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PNG PM vows close Australia ties in face of Chinese courtship
Feb 08, 2024 (AFP)
Hailing long relations and Australia's pivotal role in his country's 1975 independence, James Marape said nothing would come between the two nations. In recent ...
Pollution risks worsening global water scarcity: study
Feb 06, 2024 (AFP)
The UN's climate science panel has said that around half the world's population currently faces severe water scarcity for at least a month a year and warned tha...
India's 'lake man' cleans up critical water supplies
Feb 06, 2024 (AFP)
In the rush to modernise, the city once known for its abundance of water largely forgot the centuries-old reservoirs it depended upon to survive, with the numbe...
Integrated design of Global Ocean Observing System essential to monitor climate change
Feb 05, 2024 (SPX)
The data necessary to calculate the OHC over such a wide-spread area is gathered by the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), an integrated network of platforms...
Sentinel-1 and AI reveal 75% of fishing vessels not tracked
Feb 05, 2024 (ESA)
The study, published recently in the journal Nature, was led by Global Fishing Watch - an organisation that seeks to advance ocean governance through increased ...
Global groundwater depletion is accelerating, but is not inevitable
Feb 05, 2024 (SPX)
"This study was driven by curiosity. We wanted to better understand the state of global groundwater by wrangling millions of groundwater level measurements," sa...
Frozen methane under the seabed is thawing as oceans warm
Feb 02, 2024 (SPX)
Colleagues and I have just published research showing more of this methane hydrate is vulnerable to warming than previously thought. This is a worry as that hyd...
OpenET Moisture Measurement Tool is Proving Highly Accurate
Feb 02, 2024 (SPX)
Called OpenET, the system uses an ensemble of six satellite-driven models that harness publicly available data from the Landsat program to calculate evapotransp...
Barcelona faces water restrictions as drought emergency declared
Feb 01, 2024 (AFP)
Catalonia's regional government chief Pere Aragones declared fresh restrictions after water levels at reservoirs in the Mediterranean region fell below 16 perce...
French prosecutors probe Nestle over mineral water treatments
Jan 31, 2024 (AFP)
The probe announced by prosecutors in the Epinal region of eastern France came after a government probe reported by media said almost one in three mineral water...
Return of hungry sea otters protects key coastal ecosystem: study
Jan 31, 2024 (AFP)
The research depicts the ripple effects of the sea otters' return to Monterey Bay, California, highlighting how successful conservation efforts can improve the ...
Papua New Guinea says it may reject China policing deal
Jan 30, 2024 (AFP)
The Chinese overture came before riots erupted in the capital Port Moresby on January 11, leading to at least 25 deaths, the government said. China offered last...
One third of French mineral waters receive banned treatments: report
Jan 30, 2024 (AFP)
The revelations from daily Le Monde and broadcaster Radio France follow Nestle's admission that it treated water for its major brands, including Perrier and Vit...
Possible 'first' sighting of newborn great white shark
Jan 30, 2024 (AFP)
While juvenile great whites have been previously spotted in the wild, experts said footage of a newly born pup, believed to be just hours old because of its rou...
Nestle admits treating some mineral waters
Jan 29, 2024 (AFP)
It said it had passed some waters, such as Perrier and Vittel, through ultraviolet light and active carbon filters "to guarantee food safety", confirming an ini...
Novel hydrogel pattern inspired by nature boosts water condensation efficiency
Jan 29, 2024 (SPX)
Atmospheric water harvesting, a crucial method for mitigating water scarcity, relies heavily on the condensation of water vapor from the air. This process, howe...
Tuvalu's pro-Taiwan PM loses seat at election
Jan 27, 2024 (AFP)
Results showed that Kausea Natano, who has backed long-standing relations with Taipei, failed to win one of two seats up for grabs on the main atoll of Funafuti...
Raytheon and NOAA Join Forces in Advanced Water Resources Forecasting Project
Jan 26, 2024 (SPX)
Raytheon, a business unit under Raytheon Technologies Corporation (NYSE: RTX), has embarked on a significant endeavor with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
China's FY-3G commences space-based atmospheric precipitation measurements
Jan 26, 2024 (SPX)
The FY-3G satellite, the first active precipitation measurement satellite developed by China, stands out for its capability to assess the three-dimensional stru...
Mining giants Vale, BHP ordered to pay $9.56 bn over Brazil dam collapse
Jan 26, 2024 (AFP)
Thursday's ruling orders the companies to pay 47.6 billion reais (about $9.56 billion), according to the Belo Horizonte federal court document. It also says the...
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