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Mexico City Could Sink Up to 65 Feet

Due to a phenomenon called subsidence, the metropolis's landscape is compacting—and parts of the city are now dropping a foot and a half each year......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredMay 17th, 2021

Climate Change Has Fried Earth So Badly Trees Won’t Save You Today—But I Will

The people of Phoenix will suffer under extreme heat this summer. The city has workers for that......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsJul 3rd, 2024

New models suggest Milky Way is not as packed with stars as previously thought

A small team of astronomers from Yunnan University, the University of Utah, New Mexico State University, and the University of St Andrews has created a new model of the Milky Way galaxy based on the results of their census of red giants......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 3rd, 2024

The Delhi heat wave is testing the limits of human endurance: Other hot countries should beware and prepare

Delhi is reeling from the most extreme heat wave India has ever seen. While the record-breaking maximum recorded temperature of 52.9°C has been called into question by India's Meteorological Department, it's entirely possible. The city has been swel.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 1st, 2024

Rocket Report: North Korean rocket explosion; launch over Chinese skyline

The European Space Agency again turned to SpaceX to launch an important science mission. Enlarge / A sea-borne variant of the commercial Ceres 1 rocket lifts off near the coast of Rizhao, a city of 3 million in China's Shandong p.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

A risky path to meeting climate targets for Stockholm

The Swedish capital Stockholm aims to capture more carbon dioxide than is emitted by 2030. Therefore, the city is investing in new technology at a combined heat and power plant. But it is a strategy that has been adopted without sufficient discussion.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Cadillac aims for first-time luxury EV buyers with Optiq compact crossover

The compact Optiq, which offers 300 miles of range and a 33-inch curved infotainment screen, goes into production this fall at GM's Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 29th, 2024

Indian capital records highest temperature of 49.9 Celsius

Temperatures in India's capital have soared to a record-high 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 degrees Fahrenheit) as authorities warn of water shortages in the sprawling mega-city......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 29th, 2024

To what extent are pharmaceutical and illicit drugs contaminating city rivers?

In research published in Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, investigators sampled water from 19 locations across the Hudson and East Rivers in 2021 and 2022 to identify and quantify the prescribed pharmaceuticals and drugs of abuse that are making.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 29th, 2024

Jeep to build Wagoneer S EV in Mexico

Jeep's first full EV in the U.S. and Canada will be built at the Toluca Assembly Plant alongside the Compass. It's expected to reach dealerships in the U.S. and Canada this fall......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Health risks from global warming can help drive city climate action, study finds

Cities around the world were more likely to maintain climate action and enact "green recovery" long-term plans after the pandemic if local decision-makers were more alert to the health risks of climate change, a new global study has shown......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

New metasurface-based edge detecting filter for remote sensing could transform crop monitoring

New work by researchers from the ARC Center of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS) and City University of New York (CUNY) published May 27 in Nature Communications realizes a new, tunable edge-detecting filter for flat-optic ima.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Tropical forest resilience to seasonal drought linked to nutrient availability

Tropical forests are highly productive ecosystems, accounting for nearly half of the global forest carbon sink. If tropical forests can no longer remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the effects of climate change may become even more severe......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Submerged homes, heat waves fuel Mexico climate angst

Waves wash over abandoned homes in a Mexican village slowly being swallowed by the sea—a symbol of the climate change effects being felt by the major fossil fuel producer......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Mexico Is So Hot, Monkeys Are Falling to Their Death From Trees

Authorities and conservation groups are investigating the deaths of dozens of howler monkeys in Tabasco, where extreme heat and land-use change appear to be threatening the vulnerable species......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsMay 27th, 2024

The Sea Is Swallowing This Mexican Town

Las Barrancas, in the state of Veracruz, has struggled for 10 years against the rising Gulf of Mexico waters. Its best hope may lie in mangrove trees......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsMay 27th, 2024

"Huge change": Mexico expected to elect first woman president

"Huge change": Mexico expected to elect first woman president.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 27th, 2024

Tornado watch issued throughout Kansas City metro

Tornado watch issued throughout Kansas City metro.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 26th, 2024

How to watch the 2024 AEW Double or Nothing live stream

AEW heads to Sin City this Memorial Day Weekend for Double or Nothing. Find out how to watch a live stream of the wrestling event......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 26th, 2024

Hailstorm covers Mexican city with thick ice amid heat wave

Hailstorm covers Mexican city with thick ice amid heat wave.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 26th, 2024

In Wisconsin, a plant demolished. In Mexico, a plant invaded. In both places, turmoil.

In Wisconsin, a plant demolished. In Mexico, a plant invaded. In both places, turmoil......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 25th, 2024