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Zelensky visits flood-hit Ukraine region as 5 reported killed
Jun 08, 2023 (AFP)
The dam was breached on Tuesday, forcing thousands to flee their homes as water surged into the Dnipro River, flooding dozens of villages and parts of the regio...
Ukraine's Zelensky visits flooded region; 8 deaths reported
Jun 08, 2023 (UPI)
The operational situation, including evacuating residents from areas that could be the next to flood, getting critical support to people in areas already underw...
Spain's 3,000-year-old tuna fishing tradition
Jun 08, 2023 (AFP)
"Hoist!" they cry before men in wetsuits jump into the water to deliver a final blow to the fish captured using this 3,000-year-old netting tradition. Dubbed an...
US-German satellites show California water gains after record winter
Jun 08, 2023 (SPX)
After years of intense drought and diminishing groundwater, California just saw its greatest year-over-year water gains in two decades, according to data from t...
Denmark goes two weeks without rain for first time since 2006
Jun 07, 2023 (AFP)
DMI noted that "there are indications that longer periods without precipitation may be related to climate change, but this is an area of ongoing research". Much...
Ukraine, Russia say thousands evacuated from dam flooding
Jun 07, 2023 (AFP)
A spokesman for Ukraine's emergency services, Oleksandr Khorunzhyi, said on television that "more than 1,450 people have been evacuated". "Currently there is no...
Fiji cools on China police cooperation
Jun 07, 2023 (AFP)
China and Fiji signed a memorandum of understanding in 2011 enabling police officers from the Pacific nation to undergo training in China. It also saw Chinese o...
Oceans warmer last month than any May on record
Jun 07, 2023 (AFP)
Sea temperatures at a depth of about 10 metres were a quarter of a degree Celsius higher than ice-free oceans in May averaged across 1991 to 2020, according to ...
Australia issues El Nino warm weather alert
Jun 06, 2023 (AFP)
The chance of El Nino forming over the Pacific Ocean this year has climbed to 70 percent, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said, reaching its bar for dec...
NOAA announces $2.6 billion to protect coastal communities
Jun 06, 2023 (UPI)
The initiative will use funds from the Inflation Reduction Act, as part of the Biden administration's Investing in America agenda. About $400 million will be ap...
Kakhovka: a strategic dam in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Jun 06, 2023 (AFP)
The dam on the Dnipro River is a strategic water source for the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula, and flooding could potentially block Ukrainian forces seeking...
UNESCO hails $2.9-bn Australian plan to protect Great Barrier Reef
Jun 06, 2023 (AFP)
The fate of the reef has been a recurrent source of tension between UNESCO and Australian authorities in recent years, with the UN agency threatening to put the...
Healthy snowpack heralds bumper season for US rafters
Jun 05, 2023 (AFP)
Operators plying waterways fed by the US mountain range say a decent winter and a slow snowmelt should offer months of fun for those intent on hurtling over bub...
Australia to create marine park the size of Spain
Jun 04, 2023 (AFP)
Under the proposals, the existing Macquarie Island Marine Park will be tripled in size, bringing a total of 475,465 square kilometres (183,578 square miles) und...
Maritime Cleantech company selects Spire Global to provide ship-tracking data
Jun 02, 2023 (SPX)
Navidium will integrate the data into its Voyage Optimization and Environmental Compliance products to help users track vessel position along a route, reoptimiz...
Arizona limits building as groundwater dries up
Jun 02, 2023 (AFP)
Water managers in Arizona say there is a significant shortfall in the Phoenix area, and that any more development in the fast-growing city must rely on other so...
Petit-spot volcanoes are the deepest known submarine hydrothermal activity
Jun 02, 2023 (SPX)
Petit-spot volcanoes are small volcanoes that are found around the world, in regions where oceanic plates flex. Recent studies in the east of the Japan Trench h...
Underwater forest's recovery offers hope for marine restoration across the globe
Jun 02, 2023 (SPX)
"Macroalgal forests are found along over one-third of the world's coastlines and underpin entire ecosystems," said Dr Emma Cebrian of the Centre d'Estudis Avanc...
Pacific ire at Australia's backing for fossil fuels
Jun 01, 2023 (AFP)
Two Pacific ministers appeared in a joint livestream to condemn Australia's long and continuing enthusiasm for coal and gas projects. Vanuatu's Climate Change M...
EU looks to boost boat tracking to fight overfishing
May 31, 2023 (AFP)
The planned overhaul of existing fishing rules for the bloc -- the world's biggest seafood market -- was worked out in talks between the 27 European Union membe...
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