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Floods strike thousands of houses in northern Philippines

Floodwaters reaching more than four meters high swamped thousands of houses in the storm-battered northern Philippines on Tuesday after rivers overflowed following heavy rain and a dam release......»»

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In southern India"s tea country, small but mighty efforts are brewing to bring back native forests

Scattered groves of native trees, flowers and the occasional prehistoric burial ground are squeezed between hundreds of thousands of tea shrubs in southern India's Nilgiris region—a gateway to a time before colonization and the commercial growing o.....»»

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Floods strike thousands of houses in northern Philippines

Floodwaters reaching more than four meters high swamped thousands of houses in the storm-battered northern Philippines on Tuesday after rivers overflowed following heavy rain and a dam release......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News3 hr. 37 min. ago

Physicists think they may know the key to unlocking time travel

Imagine a thread so thin it’s invisible to the naked eye but packed with the mass of thousands of stars. This isn’t science fiction—it’s the … The post Physicists think they may know the key to unlocking time travel appeared first on BG.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsNov 17th, 2024

Super Typhoon Man-yi batters Philippines" most populous island

Super Typhoon Man-yi slammed into the Philippines' most populous island on Sunday, with the national weather service warning of flooding, landslides and huge waves as the storm sweeps across the archipelago nation......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 17th, 2024

Dinosaur skeleton fetches 6 million euros in Paris sale

The skeleton of a 22-meter-long dinosaur (70 feet) fetched six million euros ($6.4 million) Saturday, AFP learned from auction houses Collin du Bocage and Barbarossa......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 17th, 2024

Scammers posing as Apple Security steal thousands from Wichita senior

A GoFundMe account is accepting donations to help a Wichita, Kansas woman who fell for a common online scam that began with a text message to her iPhone.Scam callers, texts, messages, and website pop-ups are not always obvious.Shawna Perdue lost over.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

These Anona smart home deals have us ready to install some new gear

These Anona smart home deals have us excited to install some new gear around our houses. Highlights include the Anona Holo smart lock and Aurora security cam......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

Philippines warns of "potentially catastrophic" Super Typhoon Man-yi

A super typhoon sweeping towards the Philippines on Saturday was intensifying and could have a "potentially catastrophic" impact, the state weather forecaster warned, with millions of people at risk from storm surges......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

Award-winning dataset aids in earthquake liquefaction research

No one knows exactly when or where an earthquake will strike. But computer simulations are helping scientists and engineers improve predictions for liquefaction—a sometimes deadly earthquake effect where the soil loses its stiffness, thus toppling.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

Small vessels underestimated as strike risk to migrating whales, finds study

A new study led by Griffith University researchers has found that current risk assessments of vessel strikes on large whales, such as migrating humpback whales, may be underestimating the threat of smaller vessels, particularly from recreational vess.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

As Philippines picks up from Usagi, a fresh storm bears down

Typhoon Usagi blew out of the Philippines early Friday as another dangerous storm drew closer, threatening an area where scores were killed by flash floods and landslides just weeks ago, the weather service said......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Nature pays price for war in Israel"s north

Across northern Israel's lush, green nature reserves, the ecological toll of the war between Israel and Hezbollah militants is laid bare: wild boar hit by shrapnel, trees reduced to ashes and swathes of charred vegetation......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Clean Energy Is Bringing Electricity to Many in the Navajo Nation

Thousands of homes in Navajo and other tribal lands don’t have access to electricity. A $200-million federal funding effort aims to fix that problem with solar power and other clean energy.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Melting Glaciers Are Causing Billions of Dollars of Damage

Thawing ice, from the high peaks to the poles, is producing extraordinarily expensive floods, infrastructure damage and losses to tourism and fishing.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Thousands flee as Typhoon Usagi hits north of Philippines

Typhoon Usagi slammed into the Philippines' already disaster-ravaged north on Thursday, as authorities rushed to evacuate thousands of people from coastal areas......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Spain flood epicenter under highest alert for fresh rain

Spain's national weather agency put parts of the eastern Valencia region under the highest alert level for rain on Wednesday, two weeks after floods killed more than 200 people there......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

AirPods Pro crackling issue target of new class-action lawsuit

A class-action lawsuit is accusing Apple of false advertising, claiming the crackling issue of the first-gen AirPods Pro go against Apple's marketing promises.AirPods ProFiled on November 1 in the United States District Court for the Northern Distric.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Valencia floods: How to prevent a natural disaster from becoming a public health crisis

On 29 October, the unthinkable happened to thousands of people in the province of Valencia—in a matter of minutes, they went from going about their daily lives to being submerged or swept away by floodwaters, with many losing everything they own. A.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Fifth storm in under a month bears down on Philippines

The Philippines issued fresh weather warnings on Tuesday as the fifth major storm in three weeks bore down on the archipelago, days after thousands were evacuated ahead of Typhoon Toraji......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Thousands flee as fourth major storm in a month hits Philippines

Thousands of people sought shelter, ports were shut down and landslides blocked mountain roads in the Philippines on Monday, as the disaster-weary nation was struck by a fourth cyclone in less than a month......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024