed rock to farmland pulls carbon out of the airDavis CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 Adding crushed volcanic rock to cropland could play a key role in removing carbon from the air. In a field study, scientists at the University of California, Davis, and Cornell University found the ... more 
Drought and shrinking herds push US beef prices through the roofNew York (AFP) Oct 30, 2023 A prolonged drought is shrinking livestock herds and driving beef prices to record highs in the US, even as consumption is growing stronger. ... more  
Superdeep diamonds provide a window on supercontinent growthWashington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 Diamonds contain evidence of the mantle rocks that helped buoy and grow the ancient supercontinent Gondwana from below, according to new research from a team of scientists led by Suzette Timmerman-f ... more 
Finding Argoland: how a lost continent resurfacedUtrecht, Netherlands (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 Geologists have long known that around 155 million years ago, a 5000 km long piece of continent broke off western Australia and drifted away. They can see that by the 'void' it left behind: a basin ... more |
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Tightbeam tech set to revolutionize Global Marine Internet through Aalyria-HICO PartnershipLivermore CA (SPX) Oct 25, 2023 Aalyria Technologies and HICO Investment Group are joining forces to revolutionize maritime communications, having recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The agreement sets forth the s ... more 
UI professors build instruments for space mission set to launch with SpaceX in 2025Ames IA (SPX) Oct 23, 2023 David Miles, a University of Iowa associate professor of physics and astronomy, recently took over as the principal investigator on a satellite mission that will study the near-Earth orbit. Miles is ... more 
In Mexico, Hurricane Otis death toll climbs to 48Acapulco, Mexico (AFP) Oct 29, 2023 Acapulco was struggling Sunday to recover from the extraordinarily powerful Hurricane Otis, which claimed 48 lives across southern Mexico and provoked widespread power, water and telephone outages. ... more 
International summit in Congo mulls future of tropical forestsBrazzaville (AFP) Oct 26, 2023 Twelve years after its first edition, a second summit devoted to the world's three major tropical forest basins - essential for climate regulation - opened in Brazzaville on Thursday. ... more |
'Time bomb': Tree-killing bugs threaten France's lush forestsLa Teste-De-Buch, France (AFP) Oct 26, 2023 Last year, ferocious wildfires destroyed thousands of hectares of one of France's most picturesque forests. ... more  
Australia to restart 'essential' aerial shooting of wild horsesSydney (AFP) Oct 27, 2023 Australia approved on Friday the aerial shooting of wild horses in one of the country's largest national parks, resuming a contentious practice that authorities described as "essential" to protect native wildlife. ... more 
'Survival instinct': Mexico hurricane victims search for foodAcapulco, Mexico (AFP) Oct 27, 2023 Residents of Mexico's hurricane-stricken resort city of Acapulco emptied shelves of looted supermarkets on Thursday and appealed for government help as they searched desperately for food and water. ... more 
EU takes step towards recycled packagingBrussels (AFP) Oct 24, 2023 An EU push towards bloc-wide rules on recyclable packaging to cut plastic and other waste got initial support in the European Parliament on Tuesday. ... more |
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Four Japan nuclear plant workers splashed with tainted waterTokyo (AFP) Oct 27, 2023 Four workers at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant were splashed with water containing radioactive materials, with two of them hospitalised as a precaution, the plant operator said Friday. ... more  
Beijing logs hottest late-October day on recordBeijing (AFP) Oct 26, 2023 China's capital logged its hottest-ever late-October day this week, Beijing officials said on Thursday, with the mercury rising above 27 degrees Celsius across the city. ... more  
Environmentalists applaud as company pulls plug on 5-state pipeline projectWashington DC (UPI) Oct 23, 2023 Navigator CO2 Ventures has canceled its five-state Heartland Greenway pipeline project, citing regulatory challenges. ... more 
PM Abiy says Ethiopia will 'not pursue interests through war'Addis Ababa (AFP) Oct 26, 2023 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed insisted Thursday that Ethiopia would not invade another country or pursue its interests "through war" after previous remarks he made about seeking access to the Red Sea aroused regional concerns. ... more |
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