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Tracking ships" icy paths amidst climate change

There has been much buzz about the warming planet's melting Arctic region opening shipping routes and lengthening travel seasons in ocean passageways that ice once blocked. Expanded fishing, trade and tourism is envisioned. The operative word here is.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJul 5th, 2023

Southern states brace for water changes, report finds

Water is everywhere. It falls freely from the sky and flows across the earth. Humans are inextricably connected to water and to forests. Changes in land use, forest conditions, and climate affect water – with consequences for drinking water treatme.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News17 hr. 9 min. ago

Climate change intensified back-to-back Philippines storms: Study

Human-induced climate change fueled a rare string of back-to-back typhoons that battered the Philippines this year and boosted the chances of powerful storms making landfall, a new study said on Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News17 hr. 9 min. ago

Single heat wave wiped out millions of Alaska"s dominant seabird

The common murre, a large black-and-white seabird native to northern waters, has become far less common in Alaska over the past decade due to the impacts of climate change......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News17 hr. 9 min. ago

United Airlines and Air Canada first to offer official support for AirTag link sharing

Those traveling for the holidays via United Airlines and Air Canada can now generate a shareable AirTag tracking link with airlines.Image Credit: AppleThere's little else more frustrating than waiting at a luggage carousel only to find out that your.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated News17 hr. 36 min. ago

Education scholar calls for ecological shift to "school within a school" to give students autonomy needed for success

The essence of schooling has changed little since the 19th century, even amid calls for change and attempts at reform. A new analysis from a University of Kansas education expert calls for a paradigm shift to a "school within a school" model that loo.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated News20 hr. 9 min. ago

How sulfur affects the carbon cycle of subtropical seagrass meadows: New findings from Florida Bay

Seagrass meadows have an important climate protection function due to their long-term carbon storage potential. An international research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) has now been able to show that seagr.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated News20 hr. 9 min. ago

How "thirsty" trees may make forests more vulnerable to climate change

A new study suggests that increased maple populations may leave forests in western North Carolina more vulnerable to extreme weather conditions like flooding and drought......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

Google boosts Android security against unknown tracking devices

Google's unknown tracker alerts system will now let users disable their phone's location sharing and use a map view to find the hidden tracking device......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

Mosquito genetics may explain why Zika virus outbreaks are rare in Africa: Climate change could shift the balance

A study reveals that Africa's low rates of Zika virus outbreaks may be due to a surprising factor: the genetic makeup of local mosquito populations......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 11th, 2024

HomePod 18.2 upgrades Siri’s most used feature with one big change

This hasn’t been a great year for the HomePod, but Apple’s finally showing its smart speaker some love. Today’s HomePod 18.2 software update brings a key upgrade to what’s surely the device’s most used Siri feature: Apple Music requests......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 11th, 2024

Deals: M3/Pro MacBook Pro up to $700 off, iPhone 15 Pro up to $450 off, Apple Watch Series 10, Find My gear, more

Alongside the return of Black Friday pricing on Apple Watch Series 10 configurations starting from $330 with Christmas delivery, we are tracking some serious clearance pricing on M3 and M3 Pro MacBook Pro models. For today only, Best Buy is now offer.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 11th, 2024

New iOS 18.2 feature will ‘change the way we make music forever,’ says Michael Bublé

iOS 18.2 is now available for iPhone users, and one of its new features is gaining high praise from musical artist Michael Bublé, also known as the king of Christmas. Here’s what’s new in Voice Memos with iOS 18.2. more….....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 11th, 2024

The Galaxy Z Flip 7’s biggest change may be hidden inside the phone

There's more confirmation that Samsung is making a huge switch on next year's Galaxy Z Flip handset......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 11th, 2024

Your Google Maps app is about to look different. Here’s what’s changing

Another design change has been made to the popular Google Maps app for Android......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 11th, 2024

NASA scientific balloon flights to lift off from Antarctica

NASA's Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Antarctica's icy expanse to kick off the annual Antarctic Long-Duration Balloon Campaign, where two balloon flights will carry a total of nine missions to near space. Launch operations will begin mid-.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 11th, 2024

Brazilian beef and leather companies fall short in tackling deforestation, a study finds

The next United Nations climate conference, COP30, will be held in Belem, the capital of an Amazon region where widespread deforestation mainly driven by cattle farming has turned the surrounding rainforest from a vital carbon sink into a significant.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 11th, 2024

Open source malware up 200% since 2023

Sonatype’s 2024 Open Source Malware Threat Report reveals that the number of malicious packages has surpassed 778,500 since tracking began in 2019. In 2024, researchers examined how threat actors leverage malicious open-source packages to targe.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsDec 11th, 2024

How African countries can build systems to share climate information at the local level

African countries collectively have emitted very little of the greenhouse gases that have caused climate change, but are badly affected by climate-induced floods, droughts and heat waves. To withstand some of the most devastating extreme weather even.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 10th, 2024

Subsidized community restaurants could help tackle the UK"s broken food system

The UK's food system is fundamentally broken. As a researcher of the global agricultural system, I believe drastic, bold change is needed—and that community restaurants are an important model to consider......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 10th, 2024

Mathematicians make leap in modeling human impact on climate

A breakthrough in the theory of climate change science has given scientists the most robust way yet to link observed climate change to both human-made and natural causes and to spot early warning signals for potential climate disasters......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 10th, 2024