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Year after northern Nigeria floods, survivors left high and dryMaiduguri, Nigeria (AFP) Oct 6, 2025 A year after the floodwaters crashed through the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the place where Maryam Jidda's house used to stand is still an empty patch of mud. ... more  
Africa's path to low-carbon food securityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 Africa's agrifood system produces nearly 2.9 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent each year - over a quarter of the global total. A new comparative study examining Africa and China's agricultural trajec ... more  
Researchers wake up microbes trapped in permafrost for thousands of yearsBoulder CO (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 In a new study, a team of geologists and biologists led by CU Boulder resurrected ancient microbes that had been trapped in ice - in some cases for around 40,000 years. The study is a showca ... more  
USF study: Ancient plankton hint at steadier future for ocean lifeSt.Petersburg, FL (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 A team of scientists has uncovered a rare isotope in microscopic fossils, offering fresh evidence that ocean ecosystems may be more resilient than once feared. In a new study co-led by Patrick ... more |
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Trump says U.S. in 'non-international armed conflict' with drug cartelsWashington DC (UPI) Oct 2, 2025 President Donald Trump last month notified several congressional committees that the United States is in armed conflict with drug cartels that he has designated as terrorist organizations. ... more  
Rescuers scramble to deliver aid after deadly Nepal, India floodsKathmandu (AFP) Oct 6, 2025 Rescuers in Nepal and India on Monday scrambled to deliver emergency aid after days of torrential rain triggered landslides and floods that have killed more than 70 people, officials said. ... more  
Landslides and floods kill 64 in Nepal, IndiaKathmandu (AFP) Oct 5, 2025 Landslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal and neighbouring India have killed more than 60 people, officials said Sunday, as rescue workers raced to reach cut-off communities in remote mountainous terrain. ... more  
Bangladesh deploys warships to protect prized hilsa fishDhaka (AFP) Oct 5, 2025 Bangladesh's defence force said it has deployed warships and patrol aircraft as part of a special surveillance operation to protect a prized fish from illegal fishing during its spawning season. ... more |
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Americans, Canadians unite in battling 'eating machine' carpDunnville, Canada (AFP) Oct 5, 2025 Finally, something to unite President Donald Trump, his Democratic opponents and the Canadians he's threatening to annex: a ferociously hungry carp. ... more |
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Ethiopia hits back at 'false' Egyptian claims over mega-damAddis Ababa (AFP) Oct 4, 2025 Ethiopia on Saturday hit back at Egypt's "false" claim that it had triggered floods in Sudan by opening the gates of its Nile mega-dam, a regional bone of contention. ... more  
WFP warns of 'catastophic conditions' in Somalia as funding dwindlesNairobi (AFP) Oct 3, 2025 Millions of people in Somalia face worsening hunger as major cuts to donor aid leave the World Food Programme with a critical funding shortfall, the UN agency warned Friday. ... more
Trump declares 'armed conflict' with drug cartelsWashington (AFP) Oct 3, 2025 President Donald Trump has declared that the United States is engaged in "armed conflict" with drug cartels, his administration said in a notice sent to Congress after recent strikes on boats off Venezuela. ... more
US farmers hit by trade war to get 'substantial' aid: Treasury chiefWashington (AFP) Oct 2, 2025 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled Thursday that "substantial support" for farmers would be announced next week, particularly for those growing soybeans, as they struggle with fallout from President Donald Trump's trade conflicts. ... more |
Papua New Guinea approves contentious defence treaty with Australia: PMSydney (AFP) Oct 2, 2025 Papua New Guinea's cabinet has approved a contentious mutual defence treaty with Australia, the Pacific country's prime minister said Thursday, as Canberra seeks to deepen ties with the region and counter Beijing's rising influence. ... more  |
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China's 'Great Green Wall' brings hope but also hardshipOrdos, China Oct 2, 2025 Inner Mongolian herder Dorj looked bitterly at the vast grasslands where his flock once grazed freely, before the practice was banned as part of a massive Chinese state greening project. ... more  
Rising wildfires spur comeback for Canadian water bomberCalgary, Canada (AFP) Oct 2, 2025 The Canadair water bomber revolutionized the fight against wildfires after it debuted in the skies decades ago. ... more  
World-renowned chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies at 91Washington (AFP) Oct 1, 2025 British primatologist Jane Goodall, who transformed the study of chimpanzees and became one of the world's most revered wildlife advocates, has died at the age of 91, her institute announced Wednesday. ... more  
One hiker dead, hundreds rescued after heavy snowfall in ChinaBeijing (AFP) Oct 6, 2025 One hiker has died and hundreds of others have been rescued after sudden heavy snowfall in China's northwest and western mountain regions over the weekend, state media reported Monday. ... more |
Leopard captured after wandering into Indonesian hotelJakarta (AFP) Oct 6, 2025 A leopard was captured on Monday after it wandered into a hotel complex in one of Indonesia's most popular holiday destinations, sparking panic among guests. ... more
Wildfire-induced thunderstorms recreated in Earth system models for first timeReno NV (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 On September 5, 2020, California's Creek Fire grew so severe that it began producing it's own weather system. The fire's extreme heat produced an explosive thunderhead that spewed lightning strikes ... more
Satellite partnership advances AquaWatch water quality monitoringLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has announced progress on AquaWatch-AUK, a joint UK-Australia satellite development project addressing global water quality challenges. The initiative, sup ... more 
Carbon feedback loops could plunge Earth into deep freezeBremen, Germany (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Until now, the slow weathering of silicate rocks has been considered the planet's primary climate regulator. Rain absorbs atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), dissolves exposed rocks, and carries disso ... more |
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Asteroid strike confirmed as cause of Silverpit Crater in North SeaLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 New research has confirmed that the Silverpit Crater, buried beneath the southern North Sea, was created by a hypervelocity impact about 43 to 46 million years ago. The findings resolve a long-runni ... more 
Invisible asteroids near Venus may pose long-term danger to EarthSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 An international team led by Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) has uncovered a population of asteroids that may threaten Earth but remain effectively hidden from current surveys. These objects, whi ... more 
Santorini and Kolumbo Magma Link Raises Concerns for east Mediterranean EruptionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Santorini's volcanic system, long known for the catastrophic Minoan eruption around 1600 BCE, may be more dangerous than previously understood. A new study in Nature shows that the island's volcano ... more 
Israel intercepts 13 vessels of humanitarian flotilla heading for GazaWashington DC (UPI) Oct 1, 2025 Israeli forces intercepted at least 13 boats of a humanitarian flotilla heading for Gaza on Wednesday, attracting international concern and condemnation. ... more |
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Farming transformed mammal communities worldwide over 50,000 yearsSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Fossil evidence from six continents shows that humans reshaped global mammal communities over the last 50,000 years, according to new research published in Biology Letters. During the Ice Age, anima ... more |
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Philippines quake kills dozens as injured overwhelm hospitalsBogo, Philippines (AFP) Oct 1, 2025 The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines rose above 50 on Wednesday, with injured patients overwhelming hospitals on the island of Cebu. ... more 
Typhoon Bualoi inflicts death, lasting floods on VietnamHanoi (AFP) Sept 30, 2025 Lingering flooding from Typhoon Bualoi devastated homes, infrastructure and farmland across swaths of Vietnam on Tuesday, with the death toll rising to 26 and dozens more missing. ... more 
Antarctic sea ice hits its third-lowest winter peak on recordWashington (AFP) Sept 30, 2025 Antarctica's winter sea ice has hit its third-lowest peak in nearly half a century of satellite monitoring, researchers said Tuesday, highlighting the growing influence of climate change on the planet's southern pole. ... more  
South Asia monsoon: climate change's dangerous impact on lifeline rainsNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 26, 2025 South Asia's annual monsoon rains sustain more than a billion people, but climate change is making them increasingly erratic and deadly, with poor infrastructure only exacerbating the impact. ... more |
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