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July 08, 2025
EARTH OBSERVATION
UK thermal satellite firm wins ESA contract to deliver real time climate and security insights



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
SatVu, a UK-based pioneer in thermal infrared imaging, has secured a contract of up to euro 3 million from the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide high-resolution thermal data to the Copernicus Contributing Mission (CCM) programme over the next three years. This agreement, announced during the Living Planet Symposium in Vienna, marks the first Category 1 CCM contract awarded to a UK firm. It positions SatVu as a critical provider of thermal intelligence across multiple Copernicus thematic serv ... read more

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ICE WORLD
Glacier retreat could drive a surge in volcanic eruptions worldwide
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
Melting glaciers may be laying the groundwork for more explosive and frequent volcanic eruptions, according to new research presented at the Goldschmidt Conference in Prague. The study focuses on si ... more
ABOUT US
Beyond male dominance in primates new study redefines gender power roles
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
New research led by scientists from the University of Montpellier, the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, and the German Primate Center has revealed that clear male or female domina ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
How plants forge microbial alliances to thrive under stress
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
New research from Northern Arizona University reveals that plants can shape the communities of microbes living around their roots-selecting beneficial ones and limiting harmful species-to adapt and ... more
WOOD PILE
Chloris Geospatial secures funding to expand forest carbon monitoring technology
Boston MA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
Chloris Geospatial has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding to advance its satellite-powered forest carbon monitoring solutions. The round was led by Future Energy Ventures, joined by returning i ... more
WATER WORLD
S.Leone islanders despair as rising ocean threatens survival
Nyangai Island, Sierra Leone (AFP) July 8, 2025
Wading through water up to his knees, Hassan Kargbo points to the vast ocean before him, which is eroding the land and imperilling residents' survival on his island off Sierra Leone. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Texas floods: How geography, climate and policy failures collided
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2025
"There's no such thing as a natural disaster," geographers like to say - a reminder that human choices turn hazards into tragedies. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
China detains principal over lead poisoning of 200 children
Beijing (AFP) July 8, 2025
A kindergarten principal was detained after more than 200 children in northwestern China fell ill with potential lead poisoning from date cakes and corn rolls, state media said on Tuesday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Poland reintroduces border controls on Germany, Lithuania
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 7, 2025
The Polish government on Monday reintroduced border control measures between Lithuania and Germany due to growing public concern over what many say is irregular migration. ... more

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EPIDEMICS
China probes Wuhan ex-mayor who presided over Covid response
Beijing (AFP) July 8, 2025
Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into the former mayor of the central city of Wuhan, Beijing's top anti-graft bodies said Tuesday. ... more
TECTONICS
Plate tectonics - Mineral olivine is crucial for heat transport in the mantle
Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
Due to the radiative thermal conductivity of the mineral olivine, only oceanic plates over 60 million years old and subducting at more than 10 centimeters per year remain sufficiently cold to transp ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
One dead, 28 missing in floods on China-Nepal border
Kathmandu, Nepal (AFP) July 8, 2025
Floods triggered by torrential rains tore down a Himalayan mountain valley between China and Nepal on Tuesday, with at least one killed and 28 missing, officials and state media said. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Rescuers on horseback, with dogs search for Texas flood victims
Hunt, United States (AFP) July 8, 2025
Volunteers on horseback and others with rescue dogs are combing riverbanks alongside authorities in central Texas, searching for victims of catastrophic floods that have killed more than 100 people. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
Heat closes Acropolis in afternoons; As heatwaves intensify, Morocco ups warnings
Athens (AFP) July 8, 2025
Greece's top archaeological monument, the Acropolis, was partially shut Tuesday as part of emergency measures to protect visitors and workers around the country during a four-day heatwave. ... more
FIRE STORM
Thousands told to stay home as Spain forest fire rages on
Madrid (AFP) July 8, 2025
Spanish firefighters on Tuesday were battling a forest fire stoked by fierce winds that has burned more than 2,300 hectares (5,680 acres), with authorities urging thousands of residents to stay home. ... more
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SINO DAILY
After the revolution, Bangladesh warms to China as India fumes
Dhaka (AFP) July 8, 2025
Protests in Bangladesh that toppled the government last year triggered a diplomatic pivot, with Dhaka warming towards China after neighbouring India was angered by the ousting of its old ally Sheikh Hasina. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Successful liftoff delivers Sentinel4 on MTG satellite to enhance atmospheric forecasting
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
The European Space Agency has successfully launched the MTG-S1 satellite, marking the second deployment in the Meteosat Third Generation program and the first flight of the Copernicus Sentinel-4 ins ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Study challenges climate change's link to our wild winter jet stream
Hanover NH (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
Dartmouth study challenges the idea that climate change is behind the erratic wintertime behavior of the polar jet stream, the massive current of Arctic air that regulates weather for much of the No ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Consortium plans global shift toward net negative carbon economy
London, UK (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
Experts from around the world will converge in Exeter next week to help accelerate the development of a global carbon removal economy. The New Carbon Economy Consortium (NCEC) will convene its ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
SatSure and Dhruva Space unite to deliver complete Earth observation service solutions
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
Bengaluru-based SatSure has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hyderabad's Dhruva Space to establish a comprehensive Earth Observation-as-a-Service (EOaaS) offering, combining both companies' ... more
FIRE STORM
Wildfires spread across Europe
Istanbul (AFP) July 5, 2025
Several wildfires broke out on Saturday across European countries including Greece, Turkey and France, whose southern regions are battling multiple fires following a prolonged heatwave. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
China says Dalai Lama successor must be approved by Beijing
Beijing (AFP) July 2, 2025
China said on Wednesday that the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama "must be approved by the central government", after Tibet's exiled spiritual leader said he would have a successor after his death. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Desperate search for the missing as more than 80 people dead in Texas floods
Hunt, United States (AFP) July 7, 2025
Rescuers in Texas raced against time to find dozens of missing people, including children, swept away by flash floods that killed more than 80 people, with forecasters warning of new deluges. ... more
SINO DAILY
China's abandoned buildings draw urban explorers despite risks
Shanghai (AFP) July 6, 2025
Xu Pengcheng looks over his shoulder and, after confirming the coast is clear, helps his crew of urban adventurers climb through the broken window of an abandoned building. ... more
ROBO SPACE
AI robots fill in for weed killers and farm hands
Los Banos, United States (AFP) July 6, 2025
Oblivious to the punishing midday heat, a wheeled robot powered by the sun and infused with artificial intelligence carefully combs a cotton field in California, plucking out weeds. ... more
UAV NEWS
Canada turns to drones for reforestation after wildfires
Chibougamau, Canada (AFP) July 2, 2025
A large aerial drone flies over the charred remains of Canadian forests devastated by wildfires, bombarding the ground with seed capsules to accelerate reforestation. ... more
FIRE STORM
Syria fights 'catastrophic' fires for fourth day
Damascus (AFP) July 6, 2025
Syrian authorities said some 100 square kilometres (40 square miles) of forest had "turned to ash" in wildfires as firefighters from neighbouring Jordan arrived Sunday to battle a fourth day of blazes in the province of Latakia. ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW
Japan updates 'megaquake' preparedness plan
Tokyo (AFP) July 2, 2025
The Japanese government said that much more needs to be done to prepare for a possible "megaquake" to reduce the feared death toll of up to 300,000 people. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Typhoon Danas kills two, injures hundreds in Taiwan; Woman killed during storms across northern Italy
Taipei (AFP) July 7, 2025
Typhoon Danas battered Taiwan's west coast early Monday, killing two people, injuring hundreds and leaving nearly 400,000 households without electricity, authorities said. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Indonesia volcano spews 18-kilometre ash tower
Jakarta (AFP) July 7, 2025
A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted on Monday spewing a colossal ash tower 18 kilometres (11 miles) into the sky, authorities said, just weeks after it caused dozens of flight cancellations to and from the popular resort island of Bali. ... more
INTERN DAILY
China hits back at EU with reciprocal ban on major medical equipment contracts
Beijing (AFP) July 6, 2025
China hit back on Sunday at an EU ban on Chinese firms from major medical equipment purchases with a reciprocal bar on European companies in the latest trade salvo between the two economies. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Dozens leave Japan islands after nearly 1,600 quakes
Tokyo (AFP) July 7, 2025
Dozens of residents have evacuated remote islands in southern Japan that have been shaken by nearly 1,600 quakes in recent weeks, the local mayor said Monday. ... more
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