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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 It took the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission just 13 minutes to reach low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in February 2024. It took a network of scientists at NASA and research institutions around the world more than 20 years to carefully craft and test the novel instruments that allow PACE to study the ocean and atmosphere with unprecedented clarity. In the early 2000s, a team of scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, p ... read more |
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NASA study reveals comprehensive global river water accountingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 NASA has spearheaded a significant study that recalibrates our understanding of global river water volumes, offering new estimates on river flow and storage vital for managing the Earth's freshwater ... more  
Herds of endangered hippos trapped in mud in drought-hit BotswanaMaun, Botswana (AFP) April 26, 2024 Herds of endangered hippos stuck in the mud of dried-up ponds are in danger of dying in drought-struck Botswana, conservation authorities told AFP Friday. ... more  
Iraq passes bill sentencing same-sex acts to 10-15 years' jailBaghdad (AFP) April 27, 2024 Iraq's parliament passed a bill on Saturday criminalising same-sex relations, which will receive a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, in a move rights groups condemned as an "attack on human rights". ... more
Cicada-palooza! Billions of bugs to blanket AmericaWashington (AFP) April 27, 2024 They're loud. They're sexually aroused. And for one special, cacophonous month up to a trillion of them will engulf suburbs and woodlands across America. ... more |
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  'Everyone sits out': Yangon parks offer heatwave relief 
Scores of tornadoes lash central US plains statesWashington (AFP) April 27, 2024 Dozens of tornadoes struck the central United States on Friday, razing homes, knocking down power lines and injuring at least three people, authorities said. ... more |
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Taiwan hit by several quakes, strongest reaching 6.1-magnitudeTaipei (AFP) April 26, 2024 Taiwan was hit by a series of at least 10 earthquakes in the early hours of Saturday, with the strongest reaching 6.1 magnitude, according to the island's Central Weather Administration. ... more  
EU toughens safety rules for online retailer SheinBrussels, Belgium (AFP) April 26, 2024 The European Union on Friday added Chinese-founded online retailer Shein to its list of digital companies that are big enough to come under stricter safety curbs. ... more
Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Java island: authoritiesJakarta (AFP) April 27, 2024 A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Java island on Saturday, the country's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) reported. ... more 
Kenya flood death toll since March climbs to 70: govtNairobi (AFP) April 26, 2024 The number of people killed in floods in Kenya since the start of the rainy season in March has risen to 70, a government spokesperson said on Friday. ... more |
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US troops to leave Chad in second African state withdrawalWashington (AFP) April 26, 2024 The United States will withdraw some troops from Chad, the Pentagon has said, days after Washington agreed to move forces out of neighboring Niger. ... more |
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US troops to leave Chad in second African state withdrawal Washington (AFP) April 26, 2024 The United States will withdraw some troops from Chad, the Pentagon has said, days after Washington agreed to move forces out of neighboring Niger. ... more
Kenya flood death toll since March climbs to 70Nairobi (AFP) April 26, 2024 The number of people killed in floods in Kenya due to heavier than usual rainfall since the monsoon began in March has risen to 70, with nearly half the deaths in Nairobi, the government said Friday. ... more  
Blinken says US campus protests part of 'democracy'Beijing (AFP) April 26, 2024 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that campus protests sweeping the United States over the Middle East were part of democracy, but criticised the "silence" over the Palestinian militants Hamas. ... more
Despite climate crisis, US Green Party struggling for tractionNew York (AFP) April 26, 2024 Climate change is a major issue on the US political agenda, yet the country's Green Party and its candidate Jill Stein are next to invisible in the presidential race. ... more |
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'Extreme' climate blamed for world's worst wine harvest in 62 yearsParis (AFP) April 25, 2024 World wine production dropped 10 percent last year, the biggest fall in more than six decades, because of "extreme" climate changes, the body that monitors the trade said Thursday. ... more 
The Indian villagers who lost their homes to the seaSatabhaya, India (AFP) April 26, 2024 The gentle roar of the ocean lulled Indian mother-of-two Banita Behra to sleep each night, until one day the encroaching tide reached her doorstep. ... more 
Philippine settlement submerged by dam reappears due to droughtPantabangan, Philippines (AFP) April 26, 2024 A centuries-old settlement submerged by the construction of a dam in the northern Philippines in the 1970s has reappeared as water levels drop due to a drought affecting swathes of the country. ... more 
Oman, UAE deluge 'most likely' linked to climate change: scientistsDubai (AFP) April 25, 2024 Global warming caused by fossil fuel emissions "most likely" exacerbated the intense rains that lashed the UAE and Oman last week, causing deaths and widespread flooding, an expert group of scientists said Thursday. ... more |
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Heatstroke kills 30 in Thailand this year as Southeast Asia bakesBangkok (AFP) April 25, 2024 Millions of people across South and Southeast Asia sweltered through unusually hot weather on Thursday, as the Thai government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year. ... more 
155 killed in Tanzania as heavy rains lash East AfricaDar Es Salaam (AFP) April 25, 2024 At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as torrential rains linked to El Nino triggered flooding and landslides, the country's prime minister said Thursday. ... more 
In south China, silkworm farmers reel from deadly floodsQingyuan, China (AFP) April 25, 2024 Hose in hand, 40-year-old Zhu Huangyi cleans a small concrete room once home to his silkworms, two thirds of which were lost in deadly floods hitting southern China this week. ... more 
UAE announces $544 mn for rain repairs, says lessons 'learned'Dubai (AFP) April 24, 2024 The United Arab Emirates announced $544 million to repair the homes of Emirati families on Wednesday after last week's record rains caused widespread flooding and brought the oil-rich Gulf state to a standstill. ... more |
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China-Latin America and Caribbean States Space Cooperation Forum underwaySydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 25, 2024 The inaugural China-Latin American and Caribbean States Space Cooperation Forum began in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, on Wednesday. Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing presented a congratulato ... more 
High-resolution lidar unveils droplet formation in cloudsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 Atmospheric scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have achieved the first remote observations of the fine-scale structure at cloud bases. Published in NPJ Cl ... more
Pakistan horror zoo is reborn as rehab centreIslamabad (AFP) April 25, 2024 Before it was forced to close over its "intolerable" treatment of animals, the Islamabad Zoo was home to neglected elephants and underfed lions pacing back and forth behind the bars of their enclosures. ... more 
As Olympics near, Macron says Seine will be clean enough for himChampigny-Sur-Marne, France (AFP) April 23, 2024 French president Emmanuel Macron, who has repeatedly promised to take an Olympic swim in the Seine, on Tuesday said the river was on the way to becoming "clean". ... more |
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How UK's biggest water supplier sank into crisisLondon (AFP) April 23, 2024 Thames Water, the UK's largest water supplier, has been ravaged since privatisation by soaring debts and chronic underinvestment, sinking into a deep financial crisis which has sparked bailout speculation. ... more  
Colombian court recognizes environmental refugeesBogota (AFP) April 23, 2024 A Colombian court has ruled that environmental calamities, sudden or gradual, can legally be considered a cause of forced displacement, placing obligations on the state to shield and aid affected citizens. ... more  
EU opens probe into China's medical device marketBrussels, Belgium (AFP) April 24, 2024 The European Union on Wednesday announced a probe into China's medical devices market, prompting an immediate accusation from Beijing that the bloc was engaging in "protectionism". ... more  
'Exceptional' late snowfall surprises HelsinkiHelsinki (AFP) April 23, 2024 Finland on Tuesday experienced exceptionally snowy weather for late April that caused chaos in commuter traffic, halted tramlines and delayed airport departures. ... more |
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