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California air regulators to vote on contentious climate program to cut emissions

California air regulators will vote Friday on changes to a key climate program aimed at reducing planet-warming emissions from transportation fuels that has a wide swath of critics—from environmentalists to the oil industry......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailNov 9th, 2024

Climate patterns from cave mineral deposits linked to Chinese dynasty collapses

China's dynastic history spans 13 periods of rule from 2070 BC until the last emperor abdicated in 1912. While factors leading to the transitions between dynasties are a complex mixture of environmental, social and economic issues, the role of climat.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 7th, 2024

Teen creates memecoin, dumps it, earns $50,000

Unsurprisingly, he and his family were doxed by angry traders. On the evening of November 19, art adviser Adam Biesk was finishing work at his California home when he overheard a.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 7th, 2024

Best Buy slashes M3 Pro MacBook Pro to $1,499 (all-time low price)

Best Buy's weekend flash sale delivers a $500 price cut on Apple's M3 Pro MacBook Pro 14-inch, dropping the price to $1,499.Get Apple's M3 Pro MacBook Pro for just $1,499 - Image credit: AppleWrap up your holiday shopping with time to spare when you.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsDec 7th, 2024

Samsung Galaxy Book5 360 Pro vs. MacBook Air 15: a narrower gap

Apple's MacBook Air 15 is a class-leading larger laptop, with great battery life and performance. Can the Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 compete?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

These are the best discounts on Apple"s MacBook Air for holiday gift-giving

Apple resellers are providing discounts on the ultraportable MacBook Air as holiday shipping deadlines loom, with post-Black Friday sales already resulting in substantial savings of up to $200 off.Best holiday deals on Apple's MacBook Air - Image cre.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Plankton study investigates how marine food webs respond to increasing alkalinity

The ocean naturally absorbs a quarter to a third of man-made CO2 emissions, but this process also leads to the acidification of seawater. By increasing the alkalinity of seawater through the addition of certain minerals (e.g., carbonates and silicate.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Scientists urged to pull the plug on "bathtub modeling" of flood risk

Recent decades have seen a rapid surge in damages and disruptions caused by flooding. In a commentary article published in the journal Earth's Future, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the University of Bristol in the United Kin.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Emissions from four Punjab district shows stubble burning leads to poorer health

Punjab is the epicenter of stubble burning in India. Although the majority of residents are aware of the harmful effects of burning crop waste, it is still a widespread practice, with serious consequences for health, household expenditures and the en.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

In at least one leading company, foreign-born talents are paid less

In the national debate over legal immigration, the H-1B visa program has acquired a special significance. Immigration skeptics contend that the program—reserved for high-skilled foreign nationals working in tech and other lucrative industries—mig.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Record-low Antarctic sea ice can be explained and forecast months out by patterns in winds

Amid all the changes in Earth's climate, sea ice in the stormy Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica was, for a long time, an odd exception. The maximum winter sea ice cover remained steady or even increased slightly from the late 1970s through 2015,.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Get cleaner air for less with the Dyson Purifier Humidity+Cool for $200 off

The Dyson Purifier Humidity+Cool is a great way to provide you with cleaner air and cool you in the summer. It's on sale now at Walmart......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

SpaceX satellite launch from Kennedy Space Center tops off three launches in 30 hours

SpaceX sent up a commercial satellite late Thursday morning from Kennedy Space Center, completing three launches in just under 30 hours among its three active pads in Florida and California......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Quake prompts brief tsunami warning on the West Coast. Here"s what to know about tsunamis

The powerful earthquake that struck in Northern California on Thursday prompted a brief tsunami warning affecting about 5 million people along a stretch of the West Coast—from Northern California to Oregon—before being canceled. Here are some thi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Copenhagen takes on its biggest climate threat—water

In low-lying Copenhagen where rising sea levels, groundwater and rainfall pose a risk to infrastructure, the Danish capital is trying to adapt and protect urban areas from climate change......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

B&H slashes MacBook Pro with 36GB RAM to $1,899 for Cyber Week

A price cut on the closeout M3 Pro MacBook Pro has been extended into Cyber Week, with models equipped with 36GB RAM falling to as low as $1,899.Get an upgraded MacBook Pro with 36GB RAM for $1,899.The Cyber Week savings on the closeout M3 Pro MacBoo.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

UN report: Invest in nature to cut billion-dollar costs of droughts

As droughts fueled by human destruction of the environment are projected to affect 3 in 4 people by 2050, investing in sustainable land and water management is essential to reduce their costs, which already exceed $307 billion per year globally, acco.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

3D models help researchers understand the climate impact of eddies

Mesoscale eddies are ocean vortices less than 100 kilometers in diameter that are responsible for the localized "weather" of the oceans. Because of the large amount of mass and energy movement associated with these currents, mesoscale eddies play an.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

Mangroves save $855 billion in flood protection globally, report finds

Mangroves have been shown to provide $855 billion in flood protection services worldwide, according to a new study from the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience at UC Santa Cruz. The research, conducted by project co-lead, Pelayo Menendez and center.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

Climate change threatens global food supply: Scientists call for urgent action

As climate change accelerates, scientists are sounding the alarm about its potentially devastating impact on the world's food supply. In a paper published by Trends in Plant Science, an international team of researchers warns that without rapid chang.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

Apple Wallet adds digital ID support for another state

Apple continues to add new supported states to its Wallet digital ID program. Slowly but surely, more of the US makes it possible to include your driver’s license digitally on iPhone and Apple Watch. The latest addition? New Mexico now supports dig.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024