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When an earthquake strikes, how do Mexico city hospitals respond?

Staff in public and private hospitals in Mexico City are likely to follow well-established and reinforced earthquake early warning (EEW) protocols for evacuation, according to an ongoing study......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxApr 20th, 2023

Community protected by law on coast of Southeast Brazil is threatened by litter tourists leave on beach

A study conducted by researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) found high levels of contamination on Perequê Beach in Guarujá, a city on the coast of São Paulo state, Brazil, with plastic litter and cigarette butts predominatin.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated News7 hr. 58 min. ago

The Law Must Respond When Science Changes

What was once fair under the law may become unfair when science changes. The law must react to uphold due process.....»»

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Madrid"s fifth Apple Store opens November 28

Apple has announced the opening of Apple La Vaguada, in north Madrid, marking the city's fifth store and its first in ten years.Custom wallpaper for the new Apple La Vaguada in Madrid — image credit: AppleJust over a decade on from the opening of i.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated News13 hr. 30 min. ago

New York drought conditions fan flames, spur water saving

New York has urged its 8.5 million residents to save water as America's biggest city endures an unprecedented period without significant rainfall, creating potentially dangerous drought conditions and fanning the flames of deadly wildfires......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Pakistan employs new measures to deal with nearly 70,000 people affected daily by hazardous smog

Pakistani authorities introduced mobile clinics and added more beds in hospitals to treat the nearly 70,000 patients received daily with respiratory-related diseases as hazardous smog continued to shroud the country's east, officials said Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Coming soon to Apple Vision Pro: mixed reality hit game ‘Little Cities: Diorama’

More mixed reality games that became popular on Meta Quest headsets are coming to Apple Vision Pro. Little Cities: Diorama offers an all-new version for Apple Vision Pro. Notably, it blends your real-world environment with a virtual city you create......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

How retailers change ordering strategy when a supplier starts its own direct channel

Researchers from Erasmus University and KU Leuven have published a new study that examines how retailers respond when suppliers establish direct channels to reach end-consumers and how suppliers can take steps to avoid a backlash......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Researchers identify two primary tree movement patterns that help them survive high winds and prevent damage

Destructive winds during storms and cyclones often cause tree failures, especially through uprooting and stem breakage. However, how trees respond to wind under various forest configurations and weather conditions remains unclear......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Florida"s iconic Key deer face an uncertain future as seas rise

The world's only Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer, are found in piney and marshy wetlands bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico on the Florida Keys......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Weather extremes influence illegal migration and return between the U.S. and Mexico, study finds

Extreme weather is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States, suggesting that more migrants could risk their lives crossing the border as climate change fuels droughts, storms and other hardships, accordin.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Advanced terahertz neural network offers compact solution for AI challenges

An innovative planar spoof plasmonic neural network (SPNN) platform capable of directly detecting and processing terahertz (THz) electromagnetic signals has been unveiled by researchers at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) and Southeast Universi.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Pakistan"s record smog triggers anguish and anxiety

On the streets of Pakistan's second biggest city, smog stings eyes and burns throats. Inside homes, few people can afford air purifiers to limit the damage of toxic particles that seep through doors and windows......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

10 most iconic movie plot twists of all time, ranked

The most iconic plot twists have embedded themselves in pop culture, as seen in infamous reveals in films like Fight Club and The Empire Strikes Back......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 10th, 2024

HomeKit Weekly: Track your HomeKit device batteries with HomeBatteries

Keeping tabs on battery-powered HomeKit accessories like the can be challenging. From smart locks to motion sensors, battery status is often out of sight, out of mind—until the moment a device fails to respond. Enter HomeBatteries, an app designed.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Restoring Mexico"s archaeological heritage to its rightful place

A Mexican delegation is coming to retrieve 84 Mesoamerican axes currently in transit at UdeM, underscoring the need to raise public awareness of the looting of archaeological artifacts......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan"s cultural capital of Lahore

Record-high air pollution in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore is sending more people to hospitals and private clinics, doctors said Wednesday as authorities warned a complete lockdown could be imminent if residents fail to don face masks and fol.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Kristallnacht"s legacy still haunts Hamburg, even as city rebuilds former synagogue burned in Nazi pogrom

Johanna Neumann was 8 when she witnessed a mob of local citizens and Nazis vandalizing the Bornplatz Synagogue in Hamburg. They were "shouting and throwing stones at the marvelous glass windows," as she later said in an oral history interview. Other.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

How many trees does it take to cool a city? Researchers develop tool to set urban tree canopy goals

Cities around the globe are increasingly experiencing dangerous heat as urban concrete and asphalt amplify rising temperatures. Tree-planting programs are a popular, nature-based way to cool cities, but these initiatives have been largely based on gu.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Major damage reported in Oklahoma City area after tornadoes tear across region

Major damage reported in Oklahoma City area after tornadoes tear across region.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024