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Seoul residents sweating with record "tropical nights" weather

Residents of South Korea's capital are resorting to novel ways to beat the heat as a century-old weather record fell Friday following a 26th "tropical night" in a row—when the temperature stays above 25 degrees Celsius (77 Fahrenheit)......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekAug 16th, 2024

"Catastrophic" Hurricane Milton approaches Florida

A "catastrophic" Hurricane Milton was closing in on the storm-battered state of Florida on Wednesday as US officials pleaded with residents to flee or risk dying......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

Florida Hospitals and Nursing Homes Are Bracing for Hurricane Milton

More than 200 health care facilities in impacted areas are moving patients and residents in what the state’s chief of emergency medical oversight calls “our largest evacuation ever.”.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

Microbial marvels: Study finds "untapped biodiversity" in the bathroom, on your toothbrush and showerhead

Step aside tropical rainforests and coral reefs—the latest hotspot to offer awe-inspiring biodiversity lies no further than your bathroom......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

A US climate scientist sees hurricane Helene"s devastation firsthand

Carl Schreck spent his career studying tropical storms thousands of miles away from home......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

Paying out disaster relief before climate catastrophe strikes

Beyond the complex byways of international finance, a simple solution is gaining ground to protect populations caught in the path of destructive extreme weather: transfer a little money via their mobile phones before disaster strikes......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

Researchers link El Niño to accelerated ice loss in tropics

Natural climate patterns such as El Niño are causing tropical glaciers to lose their ice at an alarming rate, a new study has found......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Through Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Amateur Radio Triumphs When All Else Fails

While some residents in hurricane-impacted areas can't send texts or make calls, amateur radio enthusiasts are helping communicate requests for help and messages between loved ones......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Q&A: How artificial lights are dimming firefly survival rates

While light bulbs make our nights brighter, they are dimming the social lives, and survival rates, of some of nature's natural light-makers: fireflies......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Control the path and power of hurricanes like Milton? Forget it, scientists say

Hurricanes are humanity's reminder of the uncontrollable, chaotic power of Earth's weather......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

September second-warmest on record: EU climate monitor

Last month was the second-warmest September ever registered globally in an exceptional year "almost certain" to become the hottest on record, the EU climate monitor Copernicus said on Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Lucid Q3 sales rise 91% to record 2,781 on generous incentives for Air sedan

Lucid Q3 production increased a modest 16% as the automaker cleared out vehicle inventory. The EV startup's stock price rose about 2% higher in midday trading......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Neighbors sue over loud Bitcoin mine

Hum from 300-megawatt facility allegedly causing stress, lack of sleep. In Granbury, Texas, residents can hear the sound of money being made at all hours of the day, but it’s no.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

During visit to South LA, EPA head vows to address environmental injustices in Watts

The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has pledged to work alongside Watts residents to address a host of environmental issues in the South Los Angeles community......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Weather may delay launch of mission to study deflected asteroid

Stormy weather has threatened to delay the launch of Europe's Hera spacecraft, which is scheduled to blast off on Monday, SpaceX has said......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Apple"s M3 MacBook Pro has dropped to a record-low price on Amazon ahead of October Prime Day

MacBooks on sale UPDATE: Oct. 4, 2024, 9:55 a.m. EDT This story has been updated with two additional MacBook Pro deals, plus current pricing and availability. The best early October Prime Day MacBook deals at a glance:.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 4th, 2024

Research links El Niño to Atlantic weather a year later, could enhance long-range weather forecasting

New research has revealed that the impact of one of the world's most influential global climate patterns is much more far-reaching than originally thought......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 4th, 2024

Rare Macintosh prototype with proprietary Apple drive set for record-breaking sale

An extremely rare early prototype of the first Macintosh is coming up for auction later this month. Here’s what makes it so special. more….....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

NASA"s laser comms demo makes deep space record, completes first phase

The Deep Space Optical Communications tech demo has completed several key milestones, culminating in sending a signal to Mars' farthest distance from Earth......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Tim Cook sells $50M worth of AAPL shares, but the timing is coincidental

Apple CEO Tim Cook has sold AAPL shares worth more than $50M at a time when the stock is close to an all-time high – but the timing is coincidental. The stock value broke $200 per share back in June, hitting a record $236 in July. There’s been.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Skiing calls on UN climate science to combat melting future

World skiing's governing body joined forces with the UN's weather agency on Thursday in a bid to feed its meteorological expertise into managing the "existential threat" to winter sports posed by climate change......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024