Sydney (AFP) Sept 21, 2022 A pod of 230 pilot whales was found stranded on the rugged west coast of Tasmania Wednesday, with Australian officials saying only half appeared to be alive. Aerial images showed a devastating scene of dozens of black glossy mammals strewn across a long beach, stuck on the waterline where the frigid southern ocean meets the sand. Locals covered survivors with … Continue reading 230 pilot whales stranded in Australia, ‘about half’ feared dead

San Juan (AFP) Sept 21, 2022 Hurricane Fiona continued its slow and devastating march northward after slamming the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday and leaving a trail of destruction in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Wednesday morning that the storm had grown stronger, registering maximum wind speeds of 130 miles per hour (210 kilometers per hour) … Continue reading Strengthening Hurricane Fiona heads north toward Bermuda

Beirut (AFP) Sept 21, 2022 Egyptian authorities “have continued to stifle freedoms” in the year since launching a national human rights strategy, Amnesty International said Wednesday, six weeks before Egypt hosts the COP27 climate summit. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi launched the rights strategy in September 2021, while accusing international rights groups of being unaware of the full spectrum of “challenges facinghttp://dlvr.it/SYl5rw Continue reading Amnesty slams Egypt rights strategy as ‘propaganda’ ahead of COP27

Mexico City (AFP) Sept 20, 2022 Two people were killed and more than 3,000 buildings were damaged by a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico on the anniversary of two devastating tremors, authorities said Tuesday. A woman died of injuries caused by a falling wall in Manzanillo in the western state of Colima, civil defense national coordinator Laura Velazquez told reporters. A man was … Continue reading Two dead, more than 3,000 buildings damaged in Mexico earthquake

Tsukuba, Japan (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 Witnessing a total solar eclipse is an unforgettable experience and may have been even more impressive throughout history before we were able to understand and accurately predict their occurrence. But the historical records of these remarkable astronomical spectacles are more than mere curiosities-they provide invaluable information on changes in the Earth’s movement. In a new study in Pubhttp://dlvr.it/SYgbK1 Continue reading Byzantine solar eclipse records illuminate obscure history of Earth’s rotation

Los Altos CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 Antaris, the software platform provider for space, and GalaxEye, an imaging satellite operator, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to create the world’s first satellite featuring both SAR and optical sensors on a single satellite. The MOU highlights a unique commitment between three Indian space leaders-GalaxEye, Ananth Technologies and XDLINX Labs-and US-based satellitehttp://dlvr.it/SYgbJt Continue reading World’s first satellite with both SAR and Optical Payloads will revolutionize geospatial imaging

Paris (AFP) Sept 19, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may cause long-term grain prices to rise seven percent, according to a study on Monday showing how expanded production elsewhere to compensate would lead to higher greenhouse gas emissions. Russia and Ukraine are global breadbaskets, together exporting about 28 percent of the world’s wheat supply. Russia’s blockade of Black Sea ports and sanctions on Moscow hhttp://dlvr.it/SYgbJp Continue reading Ukraine conflict may hike long-term grain prices 7%: study

Washington (AFP) Sept 20, 2022 On Sutton Page’s ravaged cotton fields, there is almost nothing left to pick. The Texas farmer managed to salvage maybe a fifth of his crop, but the rest was lost to the severe drought that has taken a steep toll across the region. This year, his harvest is “not well,” he says, but in reality, the drought in northern Texas … Continue reading Drought decimates Texas’ key cotton crop

Paris (AFP) Sept 19, 2022 Diverting grain and other feed for livestock to human consumption could boost food supply sufficiently to feed an additional billion people, according to research released on Monday. Many livestock animals and farmed fish are fed on foods such as cereals, fish and pulses that are edible for humans. As the world struggles to feed hundreds of millions of people enough … Continue reading Change in livestock food could feed a billion people: study

Paris, France (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid), a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, have signed a multi-year, multi-beam agreement for capacity on the EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite to address the connectivity needs of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) and Small Office / Home Office (SOHO) customers in Uganda, South Sudan ahttp://dlvr.it/SYc8rf Continue reading Liquid Intelligent Technologies uses EUTELSAT for broadband across Uganda, South Sudan and DRC