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Study: floods, droughts more intense in past 20 years due to higher global temperatures
Study: floods, droughts more intense in past 20 years due to higher global temperatures

On March 13, Nature Water published a study by two NASA Goddard Space Flight Center scientists concluding the "strong" link between global mean surface temperature and water-related extreme weather led the increase in the severity of events like floods and droughts from 2002 to 2021.

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US Interior Department approves Willow oil project in Alaska
US Interior Department approves Willow oil project in Alaska

The US Department of the Interior approved ConocoPhillips' Willow oil drill proposal in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska (NPR–A) on March 13.

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Sydney, Australia woman who "spontaneously" murdered boyfriend in "fatal explosion of emotion" sentenced
Sydney, Australia woman who "spontaneously" murdered boyfriend in "fatal explosion of emotion" sentenced

On March 10, Jackline Sabana Bona Musa, a Sydney, Australia woman who fatally crushed her adulterous boyfriend in 2020, received a 20-year prison sentence, including time served; she is set to be eligible for parole in 2034.

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Netherlands set to further restrict semiconductor technology exports
Netherlands set to further restrict semiconductor technology exports

Dutch trade minister Liesje Schreinemacher wrote lawmakers March 8 announcing the government will detail additional curbs on exporting semiconductor chip technology "on national security grounds".

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Médecins Sans Frontières closes hospital amid rising violence in Haiti
Médecins Sans Frontières closes hospital amid rising violence in Haiti

Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) announced March 8 they were temporarily closing their hospital in Cité Soleil district of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, citing rising gang violence.

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