The Winds That Doomed Lahaina
Gusts primed the Maui landscape to burn, then drove an out-of-control blaze. It’s a worst-case scenario that’s growing increasingly common around the world......»»
NASA"s Perseverance studies the wild winds of Jezero Crater
During its first couple hundred days in Jezero Crater, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover saw some of the most intense dust activity ever witnessed by a mission sent to the Red Planet's surface. Not only did the rover detect hundreds of dust-bearing whir.....»»
It’s “now or never” on climate change, but that doesn’t mean we’re doomed
At Ars Frontiers, panelists discussed the need for ethical solutions to climate change. Making our climate solutions equitable. Click here for transcript. (video link) Human beings have made tremendous scientific and technological breakth.....»»
Hurricane Agatha drenches Mexican beach resorts
Hurricane Agatha, the first of the season, lashed a string of beach resorts on Mexico's Pacific coast as it barreled ashore Monday, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and flood warnings......»»
2TK, Canada"s migratory bird that fell for Uruguayan resort
The first cold winds announce the arrival of winter in Uruguay's jet setters' playground, Punta del Este......»»
New vulnerabilities threaten another Solar Winds-style security disaster
Eight vulnerabilities were discovered in the Open Automation Software, used by major industrial players......»»
My big DJI Mini 3 Pro mistake reminded me of its limitations
The DJI Mini 3 Pro is an excellent drone, but you might want to steer the tiny flier clear of high winds......»»
Novel meteorological mechanisms behind severe drought in southwestern China during spring 2021
Southwestern China (SWC) is a region on the southeastern side of the Tibetan Plateau, in which both southwesterly and southeasterly winds influence weather patterns during the summer monsoon period. Spring drought before the onset of the summer rainy.....»»
Black hole winds are no longer as they used to be
During the first billion years of the universe, winds blown by supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies were much more frequent and more powerful than those observed in today's galaxies, some 13 billion years later. Such winds were so migh.....»»
Even stars doomed to die as supernovae can have planets
Ninety percent of all exoplanets discovered to date (there are now more than 5,000 of them) orbit around stars the same size or smaller than our sun. Giant stars seem to lack planetary companions, and this fact has serious implications for how we und.....»»
Only 10 vaquita porpoises survive, but species may not be doomed
The vaquita porpoise, the world's smallest marine mammal, is on the brink of extinction, with 10 or fewer still living in Mexico's Gulf of California, their sole habitat. But a genetic analysis by a team of UCLA biologists and colleagues has found th.....»»
More evacuations expected near dangerous Southwest wildfires
Thousands of firefighters battled destructive wildfires in the Southwest as more residents prepared to evacuate Friday into the weekend in northern New Mexico where strong winds and dangerously dry conditions have made the blazes hard to contain......»»
Insights narrow the gap between large-scale atmospheric models and microscale features of atmospheric winds
A combination of atmospheric measurements and fine-scale simulations has improved understanding of the modeling anomalies that arise when the model resolution approximates the length scale of turbulence features—an atmospheric simulation problem kn.....»»
Keeper of the winds shines on: Aeolus satellite continues past design life
Launched back in 2018, Aeolus has outlived its 36-month in-orbit design life—but going above and beyond, it continues to deliver excellent data. This shows that there's life yet in the satellite, meaning ESA's wind mission is now expected to contin.....»»
AMC’s Dark Winds trailer uncovers reservation murders
Robert Redford and George R.R. Martin team up for Dark Winds, an adaptation of Tony Hillerman's Leaphorn & Chee novels set in Navajo Country......»»
Some cities, states say Big Oil should pay for climate damage
In the waning days of 2021, a grass fire broke out in Boulder County, Colorado. Fueled by extreme drought and high winds, the fire swept through the communities of Superior and Louisville. Within hours, it had destroyed more than a thousand structure.....»»
Many factors influenced the severity of burns from Oregon"s devastating 2020 megafires
In early September 2020, severe winds, high heat, and prolonged drought conditions led to the explosive growth of wildfires along the western slopes of the Cascades Mountains in the Pacific Northwest. The fires engulfed enormous tracts of forestland,.....»»
Doomed love and time travel collide in Press Play trailer
A young woman's mixtape may allow her to go back in time and save her lover in Press Play. But are there consequences of messing with the past?.....»»
Stranger Things 4 trailer teases dark times on the horizon
Hawkins is the eye of the storm as the monsters of the Upside Down return in the new Stranger Things 4 trailer. But without Eleven's power, humanity is doomed......»»
Astrophysical plasma study benefits from new soft X-ray transition energies benchmark
The analysis of astrophysical plasmas is vital in the quest to learn about some of the Universe's most powerful and mysterious objects and events such as stellar coronae and winds, cataclysmic variables, X-ray binaries containing neutron stars and bl.....»»
13th Doctor teams up with a pirate queen in Legend of the Sea Devils trailer
It's the second of three specials counting down to Jodie Whittaker's exit from series. Jodie Whittaker's time as the Thirteenth Doctor winds down with Legend of the Sea Devils, second of three Doctor Who specials in 2022. We're counting.....»»