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‘Earth Overshoot Day’ comes earlier every year

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date on which humanity has consumed all the resources that the Earth can sustainably produce in one year. For 2022, this day falls on Thursday, July 28. The date has been steadily coming earlier – barring the occasional exception – since 1970.

France 24

Humanity uses up full year's global resources by July, now living on credit

Thursday 28 July is Earth Overshoot Day. By that date, humanity had consumed all the earth can sustainably produce for the entire year 2022, according to calculations made by the Global Footprint Network. Every year, the date of Overshoot Day advances inexorably.

Radio France Internationale

VIEWPOINT 1: The Webb telescope is a bargain

Those spectacular pictures of galaxies forming at a time very near the origin of the universe from the James Webb Space Telescope came at a pretty price: $9.7 billion, to be precise. It is fair to ask, “Is the Webb telescope project worth the price?”

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Three meteor showers set to grace our skies this weekend — this is where to see them

Looking for something spectacular to brighten a cold, dark winter's night? Well, this weekend might just have something in store: not one, not two, but three meteor showers active at the same time — combining to provide a celestial firework display almost all through the night.

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‘Overshoot day’: humans surpass what Earth can produce in a year

Mankind marks a dubious milestone Thursday, the day by which humanity has consumed all Earth can sustainably produce for this year, with NGOS warning the rest of 2022 will be lived in resource deficit.

France 24

Green party urges Tory leadership rivals to commit to tougher climate goals

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak must stop focusing on economic growth amid global heating crisis, warns co-leader Adrian Ramsay

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of Aftershocks Shake Earthquake-hit Northern Philippines

Anxious residents slept outside after hundreds of aftershocks rattled the earthquake-hit northern Philippines, locals said Thursday, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr flew to the region to inspect the damage. Five people were killed and more than 150 injured when a 7.0-magnitude quake struck the lightly populated province of Abra on…

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Inspiration, mentor and a truly great man: Tim Flannery farewells scientist James Lovelock, who has returned to Gaia at 103

James Lovelock, scientist and inventor, returned to Gaia on his 103rd birthday, July 26 2022.

The Conversation

Alarm as Earth Hits 'Overshoot Day' Thursday, Say NGOs

Mankind marks a dubious milestone Thursday, the day by which humanity has consumed all earth can sustainably produce for this year, with NGOS warning the rest of 2022 will be lived in resource deficit. The date -- dubbed "Earth Overshoot Day" -- marks a tipping point when people have used…

Asharq Al-Awsat

A triple meteoric spectacle is set to grace our skies this weekend

Looking for something spectacular to brighten a cold, dark winter’s night?

The Conversation

James Lovelock, who theorized that Earth is a living organism, dies at 103

James Lovelock, the British environmental scientist whose influential Gaia theory sees the Earth as a living organism gravely imperiled by human activity, has died on his 103rd birthday.

WEKU

Soil abounds with life – and supports all life above it. But Australian soils need urgent repair

Under your feet lies the most biodiverse habitat on Earth. The soil on which we walk supports the majority of life on the planet. Without the life in it, it wouldn’t be soil. Unfortunately, Australia’s soils are not in good shape. The new State of the Environment report rates our…

The Conversation

NASA to launch 2 more choppers to Mars to help return rocks

NASA is launching two more mini helicopters to Mars in its effort to return Martian rocks and soil samples to Earth

The Independent UK

Monkeys in space - how NASA sent them in rockets and what happened on their return

Before man conquered space, NASA had to find out if we could survive outside our atmosphere. Animals like chimps and monkeys were used in a heroic effort to conquer the stars

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New capsule design revealed for space balloon launching from Kennedy Space Center

ORLANDO, Fla. — When passengers lift off on a massive space balloon from Kennedy Space Center in a couple of years, they’ll be flying in a sleek, cone-shaped capsule with reflective windows offering 360-degree views 20 miles above the Earth’s surface.

The Guardian - UK

James Lovelock, creator of Gaia hypothesis, dies on 103rd birthday

The scientist was best known for his theory that the Earth is a self-regulating community of organisms

Tribune News Service

Debris from a Chinese space rocket is crashing toward Earth

Debris from a Chinese rocket is set to crash to Earth some time over the next few days, with the potential for wreckage to land across a wide swathe of the globe.

Reuters

China closely tracking debris of its most powerful rocket

Remnants of a large, newly launched Chinese rocket are expected to streak back through the atmosphere this coming weekend in an uncontrolled re-entry the Beijing government said on Wednesday would be closely tracked but poses little risk to anyone on the ground.

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The Webb Telescope might confirm if one of Saturn’s moons has ingredients for life

"Titan is very good at making organic molecules."

The Independent UK

China spacecraft returns amid booster rocket concerns

A Chinese cargo spacecraft that serviced the country's permanent orbiting space station has largely burned up on reentering the atmosphere

Space

Noctilucent clouds: A complete guide to the rare 'night-shining' clouds

Noctilucent clouds are the highest clouds in the atmosphere and are only visible under specific conditions. Here we explore the strange clouds in more detail.

Al Jazeera

Five dead, 60 hurt as earthquake hits northern Philippines

Shallow quake was measured at above 7 magnitude and collapsed buildings near the epicentre in northern Abra province.

ABC News

Out-of-this-world photos of the International Space Station, which Russia pledges to leave in 2024

These out-of-this-world scenes from the ISS, which Russia says it will leave in 2024, show how breathtaking Earth looks from afar and what life is like on an orbiting laboratory.

360info

Special Report: Nudging sustainability

For Earth Overshoot Day, we explore whether psychology has the solutions to flip our behaviour to be more sustainable.

360info

India’s millions consume more than the country can sustain

As the world uses natural resources faster than they can be replenished, India looks to a future of renewable energy.

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