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Historic flooding possible as TS Debby bears down on southeastern United States

Tropical rainfall and training bands, it's going to be a soggy mess. Enlarge / Satellite image of Tropical Storm Debby on Sunday morning. (credit: NOAA) As often happens during the month of July, the Atlantic tropics ent.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaAug 4th, 2024

Death toll rises to 29 in southern Thailand floods

More than 30,000 people have been forced to flee their homes due to severe flooding in southern Thailand, where the death toll climbed to 29, officials said Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

Report finds poor local management and climate change amplified Hurricane Helene"s impacts

A new analysis by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health (UNU-INWEH) reveals alarming statistics about the catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Helene on 26 September 2024. This powerful Category 4 hurricane claimed 2.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 3rd, 2024

Apple to begin selling Vision Pro in Taiwan later this month

Apple has been slowly bringing its Vision Pro headset to more countries, with a recent expansion to South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. Now the company has just confirmed that Apple Vision Pro will soon be available in Taiwan in time for the ho.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 3rd, 2024

Ancient maize samples in Brazilian caves suggest the crop"s domestication may have been completed in South America

Brazilian scientists have determined that ancient specimens of partially domesticated maize (Zea mays, also known as corn) originally from Peruaçu Valley in Minas Gerais state (Brazil) were the farthest from Mexico, the plant's historic center of or.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 2nd, 2024

Interim dollar gains, cybersecurity pains: Expert explains how financial loss from data breaches can be mitigated

Between 2005 and 2018, incidents of data breach in the United States rose by nearly eight times, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 2nd, 2024

Range Rover’s electric SUV gets tested in extreme heat

Range Rover's electric SUV is getting tested in hot weather conditions in the United Arab Emirates, where temperatures can reach over 120 degrees Fahrenheit......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 2nd, 2024

How DNA could help save California"s historic pheasants

Startled, large flocks of pheasants burst into flight, exploding with colorful fuss and flutter from thickets of wild grass and fallen leaves......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 2nd, 2024

Cyclone Fengal toll rises to 20 in South Asia

The death toll from Cyclone Fengal's fierce push through Sri Lanka and southern India reached 20 on Monday as downpours and flooding followed the storm's wake after its winds calmed......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 2nd, 2024

Landmark climate case to open at top UN court

The United Nations' top court will start unprecedented hearings on Monday aimed at setting legal guidelines for how countries should protect the planet against climate change and help vulnerable nations combat its devastating impact......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 2nd, 2024

Fishy fossil find points to possible polar bear ancestry for Scottish bears

New analysis of ancient bones and fossils found in a Highland cave has revealed them to be "fishier than the average bear" and could even suggest polar bears once roamed Scotland......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 29th, 2024

How the World Can Cope Better With Extreme Rainfall and Flooding

Climate change, misdiagnosed vulnerability, and ignorance of risk amplify extreme rainfall disasters......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 29th, 2024

COP16 biodiversity talks to restart in February: UN

Crunch United Nations talks to find funding to curb the destruction of nature will resume in Rome in February, the UN said on Thursday, after negotiations this month in Colombia ended without a deal......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 28th, 2024

At plastic treaty talks, no united front for industry

Is virgin plastic production vital or completely unsustainable? For the industry lobbyists at UN talks on plastic pollution, the answer is far from unanimous......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 28th, 2024

Northern lights may be faintly visible across parts of the US this Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving, solar storms may produce faint auroras across the northern rim of the United States......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

After telling Cadillac to pound sand, F1 does 180, grants entry for 2026

Is an AI startup partially responsible for the change of mind? It might be. The United States will have a second team competing in Formula 1 from 2026, when Cadillac Formula 1 wi.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

Two-way water transfers can ensure reliability and save money during drought in Western US

A study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers a solution to water scarcity during droughts amid the tug of economic development, population growth and climate uncertainty for water users in Western U.S. states......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 26th, 2024

After a disappointing COP29, here"s how to design global climate talks that might actually work

Many people long involved in global climate negotiations see the annual United Nations COP climate talks as fundamentally flawed. That includes me......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 26th, 2024

Transformation of UN goals only way forward for sustainable development, say researchers

Climate change is the single biggest threat to the global environment and socio-economic development—demanding an urgent transformation of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new study......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 26th, 2024

New AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding

Visualizing the potential impacts of a hurricane on people's homes before it hits can help residents prepare and decide whether to evacuate. MIT scientists have developed a method that generates satellite imagery from the future to depict how a regio.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

Study exposes global "blind spot" in human rights protections for dissidents

Intensifying coercive tactics used by repressive states to silence critics abroad requires the set-up of specialist transnational rights protection offices, says a new paper by researchers at Lancaster University and Central European University in Vi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024