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Press releases about the successful #Smile launch: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Smile/Smile_lifts_off_on_quest_to_reveal_Earth_s_invisible_shield_against_the_solar_wind and https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-plays-leading-role-as-landmark-mission-launches-to-unlock-secrets-of-earths-magnetic-shield and https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/landmark-mission-launches-earth-magnetic-shield-smile and https://www.avio.com/press-release/avio-successfully-launches-the-smile-satellite-with-vega-c- and https://cnes.fr/evenements/vv29-lancement-de-vega-c-satellite-smile - and two photos from https://x.com/EuropeSpacePort/status/2056591274384257239 and https://bsky.app/profile/transport.esa.int/post/3mm6s5d5nxk2d

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ChoralEvensong
- St Paul's Knightsbridge, London
From St Paul’s Church Knightsbridge, London, with the BBC Singers, with music by Lucy Walker and Cheryl Frances Hoad.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002w7t8

L’arrivée d’un couple de loups sur le plateau de Millevaches bouleverse éleveurs et naturalistes
https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/04/17/l-arrivee-d-un-couple-de-loup…

L’arrivée d’un couple de loups sur le plateau de Millevaches bouleverse éleveurs et naturalistes
Les deux individus viennent de régions différentes, une rareté. Tandis que les défenseurs de l’animal militent pour leur protection, l’aire de répartition de l’espèce progressant très lentement, certains éleveurs veulent les abattre.

Trump’s problem-plagued effort to revamp the landmark reflecting pool has stretched well past his initial goal of having the Pool ready by July 4 for the nation’s 250th birthday.
The president at first suggested his renovations would cost $1.5 million, but the bill ballooned to more than $16 million by June.
Trump had said the repairs would last a century, but within days of the project’s initial completion last month, the water was beset by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coa…

Drained Reflecting Pool reveals faded liner after renovation
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's new liner, once dubbed “American flag blue” by President Donald Trump, has faded to a color closer to gray. An Associated Press team viewed the pool Wednesday from the Washington Monument. The pool was drained and debris removed after Independence Day fireworks. Trump’s renovation project has faced setbacks, including algae blooms and peeling paint. The project’s cost soared from $1.5 million to over $16 million by June. Trump blames vandals for th…

After three intense days the GDP 2026 has just ended with the 4th conference dinner, now in #Hamburg: here's a view from the venue in St. Pauli - Landungsbrücken, https://www.hamburg.de/tourismus/sehenswuerdigkeiten/landungsbruecken-artikel-298738

"Why climate scientists need to talk more about the very worst‑case scenarios"
#Climate #ClimateChange
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Why climate scientists need to talk more about the very worst‑case scenarios
London is underwater. The Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, St Paul's Cathedral and the Bank of England are all submerged. Far away, the West Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets have collapsed, triggering accelerated sea-level rise which, combined with a storm surge in the North Sea and a high spring tide, has led to water flooding over the Thames Barrier. Thousands of shops, offices, schools and houses are several feet deep in effluent-rich water.

Ukraine update from Giorgio Provinicialli: details and perspective from inside the kill zone of Ukraine.
Share the friend link to bypass the paywall and help peace return to Ukraine: https://

Machines First, Man Last — The Fedorov Doctrine Behind History’s First Landing of the Machines
Live from Ukraine 🇺🇦

POL-HI: Pkw ohne Kennzeichen rast durch Wohngebiet / Zeugenaufruf Hildesheim (ots) - LAMSPRINGE (erb). Am Abend des 17. Mai 2026 meldeten mehrere besorgte Bürger aus Lamspringe einen Pkw, der mit deutlich überhöhter Geschwindigkeit, auffällig laut und ohne Kennzeichen durch die Lindenstraße sowie angrenzende ... https://www.

"Carbon storage could curb more than 90% of AI data center emissions, study finds"
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology

Carbon storage could curb more than 90% of AI data center emissions, study finds
As artificial intelligence accelerates demand for computing power across the U.S., a new study co-authored by Hon Chung Lau, adjunct professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University and founder of Low Carbon Energies LLC, has found that carbon capture and storage could play a major role in limiting the climate impact of data centers.

POL-SZ: Pressemitteilung des Polizeikommissariats Wolfenbüttel vom 15.07.2026 Wolfenbüttel (ots) - Einbruch in eine Schule Wolfenbüttel, Lindener Straße, 13.07.2026, 14:00 Uhr bis 14.07.2026, 05:30 Uhr Eine unbekannte Täterschaft drang gewaltsam in eine Schule ein. Im Gebäude hebelte die Täterschaft mehrere Türen auf ... https://www.