Donald Trump, China and Rare-earth magnet
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German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil criticized China’s decision to tighten export controls on rare earths and expressed hope for a de-escalation following the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Every fraction of a degree of warming edges Earth towards triggering all kinds of climate tipping points, and the report lays out their consequences. Billions of people across the world will face the impacts of more extreme weather, worse food security and rising sea levels if Earth's climate systems shift.
The South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) is a particularly weak region of Earth’s magnetic field that can cause satellites to malfunction.
MP Materials (NYSE:MP), an American company specializing in rare-earth materials and based in Las Vegas, Nevada, experienced a stock increase of approximately 8% on Friday after China revealed new export restrictions on rare-earth elements.
The weak spot, known as the South Atlantic Anomaly, was identified in the 19th century and expanded in recent years.
Satellite data reveal that a weak region in Earth's magnetic field has grown by an area roughly half the size of continental Europe in the last 10 years.
Earth’s magnetic field is essential to life on our planet. It protects Earth from cosmic radiation and acts as a shield against solar wind, keeping our atmosphere stable and preventing liquid water and other gases from being eroded by the stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun.
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