Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 Uzma (BURSA:7250.KL), a Malaysian-based energy and technology firm, has joined forces with Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), a pioneer in sub-meter resolution Earth Observation (“EO”) data collection, in a momentous partnership aimed at revolutionizing satellite imagery capabilities and geospatial services in Southeast Asia. This collaboration includes the deployment of a cutting-edge EO sathttp://dlvr.it/SzxGRW Continue reading Satellogic and Uzma Join Forces to Revolutionize Geospatial Services in Southeast Asia

Dornsife CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 Startling new insights into the catastrophic impact of one of the most devastating events in Earth’s history have been revealed by a team led by researchers with the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. More than deepening our understanding of the end-Triassic mass extinction, their findings offer critical lessons for today’s environmental challenges. About 200 million yearshttp://dlvr.it/SzxGQ7 Continue reading Mysteries of Earth’s ancient mass extinction event revealed

Oslo (AFP) Nov 26, 2023 Norwegian fertiliser group Yara International on Monday signed a contract to begin transporting CO2 produced at its Netherlands plant to Norway so it can be buried under the seabed, as of 2025. The agreement with Northern Lights, a joint venture grouping oil giants Equinor of Norway, Anglo-Dutch Shell and TotalEnergies of France, will enable the “first cross-border transportation and storagehttp://dlvr.it/SzQDVq Continue reading First cross-border transport of CO2 expected in 2025: Yara

Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 22, 2023 NASA’s PACE spacecraft completed its journey Tuesday, Nov. 14, from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, to the Astrotech Spacecraft Operations facility near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Engineers and technicians arrived ahead of the spacecraft to prepare ground equipment for offloading and processing before fueling and final encapsulation. PACEhttp://dlvr.it/SzKYcr Continue reading NASA’s PACE arrives in Florida for final processing for 2024 launch

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 27, 2023 The German Aerospace Center has established another milestone in 3D Earth mapping with the ‘TanDEM-X 30-metre DEM Change Map’, which provides a global overview of changes to Earth’s surface. Change maps are relevant for everything from glacial retreat to agricultural development, volcanic activity and urban planning. Mapping changes in this way is significant for numerous research fields, climathttp://dlvr.it/SzKYcp Continue reading Topographic changes on Earth measured

Stockholm (AFP) Nov 24, 2023 A Swedish court has found an activist guilty of disobeying police but let him off without a fine, citing the “climate emergency.” Sweden’s Prosecution Authority said on Friday that the public prosecutor had yet to decide on whether to appeal against the decision. The case concerned a 41-year-old man who took part in a 2022 climate protest that involved blocking … Continue reading Swedish court lets activist off, citing climate emergency

New Delhi (AFP) Nov 24, 2023 India’s aggressive infrastructure push into the ecologically fragile Himalayan mountains has been given a “wake-up call” by the collapse of a road tunnel that trapped 41 men, environmental experts say. The partial cave-in of the under-construction Silkyara road tunnel in northern Uttarakhand state nearly two weeks ago – with the desperate men still awaiting rescue on Friday – was … Continue reading India tunnel collapse ‘wake-up call’ for Modi’s infrastructure drive

Maputo (AFP) Nov 23, 2023 Mozambique’s parliament on Thursday passed draft legislation to up the minimum period of compulsory military service from two to five years, a move the government said aimed to increase professionalism in the armed forces. The southern African country has been fighting a prolonged Islamist insurgency that has cast doubt over the development of large gas deposits discovered in its restive … Continue reading Mozambique’s parliament backs increasing years of military service

Mogadishu (AFP) Nov 23, 2023 The death toll from devastating floods in Somalia is close to 100, with almost two million people affected, the country’s cabinet said Thursday. Somalia, like other countries in the Horn of Africa, is battling torrential rains and flash floods just as it emerges from a drought that pushed millions to the brink of famine. The government earlier this month declared … Continue reading Death toll from Somalia floods nears 100

The Hague (AFP) Nov 23, 2023 Far-right firebrand Geert Wilders urged his shaken political rivals on Thursday to find common ground to govern the country, after a bombshell election win that reverberated around the Netherlands and Europe. His PVV (Freedom Party) won 37 seats in parliament, more than doubling his share from the last election and outstripping opponents, according to near complete results. A left-wing … Continue reading Far-right Wilders seeks partners after election earthquake