Shanghai (AFP) Sept 20, 2024 Roads and neighbourhoods in Shanghai flooded Friday as the Chinese megacity was battered by its second typhoon in a week, with rainfall breaking local records in parts of the city. Typhoon Pulasan comes days after the strongest storm to hit the megacity since 1949, Bebinca, caused extensive damage on Monday. Pulasan made landfall on Thursday night, with a maximum wind … Continue reading Shanghai hit by second typhoon in a week

Oslo (AFP) Sept 20, 2024 Greenpeace on Friday warned Norway that its plans to open up its Arctic seabed to mining would cause “irreversible” damage to the entire marine ecosystem. The Scandinavian country is expected to award the first exploration licences in 2025, and could become one of the first nations in the world to mine the seabed despite fierce criticism from scientists, NGOs and … Continue reading Norway deep sea mining to cause ‘irreversible’ harm: Greenpeace

Agueda, Portugal (AFP) Sept 19, 2024 Portugal’s firefighters have mastered most of the deadly forest fires in the north of the country, according to official data on Thursday. And improving weather conditions have raised hopes that they could extinguish the last of the blazes by the end of the day. The wildfires, which sprang up over the weekend fed by crushing heat and strong winds, … Continue reading Portugal tackles last of deadly northern forest fires

Wroclaw, Poland (AFP) Sept 19, 2024 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday announced 10 billion euros ($11 billion) in funds for member nations reeling from “heartbreaking” devastation after floods caused by Storm Boris. The death toll from the storm that struck central and eastern Europe last week rose to 24 as of Wednesday and some areas are still under threat from rising … Continue reading EU chief announces $11 bn for nations hit by ‘heartbreaking’ floods

Yangon (AFP) Sept 19, 2024 The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has reached 293, with 89 people missing, the junta said on Thursday, as state media reported the first arrival of foreign aid. Yagi swept across northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar more than a week ago, triggering floods and landslides that have killed 613 people across the region, according … Continue reading Myanmar flood death toll climbs to 293: state media

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2024 A new method for soil moisture retrieval using satellite navigation systems has been developed, offering enhanced accuracy and efficiency in global data collection. This innovative approach addresses the challenges of geographical variability in soil moisture assessment, marking a critical advancement for monitoring this key parameter in climate, agriculture, and environmental studies. The reseahttp://dlvr.it/TDQrpV Continue reading Satellite navigation systems enable precise global soil moisture monitoring

Paris, France (SPX) Sep 15, 2024 Sentinel-2C has successfully completed its critical first days in space, with teams working continuously to prepare the spacecraft for its Earth observation mission. b>Launch and First Signals br> /b> Sentinel-2C, the third satellite in the Copernicus Sentinel-2 program, launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 5 September at 03:50 CEST (22:50 local time on 4 September). Thehttp://dlvr.it/TDQrln Continue reading Sentinel-2C completes critical early orbit phase, begins commissioning

London, UK (SPX) Sep 19, 2024 Windracers, a producer of cost-effective autonomous cargo aircraft, has secured a contract with the Norwegian independent research institute, NORCE, to deliver two ULTRA aircraft. These aircraft will be deployed to support scientific survey missions in Antarctica. The Windracers ULTRAs are set to contribute to the Troll Observing Network (TONe), a cutting-edge observation network focused ohttp://dlvr.it/TDQrlV Continue reading Windracers to supply NORCE with ULTRA aircraft for Antarctic research

Paris (AFP) Sept 19, 2024 Longer and more frequent heatwaves, soaring demand for air conditioning, and widespread disease: life in cities would become unbearable should the planet keep warming at current rates, researchers warned Thursday. The World Resources Institute (WRI) looked at what might happen in nearly 1,000 major cities if temperatures remain on track to rise 3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.http://dlvr.it/TDQrkv Continue reading ‘Life or death’ for big cities should planet warm 3C: study

Warsaw (AFP) Sept 19, 2024 The leaders of four countries hit by Storm Boris will meet Thursday in Poland with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to discuss aid for the flood-hit region. The death toll from the storm which has hit central and eastern Europe in recent days rose to 24 on Wednesday and some areas are still under threat from rising waters. … Continue reading Flood-hit region leaders to meet in Poland to discuss EU aid