New York (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 New York’s annual Climate Week is underway, bringing together activists, politicians and business leaders for hundreds of events aimed at addressing the planetary crisis. But the bright lights that give the “city that never sleeps” its iconic glow have long been a source of frustration for campaigners, something at odds with the spirit of conservation embodied by the yearly … Continue reading For climate activists, New York’s lights shine too bright

Derna, Libya (AFP) Sept 18, 2023 Hundreds of protesters rallied in Libya’s disaster-hit Derna on Monday, accusing the authorities of neglect after a huge flash flood devastated the coastal city and swept thousands to their deaths. Demonstrators gathered outside the city’s grand mosque and chanted slogans against the parliament in east Libya and its leader Aguilah Saleh. “The people want parliament to fall”, “Aguila is … Continue reading Angry protests erupt in flood-hit Libyan city; Survivors say ‘the earth shook’

Paris, France (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), has announced at World Satellite Business Week, their partnership to bring the highest resolution commercially available EO data to EarthCache customers. Satellogic’s EO data is now available via SkyWatch’s EarthCache platform. EarthCache provides an intuitive interface and robust API that enables customers to browse archive data, as well as task new satellihttp://dlvr.it/SwJmcB Continue reading Satellogic and SkyWatch increase access to timely earth observation data

Oklahoma City OK (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 For the first time, German researchers have measured the influence of clouds on short-term fluctuations of solar radiation in North America. They have used a globally unique network of radiation sensors that was designed and built at the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), which has been deployed in the flat prairies of the Midwest of the USA … Continue reading Measurement campaign on small-scale variability of sunlight in the USA completed

Paris (ESA) Sep 15, 2023 Are you a creative visionary with a passion for climate action? Enter ESA’s latest competition to showcase your talent by transforming decades of satellite climate data into impactful visuals to help bridge the gap between climate science, policy makers and the wider public. The winner will have the unique opportunity to display their data visualisation at the 2023 United Nations … Continue reading Showcase your climate data visualisation talent with ESA

Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 A new study from the Department of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University found that the extinction of large prey, upon which human nutrition had been based, compelled prehistoric humans to develop improved weapons for hunting small prey, thereby driving evolutionary adaptations. The study reviews the evolution of hunting weapons from wooden-tipped and stone-tipped spears, all the way to … Continue reading Need to hunt small prey compelled humans to make better weapons and smarten up

Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Right at the bottom of the deep sea, the first very simple forms of life on earth probably emerged a long time ago. Today, the deep sea is known for its bizarre fauna. Intensive research is being conducted into how the number of species living on the sea floor have changed in the meantime. Some theories say that the … Continue reading Fossil spines reveal deep sea’s past

Athens (AFP) Sept 17, 2023 Faced with criticism for his alleged poor handling of the fires and floods that struck Greece this summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged fresh funding and reforms in order to fight the “climate war”. The promises could reinvigorate the image of his newly elected government that has been tarnished by footage of residents taking refuge on their roofs in desperate … Continue reading Greek PM vows for a restart after criticism for natural disasters’ handling

Amizmiz, Morocco (AFP) Sept 17, 2023 In her earthquake-hit Moroccan town, Zina Mechghazzi has improvised a sink by placing a pink bucket and a bar of soap on the dusty ground amid the ruins. “I haven’t taken a shower in seven days,” said the woman from Amizmiz at the foot of the High Atlas range, about 60 kilometres (40 miles) southwest of Marrakech. “I’ve only … Continue reading Dire hygiene spells new threat for Morocco quake survivors

Derna, Libya (AFP) Sept 17, 2023 A week after a tsunami-sized flash flood devastated the Libyan coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, the international aid effort to help the grieving survivors slowly gathered pace Sunday. Search-and-rescue teams wearing face masks and protective suits kept up the grim search for bodies or any survivors in the mud-caked wasteland of smashed buildings, crushed cars … Continue reading A week after Libya flood, aid effort gains pace