How wildfire restored a Yosemite watershed
For nearly half a century, lightning-sparked blazes in Yosemite's Illilouette Creek Basin have rippled across the landscape—closely monitored, but largely unchecked. Their flames might explode into plumes of heat that burn whole hillsides at once,.....»»
Study: 10 UNESCO forests emit more CO2 than they soak up
Sites containing some of the world's most treasured forests, including the Yosemite National Park and Indonesia's Sumatra rainforest, have been emitting more heat-trapping carbon dioxide than they have absorbed in recent years, a U.N.-backed report s.....»»
Communication with Mars rover has been restored after multi-week blackout
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) celebrated this week as connectivity with the Mars-based Perseverance rover was restored. The planned period of radio silence was the result of a natural phenomenon known as a solar conjunction. The re-establish.....»»
Salmon decline impacted by "squeeze" of combined river and sea stressors
Researchers from Simon Fraser University's Salmon Watershed Lab have found that recent declines of Pacific salmon and trout are associated with 40 years of changes in their combined marine and freshwater ecosystems. .....»»
Manufacturers in Vietnam striving to resume normal operations
Since reopening in early October, export-processing zones and industrial parks in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam have restored production capacity to nearly 70%, while Saigon Hi-Tech Park is also running at 75% capacity, according to media reports......»»
Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds exhibit comes to LA’s Skirball Center
Spaceship models, Kirk's captain's chair, plenty of props—and so many Tribbles Installation display: Captain Kirk's command chair and restored navigation console from Star Trek: Th.....»»
SEC Said To Allow Bitcoin Futures ETFs As Deadline Looms
The Securities and Exchange Commission is poised to allow the first U.S. Bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund to begin trading in a watershed moment for the cryptocurrency industry, according to people familiar with the matter. Bloomberg reports: The.....»»
This website helps you imagine what extreme climate change will do to your home
The other day I found myself looking at a startling image of my Northern California home, the daylight dampened by an eerie orange glow as wildfire smoke blocked the sun......»»
Wildfire rages in Southern California coastal mountains
A major highway in Southern California coastal mountains remained closed Wednesday and evacuation orders were in place as a growing wildfire chewed through dry vegetation in the region......»»
Component makers concerned about impact of China power cuts
Component suppliers with manufacturing operations in Kunshan and Suzhou have expressed concerns about the impact of government-led power cuts on their local plants in China, and are unsure whether electricity supply can be fully restored by October 4.....»»
Wildfire bees on the brink
The number of threatened Australian native bee species is expected to increase by nearly five times after the devastating Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20, new research led by Flinders University has found......»»
Google Maps Tracks Global Warming With New "Fire" Layer, Tree Canopy Tool
Google Maps is getting a few new features to help people better understand our burning planet. Ars Technica reports: The first is a new "fire" layer in the main map view, which will let you view the exact boundaries of a wildfire just as easily as yo.....»»
Google Maps tracks global warming with new “Fire” layer, Tree Canopy tool
"Fire" will be a top-level layer just like traffic, satellite, and transit maps. Turning on the new "Wildfire" layer. [credit: Google.....»»
Invasive Cheatgrass Spreads Under City Lights
The prolific plant, which impacts agriculture and spurs wildfire, seems to particularly benefit from streetlights -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Study shows N95 respirators could offer robust protection from wildfire smoke
N95 respirators offer the best protection against wildfire smoke and other types of air pollution, performing better than synthetic, cotton and surgical masks......»»
"Facebook Is What"s Wrong With America"
The Salesforce CEO and owner of Time Magazine, Marc Benioff, sees a common thread for what ails America today: deception that is allowed to spread like wildfire on Facebook. "This digital revolution really kind of has the world in its grip. And in th.....»»
Tech billionaire: Facebook is what"s wrong with America
From the climate crisis to Covid, Marc Benioff sees a common thread for what ails America today: deception that is allowed to spread like wildfire on Facebook......»»
"It must stop now." Marc Benioff says Facebook doesn"t care about disinformation
From the climate crisis to Covid, Marc Benioff sees a common thread for what ails America today: deception that is allowed to spread like wildfire on Facebook......»»
Global cancer risk from burning organic matter comes from unregulated chemicals
Whenever organic matter is burned, such as in a wildfire, a power plant, a car's exhaust, or in daily cooking, the combustion releases polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)—a class of pollutants that is known to cause lung cancer......»»
Sequoia National Park"s Giant Forest unscathed by wildfire
The ancient massive trees of Sequoia National Park's famed Giant Forest were unscathed Tuesday even though a wildfire has been burning near them on the western side of California's Sierra Nevada for nearly two weeks......»»
Restored Vermeer painting finally reveals hidden Cupid in background
Art historians have known about the Cupid's existence since an X-ray analysis in 1979. Enlarge / A new restoration of Johannes Vermeer's Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window has revealed a Cupid in the background. The restored painting will b.....»»