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World Bank chief Malpass says won't quit over climate denial row

World Bank President David Malpass said Friday he had no plans to stand down, as he battles charges of climate denial for dodging questions on the role of man-made emissions in global warming.. Pressed on stage to respond to a claim by former US vice president Al Gore that he was a climate denier, Malpass declined multiple times to say whether he believed man-made emissions were warming the planet -- responding, "I'm not a scientist."

Fri, Sep 23, 2022 1 mins read

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Green protest hits DR Congo ahead of climate summit

Climate activists protested in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa on Friday ahead of a climate summit in the city next month. . On Friday, about 200 protesters marched in Kinshasa toting banners bearing slogans such as "No to new fossil fuels".

Fri, Sep 23, 2022 1 mins read

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At UN, Vanuatu calls for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

Vanuatu on Friday became the first nation to launch a diplomatic push for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty, a proposed legal path to phase out coal, oil and gas globally by likening their threat to nuclear weapons. . "We call for the development of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to phase down coal, oil and gas production in line with 1.5C, and enable a global just transition for every worker, community and nation with fossil fuel dependence," he said.

Fri, Sep 23, 2022 1 mins read

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Historic UK castle at risk from climate change: heritage body

The cliff-top ruins of an ancient castle long claimed as the birthplace of the legendary King Arthur is "at risk of being lost for ever" as climate change quickens the pace of coastal erosion, a UK heritage body warned on Friday.. "Climate change is accelerating the issues faced by our coastal heritage.

Fri, Sep 23, 2022 2 mins read

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Asian coastal cities sinking fast: study

Sprawling coastal cities in South and Southeast Asia are sinking faster than elsewhere in the world, leaving tens of millions of people more vulnerable to rising sea levels, a new study says.. More than one billion people will live in coastal cities at risk of rising sea levels by 2050, according to UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 

Fri, Sep 23, 2022 1 mins read

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After asteroid collision, Europe's Hera will probe 'crime scene'

After NASA deliberately smashes a car-sized spacecraft into an asteroid next week, it will be up to the European Space Agency's Hera mission to investigate the "crime scene" and uncover the secrets of these potentially devastating space rocks.. Then, the European Space Agency's Hera mission, named after the ancient Greek queen of the gods, will follow in its footsteps. 

Fri, Sep 23, 2022 3 mins read

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Australian rescuers race to save stranded pilot whales

Australian rescuers battled Friday to refloat the last surviving pilot whales from a mass stranding that killed nearly 200 of the animals on a surf-battered beach in Tasmania.. The latest stranding came days after a dozen young male sperm whales were reported dead in a separate mass stranding on King Island -- between Tasmania and the Australian mainland.

Fri, Sep 23, 2022 3 mins read

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NASA gears up to deflect asteroid, in key test of planetary defense

Bet the dinosaurs wish they'd thought of this.. We know that from the geological record -- for example, the six-mile wide Chicxulub asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago, plunging the world into a long winter that led to the mass extinction of the dinosaurs along with 75 percent of species.

Thu, Sep 22, 2022 3 mins read

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Water in asteroid dust offers clues to life on Earth

Specks of dust retrieved by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid some 300 million kilometres from Earth have revealed a surprising component: a drop of water, scientists said Friday.. "This drop of water has great meaning," lead scientist Tomoki Nakamura of Tohoku University told reporters ahead of the research's publication in the journal Science on Friday.

Thu, Sep 22, 2022 2 mins read

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With plywood and prayers, Bermuda prepares for Hurricane Fiona

Bermudians covered storefronts and stocked up on candles, food and water while Hurricane Fiona churned towards the Atlantic island Thursday as a powerful Category 4 storm, after leaving a trail of destruction across the Caribbean.. Fiona is a Category 4 hurricane, the second highest level on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

Thu, Sep 22, 2022 3 mins read