Salty Sea Spray Keeps Lightning Strikes Away
Particles of sea salt in the air could stop clouds from charging up for a lightning strike.....»»
"Zombie fires" are occurring more frequently in boreal forests, but their impacts remain uncertain
"Zombie fires" are fires that ignite in one fire season, smolder through the winter months under the snow, and re-emerge early in the spring before lightning and human caused ignitions begin in earnest......»»
Razer undergoes desertification with its new PUBG: BATTLEGROUND collection
Razer's PUBG collab includes three of its best peripherals, like the lightning-fast Huntsman V2 Linear Optical Switch keyboard......»»
Video: European satellite captures lightning strikes
The first ever satellite instrument capable of continuously detecting lightning across Europe and Africa has now been switched on. New animations from the innovative 'Lighting Imager' confirm the instrument will revolutionize the detection and predic.....»»
Anker’s new Nano Power Bank plugs right into your iPhone 14 with built-in Lightning connector
Anker today is launching its latest iPhone 14 accessory. Pairing a MFi Lightning connector with a 5,000mAh battery, the new Anker Nano Power Bank is the for making sure you always have an easy way to juice up your handset – especially for compact.....»»
USB-C AirPods Pro coming alongside iPhone 15, hearing test feature in development
As reported by Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter, Apple is preparing to launch a USB-C case for the AirPods Pro, presumably alongside the launch of the iPhone 15 lineup lineup this fall which will switch from the Lightning port to the USB-C por.....»»
Florida mosquitoes test positive for malaria as officials spray area
Officials have ramped up ground and aerial spraying. Enlarge / A Miami-Dade mosquito control inspector sprays a pesticide to kill adult mosquitos on June 29, 2023, in Miami. The Miami-Dade mosquito control department continues it.....»»
World"s Second Named Heat Wave Strikes Spain
Heat Wave Yago is baking Seville, Spain, the first city in the world to introduce a heat wave naming and ranking system.....»»
Electrifying volcano eruption set off the most extreme lightning detected
Lightning seen "at heights and rates not previously observed." Enlarge (credit: NASA) When Tonga’s underwater Hunga Tonga volcano lost its temper in an eruption on January 15, 2022, it belched gobs of magma and exhaled.....»»
Fractured foundations: How Antarctica"s "landfast" ice is dwindling and why that"s bad news
There's more to Antarctic ice than meets the eye. Sea ice is not a uniform crust overlying the salty Southern Ocean......»»
It’s summer and that means disturbing swim advisories. Here’s our top 5
Behold the most nauseating and mesmerizing swim advisories floating around. Enlarge / A 2-year-old enjoys the spray of water in a splash pad in Los Angeles on June 20, 2022. (credit: Getty | Al Seib) It's summer, and tha.....»»
Apple releases iOS 16.5.1 with Lightning to USB Camera Adapter fix, more
Apple is rolling out iOS 16.5.1 to iPhone users today, bringing bug fixes and improvements. Apple says the update provides security fixes and a fix for an issue affecting the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter. iPhone users can update to iOS 16.5.1.....»»
New study shows Tonga"s Hunga eruption produced the most intense lightning ever recorded
The January 15, 2022, eruption of Hunga Volcano in Tonga continues to break records. According to a new study, the eruption created a "supercharged" thunderstorm that produced the most intense lightning ever recorded. There were nearly 200,000 lightn.....»»
Study finds lightning activity in Alps has doubled in a few decades
In the high altitudes of the European Eastern Alps, the number of detected lightning strikes has doubled in the course of the last 40 years. Causes for this are to be found in the effects of the climate crisis. A team of Innsbruck researchers from th.....»»
Strikes end at Ohio battery plant and Michigan aluminum parts plant
Workers at a Constellium aluminum parts plant near Detroit and a Clarios battery plant near Toledo both voted to ratify new contract agreements Friday after several weeks on strike......»»
Engineers develop salty gel that could harvest water from desert air
Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have synthesized a superabsorbent material that can soak up a record amount of moisture from the air, even in desert-like conditions......»»
EV range falls while carrying heavy loads, AAA study finds
AAA's study found range dropped 25 percent for a Ford F-150 Lightning loaded with 1,400 pounds of sandbags......»»
Charge your Apple gadgets fast with this durable Lightning cable, on sale now
TL;DR: As of June 9, get this Braided MFI Certified USB-C to Lightning Cable for only $21.99 — that's a 21% discount.As the rest of the tech world moves on to adapt USB-C, Apple is sticking to their guns with their dear Lightning port and conne.....»»
Study identifies boat strikes as a growing cause of manatee deaths in Belize
The endangered Antillean manatee faces a growing threat from boat strikes in Belize, according to a new study that raises concerns about the survival of what had been considered a relatively healthy population......»»
Nobody wants to budge at UAW strikes in Ohio, Michigan
UAW workers at two auto parts supplier plants remain on strike in suburban Toledo and suburban Detroit. The UAW is in talks with the company in Detroit but no negotiations are scheduled in Toledo......»»
USB-C iPhone 15: The latest rumors and what to expect
A USB-C iPhone may have once seemed impossible, but the latest rumors suggest it’s actually coming sooner than you may think. Amid regulatory pushback and limitations of the Lightning connector, the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro are expected to swit.....»»