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Autonomous sub explores unexplored trench depths to reveal critical mineral cluesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2025 A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) has delivered the first images of an uncharted section of the seafloor near the Mariana Trench, in a mission led by the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Instit ... more  
Europe launches first geostationary atmospheric sounder to boost extreme weather forecastsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2025 Europe has advanced its ability to track extreme weather with the launch of the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1), the continent's first geostationary meteorological sounder. The satellit ... more  
Trump voices shock at devastating scale of Texas flood damageKerrville, United States (AFP) July 11, 2025 US President Donald Trump spoke Friday of seeing devastation like he'd never before experienced as he toured parts of Texas hit by devastating flash floods that have left at least 120 people dead, including dozens of children. ... more  
Low-Cost Method to Remove CO2 from Air Using Cold Temps, Common MaterialsAtlanta, GA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 Researchers at Georgia Tech's School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) have developed a promising approach for removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere to help mitigate global ... more |
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Tourist coins pose giant problem at N. Ireland's famous causeway siteBushmills, United Kingdom (AFP) July 13, 2025 Northern Ireland's Giant Causeway draws close to one million visitors a year but their habit of wedging tiny coins in cracks between the rocks - to bring love or luck - is damaging the world-famous wonder. ... more  
Satellite observations provide insight into post-wildfire forest recoveryBoulder CO (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 Satellite imagery of Southern Oregon and Northern California forests. NSF NCAR scientists used satellite imagery to evaluate the percentage of forest regrowth post-wildfire across different land con ... more  
Sceye secures SoftBank backing to launch HAPS connectivity services in JapanLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2025 Sceye, the U.S.-based aerospace firm developing High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS), has announced a strategic investment from SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO:9434) as part of its Series C funding round. Th ... more 
'Happy suffering': the Brazilian gold rush that spawned iconic picturesSerra Pelada, Brazil (AFP) July 3, 2025 Four decades after Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado shot a human anthill of mud-spattered miners digging for gold in the middle of the Amazon, some of the "garimpeiros," now into their 70s, are still hoping to get lucky. ... more |
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Climate change made European heatwave up to 4C hotter: studyParis (AFP) July 9, 2025 Human-caused climate change made recent European heatwaves up to 4C hotter in many cities, scientists said on Wednesday, pushing temperatures into deadly territory for thousands of vulnerable people. ... more |
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'Significant declines' in some species after deep-sea mining: researchSydney (AFP) July 11, 2025 Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and sharks, a major piece of industry-funded research found Thursday. ... more 
Dominican Navy searches for capsized migrant boat; Guatemalan mob lynches 5 in quake-hit townSanto Domingo (AFP) July 13, 2025 Rescue teams on Saturday resumed their search in difficult conditions for some 20 migrants missing after a boat capsized off the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic. ... more  
'Stuck in limbo': Over 90% of X's Community Notes unpublished, study saysWashington (AFP) July 9, 2025 More than 90 percent of X's Community Notes - a crowd-sourced verification system popularized by Elon Musk's platform - are never published, a study said Wednesday, highlighting major limits in its effectiveness as a debunking tool. ... more  
Syria seeks European help as forest wildfires rageDamascus (AFP) July 8, 2025 Syria's minister for emergencies and disaster management on Tuesday requested support from the European Union to battle wildfires that have swept through forest in the coastal province of Latakia for six days. ... more |
 
Climate shocks could cost eurozone 5% of GDP, economists warnFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) July 9, 2025 Climate disasters such as droughts, wildfires, floods and storms could slash up to five percent off the eurozone's GDP by 2030, economists warned Wednesday in an ECB blog post. ... more  |
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Barcelona seeks to protect workers from heat after deathBarcelona (AFP) July 12, 2025 Barcelona adopted plans Wednesday to tighten safety rules to protect sanitation workers from heatwaves after a woman died in the searing temperatures that have hit Spain and much of Europe. ... more 
The long slow death of Norway's wild salmonHegra, Norway (AFP) July 9, 2025 Waist-deep in a rain-swollen river, Christer Kristoffersen cast his line, landed it gently on the water, and caught ... nothing. Norway's iconic wild salmon is in dramatic decline, a victim of fish farming and climate change. ... more 
Acropolis trims hours again amid Greek heatwaveAthens (AFP) July 9, 2025 The Acropolis in Athens will limit its operating hours for a second straight day because of heatwave conditions, the Greek culture ministry said Wednesday. ... more
China heatwaves boost ice factory sales; Moscow sizzles in record-breaking heatwaveHangzhou, China (AFP) July 10, 2025 In a high-ceilinged room on the outskirts of eastern China's Hangzhou, workers use tongs to slide large blocks of frosty white ice along a metal track into a refrigerated truck. ... more |
 
China's 'new farmers' learn to livestream in rural revitalisationYantai, China (AFP) July 9, 2025 Gao Chaorong knows what it takes to turn out good crops of sweet potatoes, peanuts and wheat, but tasty produce is no longer enough to draw China's app savvy crowd. ... more  
Nobel laureate Mohammadi says Iran issuing death threatsOslo (AFP) July 11, 2025 Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday. ... more  
More than 20 civilians killed in Myanmar air strike on monastery: witnessesBangkok (AFP) July 12, 2025 More than 20 civilians, including children, were killed after a recent air strike on a monastery in central Myanmar, an anti-junta fighter and a resident told AFP Saturday. ... more  
Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: expertsKathmandu (AFP) July 9, 2025 Flash floods that killed at least nine people in a mountainous region between China and Nepal and swept away a key bridge linking the two countries, were caused by the release of water from a glacial lake, experts said Wednesday. ... more |
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Mexican fishermen join fight to save extraordinary amphibianSan Jer�nimo Purenchecuaro, Mexico (AFP) July 10, 2025 After decades working as a fisherman on a high-altitude Mexican lake, Froylan Correa is now helping to save an endangered amphibian with gills resembling a lion's mane and a remarkable regenerative ability. ... more  
Finns flock to 'shepherd weeks' to disconnect on holidayKuhmoinen, Finland (AFP) July 10, 2025 Finnish holidaygoers are clamouring to shell out hundreds of euros to work as shepherds for a week as a vacation, seeking tranquility in nature and a chance to disconnect from their busy lives. ... more 
Man arrested in Italy for syphoning water from royal palaceRome (AFP) July 10, 2025 Italian police said on Thursday they had arrested a man accused of syphoning off water from an aqueduct feeding the fountains and basins of a palace dubbed the "Italian Versailles" near Naples. ... more 
Almost half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by droughtParis (AFP) July 8, 2025 Europe and the Mediterranean basin has been hit by a long-lasting drought covering over 45 percent of the region since mid-March, according to AFP analysis of European Drought Observatory (EDO) data made available on Tuesday. ... more |
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Beijing decries 'discriminatory' ban on Chinese purchases of US farmlandBeijing (AFP) July 9, 2025 Beijing condemned on Wednesday new restrictions by Washington on Chinese purchases of US farmland as "discriminatory" and violating international trade rules. ... more |
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Rotten insects, viral videos and climate change: S.Korea battles 'lovebug' invasionIncheon, South Korea (AFP) July 9, 2025 K-pop's BTS are grossed out by them. A YouTuber ate them. Hikers plough through them: South Korea is dealing with a "lovebug" invasion that experts say highlights worsening climate change. ... more  
Death toll in Texas floods climbs to 108, with more rain expectedHunt, United States (AFP) July 8, 2025 Hundreds of rescuers on Tuesday continued their search for people swept away by catastrophic Texas floods that killed more than 100 people, officials said, amid threats of more heavy rain. ... more  
Lithuania bids to save Baltic seals as ice sheets recedeKlaipeda, Lithuania (AFP) July 11, 2025 The grey seals slide out of their cages into the Baltic Sea near the Lithuanian coast, swimming off to new lives imperilled by climate change, pollution and shrinking fish stocks. ... more  
ICC says violence being used as weaponsin Sudanese conflictWashington DC (UPI) Jul 11, 2025 War crimes are likely being committed in Sudan, with rape and sexual violence being used as weapons, the International Criminal Court said in a report to the United Nations. ... more |
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