Severe storms brewing over Brevard County
Severe storms brewing over Brevard County.....»»
Kombucha electronics? Sure, why not?
Sustainable dried SCOBY mats are lighter, cheaper, and more flexible than plastics. Enlarge / Brewing kombucha tea. Note the trademark gel-like layer of SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast). (credit: Olga Pankova/Getty.....»»
A new vegetation mapping of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau based on terrain-climate-remote sensing
This study was led by Prof. Guangsheng Zhou (State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences) and Prof. Hongrui Ren (Department of Geomatics, Taiyuan University of Technology)......»»
Changes of Tibetan religious activities during the past millennium revealed from lake sediments
Xiahe County, located in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the northeastern part of the Tibetan Plateau, is known as "Little Tibet." For a long time, all aspects of human survival, social development and cultural accumulation in the region have.....»»
Wetter storms, deforestation: Manila faces worsening floods
From her house in a Manila suburb, Rowena Jimenez can't see the bare mountains around the built-up city. But she feels the impact of deforestation every time her living room floods......»»
Narwhals" climate-vulnerable winter feeding crucial for survival: study
Narwhals are likely more dependent on fat reserves and abundant prey in climate-threatened winter habitats than previously thought, researchers said Wednesday, warning of severe risks posed by global warming......»»
Rain-free France matches record 31-day dry spell
France has matched its record dry spell of 31 days without significant rainfall, the country's weather service said Tuesday, amid concerns over water reserves in parts of Europe still reeling from last year's severe drought......»»
TSMC rumored to delay Europe fab by two years
Industry sources pointed out that TSMC is considering delaying its new Europe factory to around 2025, two years later than previously estimated. The possible reason for this delay is that the automotive chip shortage is no longer as severe as it once.....»»
California"s biggest environmental cleanup leaves lead contamination and frustration
California's largest and most expensive environmental cleanup has failed to properly remove lead pollution from some homes and neighborhoods near a notorious battery recycler in southeast Los Angeles County, leaving residents at continued risk, a Los.....»»
Redditor would have died on the couch, if Apple Watch didn"t sound the alarm
The Apple Watch has helped save one owner's life, by alerting them to a racing pulse following a nap that led to a diagnosis of severe internal bleeding.Apple Watch Series 7Apple's wearables include a number of different alerts to help users monitor.....»»
Apple Watch owner saved from fatal internal bleeding after napping
The Apple Watch has helped save one owner's life, by alerting them to a racing pulse following a nap that led to a diagnosis of severe internal bleeding.Apple Watch Series 7Apple's wearables include a number of different alerts to help users monitor.....»»
Study quantifies global impact of electricity in dust storms on Mars
Mars is infamous for its intense dust storms, some of which kick up enough dust to be seen by telescopes on Earth......»»
European summer droughts since 2015 most severe in centuries, but multi-year droughts also happened in the past
The 2015–2018 summer droughts have been exceptional in large parts of Western and Central Europe over the last 400 years, in terms of the magnitude of drought conditions. This indicates an influence of man-made global warming. However, multi-year d.....»»
New UC San Diego model predicts housing prices to fall as much as 18% this year
A new model of forecasting home prices based on consumer demand predicts that prices for housing will decrease by 5% nationally and 12% in San Diego County by the end of this year. The model, which highlights online search activity, was recently publ.....»»
Risk-taking was crucial for survival of craft brewing industry during pandemic, reveals study
Independent craft brewers were able to weather the COVID pandemic by taking risks and being innovative, a new study has revealed......»»
Public concern about water safety driven more by severe weather than climate change, finds poll
Climate change and worsening severe weather events pose increasing threats to global water safety, with limited access to safe water projected to impact approximately 5 billion people worldwide by the year 2050, according to the United Nations......»»
"This is a really good day": 12 rescued, rehabbed manatees released at Florida"s Blue Spring State Park
Blue Spring in Volusia County is a popular place to see manatees but there's never been an event like Monday, when manatee after manatee was unloaded from trucks and set free after a long stay in recovery and rehabilitation......»»
Apple Watch Crash Detection leads rescuers to the scene of severe car accident in Germany
Like the iPhone 14, the Apple Watch Series 8 also includes Apple’s Crash Detection feature. A new report out of Germany today highlights a story where this feature kicked in to help save the lives of three people who were in car crash where their.....»»
Tracking the happiness hormone: Electrochemical serotonin microsensors for stable long-term measurement in real time
Dysregulation of serotonin plays a role in many psychiatric disorders, including severe depression and anxiety. In the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition, a research team has now introduced an implantable, electrochemical microsensor tha.....»»
TV panel price rises on the horizon
Taiwan's LCD panel makers are brewing price hikes for their TV panels that are gradually returning to healthy inventory levels due to makers starting depletion efforts earlier than other applications, according to industry insiders......»»
How the world of the end-Triassic extinction was similar to today—and how it differed
Past environmental crises let us reverse-engineer how our planet works. Enlarge (credit: Victor Leshyk) The end-Triassic extinction, which happened 201 million years ago, was Earth’s third most severe extinction event.....»»