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UK warns of "Arctic shot" after three killed in storm

Britain braced for an Arctic freeze Sunday in the aftermath of a powerful storm that left three people dead and thousands in Scotland facing days without power......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgNov 29th, 2021

How the UK can advance High Performance Computing & AI sustainably

How the UK can advance High Performance Computing & AI sustainably.....»»

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Flash flooding kills three in northern Thailand

Flash flooding in popular Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai has killed three people, a health official said Sunday, as visitors evacuated hotels through knee-high muddy water and shops closed in the city center......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 6th, 2024

A "forgotten" valley in storm-hit North Carolina, desperate for help

The only road to Pensacola, in the remote mountains of western North Carolina, is now a muddy path through deep, twisting gorges. Its main bridges were swept away last week in floods fueled by devastating Hurricane Helene—and a cold winter is comin.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 6th, 2024

How future heat waves at sea could devastate UK marine ecosystems and fisheries

The oceans are warming at an alarming rate. 2023 shattered records across the world's oceans, and was the first time that ocean temperatures exceeded 1°C over pre-industrial levels. This led to the emergence of a series of marine heat wave events ac.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 4th, 2024

Centuries ago, the Maya storm god Huracán taught that when we damage nature, we damage ourselves

The ancient Maya believed that everything in the universe, from the natural world to everyday experiences, was part of a single, powerful spiritual force. They were not polytheists who worshipped distinct gods but pantheists who believed that various.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

The secret to healthy and sustainable fish fingers: An expert explains

I like to eat quintessential fish fingers as a crusty bread sandwich, with lemon juice, mayonnaise and salad. And I'm not the only one. Fish fingers are one of the most commonly bought fish products in the UK, with around 1.5 million eaten each day (.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Decolonizing the curriculum hasn"t closed the gap between Black and white students in the UK: Here"s what might work

Students at UK universities are less likely to get a top degree—a first or 2:1—if they are from an ethnic minority......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Football can improve well-being of people in UK prisons, and could help stop reoffending

The prison overcrowding crisis in the UK has shown the public what researchers and those working in criminal justice have known for years: prisons are unsafe for those serving time and working there......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Decades-long research reveals new understanding of how climate change may impact caches of Arctic soil carbon

Utilizing one of the longest-running ecosystem experiments in the Arctic, a Colorado State University-led team of researchers has developed a better understanding of the interplay among plants, microbes and soil nutrients—findings that offer new in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Plant pathologists spearhead Fusarium head blight research on hemp

Extension faculty at the University of Kentucky (UK) Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment are advancing the fight against Fusarium head blight (FHB) in hemp. This disease, caused by multiple species of the Fusarium fungus, threa.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

The UK Has No Coal-Fired Power Plants for the First Time in 142 Years

With Monday's closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar, coal is no longer being used to provide electricity in the UK......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Eight Scientists, a Billion Dollars, and the Moonshot Agency Trying to Make Britain Great Again

The Advanced Research and Invention Agency—ARIA—is the UK's answer to Darpa. But can it put the country back on the scientific map?.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Arctic plant study suggests the rate of climate change threatens to exceed the adaptive capacity of species

A research group at the Finnish Museum of Natural History is investigating the adaptive potential of plant species amid a warming climate. Their recent study investigates the Siberian primrose, a plant species that occurs on the coasts of the Bothnia.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Study links hurricanes to higher death rates for nearly 15 years after a storm

New research reveals hurricanes and tropical storms in the United States cause a surge of deaths for nearly 15 years after a storm hits......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Death toll from powerful storm Helene tops 150 in US

The death toll from powerful storm Helene, which battered the southeastern United States, has climbed to at least 155, authorities said Tuesday, as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris prepared to survey the damage......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

4 new LockBit-related arrests, identities of suspected Evil Corp members, affiliates revealed

The third phase of Operation Cronos, which involved officers from the UK National Crime Agency (NCA), the FBI, Europol and other law enforcement agencies, has resulted in the arrest of four persons for allegedly participating in the LockBit ransomwar.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

New report shows wildlife criminals in UK "getting away with it"

A new study led by an Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) expert has revealed alarming shortcomings in the UK's efforts to prosecute wildlife criminals......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

Scientists highlight overlooked threats to Arctic coasts amid climate change

As climate change rapidly transforms Arctic marine systems, the dramatic image of a polar bear struggling on a melting ice floe has become symbolic of the region's environmental crisis. But scientists argue that coastal Arctic ecosystems are undergoi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

Best friends killed in crash with Warren PD, officers still critical

Best friends killed in crash with Warren PD, officers still critical.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

US warns foreign operators may be using Boeing 737s with suspect rudder control parts

US warns foreign operators may be using Boeing 737s with suspect rudder control parts.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024