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November 17, 2025
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Iran begins cloud seeding operations as people pray for rain in Tehran



Tehran (AFP) Nov 16, 2025
Iranian authorities have launched cloud seeding operations to induce rainfall as the country faces its worst drought in decades, state media reported. Videos broadcast by local media Sunday showed heavy rains and even some flooding in several regions, but it was not clear if this was linked to the seeding. "Today, a cloud seeding flight was conducted in the Urmia Lake basin for the first time in the current water year," which begins in September, the official IRNA news agency said late Saturday ... read more

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CLIMATE SCIENCE
Brazil Sees Massive Climate Protests as COP30 Hits Halfway Mark
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 16, 2025
Tens of thousands of people thronged the streets of the Amazonian city hosting COP30 talks on Saturday, dancing to thumping speakers in the first large-scale protest at a UN climate summit in years. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
Death toll from Indonesia landslide rises to 11; Flood kills two in storm-hit Portugal
Jakarta (AFP) Nov 15, 2025
A landslide on Indonesia's Java island has killed at least 11 people, an official said Saturday, updating a previous tally as rescuers scrambled to find 12 others who are still missing. ... more
FIRE STORM
Algerian firefighters battle wildfire near Algiers after families evacuated
Algiers (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
Algerian firefighters on Friday were battling wildfire hotspots near Tipaza, west of the capital Algiers, for a second day after fast-moving flames forced the evacuation of around 50 families, authorities said. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Thais navigate flooded homes and ancient temples by boat
Ayutthaya, Thailand (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
For three months, Thai retiree Somkid Kijniyom has been sleeping in a small boat surviving on dry food handouts in the waist-high floodwaters that have filled his home. ... more
WATER WORLD
6 Things to Know From NASA About New US, European Sea Satellite
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 15, 2025
Data from Sentinel-6B will continue a decades-long record of sea surface height, helping to improve coastal planning, protect critical infrastructure, and advance weather forecasts. With launc ... more
ICE WORLD
Ancient RNA recovery reveals gene activity in Ice Age mammoths
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
Researchers from Stockholm University have isolated and sequenced RNA molecules from the tissue of woolly mammoths that lived nearly 40,000 years ago. The study, published in Cell, provides evidence ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Brazil gears up to harness ESA's Biomass data
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
As the COP30 climate conference gets underway in Brazil, the world's attention is once again drawn to the plight of the Amazon - the planet's largest and most vital rainforest. With the European Spa ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
CSES satellite tracks shifting South Atlantic anomaly and impact on solar cycle twenty five
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
The South Atlantic anomaly represents the region of Earth's radiation belts with the highest particle concentrations and weakest geomagnetic shielding. This area poses risks to the electronics aboar ... more

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Satellites and AI equip policymakers to assess global climate adaptation progress
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
A study led by the University of Galway's Ryan Institute details how satellite-based Earth observation and artificial intelligence enable objective monitoring of climate adaptation in the global agr ... more
FARM NEWS
Severe floods threaten global rice yields, study finds
Stanford CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
Severe flooding has slashed global rice yields in recent decades, threatening food security for billions of people who depend on the grain. The losses amounted to approximately 4.3%, or 18 million t ... more
DEMOCRACY
National Guard troops sent to Portland, Chicago to leave, reports say
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 16, 2025
Hundreds of troops from the Texas National Guard and California National Guard will return to their home states after their deployment to Chicago and Portland, Ore., reports said Sunday. ... more
SINO DAILY
China cautions citizens against traveling to Japan
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 15, 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent comments about Taiwan have prompted the Chinese government on Friday to advise its citizens against traveling to Japan. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Turkey seeks to host next COP as co-presidency plans falter
Istanbul (AFP) Nov 16, 2025
Turkey wants to host next year's UN climate change talks and is ready to organise the event alone if there is no agreement on sharing the event, a Turkish diplomatic source told AFP Sunday. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Ashfall warning in Japan as volcano erupts
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 16, 2025
A volcano in southern Japan erupted early Sunday sending a plume of ash and smoke into the sky and prompting a warning over ashfall. ... more
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PILLAGING PIRATES
Seven minors killed in Colombian airstrikes on guerrillas this week
Bogota (AFP) Nov 16, 2025
Seven minors were killed this week in Colombian military airstrikes against an alleged drug-running armed group in the country's southern Amazon region, the national ombudsman's office said Saturday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Four Nigerian security personnel killed in jihadist ambush
Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Nov 15, 2025
Jihadists aligned with the Islamic State group ambushed Nigerian security forces in northeastern Borno state, killing two soldiers and two anti-jihadist militia members, sources said Saturday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Mali media authorities suspend French broadcasters
Dakar (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
Mali's media regulator the HAC has suspended French broadcasters LCI and TF1 over allegedly using "unverified statements and falsehoods" regarding jihadists in this Sahelian country, according to a decision seen by AFP Friday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Drenched and displaced: Gazans living in tents face winter downpours
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
A barefoot Niven Abu Zreina swept an incessant stream of water away from her tent, as the season's first big rain hit her makeshift displacement camp in Gaza City. ... more
PILLAGING PIRATES
US Drug Raids: No Prosecution for Military, Six Minors Killed in Colombia, Smuggling Boat Stopped
Washington (AFP) Nov 16, 2025
The US Justice Department on Wednesday defended lethal military strikes on suspected drug traffickers, brushing aside charges they may amount to extrajudicial killings that merit legal prosecution. ... more
IRON AND ICE
Largest modern crater identified in Chinas Holocene geology
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
A scientific team in China has confirmed the discovery of the Jinlin crater in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province. This impact structure, which has been preserved in a thick granite weathering crust, prov ... more
TECTONICS
Inner core of Earth found to exist in dynamic superionic phase
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
A new study reveals that the solid inner core at the center of Earth behaves in a way that defies traditional understanding of solid matter, existing instead as a superionic structure. This research ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Carbon-rich waters are becoming even more acidic as atmospheric CO2 levels rise
Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
The waters bordering North America could soon be inhospitable to critical marine creatures if the Northeastern Pacific Ocean continues to acidify at the current rate, a new study shows. Earth' ... more
FARM NEWS
Halter Virtual Fencing revolutionizes cattle management across US
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
Halter a New Zealand-based ag-tech company reported that more than 200 ranchers across 22 US states are using its GPS-enabled solar-powered smart collars to create move and adjust pasture boundaries ... more
WATER WORLD
How fishes of the deep sea have evolved into different shapes
Columbus OH (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
Fish species living in the deep sea feature a surprisingly large range of body shapes that evolved in different ways and at different rates depending on where the fishes live in the ocean, new resea ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Next-generation GHGSat satellites to expand commercial greenhouse gas monitoring
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
SFL Missions Inc. has secured a contract from GHGSat, Montreal, to supply two additional commercial microsatellites for the GHGSat greenhouse gas monitoring constellation. The satellites, designated ... more
WOOD PILE
Sweden sees silent forests as sanctuaries from a noisy world
Hoor, Sweden (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
In a cottage nestled deep in a Swedish forest, three couples recently spent four days whispering and without phones as part of a campaign about the dangers of noise pollution and promoting quiet Scandinavia. ... more
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Italian fruit detective racing to save forgotten varieties
Citta Di Castello, Italy (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
Isabella Dalla Ragione hunts in abandoned gardens and orchards for forgotten fruits, preserving Italy's agricultural heritage and saving varieties which could help farmers withstand the vagaries of a changing climate. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Right-tilting EU parliament backs unpicking green business rules
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
European lawmakers voted Thursday to back the weakening of landmark EU environmental and human rights rules, as part of a business-friendly drive to slash red tape pushed through with far-right support. ... more
WATER WORLD
Zanzibar women turn to sponge farming as oceans heat up
Zanzibar, Tanzania (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
At about 10 o'clock every morning, women in hijabs and loose long dresses wade through Zanzibar's turquoise shallow tides to tend their sponge farms - a new lifeline after climate change upended their former work. ... more
WOOD PILE
In Kyrgyzstan, world's largest natural walnut forest thins away
Arslanbap, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
Rustling through fallen golden leaves, locals in a forest outside Arslanbob in the Kyrgyz mountains were scurrying for walnuts - an ancient pastime and economic lifeline for the region. ... more
FARM NEWS
Record rains turn Argentina's farm-filled Pampas plains to wetlands
9 De Julio, Argentina (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
Parts of the Argentine Pampas, a vast expanse of flat grasslands, look more like wetlands these days following record rains, with local farmers warning of a "catastrophic" impact to their livelihoods. ... more
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