Kenyan fishers face increased drowning risk from climate change
Fatal drownings are a big risk for small-scale fishers on Africa's largest lake, with many of those deaths attributed to bad weather—conditions that are likely to worsen with climate change, according to a new study......»»
Lithia makes minority investment in fleet management company Wheels
Lithia Motors Inc. increased its interests in the fleet management space with a minority investment in fleet management service and technology company Wheels. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed......»»
World"s smallest living elephants listed as Endangered on Red List
A newly confirmed elephant subspecies is already at risk of extinction......»»
Mark Wahlberg breaks bad in the trailer for Mel Gibson’s Flight Risk
Mark Wahlberg is a balding assassin with a Southern accent in the first trailer for Mel Gibson's upcoming thriller, Flight Risk......»»
Climate change and sea level rise pose an acute challenge for cities with combined sewer systems
Older coastal cities, like Philadelphia, New York and Boston are at risk of being inundated by untreated sewage during floods. Due in part to the design of their combined sewer systems and in part due to sea level rise, these cities could be facing a.....»»
Study projects loss of brown macroalgae and seagrasses with global environmental change
Researchers predict that climate change will drive a substantial redistribution of brown seaweeds and seagrasses at the global scale. The projected changes are alarming due to the fundamental role of seaweeds and seagrasses in coastal ecosystems, and.....»»
Kick-starting seagrass for a climate-proof sea
Once upon a time, seagrass meadows of about 150 square kilometers covered the bottom of the Dutch Wadden Sea. Now, seagrasses have all but disappeared, just like in many other places in the world. But these unique saltwater plants play a vital role i.....»»
What can social media tell us about public views on climate change?
IIASA researchers contributed to a new study, analyzing the main narratives in public discussions of climate change on social media. The research is published in the journal Current Research in Environmental Sustainability......»»
"Stress test": Olive oil producers adapt to climate change
Olive oil producers are improving irrigation and seeking new varieties of olives to safeguard production as climate change upends harvests, causing prices of the staple of the Mediterranean diet to soar......»»
AMD might make a last-minute change to save a Ryzen 9000 CPU
A new report says AMD is considering changing the power specs of an upcoming Ryzen 9000 CPU to help it stay competitive......»»
Urgent Coffee Recall: FDA Warns of Potentially Fatal Food Poisoning Risk — See the Full List
Urgent Coffee Recall: FDA Warns of Potentially Fatal Food Poisoning Risk — See the Full List.....»»
Fifty-three experts weigh in on the global methane budget
Accurate estimates of atmospheric greenhouse gas levels are needed to understand and address the drivers of climate change. Of particular interest is atmospheric methane, which has increased in concentration by 160% since preindustrial times and acco.....»»
Scientists develop the next generation of highly efficient memory materials with atom-level control
Like the flutter of a butterfly's wings, sometimes small and minute changes can lead to big and unexpected results and changes in our lives. A team of researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has made a very small change t.....»»
Changing water conservation attitudes positively impacts water availability, study finds
The increased demand for clean water and its limited supply has made water management one of the most pressing challenges facing society today. Changing attitudes about water conservation could significantly impact water consumption and help address.....»»
Do vertebrate populations really decline so much? Calculations indicating severe declines might be wrong, says study
A widely-used Living Planet Index (LPI) characterizes the average change in population sizes of vertebrates and is considered one of the main indicators of the state of the planet......»»
Climate lawsuits against companies on the rise: report
Companies worldwide have faced mounting legal pressure to reduce their impact on global warming as activists use litigation to fight climate change, according to a new report Thursday......»»
As ice melts, Everest"s "death zone" gives up its ghosts
On Everest's sacred slopes, climate change is thinning snow and ice, increasingly exposing the bodies of hundreds of mountaineers who died chasing their dream to summit the world's highest mountain......»»
Panama Canal agency warns water shortage "is not over"
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said Wednesday that the famed waterway continues to face a water shortage, despite recent rains alleviating most restrictions imposed following last year's drought......»»
Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thought
Slush—water-soaked snow—makes up more than half of all meltwater on the Antarctic ice shelves during the height of summer, yet is poorly accounted for in regional climate models......»»
New ransomware, infostealers pose growing risk in 2024
BlackBerry detected and stopped 3.1 million cyberattacks (37,000 per day) in the first quarter of 2024. Between January and March 2024, BlackBerry detected 630,000 malicious hashes, representing a 40% increase from its previous reporting period. 60%.....»»
Critical MOVEit vulnerability puts huge swaths of the Internet at severe risk
A similar flaw last year left 1,800 networks breached. Will the latest one be as potent? Enlarge A critical vulnerability recently discovered in a widely used piece of software is putting huge swaths of the Internet at.....»»