Polar bears could vanish from Canada"s Hudson Bay if temperatures rise 2C
An international team of scientists said Thursday that polar bears faced local extinction in Canada's Hudson Bay by mid-century if global warming exceeds limits set under the Paris climate accords......»»
Study shows rising temperatures affect air quality over Los Angeles
Particulate matter and ozone are a major problem for people and the environment. Dr. Eva Pfannerstill, young investigator group leader at Jülich's Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK 8), is investigating where the volatile organic compound.....»»
Scammers target dealerships in U.S., Canada pretending to be CDK reps
CDK Global says scammers are targeting some dealership customers affected by the cyberattack that downed their DMS platforms......»»
CDK Global says shutdown of its DMS will last "likely for several days" after overnight cyberattack
CDK Global has shut down its dealership management system for a second day. The company said the cyberattack that began June 19 will idle its DMS “likely for several days” in the U.S. and Canada......»»
AI can help forecast toxic "blue-green tides"
A team of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists plan to use artificial intelligence modeling to forecast, and better understand, a growing threat to water caused by toxic algal blooms. Fueled by climate change and rising water temperatures, these.....»»
Too young to be so cool: Lessons from three neutron stars
ESA's XMM-Newton and NASA's Chandra spacecraft have detected three young neutron stars that are unusually cold for their age. By comparing their properties to different neutron star models, scientists conclude that the oddballs' low temperatures disq.....»»
Scientists find further evidence that climate change could make fungi more dangerous
A team of medical researchers and infectious disease specialists affiliated with multiple institutions in China, working with a pair of colleagues, one from Singapore, the other from Canada, has found evidence bolstering theories that suggest as the.....»»
California wildfires grow amid warm temperatures, gusty winds
Crews battling wildfires across California on Tuesday, including the Post fire in Los Angeles County, face another day of warm summer heat and gusty winds that will push flames into tinder-dry fuel, weather forecasters warned......»»
Apple’s Back to School promo coming back this week in the US and Canada
Apple’s traditional “Back to School” campaign is making a comeback this week for customers in the US and Canada, at least that’s what Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman said on Monday. The campaign typically offers either discounts or gifts for.....»»
Respectful canoeing means acknowledging Indigenous authority over the land and water
In a satirical look at canoeing in Canada, Ojibway comedian and author Drew Hayden Taylor once joked that "every time a non-native person whitewater canoes down the Madawaska River, or goes kayaking off Tobermory, they should first take an Aboriginal.....»»
Four dead, over a dozen missing as extreme weather hits China
At least four people were killed when record rains hit parts of southern China, state media reported Tuesday, while more than a dozen were missing even as the north baked under some of its highest temperatures this year......»»
Power demand peaks in northern India heat wave
Searing heat wave temperatures in northern India pushed power demand to a record high, the government said Tuesday, with residents of the capital New Delhi also struggling with water shortages......»»
Backdoor method creates high-entropy material at lower temperatures
Entropy is a hot mess. Randomness and disorder are not exactly virtues in science. Yet it turns out, a sloppy jumble of differently sized atoms can do a better job stabilizing certain nanocrystals than a tidy arrangement of such elements. These so-ca.....»»
Study proposes roadmap for integrating edge AI into farming
The rise of advanced artificial intelligence (edge AI) could well mark the beginning of a new era for sustainable agriculture. A recent study proposes a roadmap for integrating this technology into farming practices. The aim? To improve the efficienc.....»»
On thin ice: Greenland"s last Inuit polar bear hunters
Inuit hunter Hjelmer Hammeken spotted a ringed seal near its breathing hole on the Greenland ice. In his white camouflage, he slowly crept towards it then lay down in the snow and waited......»»
Water crisis batters war-torn Sudan as temperatures soar
War, climate change and man-made shortages have brought Sudan—a nation already facing a litany of horrors—to the shores of a water crisis......»»
The rise of SaaS security teams
In this Help Net Security interview, Hillary Baron, Senior Technical Director for Research at CSA, highlights that the recent surge in organizations establishing dedicated SaaS security teams is driven by significant data breaches involving widely us.....»»
Cyprus records a second death from heatstroke as temperatures soar
A Cyprus health official said a second elderly person has died from heatstroke after a weeklong heat wave that baked the east Mediterranean island nation with reportedly record temperatures for the month of June......»»
Polar bears could vanish from Canada"s Hudson Bay if temperatures rise 2C
An international team of scientists said Thursday that polar bears faced local extinction in Canada's Hudson Bay by mid-century if global warming exceeds limits set under the Paris climate accords......»»
Residents and communities preparing for heat wave that will envelop Midwest and Northeast next week
Things are about to heat up in much of the U.S. with dangerously hot temperatures in the Midwest and Northeast next week, prompting health officials to urge people to make plans now to stay safe......»»
Disparities in the distribution of flood adaptation resources could be curbed by equity-weighting, research suggests
As the effects of climate change intensify, the need for efficient and equitable climate adaptation policies is becoming more urgent. This is especially true for U.S. coastal counties impacted by climate-induced sea-level rise and the socio-economica.....»»