Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2024 NASA’s Near Space Network has successfully enabled the PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission to transmit its inaugural set of operational data to Earth, utilizing innovative data-storing technology and recent enhancements. These upgrades are designed to improve communication for PACE and other forthcoming science missions. The PACE satellite, which travels approximatelyhttp://dlvr.it/T5gS05 Continue reading NASA’s Near Space Network Bolsters PACE Climate Mission Communications

London, UK (SPX) Apr 16, 2024 Vertical Future, a specialist in vertical farming technology and production based in the UK, has been awarded a new grant of GBP 1.5 million to undertake the second phase of the “Autonomous Agriculture for Space Exploration” project. The program is set to adapt Vertical Future’s controlled-environment-agriculture systems for use in prototype Low Earth Orbit growing systems aboard the first … Continue reading Vertical Future to develop crop-growing systems with UK Space Agency funding

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2024 Currently, drylands in the western United States are experiencing a severe megadrought, ongoing for 23 years. A researcher at West Virginia University is delving into this extreme weather event to enhance our understanding. Steve Kannenberg, assistant professor of biology at WVU’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, employs data from scientific instrument stations throughout the affectedhttp://dlvr.it/T5gRzx Continue reading WVU researcher explores the severe western US megadrought spanning over two decades

Tokyo (AFP) April 18, 2024 Eight people were reported injured Thursday after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off southwestern Japan, but there appeared to be no major damage or tsunami. The epicentre of the quake, which hit at 11:14 pm (1414 GMT) Wednesday, was located between the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, the US Geological Survey said. Japan experiences around 1,500 quakes every year. The vast … Continue reading Eight reported injured after Japan quake

Honiara (AFP) April 17, 2024 Solomon Islanders in shanty towns and far-flung islands voted Wednesday in an election that will decide whether their nation draws closer to China – with consequences for the entire South Pacific. In the capital Honiara, voters tramped through a muddy parking lot to cast their ballots, with many eager to have their say on the big-power rivalry that has reached … Continue reading Solomon Islands voters go to polls with China’s influence in focus

Lizard Island, Australia (AFP) April 17, 2024 Australia’s famed Great Barrier Reef is suffering one of the most severe coral bleaching events on record, leaving scientists fearful for its survival as the impact of climate change worsens. For 33 years marine biologist Anne Hoggett has lived and worked on Lizard Island, a small slice of tropical paradise off Australia’s northeast tip. She affectionately dubs it … Continue reading Australia’s Great Barrier Reef struggles to survive

Khuroson, Tajikistan (AFP) April 17, 2024 Peeling onions in her new home, Yodgoroy Makhmaliyeva recalled the terrifying moment four years ago when a landslide buried her family home in mountainous Tajikistan. Heavy snow and rain, she said, sent a deluge of rocks, water and mud crashing into the house in the Central Asian country estimated to be among the most vulnerable to effects of climate … Continue reading In Tajikistan, climate migrants flee threat of fatal landslides

Paris (AFP) April 16, 2024 Bumblebees can surprisingly withstand days underwater, according to a study published Wednesday, suggesting they could withstand increased floods brought on by climate change that threaten their winter hibernation burrows. The survival of these pollinators that are crucial to ecosystems is “encouraging” amid worrying global trends of their declining populations, the study’s lead author Sabrihttp://dlvr.it/T5cv4D Continue reading Queen bumblebees surprise scientists by surviving underwater

Washington (AFP) April 16, 2024 Saudi Arabia will host fresh peace talks within the next three weeks on the war in Sudan, the United States said, calling Tuesday for both sides to “negotiate in good faith toward a ceasefire.” The discussions, which will be held in Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jeddah, were announced on Monday at a France-backed international conference in Paris that raised … Continue reading Saudi Arabia to host Sudan peace talks in next three weeks: US

Moscow (AFP) April 15, 2024 Russian authorities said Monday that a “colossal” amount of river water was flowing fast towards the west Siberian city of Kurgan and called for the immediate evacuation of some districts. Russia and Kazakhstan have been battling devastating floods that have already forced the evacuation of thousands of people and are expected to peak this week on the Tobol and Ishim … Continue reading Russia says ‘colossal’ amount of river water approaching Siberian city