Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 17, 2022 Coastal flooding will increase significantly over the next 30 years because of sea level rise, according to a new report by an interagency sea level rise task force that includes NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and other federal agencies. Titled Global and Regional Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States, the Feb. 15 report concludes … Continue reading Sea Level to rise up to a foot by 2050

Paris (ESA) Feb 17, 2022 The astonishing force of the Tonga volcanic eruption shocked the world, but the fact that this underwater volcano actually erupted came as less of a surprise to geoscientists using satellite data to study changes in the temperature deep below Earth’s surface. The cataclysmic explosion of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in January is reported to have been the biggest eruption … Continue reading Deep down temperature shifts give rise to eruptions

Washington DC (UPI) Feb 17, 2021 Earth either started off with water or was hit by something that brought it here, and scientists now say that it’s most likely the planet was “born” with the key to life. Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory came to this conclusion by analyzing the isotopic make up of lunar rocks, according to the new study, published Thursday … Continue reading Lunar rock analysis suggests Earth ‘born’ with water

London (AFP) Feb 17, 2022 The world must by 2030 slash $1.8 trillion in annual subsidies that destroy the environment, in order to “finance a net-zero global economy”, according to a study Thursday from business groups including one founded by tycoon Richard Branson. The report, estimating the value of damaging state subsidies, was commissioned by Branson’s nonprofit initiative The B Team and global coalition Busineshttp://dlvr.it/SKBX3J Continue reading World funds own destruction with $1.8 tn subsidies: study

London (AFP) Feb 17, 2022 Britain put the army on standby Thursday and schools prepared to close as forecasters issued a rare “red weather” warning of “danger to life” from fearsome winds and flooding due to an approaching storm. Storm Eunice is set to make landfall in southwest England Friday morning and move east across the country, after barrelling across the Atlantic packing gusts of … Continue reading Army on standby as Britain braces for ‘Storm Eunice’ impact

Petropolis, Brazil (AFP) Feb 17, 2022 Rescuers raced against the clock Thursday to find survivors among the mud and wreckage caused by devastating flash floods and landslides that killed 110 people in the picturesque Brazilian city of Petropolis. Streets were turned into torrential rivers of mud burying houses and sweeping away cars and trees in their path in the hillside tourist town north of Rio … Continue reading Race to find survivors after killer Brazil floods

Kinshasa (AFP) Feb 17, 2022 DR Congo president Felix Tshisekedi on Thursday lashed out at “cases of indiscipline” at all levels of the military and told army officers to remain “apolitical”. Tshisekedi’s warning comes after the arrest of his security adviser earlier this month fuelled speculation of division within the government or even suggestions of a coup attempt. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s army is … Continue reading DR Congo leader warns army officers to remain ‘apolitical’

Beijing (XNA) Feb 15, 2022 A Chinese remote-sensing satellite started to take pictures in its orbit, scientists in charge of the satellite said Friday. China launched a Long March-4C rocket to place the L-SAR 01A satellite in space on Jan. 26. The satellite, equipped with L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), can monitor the geological environment, landslides, and earthquakes. The radar is now capable of takihttp://dlvr.it/SK73tK Continue reading China’s land-observing satellite starts to take pictures

Tubingen, Germany (SPX) Feb 17, 2022 Untrained, captive orangutans can complete two major steps in the sequence of stone tool use: striking rocks together and cutting using a sharp stone, according to a study by Alba Motes-Rodrigo at the University of Tubingen in Germany and colleagues, publishing February 16 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE. The researchers tested tool making and use in two captive … Continue reading Orangutans instinctively use hammers to strike and sharp stones to cut

Vienna, Austria (SPX) Feb 15, 2022 China has promised to become carbon neutral before 2060 and has coupled this ambitious target with stringent limitations on industrial water use by 2030. An international team of IIASA researchers and Chinese colleagues explored the effects of simultaneously pursuing these goals. Man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions need to fall by about 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, and reach … Continue reading Pursuing carbon neutrality and water security in China