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Earthquakes may not be primary driver of glacial lake outburst floods

Glacial lakes form when meltwater is trapped behind a dam, usually glacial ice, bedrock or a type of moraine (terminal types being an unconsolidated pile of debris at the maximum extent of the glacier). When a dam fails, the resulting sudden release.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgApr 11th, 2024

Limited adaptability is making freshwater bacteria vulnerable to climate change

Freshwater bacteria with small genomes frequently undergo prolonged periods of adaptive stagnation. Based on genomic analyses of samples from Lake Zurich and other European lakes, researchers at the University of Zurich have uncovered specific evolut.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

YUM List Installed Packages Guide: Maximizing its Potential

YUM utility is now an essential tool for any tech person juggling with packages in Linux systems. But the primary question is, are we wielding this tool to its fullest capacity? Let’s learn how yum list installed packages can help you cut down your.....»»

Category: topSource:  unixmenRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Researchers show that slow-moving earthquakes are controlled by rock permeability

Earthquakes are the most dramatic and noteworthy results of tectonic plate movement. They are often destructive and deadly, or at the very least physically felt—they're literally groundbreaking geological events. However not all tectonic movement r.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Study sheds light on cancer cell "tug-of-war"

Understanding how cancerous cells spread from a primary tumor is important for any number of reasons, including determining the aggressiveness of the disease itself. The movement of cells into the extracellular matrix (ECM) of neighboring tissue is a.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

White House environmental official tours PFAS-site in Minnesota

A member of President Joe Biden's administration stopped in the city of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, on May 6 to talk PFAS with local officials, visiting an area that's been at the forefront of contamination just three weeks after the Biden administration r.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Researchers develop a nanoparticle that can penetrate the blood-brain barrier

Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have developed a nanoparticle that can penetrate the blood-brain barrier. Their goal is to kill primary breast cancer tumors and brain metastase.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Earthquakes are moving northeast in Midland Basin of Texas, scientists find

After analyzing seven years of earthquake data from the Midland Basin, a team of scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has found that seismic activity is probably on the move northeast toward the community of Big Spring......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

A leap toward carbon neutrality: New catalyst converts carbon dioxide to methanol

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a catalyst material known as cobalt phthalocyanine that converts carbon dioxide—a significant driver of climate change—into renewable fuels such as methanol......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

A global plastic treaty will only work if it caps production, modeling shows

An international agreement to end plastic pollution is due to be sealed this year in Busan, South Korea. At the penultimate round of negotiations, held in Ottawa, Canada, Rwanda and Peru proposed a target to cut the weight of primary plastics produce.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Brazil mounts frantic rescue effort as flooding kills at least 78

Authorities in southern Brazil scrambled Sunday to rescue people from raging floods and mudslides in what has become the region's largest ever climate catastrophe, with at least 78 dead and 115,000 forced from their homes......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Floods in southern Brazil kill 55, force 70,000 from homes

Raging floods and mudslides have killed at least 55 people in southern Brazil and forced nearly 70,000 to flee their homes, the country's civil defense agency said on Saturday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 5th, 2024

Dams strain as water, death toll keep rising in south Brazil

The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil climbed to 39 on Friday, officials said, as they warned of worse to come......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 4th, 2024

Lake tsunamis pose significant threat under warming climate

Cowee Creek, Brabazon Range, Upper Pederson Lagoon—they mark the sites of recent lake tsunamis, a phenomenon that is increasingly common in Alaska, British Columbia and other regions with mountain glaciers......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches

The death toll from flood-related incidents in Kenya has crossed 200 since March, the interior ministry said Friday, as a cyclone barrelled towards the Tanzanian coast......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Beats Pill revival resurfaces thanks to F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo

The unannounced Beats Pill has made another public appearance. This time, it's caught in the hand of F1 racing driver Daniel Ricciardo.A Beats Pill-like speaker carried by Daniel Ricciardo [Instagram/F1]Beats is in the middle of updating its personal.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

Apple pushes suppliers with new iPad Pro OLED process as iPhone 16 picks up new display driver provider

Anyone following Apple supply chain reports knows that the company has been working toward adopting OLED displays on the iPad Pro for quite some time. Though the iPhone has featured an OLED display since the 2017 iPhone X, bringing the technology to.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

Chemists develop highly reflective black paint to make objects more visible to autonomous cars

Driving at night might be a scary challenge for a new driver, but with hours of practice it soon becomes second nature. For self-driving cars, however, practice may not be enough because the lidar sensors that often act as these vehicles' "eyes" have.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

Kenya floods death toll rises to 188 as heavy rains persist

The number of people who have lost their lives in devastating floods in Kenya since March has risen to 188, with dozens still missing, the interior ministry said on Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

YouTuber Mondi crashes McLaren Senna into Lexus dealership

The driver, known on YouTube as Mondi, bought the supercar a week earlier. He also totaled a GMC Hummer EV in 2022......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

Study shows a tale of two social media platforms for Donald Trump

Truth Social was more effective at driving news attention toward Donald Trump during the 2022 midterm election cycle than Twitter (now known as X) was during the 2016 primary election season, a pattern driven mostly by partisan media on the left and.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024