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Temperatures are rising, but soil is getting wetter—why?

Soil moisture can determine how quickly a wildfire spreads, how fast a hill turns into a mudslide, and perhaps most importantly, how productive our food systems are. As temperatures rise due to human-caused climate change, some researchers are concer.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgFeb 8th, 2024

New study finds at least 1 in 4 US residential yards exceeds new EPA lead soil level guideline

Roughly one in four U.S. households have soil exceeding the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's lead screening levels of 200 parts per million (ppm), halved from the previous level of 400 ppm, a new study found. For households with exposure fr.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

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......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

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......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

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.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Laying the foundation for lunar base construction: Elucidating lunar soil-microwave interactions

NASA aims to construct a lunar base through the Artemis program, a manned lunar exploration initiative. However, the practical reality of what the general public envisions for the space base differs somewhat from well-known science fiction movies. To.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

A novel method for measuring nano/microplastic concentrations in soil using spectroscopy

Nano and microplastics are a well-known menace, found practically everywhere in nature, including soil, oceans, drinking water, air, and even the human body. Studies show that soils in particular hold a significant portion of N/MPs......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Using camelid nanobodies for food allergen surveillance

Food allergies pose significant health risks, affecting millions worldwide, with the prevalence rising over the past decades. Traditional detection methods, such as monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, are often costly, labor-intensive, and prone to.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

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......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 17th, 2024

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......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 16th, 2024

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......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 16th, 2024

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......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 16th, 2024

Improving soil health yields unexpected benefits for farmers

In the U.S., as farmers wrestle with extreme heat and drought, heavy rainfall and flooding, and erosion—all factors of climate change which can take a toll on crops—there's been a lot of buzz over regenerative agriculture over the past few years,.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 15th, 2024

Until Dawn cast adds 4 rising stars to film adaptation of horror video game

Until Dawn, the upcoming film adaptation of the beloved PlayStation horror video game, has added four up-and-comers to its cast......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 15th, 2024

Automotive News Europe Congress: Exploring innovation in auto

A highlight of the two-day event was the 14th annual Automotive News Europe Rising Stars dinner honoring 20 young, talented executives from companies such as Volkswagen, Mercedes, BMW, Lotus and Continental......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 15th, 2024

NASA is considering other ways of getting its Mars samples home

In 2021, NASA's Perseverance rover landed in the Jezero Crater on Mars. For the next three years, this astrobiology mission collected soil and rock samples from the crater floor for eventual return to Earth. The analysis of these samples is expected.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Bye bye, El Nino. Cooler hurricane-helping La Nina to replace the phenomenon that adds heat to Earth

The strong El Niño weather condition that added a bit of extra heat to already record warm global temperatures is gone. It's cool flip side, La Niña, is likely to breeze in just in time for peak Atlantic hurricane season, federal meteorologists sai.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Organic farmers" beliefs about soil microbiome affect their practices, study shows

Organic farming can support soil microorganisms that promote plant defenses and reduce insect pests. But not all organic practices are equally beneficial for soil microbes, and it's important to understand farmer motivations in order to encourage the.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Giant deep-sea vent tubeworm symbionts use two carbon fixation pathways to grow at record speeds

In the deep-sea environment of the East Pacific Rise, where sunlight does not penetrate and the surroundings are known for their extreme temperatures, skull-crushing pressures, and toxic compounds, lives Riftia pachyptila, a giant hydrothermal vent t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

The US is losing wetlands at an accelerating rate—how the private sector can help protect these valuable resources

Wetlands aren't the most eye-catching ecosystems. They include swamps, bogs, fens and other places where soil is covered by water most of the time. But they perform a huge range of valuable services, from soaking up floodwaters to filtering out pollu.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Grand jury report faults San Francisco for inadequate climate threat planning

As climate change unleashes ever-more powerful storms, worsening floods and rising sea levels, San Francisco remains woefully unprepared for inundation, a civil grand jury determined in a report......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024