Washington DC (UPI) Aug 18, 2024 A state-of-the-art greenhouse-gas-tracking instrument has been launched into orbit and will measure methane and carbon dioxide emissions, right down to the level of individual facilities and equipment, on a global scale, NASA has announced. The Tanager-1 is the first satellite in orbit as part of NASA’s Carbon Mapper Coalition and uses spectrometer technology developed by the Joint Prophttp://dlvr.it/TC6t8D Continue reading NASA launches ‘precise’ greenhouse-gas-measurement spacecraft

Marseille (AFP) Aug 18, 2024 Dozens of residents of the southwestern French town of Frontignan were evacuated on Sunday as wildfires burned through a nearby pine forest, local authorities said. A total of 600 firefighters, 11 water bombers and two helicopters have been deployed to contain the blaze, local civil security authorities said on X. The fire, which has already destroyed 300 hectares (740 acres) … Continue reading Homes evacuated as wildfires engulf southern French town

Kathmandu (AFP) Aug 17, 2024 A devastating flood that hit a village in Nepal’s Everest region was caused by a glacial lake outburst, local government officials and experts said Saturday. Climate change experts said it was a clear example of the “catastrophic impacts” increasing global temperatures were having on people who had done the least to contribute to the greenhouse gases driving it. At least … Continue reading Nepal flood caused by glacial lake outburst

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 14, 2024 Inside devices like smartphones, fitness trackers, and virtual reality headsets, small motion sensors track movement. Larger, more sophisticated versions of these sensors, about the size of a grapefruit and significantly more accurate, are used to help navigate ships, airplanes, and other vehicles with GPS assistance. Scientists are now working to create a motion sensor so precise that ithttp://dlvr.it/TC4c1C Continue reading Researchers Develop Advanced Silicon Photonic Chip for GPS-Free Navigation

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 16, 2024 USPACE Technology Group Limited (“USPACE,” Stock Code: 1725.HK) is pleased to announce that the Group has signed the strategic partnership agreement with the Egyptian Space Agency (“EgSA”), in relation to satellite manufacturing and testing, satellite launch, education and training, greatly expanding its business presence in the fast-growing African space market. The collaboration betweenhttp://dlvr.it/TC4c1B Continue reading USPACE and Space Agency Partner to Establish Aerospace Joint Venture in Cairo

Moscow (AFP) Aug 17, 2024 A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s far-eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early Sunday morning local time, according to the regional earthquake monitoring service. The local emergencies ministry said tremors were felt along the coast including in the region’s capital Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. “Operational teams of rescuers and firefighters are inspecting buildings,” thhttp://dlvr.it/TC4c19 Continue reading Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes off Russian far-east

Montreal (AFP) Aug 16, 2024 Thousands of residents who evacuated Jasper, a beloved tourist town in western Canada partly destroyed by a massive wildfire, were able to return Friday, authorities said. Approximately 25,000 residents and tourists were forced to flee the area three weeks ago as the fire suddenly swelled, outpacing firefighters’ capabilities. “It will be long, it will be difficult,” Mayor Richard Irelanhttp://dlvr.it/TC4c14 Continue reading Thousands of wildfire evacuees return to Jasper, Canada

Beijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2024 China announced Friday it will begin screening people and goods entering the country for mpox over the next six months, just two days after the World Health Organization declared the virus a global health emergency. People travelling from countries where virus outbreaks have occurred, who have been in contact with mpox cases or display symptoms should “take the initiative to … Continue reading China to screen arrivals for mpox symptoms

Kathmandu (AFP) Aug 16, 2024 A devastating flood of freezing water smashed through a village Friday in Nepal’s Everest region, local government and army officials said, with experts suspecting a glacial lake outburst. No deaths were reported but the scale of the brown and muddy flood waters surging through the village of Thame were shocking, videos posted on social media by the local authorities showed. … Continue reading Nepal flood waters smash through village

Miami (AFP) Aug 16, 2024 Bermuda was on high alert Friday as residents brace for Hurricane Ernesto, with heavy rain and flooding expected to wallop the island at the weekend, meteorologists and officials said. The cyclone, which lashed Puerto Rico earlier this week leaving 600,000 customers without power, was churning in the Atlantic ocean and heading north towards Bermuda bearing sustained winds of 100 miles … Continue reading Bermuda braces for direct hit from Hurricane Ernesto