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Greenland"s Inuit falling through thin ice of climate change

The thunder of icebergs crashing into the turquoise sea of eastern Greenland is the sound of one of the planet's most important ecosystems teetering on the edge of collapse......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgOct 4th, 2023

India coal expansion risks massive methane growth: Report

India's plans to expand coal mining could double emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane from its domestic coal sector by 2029, threatening its climate goals, a report warned Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Tracking plasma progression in a picosecond: Physicists develop ultra-fast laser method to study high-density plasmas

In a few picoseconds (trillionths of a second), a small, thin piece of copper momentarily becomes dense plasma, specifically a state called warm dense matter, warm being a relative term—the metal is nearly 200,000 degrees Fahrenheit. With the short.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Cuba slashes size of daily bread ration as ingredients run thin

Cuba slashes size of daily bread ration as ingredients run thin.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

"Emergency" declared over falling UK butterfly numbers

Conservationists on Wednesday voiced concern at a fall in the number of butterflies found in the UK, declaring a "butterfly emergency" and calling for greater protections for under-threat species......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Which plant species will survive the global change challenge?

In a temperate montane forest in southern Québec, all is quiet. But if you dig a little deeper, you'll see the landscape has a story to tell. Waterloo plant ecologist Dr. Julie Messier, alongside her collaborators from Sherbrooke, is uncovering vita.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Projections show future droughts could be longer than expected

The average longest periods of drought could be ten days longer by the end of the century than previously predicted by climate models, according to research published in Nature. The findings suggest that the hazards droughts pose to societies and eco.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

How to prepare for a stormy "supercharged" September

The effects of climate change have become an ominous presence in our lives, and the dramatic media monikers that accompany them—bomb cyclones, atmospheric rivers, thundersnow, black swan events, heat domes, polar vortexes—sound almost biblical......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

A Huge Tsunami Caused by a Thinning Glacier Created a Seismic Event for Nine Days

Scientists have traced a baffling monotonous planetary hum that lasted for nine days back to a glacier in Greenland.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Summer 2024 Was the Hottest Ever Measured, Beating Last Year

The year 2024 could easily shape up to be the hottest ever measured, climate scientists say.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Vote for Kamala Harris to Support Science, Health and the Environment

Kamala Harris has plans to improve health, boost the economy and mitigate climate change. Donald Trump has threats and a dangerous record.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Meet the Advocates and Researchers Revolutionizing Sickle Cell Care

These sickle cell researchers and advocates are driving change from labs to global stages, transforming lives in the process......»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

The Arctic Seed Vault Shows the Flawed Logic of Climate Adaptation

The difficulties of the Svalbard seed repository illustrate why we need to prevent climate disaster rather than plan for it.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Book Review: How One Weird Rodent Ecologist Tried to Change the Fate of Humanity

A biography of the scientist whose work led to fears of a ‘population bomb’.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Three ways the Apple Watch Ultra 2 just got better

There’s no Apple Watch Ultra 3 yet, with the gorgeous satin black finish the only hardware change to the Ultra 2. But Apple’s upgrading its Ultra line through software, with three new Apple Watch Ultra 2 features in watchOS 11. Here’s how the U.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Earth may have once had rings like Saturn

Earth may have had rings like Saturn many, many millenia ago. However, the formation didn’t last long, and it eventually collapsed, falling to the surface … The post Earth may have once had rings like Saturn appeared first on BGR......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

iOS 18: How to add a Bluetooth toggle to Control Center on iPhone

iOS 18 brings a big change to Control Center on your iPhone. With iOS 18, Control Center has a bunch of new controls and now flows over multiple pages. This includes changes to the Connectivity widget, which puts the Bluetooth toggle behind a second.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Apple released watchOS 11, but they haven’t fixed this one annoyance from last year

Apple radically redesigned watchOS last year, marking one of the biggest design shifts since the inception of . With watchOS 10, Apple made two key changes to how you navigate your that I never really loved, and there’s still no option to change t.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

WSJ: Apple Card could switch from Goldman Sachs to Chase and change ‘key’ features

The ongoing saga of the future of the Apple Card continues today. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Apple is in talks with JPMorgan Chase about taking over the Apple Card business from Goldman Sachs. This comes as Goldman’s lo.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Scientists quantify energetic costs of the migratory lifestyle in a free flying songbird

Millions of birds migrate every year to escape winter, but spending time in a warmer climate does not save them energy, according to research by the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB). Using miniaturized loggers implanted in wild blackb.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

A key NASA commercial partner faces severe financial challenges

"The business model had to change." Enlarge / Rendering of an individual crew quarter within the Axiom habitat module. (credit: Axiom Space) Axiom Space is facing significant financial headwinds as the company attempts t.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 17th, 2024