How does a flood become a disaster?
What are the causes, patterns and effects of disastrous river flood? An international group of researchers led by GFZ hydrologist Bruno Merz has investigated this question in a review article published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth and Environm.....»»
Yellowstone flooding underscores environmental pressures facing US national parks
America's national parks are in crisis, and the environmental disaster unfolding at Yellowstone National Park is the latest example of extreme weather driven by climate change battering parkland......»»
Increased security driving investments in cloud computing
Aptum has announced a report which examines the complexities inherent in hybrid cloud environments and their implications on security, data governance, compliance and disaster recovery. In particular, it finds that while companies are convinced of th.....»»
Study shows mangrove and reef restoration yield positive returns on investment for flood protection
A new analysis demonstrates that restoration of mangroves and coral reefs can be a cost-effective solution for coastal flood reduction in more than 20 countries across the Caribbean......»»
Australia"s new climate promise meets mining reality
Flood, fire and drought-battered Australia is trying to clean up its act on climate change, but dependence on fossil fuel riches could stymie the national makeover......»»
Gateway towns to Yellowstone become dead ends after flood
This gateway town to Yellowstone National Park has become a dead end, a casualty of the severe flooding that tore through one of America's most beloved natural attractions and swept away roads, bridges and homes......»»
Tsunami of junk traffic that broke DDoS records delivered by tiniest of botnets
The DDoS arms race shows no signs of slowing down. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) A massive flood of malicious traffic that recently set a new distributed denial-of-service record came from an unlikely source......»»
Apple TV+ "Five Days at Memorial" and "Bad Sisters" debuting in August
Disaster drama "Five Days at Memorial" and dark comedy "Bad Sisters" are both coming to Apple TV+ in mid-August."Five Days at Memorial," the eight-episode series based on events of Hurricane Katrina, will focus on a New Orleans hospital following the.....»»
Study explores uncertainties in flood risk estimates
Flood frequency analysis is a technique used to estimate flood risk, providing statistics such as the "100-year flood" or "500-year flood" that are critical to infrastructure design, dam safety analysis, and flood mapping in flood-prone areas. But th.....»»
Sonic Frontiers is one of the weirdest games I’ve ever played
I played 30 minutes of Sonic Frontiers at Summer Game Fest and I sincerely can not tell you if it is a revelation or a disaster......»»
Flood of net zero vows suffer "credibility gap": report
While countries, cities and companies have massively ramped up net-zero emissions promises in recent months there remain "major flaws" in many plans, according to an analysis published Monday that raises fears of potential large-scale greenwashing by.....»»
"A Billion-Dollar Crypto Gaming Startup Promised Riches and Delivered Disaster"
"Even many Axie regulars say it's not much fun, but that hasn't stopped people from dedicating hours to researching strategies, haunting Axie-themed Discord channels and Reddit forums, and paying for specialized software that helps them build stronge.....»»
The Spotify app is a mess, and audiobooks will only make it worse
The Spotify app has far too much clutter in its current version. The addition of audiobooks in the future seems like a disaster waiting to happen......»»
Air pollution may increase freezing rain in northern hemisphere
Freezing rain is a typical weather disaster in winter and early spring over many regions of the world, even tropical areas. It develops as supercooled water (below 0 °C) in the air and freezes immediately after depositing on cold surfaces. In southe.....»»
California drought resurrects decades-old plan for controversial Sites Reservoir
A long-dead proposal to flood a bucolic valley north of Sacramento and create a massive reservoir for thirsty Southern California is finding new life—and opposition—amid the effects of climate change and worsening drought......»»
Meeting Owl videoconference device used by govs is a security disaster
No patch yet for easy-to-hack access point that leaks data and exposes networks to hacks. Enlarge (credit: Owl Labs) The Meeting Owl Pro is a videoconference device with an array of cameras and microphones that captures 360-de.....»»
Autonomous vehicles can be tricked into erratic driving behavior
When a driverless car is in motion, one faulty decision by its collision-avoidance system can lead to disaster, but researchers at the University of California, Irvine have identified another possible risk: Autonomous vehicles can be tricked into an.....»»
Hurricane Agatha drenches Mexican beach resorts
Hurricane Agatha, the first of the season, lashed a string of beach resorts on Mexico's Pacific coast as it barreled ashore Monday, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and flood warnings......»»
New vulnerabilities threaten another Solar Winds-style security disaster
Eight vulnerabilities were discovered in the Open Automation Software, used by major industrial players......»»
Economic resilience actions help businesses avert losses when disaster strikes
In the face of catastrophic events, scenes of property destruction give the first indications of economic loss for businesses. Interruptions to the companies' ability to produce goods and services, however, actually have a much greater effect on thei.....»»
Facebook Slammed for Spreading Putin"s Russian Propaganda in NATO"s East
Slovakia's eastern border touches Ukraine's western border — and Saturday Bloomberg uncovered an emerging controversy. "A flood of posts pushing misinformation in Slovakia is putting the spotlight on Facebook for facilitating the spread of pro-.....»»