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US military in Japan get local seafood post-Fukushima
Oct 31, 2023 (AFP)
Japan began releasing treated wastewater from the stricken Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific in August, 12 years after it suffered one of t...
UK backs deep-sea mining moratorium to protect oceans
Oct 30, 2023 (AFP)
The announcement was timed to coincide with the first day of negotiations of the Jamaica-based International Seabed Authority (ISA), an intergovernmental body t...
COP28 wide open to private sector, says climate talks chief
Oct 30, 2023 (AFP)
Sultan Al Jaber, the COP28 president and head of state-owned oil giant ADNOC, was speaking at the start of preliminary discussions in Abu Dhabi where ministers ...
Climate change and filthy water drive disease in Iraq
Oct 25, 2023 (AFP)
"It's a skin disease, the 'Baghdad boil'," Najeh Farhan said of the pustule on Tiba's mouth as the toddler played with a pacifier at their home in the drought-h...
White House cancels performance by B-52s at Australian state dinner
Oct 25, 2023 (UPI)
The first lady announced that the band, known for songs such as "Love Shack," "Rock Lobster" and "Roam," would not be performing as she previewed Wednesday's fe...
The mighty Mississippi, America's water highway, is dangerously low
Oct 24, 2023 (AFP)
The crew of the dustpan dredge Hurley has been working around-the-clock for months to deepen the channels so boats and barges can pass through. "We've worked al...
In Louisiana, salt water in the Mississippi... and faucets
Oct 24, 2023 (AFP)
Salt water is creeping up the drought-hit Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico, and residents of the delta basin are feeling forgotten. "Our water started ...
China 'welcomes' Australian PM upcoming visit as ties warm
Oct 23, 2023 (AFP)
Beijing's foreign ministry said it hoped Anthony Albanese's visit, due November 4 to 7 on the invitation of Premier Li Qiang, would help improve relations. "A h...
Climate change sparks escalating risk of toxic algae blooms in northern lakes
Oct 23, 2023 (UPI)
Research published in Nature Water suggests that the findings pose growing threats to both human and wildlife populations, including domestic animals such as do...
Australian PM to visit China in November to meet with Xi
Oct 22, 2023 (AFP)
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese locked in the trip -- from November 4 to November 7 -- after China agreed to review hefty tariffs on Australian wine which had s...
Australia says no need to cancel Chinese lease of Darwin port
Oct 20, 2023 (AFP)
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left government said it accepted the review's finding that there was no need to cancel Chinese-owned Landbridge's 99-ye...
ETH Zurich researchers study one of the world's darkest rivers
Oct 19, 2023 (SPX)
Comparisons with other major tropical rivers show that the Ruki may even be the blackest large blackwater river on Earth - it's certainly a lot darker than the ...
UN inspectors test Fukushima fish
Oct 19, 2023 (AFP)
China and Russia have banned Japanese seafood imports since the discharge began but Japan says it is safe, a view backed so far by the International Atomic Ener...
International ocean satellite monitors how El Nino is shaping up
Oct 19, 2023 (JPL)
Water expands as it warms, so sea levels tend to be higher in places with warmer water. El Ninos are characterized by higher-than-normal sea levels and warmer-t...
IAEA tests fish near Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant amid water release
Oct 19, 2023 (UPI)
A team of 12 specialists from Canada, China, Japan, Monaco, and South Korea collected 154-pound samples from six fish species at the Hisanohama Fishing Port in ...
EU 'cannot accept' Israel illegally halting water to Gaza: Borrell
Oct 18, 2023 (AFP)
"Suspending the water supply to a community under siege is contrary to international law. But we can't accept that," he told the European Parliament in Strasbou...
Rising seas will tighten vise on Miami even for people who are not flooded
Oct 17, 2023 (SPX)
The study was just published in the journal Environmental Research Letters. "Most studies focus on the direct effects of inundation," said lead author Nadia See...
UN reports 'staggering' $14 bn cost of Ukraine dam breach
Oct 17, 2023 (AFP)
Ukraine accused Russia of blowing up the dam, which crosses the Dnipro river, flooding the surrounding area with landmine-contaminated water and leaving areas u...
EU adopts new law to track fishing vessels
Oct 17, 2023 (AFP)
The new measures also harmonise how much vessels violating the rules can be fined, basing it on the value of the catch in their hold rather than the disparate s...
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...
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