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'Sleep under the stars': hotel mess in Brazil ahead of UN meetBelem, Brazil (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 With two months to go, the "COP30 Hotel," spruced up and renamed after the UN climate conference due to take place in the Amazonian city of Belem in November, has zero bookings. ... more
Drought forces drastic water restrictions in S. Korean citySeoul (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 An unprecedented drought has led a South Korean coastal city to significantly restrict water use in many people's homes, close public restrooms and scrap sports events, officials said Friday, underscoring the country's climate woes. ... more
Could humans become immortal, as Putin was heard telling Xi?Paris (AFP) Sept 4, 2025 Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have been recorded on a hot mic discussing how organ transplants and other medical advances could let humans live past 150 years - or even become immortal. ... more
Indonesia's delayed new capital risks 'white elephant' statusNusantara, Indonesia (AFP) Sept 7, 2025 A year after it was inaugurated, Indonesia's would-be new capital Nusantara attracts tourists and construction workers, but most of its architecturally arresting presidential palace and freshly built avenues sit silent. ... more |
Experts say great white shark likely killed Australian surferSydney (AFP) Sept 7, 2025 Australian biologists said Sunday a great white shark measuring up to 3.6 metres (12 foot) likely killed a 57-year-old surfer off Sydney this weekend, as authorities stepped up surveillance for the predators. ... more
France, Switzerland agree on Rhone, Lake Geneva water managementGeneva Sept 4, 2025 France and Switzerland on Thursday signed two agreements on how to manage their shared waters of Lake Geneva and the River Rhone - an increasingly pressing issue as climate change takes its toll. ... more
Australia halts logging for koala haven on eastern coastSydney (AFP) Sept 7, 2025 Australia halted logging in a large stretch of woodland on the country's eastern coast Sunday to create a retreat for koalas and save the local population from extinction. ... more
Wildfires producing 'witches' brew' of air pollution: UNGeneva (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 Wildfires are releasing a "witches' brew" of pollutants that can end up wrecking air quality a continent away from the blaze, the UN's weather and climate agency said Friday. ... more |
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China to impose temporary duties on EU porkBeijing (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 China said Friday it would impose temporary anti-dumping duties on European Union pork imports, delivering another blow to shaky ties between the economic powerhouses as Brussels vowed to protect its producers. ... more |
UK government looks to military sites to house migrantsLondon (AFP) Sept 7, 2025 The British government said on Sunday it was considering housing migrants on military sites, as anger grows among some sections of the public over a policy of accommodating asylum seekers in hotels. ... more
Spain's average August temperature matched 2024 recordMadrid (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 Spain's average temperature in August hit 25C, matching the national record set the same month last year, the national meteorological agency AEMET said Friday. ... more
Rescue boat capsizes in Pakistan, killing fiveKarachi (AFP) Sept 7, 2025 A boat rescuing people from floods in eastern Pakistan flipped over, killing a 70-year-old woman and four children, authorities said Sunday. ... more
Powerful quake aftershocks cause more injuries in AfghanistanJalalabad, Afghanistan (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 A series of strong aftershocks from a deadly earthquake that hit eastern Afghanistan at the weekend injured at least another 10 people and caused further damage, Taliban authorities said on Friday. ... more |
Wildfires break out in Portugal, Spain; McConaughey unveils 'urgent' California fire film 'The Lost Bus'Lisbon (AFP) Sept 6, 2025 Hundreds of firefighters battled fresh wildfires in Portugal and Spain on Saturday, civil protection authorities said, following a summer of devastating blazes in the region. ... more ![]() |
'Tears and pain' after deadly Sudan landslideCairo (AFP) Sept 6, 2025 In the remote mountain village of Tarasin in Sudan's western Darfur, three successive landslides struck without warning last week. ... more
At least 60 people dead in Boko Haram attack in northern NigeriaWashington DC (UPI) Sep 7, 2025 More than 60 people were killed in overnight attacks by the jihadist group Boko Haram in the northern Nigerian state of Borno, local officials said. At least five of the people killed were soldiers. ... more
Baghdad clashes kill six, including four police: ministry; Two killed after bridge collapses in Iraq: rescuersBaghdad (AFP) Sept 7, 2025 Clashes between members of two local tribes in Iraq's capital Baghdad have killed at least six people, including four policemen who intervened in the violence, the interior ministry said on Sunday. ... more
Trump amps up crackdown rhetoric with Chicago 'war' threatWashington (AFP) Sept 6, 2025 President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to unleash his newly rebranded "Department of War" on Chicago, further heightening tensions over his push to deploy troops into Democratic-led US cities. ... more |
USGS introduces first fully integrated national geologic mapWashington DC (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 In a major milestone for earth sciences, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released its most comprehensive national-scale geologic map to date, offering an unprecedented view of the geology both ... more
Climate change is making rollercoaster harvests the new normalVancouver, Canada (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 From corn chips to tofu, climate change is messing with the menu. A new global study led by the University of British Columbia shows that hotter and drier conditions are making food production ... more
NOAA launches robotic hurricane research vesselsWashington DC (UPI) Sep 5, 2025 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has launched five small, uncrewed research vessels off the U.S. Virgin Islands to better understand how hurricanes develop and behave. ... more
Global genome moonshot targets 150000 species in four yearsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 Published in Frontiers in Science, the Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) outlines an accelerated plan to build a digital DNA library of Earth's eukaryotes, aiming to safeguard biodiversity, bolster food ... more |
AI powered SAR imagery analysis tool launched by SATIM and ICEYEBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 SATIM and ICEYE have jointly introduced Detect and Classify, a product designed to automate analysis of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery. The system identifies vessels, aircraft, and ... more
Spire wins NOAA pair of satellite weather data contracts totaling 13.7 millionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 Spire Global has secured two NOAA orders that together total $13.7 million, extending the company's role in supplying satellite-derived weather intelligence for U.S. government forecasting and resea ... more
50-plus archaeological sites on Easter Island could become submergedWashington DC (UPI) Sep 5, 2025 Rising sea levels could flood more than 50 archaeological sites on Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, by 2080 - including the iconic Ahu Tongariki, according to a new study from the University of Hawaii ... more
Glaciers in Tajikistan show signs of irreversible decline as snowfall dropsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025 Too little snowfall is now destabilizing some of the world's most resilient glaciers, according to new research led by the Pellicciotti group at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA ... more |
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Ocean heat surge weakens global carbon absorptionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 03, 2025 Researchers from ETH Zurich and an international team report that record-breaking ocean temperatures in 2023 reduced the planet's capacity to absorb carbon dioxide. The oceans usually take up about ... more |
Global study maps regions most threatened by ocean plastic pollutionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025 As plastic waste grows into a critical global environmental challenge, Tulane University researchers have released the first worldwide evaluation of where plastics create the highest ecological dang ... more
USDA backs FAU led FogAg platform to advance precision farmingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025 Arslan Munir, Ph.D., an associate professor in FAU's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has secured an $827,533 award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natio ... more
Algal blooms shaped global carbon cycle during Antarctic Cold ReversalBremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Sep 03, 2025 At the close of the last ice age, massive algal blooms in the Southern Ocean helped slow the rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide, according to new research from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI). Th ... more
Former federal workers bring back climate portal killed by TrumpWashington (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 First came orders to scrub references to how climate change disproportionately harms marginalized communities. Then demands to erase mentions of the "Gulf of Mexico." ... more |
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