August 31, 2023
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 31, 2023 This week Japan marks 100 years since the Great Kanto Earthquake that killed 105,000 people. Less well known is the subsequent massacre of thousands of ethnic Koreans that haunts the community to this day. ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW
Storm Idalia lashes Georgia, Carolinas after slamming Florida Perry, United States (AFP) Aug 31, 2023 Florida began assessing the damage Wednesday from Idalia's flooding after the powerful storm inundated coastal communities and knocked out power to thousands, as the system advanced up the southeastern US coast bringing additional rain deluges and dangerous storm surge. Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 31, 2023 A Hong Kong singer turned democracy activist was jailed for more than two years on Thursday after pleading guilty to sedition and money laundering. Washington (AFP) Aug 31, 2023 Scientists are sounding the alarm on human-caused climate change's impact on hurricanes such as Idalia, which rapidly intensified over a warm Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in Florida on Wednesday.
Space Coast FL (SPX) Aug 26, 2023 Four astronauts from four different countries and agencies soared into orbit early Friday morning from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft named Endurance Beijing (XNA) Aug 24, 2023 Russia's State Space Corporation Roscosmos announced on Sunday that its Luna-25 module had crashed onto the moon surface after it went into an unplanned orbit. The Russian lunar detector was s Tokyo (AFP) Aug 27, 2023 Tokyo has urged Beijing to "ensure the safety of Japanese residents in China" after a wave of telephone harassment targeting businesses in Japan sparked by the controversial discharge of Fukushima wastewater.
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EARTH OBSERVATION
BlackSky images complex evacuation operation during first days of 2023 Sudan conflict Herndon VA (SPX) Aug 30, 2023 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) released a sixty-image collection captured over Khartoum, Sudan, showcasing the never-before-seen scale of operational complexity associated with the evacuation Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 30, 2023 The ice shelves - the marine-terminating glaciers of the Antarctic Ice Sheet - are melting, and it's not just because of rising atmospheric temperatures. In a one-two punch, ice shelves in Antarctic Beijing (AFP) Aug 30, 2023 British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said he had raised human rights concerns at "every single one" of his meetings with top Chinese officials, as he made a state visit to Beijing on Wednesday. Brest, France (AFP) Aug 30, 2023 Ocean fish can weather marine heatwaves with no major impact on their numbers, a study showed Wednesday, a rare flash of good news following a summer of record-breaking temperatures. |
San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2023 A major red tide event occurred in waters off Southern California in the spring of 2020, resulting in dazzling displays of bioluminescence along the coast. The spectacle was caused by exceedingly hi ... more
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