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  Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2023 Nestled just north of the Danube in southern Germany, the Nordlinger Ries presents a striking geological feature: a large, circular depression surrounded by hills, created by an asteroid impact nearly 15 million years ago. This site has become a critical reference point for understanding similar craters on early Mars, particularly since NASA's exploration of Martian craters began in earnest. Recent research, however, has cast new light on the limitations of crater lakes as climate archives. A team ... read more |
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Aging societies more vulnerable to collapseSanta Fe NM (SPX) Dec 04, 2023 Societies and political structures, like the humans they serve, appear to become more fragile as they age, according to an analysis of hundreds of pre-modern societies. A new study, which holds impl ... more  
COP28: UK climate satellite contractsLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 06, 2023 The UK Space Agency, via its participation in the European Space Agency (ESA), has sanctioned significant contracts to two major aerospace entities - Airbus UK and Teledyne e2v. Airbus UK has secure ... more 
Eutelsat OneWeb partners with Imperial College London for space weather monitoringLondon UK (SPX) Dec 06, 2023 Eutelsat OneWeb, part of the Eutelsat Group and a pioneer as the world's first GEO-LEO satellite operator, has announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Imperial College London. This partnership ... more 
Groundbreaking satellite study reveals local temperature impacts of land cover modificationsSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 06, 2023 A groundbreaking study, led by Prof. Li and his team, has leveraged high-resolution satellite data to investigate the local temperature responses to actual land cover changes (LCCs) across various l ... more |
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Strange burn: new research identifies unique patterns in Utah wildfiresLogan UT (SPX) Dec 05, 2023 For a century fire ecologists have worked to decipher a complex question - what does a "normal'' wildfire year look like in the West? That's a hard question to answer for many reasons, but new resea ... more |
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Study identifies key algae species helping soft corals survive warming oceansBuffalo NY (SPX) Dec 04, 2023 Scleractinian corals, or hard corals, have been disappearing globally over the past four decades, a result of climate change, pollution, unsustainable coastal development and overfishing. However, s ... more  
Unlocking the secrets of natural materialsBoston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2023 Growing up in Milan, Benedetto Marelli liked figuring out how things worked. He repaired broken devices simply to have the opportunity to take them apart and put them together again. Also, from a yo ... more  
Vertically farmed greens taste as good as organic onesCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Dec 04, 2023 Consumer skepticism about the taste of vertically farmed greens is widespread. But the first scientific taste test from the University of Copenhagen and Plant Food and Research, New Zealand shows th ... more  
Russia ramps up Arctic route ambitionsMoscow (AFP) Dec 5, 2023 Russia has been launching major investments and building up its military presence in the Arctic as it steps up its drive to develop a crucial northern maritime route linking Asia and Europe. ... more |
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 'We felt it first': Climate-threatened islands battle fossil fuels at COP28  
Climate change by numbersParis (AFP) Dec 5, 2023 As countries try to hammer out a response to climate change at the COP28 talks in Dubai, here are some key figures about how fossil fuels have warmed our world. ... more |
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Iraq's marshes are dying, and a civilisation with themChibayish, Iraq (AFP) Dec 6, 2023 Mohammed Hamid Nour is only 23, but he is already nostalgic for how Iraq's Mesopotamian marshes once were before drought dried them up, decimating his herd of water buffaloes. ... more 
'Living dead': Tunisian villages suffer drought, climate changeOuled Omar, Tunisia (AFP) Dec 6, 2023 Tunisian villager Ounissa Mazhoud ties two empty jerry cans to a donkey and cautiously descends a stony hill towards the last local source of water. ... more  
'Stay home': Pollution chokes Iran's capitalTehran (AFP) Dec 5, 2023 Schoolchildren and some government employees in Tehran have been ordered to stay at home this week due to severe air pollution in the Iranian capital, a recurring phenomenon in autumn and winter. ... more  
Dozens killed after Nigerian army drone strike hits villagersLagos (AFP) Dec 5, 2023 A Nigerian army drone targeting armed groups killed at least 85 civilians by mistake in northwest Kaduna State, causing outrage over one of the country's deadliest military bombing accidents. ... more |
 Toxic air divides Delhi between poverty and privilege  
2023 to be hottest year on record after 'extraordinary' NovemberParis (AFP) Dec 6, 2023 This year will be the hottest in recorded history after an "extraordinary" November became the sixth record-breaking month in a row, Europe's climate monitor said Wednesday, piling pressure on the COP28 talks to act on climate change. ... more |
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Indonesia volcano search effort focuses on last missing hikerAgam, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 6, 2023 Indonesian rescuers were searching on Wednesday for the final hiker who went missing after a volcano eruption that left 22 other people dead, but hopes were fading three days after the disaster. ... more  
Shedding light on the synthesis of sugars before the origin of lifeTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2023 Pentoses are essential carbohydrates in the metabolism of modern lifeforms, but their availability during early Earth is unclear since these molecules are unstable. A new study led by the Earth-Life ... more 
ESA and UNEP collaborate for a greener futureParis (ESA) Dec 05, 2023 In a significant step towards a more sustainable future, ESA and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding during Earth Information Day at COP28 curre ... more 
Contract secures next step for TRUTHS climate missionParis (ESA) Dec 05, 2023 Delegates from around 200 countries are convened at the United Nations COP28 summit in Dubai to assess the action they are taking to combat the climate crisis. With satellites fundamental to underst ... more |
Toll from Tanzania landslides revised down to 65Dar Es Salaam (AFP) Dec 5, 2023 At least 65 people have been killed in landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in northern Tanzania, the prime minister said Tuesday, revising down a toll of 68 given by regional officials a day earlier. ... more  
At least four dead in Germany in crashes on icy roadsBerlin (AFP) Dec 5, 2023 Snow and ice in winter-gripped Germany triggered several road accidents across the country on Tuesday, killing at least four people, police said, while traffic at Munich's airport remained disrupted. ... more 
Three months after quake, Morocco villages face winter chillOuirgane, Morocco (AFP) Dec 6, 2023 Temporary camps set up following a deadly earthquake in southern Morocco three months ago are starting to look worryingly permanent as sub-zero winter temperatures hit the mountainous region. ... more 
US pledges climate aid for cities, more private sector financeDubai (AFP) Dec 6, 2023 The US aid chief on Wednesday promised support for two dozen developing cities to cope with climate change and announced more than $2 billion in new adaptation finance from the private sector. ... more |
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Magnitude 5.7 quake shakes Philippine capitalManila (AFP) Dec 5, 2023 A magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook the Philippine capital Manila on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, sending people rushing out of buildings and briefly halting train services in the city. ... more 
Planet tipping points pose 'unprecedented' threat to humanity: reportParis (AFP) Dec 6, 2023 Humanity faces an "unprecedented" risk from tipping points that could unleash a domino effect of irreversible catastrophes across the planet, researchers warned Wednesday. ... more  
House passes resolution condemning anti-Semitism as vote splits DemocratsWashington DC (UPI) Dec 5, 2023 The U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution Tuesday condemning "the drastic rise of anti-Semitism in the United States and around the world" in a vote that split Democrats. ... more 
UAE 'repressive environment' complicating COP28 activism: AmnestyDubai (AFP) Dec 5, 2023 Restrictions on speech and protest in the United Arab Emirates are complicating UN approval of an Amnesty event at COP28 demanding the release of Emirati political prisoners, the group's secretary-general said Tuesday. ... more |
The environment: another victim of Russia's invasionKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 Ravaged forests, flooded towns and dead dolphins: after nearly two years of war in Ukraine, experts say environmental damage is becoming an "enormous" tragedy that will affect generations to come. ... more  
Wellington welcomes first wild-born kiwi chicks in a centuryWellington (AFP) Dec 5, 2023 Conservationists in New Zealand celebrated on Tuesday after discovering that kiwi chicks had been born in the wilds around Wellington for the first time in more than a century. ... more 
Green turtles fight to survive against Pakistan's urban sprawlKarachi (AFP) Dec 5, 2023 Against the backdrop of the mega port city of Karachi, choked with traffic and construction, four green turtles emerge from the frothy Arabian Sea seeking a spot to lay their eggs. ... more  
Ukraine war responsible for 150m tons of CO2 emissions: expertsDubai (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 Russia's invasion of Ukraine launched in February last year accounts for around 150 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions, a deputy Ukrainian minister cited experts as saying on Monday. ... more |
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Libya dismantles illegal gold mining networkTripoli (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 An illegal gold mining network, comprised of Chinese, Chadian, and Nigerien nationals, has been dismantled in southern Libya, local authorities have said in a statement. ... more 
Hard to bear: UK's only pandas return to ChinaLondon (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 The UK's only giant pandas left Edinburgh for China on Monday after spending 12 cubless years in the Scottish capital. ... more 
Greenland's Inuit falling through thin ice of climate changeIttoqqortoormiit, Denmark (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 The thunder of icebergs crashing into the turquoise sea of eastern Greenland is the sound of one of the planet's most important ecosystems teetering on the edge of collapse. ... more 
Volunteer divers guard Oman's 'unique' coral reefsDaymaniyat Islands, Oman (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 On a sailing boat anchored off Oman's pristine Daymaniyat Islands, volunteer divers pull on wetsuits, check their scuba tanks and then take turns plunging into the clear turquoise water. ... more |
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