"It"s horrible": Spain sweats through day 2 of heatwave
Spain issued "extreme" danger alerts over scorching temperatures in three regions Tuesday as firefighters said a blaze that had raged for days in the Canary Islands had almost burnt itself out......»»
Their lagoons languishing, precious Spanish wetlands go dry
Flamingos, herons and fish once filled a freshwater lagoon in southern Spain. Today, it's a fetid brown splotch. The whisper of wind in the grass is a sad substitute for the cacophony of migratory birds......»»
At least 15,000 killed by hot weather in Europe in 2022: WHO
At least 15,000 people have died in Europe because of hot weather in 2022 so far, the World Health Organization said Monday, with Spain and Germany among the worst-affected countries......»»
Cybertech NYC 2022 to feature 70+ cybersecurity startups
Cybertech NYC 2022 will host more than 70 cybersecurity startups at the Javits Center in New York City on November 15-16. The event will also feature global cyber leaders from Israel, France, Spain, Finland, United Arab Emirates, and more. Oleh Derev.....»»
Warning of the need to standardize the beach safety signage system in Spain
Safeguarding bathers should be a priority for institutions to prevent accidents. So, lifeguard services need to have global, understandable tools based, among other things, on adequate signage. Among these tools, beach safety flags are one of the pro.....»»
Growing concern over unseasonal warm spell in Europe
October morning temperatures topping 30 Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) in Spain may have brought cheer to the tourists, but they are provoking concern among environmentalists......»»
Learning about human cancer from fruit flies
Scientists in Singapore and Spain have gained new insights into the activity of a tumor-suppressor protein in fruit flies that could aid the understanding of some human cancers. The study, published in PLOS Biology, might eventually lead researchers.....»»
Oracle’s expanded cloud options enables customers to bring applications and data into the cloud
Oracle has released several new distributed cloud offerings to meet customers’ diverse needs and growing demand for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). New options include Oracle Alloy, Oracle MySQL HeatWave for Microsoft Azure, and plans to ope.....»»
"Warm Blob" marine heatwave helps invasive algae take over Baja Californian waters
An unusually long period of warm waters caused invasive species of algae to completely replace a community of native kelp surrounding a Mexican island, according to results published in Botanica Marina......»»
Horrible bosses cause "race to the bottom," study finds
A new study has found that hostile behaviors from "abusive" bosses can lead to co-workers adopting similar behavior, leading to a toxic atmosphere of insecurity and exhaustion in the workplace......»»
First probable impact crater discovered in Spain
The first probable impact crater in Spain has been identified in the southern province of Almeria. The discovery was presented last week at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2022 by Juan Antonio Sánchez Garrido of the University of Almeria......»»
Almost 60% of secondary school students in public schools can identify fake news
More than half of Spain's Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO, in its Spanish acronym) students can distinguish between fake and real news. This is one of the conclusions of a study carried out by researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.....»»
Spanish vultures released in Cyprus to replenish population
Some 15 Griffon vultures from Spain have been released into the wild in Cyprus to help revive the island population that's dropped to just 8-10 birds because of deliberate poisoning, conservationists said Wednesday......»»
Study: Heatwave led to unprecedented melt of Swiss glaciers
Switzerland's glaciers are melting like never before, an academic study released Wednesday shows, with their ice volume declining by 6 percent in a "disastrous" 2022 amid rising concerns about global warming and a summer heat wave that swept across E.....»»
Big planets head start in pancake-thin nurseries
Super-thin planet nurseries have a boosted chance of forming big planets, according to a study announced this week at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2022 in Granada, Spain. An international team, led by Dr. Marion Villenave of NASA Jet Propul.....»»
Mediterranean Sea hit by marine heatwave
Marine heatwaves are extreme rises in ocean temperature over an extended period of time. Their magnitude and frequency have harmful impacts on marine ecosystems, threaten marine biodiversity and negatively impact fisheries, aquaculture and tourism in.....»»
Lawns Are Dumb. But Ripping Them Out May Come With a Catch
Meticulous turf is environmentally terrible. Yet grass does have one charm: It “sweats,” helping cool the local area......»»
Spain grants personhood status to threatened lagoon
Spain granted personhood status Wednesday to a large saltwater lagoon to give its threatened ecosystem better protection, the first time such a measure has been taken in Europe......»»
Taiwan Cement setting up EV power charging networks in Europe via subsidiary
Atlante, Taiwan Cement's Italy-based affiliate, is setting up networks of 215 electric vehicle (EV) power charging stations in Italy, France, Spain and Portugal, according to Taiwan Cement......»»
Oracle launches MySQL HeatWave on AWS
Oracle has unveiled that MySQL HeatWave is available on Amazon Web Services (AWS). MySQL HeatWave is the service that combines OLTP, analytics, machine learning, and machine learning-based automation within a single MySQL database. AWS users can now.....»»
Oracle is pushing some of its most popular database tools to AWS
MySQL HeatWave will now be available to run on Amazon Web Services......»»