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How an ancient society in the Sahara Desert rose and fell with groundwater
Oct 16, 2023 (SPX)
New research that will be presented Monday, 16 Oct., at the Geological Society of America's GSA Connects 2023 meeting describes how a series of serendipitous en...
Tens of thousands of endangered sharks and rays caught off Congo
Oct 16, 2023 (SPX)
Scientists surveyed fish brought ashore at Songolo, which is home to more than 60% of the country's "artisanal" fishers (small boats, small engines, hand-hauled...
UN agency warns Gaza water shortage could spread disease
Oct 16, 2023 (AFP)
"There continues to be no water for the vast majority of the population in Gaza," UNRWA spokesperson Juliette Touma told reporters in New York in a video confer...
Unmanned and unbothered: autonomous intelligent oceanic exploration is upon us
Oct 16, 2023 (SPX)
"The basic idea is, using a smart carrier as the mobile system base and control center, to build a cross-domain network of several tens of UAVs [unmanned aerial...
After China, Russia suspends Japanese seafood imports
Oct 16, 2023 (AFP)
Japan has been sharply critical of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while Tokyo's relations with Beijing -- which has deepened ties with Moscow -- have worsened. R...
'If we bathe, we won't drink': Gazans struggle as water supplies dwindle
Oct 15, 2023 (AFP)
Ahmed Hamid, 43, fled Gaza City with his wife and seven children, heading to Rafah after the Israeli army on Friday warned residents of the north of the enclave...
Hong Kong adds two shark families on controlled trade list
Oct 13, 2023 (AFP)
The city is one of the world's largest markets for shark fin, which is viewed by many Chinese communities as a delicacy and often served as a soup at expensive ...
Island nations sign climate solidarity declaration in Indonesia
Oct 11, 2023 (AFP)
Smaller nations at risk of the effects of climate change have sounded the alarm about the threat posed to their existence, seeking a bigger voice on climate dip...
The river disappearing in drought-hit France
Oct 10, 2023 (AFP)
A confluence of nearly no rainfall and existing geological features are draining the river to the point that boats and docks rest on the dry rocks that used to ...
Wastewater beer aims to help quench US drought
Oct 09, 2023 (AFP)
But it contains an unusual ingredient: recycled wastewater from a San Francisco skyscraper. The beverage was brewed to raise public awareness of the "untapped" ...
Drought caused 'historic' global hydropower drop in early 2023
Oct 06, 2023 (AFP)
The research by renewable energy think tank Ember argues the drop is a "warning shot that hydro output could negatively affect the speed of the electricity tran...
Vietnam's Mekong Delta may run out of sand by 2035: study
Oct 05, 2023 (AFP)
The delta, a biodiversity hotspot where the Mekong empties into the South China Sea, provides food and livelihoods for tens of millions of people. Hydropower da...
Indigenous troops guard Australia's vast north
Oct 05, 2023 (AFP)
Just over a century ago, their ancestors were banned from fighting for their country but these men and women are now training in Darwin to become patrol command...
Climate change draws great white sharks north, threatening ecosystem
Oct 04, 2023 (AFP)
Despite their fearsome reputation, brought about in part by the "Jaws" movie franchise, the main risk from these predators is not to swimmers and surfers -- or ...
Warming beaches threaten Yemen sea turtles' future
Oct 04, 2023 (AFP)
With sands made hotter by climate change, eggs are rarely yielding male turtles, which require cooler temperatures during the incubation period. Studies in seve...
Countries pledge to raise $12 billion to help coral
Oct 03, 2023 (AFP)
The "Coral Reef Breakthrough" was announced by a network of nations that account for three-quarters of the world's coral reefs. It includes a pledge to double t...
NOAA awards $20M to research harmful algal blooms
Oct 03, 2023 (UPI)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the funding Tuesday, which includes more than $14 million for NOAA's National Centers for Coastal ...
UK water sector announces record infrastructure spend
Oct 02, 2023 (AFP)
Companies will together spend 96 billion pounds ($117 billion) on water and sewage infrastructure between 2025 and 2030, a 90 percent increase on the current fi...
France's Mayotte feels left high and dry as water crisis worsens
Sep 30, 2023 (AFP)
Although Mayotte's people and representatives have pushed for help from Paris, they have been left disappointed by a piecemeal government reaction. "People are ...
As rain vanishes, Guatemalans learn to use every drop of water
Sep 30, 2023 (AFP)
"No water, no rain, so not a good harvest," says Francisco Carrillo, 87, as he desolately sifts through his measly corn crop, tossing aside scores of desiccated...
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