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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 01, 2025 Volcanic activity poses a surprising threat to satellite operations, according to recent research from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). The findings highlight how powerful eruptions can influence the upper atmosphere and disrupt satellite trajectories. The 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano serves as a dramatic example. Among the most intense eruptions ever recorded, it ejected volcanic gases and ash more than 50 kilometers into the atmosphere-well abov ... read more |
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US climate assessment in doubt as Trump dismisses authorsWashington (AFP) April 29, 2025 President Donald Trump's administration has fired the authors of the United States' premier climate report, a move scientists said threatens to derail a key assessment vital to preparing for global warming. ... more  
Ancient bone discovery suggests aquatic origins for echidnasSydney, Australia (SPX) May 01, 2025 A fossilized bone unearthed three decades ago at Dinosaur Cove in southeastern Australia may rewrite the evolutionary history of monotremes, the group of egg-laying mammals that includes echidnas an ... more 
Biodiversity patterns change predictably with scale across ecosystemsBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 01, 2025 The number of species does not rise at a constant rate as the scope of study expands from small local areas to entire continents. This uneven scaling of biodiversity, recognized for decades, now has ... more  
European satellite launches to track global forest biomass from spaceBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 01, 2025 On April 29, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the Biomass satellite from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This milestone marks the start of a new era in climate observation, with ... more |
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Myanmar junta lets post-quake truce expireYangon (AFP) May 1, 2025 Myanmar's military junta let a truce declared to spur aid efforts after last month's earthquake expire on Thursday, a ceasefire that monitors say it consistently violated with air strikes. ... more |
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Seventeen years later, Brood XIV cicadas emerge in US; UK scientists fear insect loss as car bug splats fallWashington (AFP) May 1, 2025 The last time these thrumming, red-eyed bugs burrowed out of the ground across America's suburbs and woodlands was the early summer of 2008. ... more  
Climate change made fire conditions twice as likely in South Korea blazes: studySeoul (AFP) April 30, 2025 Human-induced climate change made the ultra-dry and warm conditions that fanned South Korea's deadliest wildfires in history this March twice as likely and more intense, researchers said Thursday. ... more 
Moment famed tree chopped down played to UK courtLondon (AFP) April 30, 2025 Mobile phone footage was played to a UK court on Wednesday of the moment one of the country's most famous trees was cut down with a chainsaw, sparking national outrage. ... more  
Sudan paramilitaries kill at least 165 in Darfur city over 10 days: activistsPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) April 30, 2025 Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed at least 165 civilians over the past 10 days in attacks on a besieged city in the war-torn country's western Darfur region, activists said on Wednesday. ... more |
Explosion in northern China housing complex kills one, injures 21Beijing (AFP) April 30, 2025 An explosion in a residential complex in northern China killed one person and injured 21 on Wednesday, state media said, a day after a restaurant fire killed almost two dozen people. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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France adopts major new bill to combat drug-related crimeParis (AFP) April 30, 2025 Some of France's most dangerous drug traffickers face being locked up in high-security units in prison in the coming months, as part of a new crackdown on narcotics and drug-related crime. ... more 
UN experts demand probe of reported mass killings in MaliGeneva (AFP) April 30, 2025 UN experts on Wednesday demanded investigations into the alleged summary executions of dozens of people in Mali and the enforced disappearance of others, warning of possible war crimes and crimes against humanity. ... more  
Cambodia approves cement factory in wildlife sanctuaryPhnom Penh (AFP) April 29, 2025 Cambodia's government has approved plans for a cement factory deep inside a protected wildlife sanctuary, according to an order seen by AFP on Tuesday, fuelling environmental concerns. ... more  
Canadian firm makes first bid for international seabed mining licenseNew York (AFP) April 29, 2025 Canada's The Metals Company said Tuesday it applied to the United States to mine deep-sea minerals in international waters, a world first made possible by President Donald Trump's embrace of the industry. ... more |
Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yieldsNajaf, Iraq (AFP) April 30, 2025 Farmer Hadi Saheb cannot wait to see his wheat fields flourish in the heart of the desert after he tapped into groundwater reserves in water-starved Iraq. ... more  
How climate change turned Sao Paulo's drizzle into a stormSao Paulo (AFP) April 29, 2025 Subtropical Sao Paulo may enjoy warm temperatures year-round nowadays, but the Brazilian mega-city once had weather that resembled London. ... more  
Chinese tea hub branches into coffee as tastes changePu'Er, China (AFP) April 30, 2025 At a mountainside cafe in southwestern China, Liao Shihao brews handfuls of locally grown coffee beans, a modern twist on the region's traditional drink. ... more 
USSF declares WSF-M weather satellite operational with initial capability milestoneLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2025 Space Systems Command's Weather System Follow-on - Microwave (WSF-M) satellite has officially achieved Operational Acceptance and Initial Operational Capability (IOC), Space Operations Command (SpOC ... more |
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Thawing permafrost dots Siberia with rash of moundsChurapcha, Russia (AFP) April 30, 2025 In the vast white expanse around Churapcha in eastern Siberia, the ever more rapid thaw of the permafrost is changing the landscape, cracking up houses and releasing greenhouse gases. ... more 
Ice cores from tropics challenge Holocene temperature modelsColumbus OH (SPX) Apr 30, 2025 Scientists examining ancient ice cores from tropical mountains have uncovered critical evidence that challenges long-held assumptions about global temperatures during the Holocene epoch. Their findi ... more 
UK 'not ready' for effects of climate change, experts warnLondon (AFP) April 29, 2025 Britain is not properly prepared for the disastrous effects of climate change from severe floods to unprecedented heatwaves, a group of experts tasked with advising the government warned Wednesday. ... more 
New Zealand, Phillippines sign troops deal in 'deteriorating' strategic environmentManila (AFP) April 30, 2025 The Philippines and New Zealand signed an agreement on Wednesday allowing the deployment of troops on each other's territory, a move aimed at bolstering security in a "deteriorating" strategic environment. ... more |
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Carbon reactions during impacts reveal why meteorites seem less shockedTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 28, 2025 A mystery that has puzzled planetary scientists for three decades-why carbon-bearing meteorites appear less damaged by impacts than their carbon-poor counterparts-has been solved by researchers at K ... more |
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AI companions present risks for young users, US watchdog warnsNew York (AFP) April 30, 2025 AI companions powered by generative artificial intelligence present real risks and should be banned for minors, a leading US tech watchdog said in a study published Wednesday. ... more 
Spruce forests show shared electrical response to solar eclipseSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 30, 2025 A global team of researchers has discovered that spruce trees not only respond to a solar eclipse but appear to anticipate it, with bioelectrical signals becoming synchronised across entire forests ... more 
France, Germany and Italy failing to stop destructive fishing: NGOsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) April 29, 2025 Five environmental organisations accused France, Germany and Italy on Tuesday of failing to stop destructive fishing, including bottom trawling, in protected areas in a legal complaint to the European Commission. ... more  
Solar flare pulses trigger rapid echoes in Earth's atmosphereLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 30, 2025 Earth's upper atmosphere reacts more quickly and strongly to solar flare activity than previously understood, according to new findings from Queen's University Belfast. Researchers studying a ... more |
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