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UK water group seeks investment as sector drowns
Sep 29, 2023 (AFP)
The company, which pumps water to millions of households and business across the English Midlands, said the financing would come from investors, half of which w...
Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water
Sep 28, 2023 (SPX)
In a paper appearing in the journal Joule, the team outlines the design for a new solar desalination system that takes in saltwater and heats it with natural su...
Australia shakes up army in shift to long-range deterrence
Sep 28, 2023 (AFP)
The shake-up responds to a strategic review in July that called for a sharp shift toward long-range deterrence -- using missiles, submarines and cyber tools to ...
Tanzania faces power shortages, rationing due to drought
Sep 28, 2023 (AFP)
The authorities imposed rationing measures last week, with the Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (Tanesco) saying on Wednesday that the shortages would e...
Water-watching satellite monitors warming ocean off California coast
Sep 26, 2023 (JPL)
A collaboration between NASA and the French space agency, CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales), SWOT is measuring the height of nearly all water on Earth's...
UK water firms must cut bills over poor performance: regulator
Sep 26, 2023 (AFP)
Thames Water, the biggest supplier in the UK and which recently secured a cash injection from shareholders as it struggled to stay afloat, was ordered to return...
New method for purifying drinking water could be used in disaster zones
Sep 26, 2023 (SPX)
The most popular method for removing salt (sodium chloride) from sea water is reverse osmosis, which uses a porous membrane that allows water molecules through ...
Long-lasting La Nina events more common over past century
Sep 26, 2023 (SPX)
"The clustering of multiyear La Nina events is phenomenal given that only ten such events have occurred since 1920," said Wang, emeritus professor of atmospheri...
Biden recognises Pacific nations Cook Islands, Niue in jab at China
Sep 25, 2023 (AFP)
Biden said in a statement that Washington recognized them as "sovereign and independent" states and would establish diplomatic relations with them, adding that ...
Biden aims to wrest influence from China in Pacific islands
Sep 24, 2023 (AFP)
The summit of leaders from the 18-member Pacific Islands Forum will take place Monday and Tuesday, one year after the first meeting, which was also in Washingto...
Red Sea corals threatened by mystery sea urchin deaths
Sep 24, 2023 (AFP)
Because the long-spined creatures feed on algae that can suffocate corals, their die-off could "destroy our entire coral reef ecosystem", warned scientist Lisa-...
Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan resume Nile dam talks
Sep 23, 2023 (AFP)
Ethiopia this month announced the completion of the fourth and final filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, prompting immediate condemnation from Cairo...
Solomon Islands leader 'appalled' by Japan on Fukushima water
Sep 22, 2023 (AFP)
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said he was "appalled" at the move and warned of effects on his South Pacific a...
Spain farmers jailed for illegal water tapping at nature reserve
Sep 22, 2023 (AFP)
The five farmers -- four men and a woman -- were found guilty of crimes against the environment and causing damage for "putting the ecosystem at serious risk" t...
Crowdfunding conservation: A Pacific island's plan to protect its waters
Sep 22, 2023 (AFP)
Located halfway between Fiji and the Cook Islands, the vast waters of the "Rock of Polynesia" are home to coral reefs and undersea mountains that host diverse s...
Tuvalu will always be a state, even if underwater, says PM
Sep 21, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Kausea Natano said there had been "unnecessary" conversations in academic and diplomatic circles centered ...
High seas treaty to move closer to reality with first signatures
Sep 20, 2023 (AFP)
The United Nations in July sealed the first treaty on the high seas after 15 years of discussion. The start of signatures, during the annual UN General Assembly...
Australia declares formation of El Nino weather pattern
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
Government forecaster Karl Braganza said an El Nino pattern had settled over the Pacific Ocean, coinciding with an unusual spring heatwave currently baking east...
Earth from Space: Blooms in the Gulf of Finland
Sep 19, 2023 (ESA)
Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click on the circles to learn more. The Gulf of Finland is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. T...
Marine heatwaves last longer in deeper water: study
Sep 18, 2023 (AFP)
Oceans have absorbed 90 percent of the excess heat produced by the carbon pollution from human activity since the dawn of the industrial age. Marine heatwaves -...
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