Portland records hottest day ever amid Northwest scorcher
Utility workers and wildlife managers across the Pacific Northwest were trying to keep people and animals safe Saturday as a historic heat wave scorched the region, toppling records and sending residents searching for relief......»»
Ocean Temperatures Keep Shattering Records—and Stunning Scientists
Sea surface temperatures have been skyrocketing beyond expectations. That may be a bad sign for hurricane season—and the health of ocean ecosystems......»»
Can we be inoculated against climate misinformation? Yes—if we prebunk rather than debunk, researchers say
Last year, the world experienced the hottest day ever recorded, as we endured the first year where temperatures were 1.5°C warmer than the pre-industrial era. The link between extreme events and climate change is clearer than ever. But that doesn't.....»»
Lawsuit Accuses Anna’s Archive of Hacking WorldCat, Stealing 2.2 TB Data
American nonprofit OCLC is known globally for its leading database of bibliographic records, WorldCat. A few months ago, many of these records were posted publicly by the shadow library search engine, Anna's Archive. OCLC believes that this is the re.....»»
Business operations affect fishermen"s resilience to climate change, new study finds
Timothy Frawley has spent the better of the past two decades working in and around commercial fisheries. Born and raised in Casco Bay, Maine, he grew up packing lobsters and pitching bait on Portland's working waterfront. He has worked in commercial.....»»
Weather v climate: How to make sense of an unusual cold snap while the world is hotter than ever
Earlier this year, the UK's weather and climate service, the Met Office, announced average global temperatures in 2023 were 1.46°C above pre-industrial levels. This made it the hottest year on record, 0.17°C higher than the previous record in 2016......»»
"A deeply troubling discovery": Earth may have already passed the crucial 1.5°C warming limit
Global temperatures have already exceeded 1.5°C warming and may pass 2°C later this decade, according to a world-first study I led. The worrying findings, based on temperature records contained in sea sponge skeletons, suggest global climate change.....»»
Women train to fight fire with fire in Portugal
Women from around the world gathered in northwest Portugal this week to practice a traditional technique of deliberately burning land to prevent the kind of wildfires—intensified by climate change—that have killed hundreds across Europe......»»
Spain sees warmest January on record
Spain has just experienced its warmest January since current records began in 1961, national weather office Aemet said Wednesday, after temperatures neared 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) in some regions......»»
January 2024 was warmest on record in Spain
Spain last month experienced its warmest January since current records began in 1961, national weather office Aemet said on Wednesday, after temperatures neared 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) in some regions......»»
New warning: South Australia needs to gear up for more climate extremes
As temperature records tumble, and the threat of bushfires and dry conditions looms large, an international study by Flinders University and Argentinian researchers renews the urgency of calls to make more concerted efforts to prepare for climate ext.....»»
The planet is dangerously close to this climate threshold: What 1.5°C really means
The alarm bells are loud and clear. Federal and international climate officials recently confirmed that 2023 was the planet's hottest year on record—and that 2024 may be even hotter......»»
Toyota may slow production after sprinting to records in latest quarter
Toyota cut its annual global sales forecast, largely due to the suspension of shipments from Daihatsu, but still expects to book record profits......»»
Toyota may slow production after sprinting to records
Toyota cut its annual global sales forecast, largely due to the suspension of shipments from Daihatsu, but still expects to book record profits......»»
Research offer direct view of tantalum oxidation that impedes qubit coherence
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have used a combination of scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and computational modeling to get a.....»»
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Today's hottest deals include an Apple Pencil for $69.99, Beats Fit Pro for $138, $1,800 off a Samsung 77" 4K TV, $160 off a Sonos Sub wireless subwoofer, 49% off a Blueair air purifier, and more.Save $1,800 on a Samsung 4K UHD Smart Tizen TVThe Appl.....»»
Washington state drinking water, hydropower at risk as Pacific Northwest snowpack shrinks
At Diablo Lake, North Cascades National Park the clouds lift by noon and wind screams down the mountainsides. Temperatures sunk to zero as Jon Riedel, a retired geologist with the National Park Service, stood on a ridge above the blue-green reservoir.....»»
Sedimentary records of contaminant inputs in Frobisher Bay provide record of changes in contaminant levels over decades
Although contaminant levels in Arctic environments are often lower than those in temperate locations close to cities and industrial areas, contaminant studies in the Arctic remain important due to the potential for bioaccumulation and biomagnificatio.....»»
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It’s official: Samsung Galaxy S24 pre-orders are off the charts!
The Samsung Galaxy S24 is definitely one of the company’s hottest phones and are seeing a massive increase in pre-orders! The post It’s official: Samsung Galaxy S24 pre-orders are off the charts! appeared first on Phandroid. The Samsun.....»»
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