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White truffles, Italy"s gold, menaced by climate change

Deep in a thick forest in Italy's northwestern Piedmont region, the hunt is on for the white Alba truffle, with excited dogs zigzagging and digging into the wet earth......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekNov 11th, 2024

Industrial snow: Factories trigger local snowfall by freezing clouds

Anthropogenic aerosols, tiny solid and liquid air pollution particles, have masked a fraction of global warming caused by anthropogenic greenhouse gases. Climate researchers have known for decades that anthropogenic aerosols perturb liquid clouds by.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News27 min. ago

Researchers say impact of Trump"s climate policies "recoverable"

US president-elect Donald Trump's expected climate rollbacks will likely have a "small" impact on global warming, as long as other countries resist the temptation to slacken their own carbon-cutting efforts, new research found Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News10 hr. 27 min. ago

What 2025 holds for user identity protection

In this Help Net Security video, David Cottingham, President of rf IDEAS, discusses what he sees as the most prominent areas for improvement and continued change in the space: As we move into 2025, it’s evident that businesses recognize MFA as esse.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated News12 hr. 27 min. ago

Colorado River basins could face tipping point, drought study warns

Water from Colorado's West Slope basins plays a vital role in supporting the economy and natural environment across seven western U.S. states, but a new study finds that even under modest climate projections, the basins face a potential tipping point.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News16 hr. 51 min. ago

Climate scientist combines research and teaching into "perfect storm" of discovery

This fall, Hurricanes Helene and Milton served as painful reminders of how climate change is fueling extreme weather, supplying warmer ocean waters and warmer air temperatures that lead to wetter, stronger tropical cyclones......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News16 hr. 51 min. ago

Climate policy monitor reveals net zero regulations surge globally but implementation gap remains

As countries meet at COP29 in Baku, a new Oxford University study, developed through pro-bono partnerships with 48 leading law firms around the world, provides the most detailed view yet of how key economic rules are aligning—or not—to climate go.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News16 hr. 51 min. ago

Planet saw its 2nd-warmest October in 175-year record: 2024 on pace to be world"s warmest year on record

Earth saw another unusually warm month, with October 2024 ranking as the second-warmest October in NOAA's 175-year global climate record......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News16 hr. 51 min. ago

Economic policies encourage the careless use of people and the planet. Creating caring economies is the answer

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change includes a Gender Action Plan, adopted in 2017. The plan aims to "enhance the gender responsiveness" of climate policy and climate action. It outlines specific actions and strategies to promot.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News16 hr. 51 min. ago

Socioeconomic status explains most of the racial and ethnic achievement gaps in elementary school

For decades, white students have performed significantly better than Black and Hispanic students on tests of academic achievement. Explanations for these achievement gaps include poverty and systems that result in discrimination. Others cite struggle.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Threads is bringing ads to your feeds very soon

Ever since Twitter became X, many users have been looking for a good alternative. Meta’s Threads has become that for a lot of people. But a very big, yet inevitable change is happening to the social media network soon: ads are coming to your feeds......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Agrivoltaics for sustainable food, energy and water management in East Africa

Combining solar power production with agriculture can significantly boost crop yields, conserve water and generate low-carbon electricity for areas particularly vulnerable to climate change, a new study has shown......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Stark warning on emissions as leaders split on climate goals at COP29

Global leaders offered competing views on how to tackle climate change at UN-led talks Wednesday as a new report warned the world must reach carbon neutrality much sooner than planned......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

How advanced content caching settings on the Mac works

Advanced configuration parameters control how your Mac stores cached content. Here's how to change the settings.Content cache settings in macOS Sequoia.Content caching controls what internet content gets stored locally in macOS when you visit website.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Apple begins selling new Gold Link Bracelet for Apple Watch

When was announced in September, the company also unveiled a new Gold Link Bracelet made of stainless steel. However, while the Natural and Slate versions were available from day one, the gold version was unavailable – but that has just changed......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

You can Soon Get the Steam Deck OLED in White, but You’d Better Hurry

Valve says that customers are limited to one purchase per account. The post You can Soon Get the Steam Deck OLED in White, but You’d Better Hurry appeared first on Phandroid. While there’s a certain sleekness to how game consol.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Countries spend huge sums on fossil fuel subsidies. Here"s why they"re so hard to eliminate

Fossil fuels are the leading driver of climate change, yet they are still heavily subsidized by governments around the world......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 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

Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it. How we tackled that challenge head on

It is not easy to teach about race in today's political and social climate......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

New type of weather radiosonde can find its way back to where it was launched

Some 80% of weather radiosondes—remote measurement instruments containing plastic, batteries and electronic parts—end up lost in nature after one flight. But a startup created by an EPFL master's student is set to change that with a new, ultra-li.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

EU sustainable finance framework must go further to meet Paris Climate Goals—research shows how

New research shows that the EU's sustainable finance framework urgently needs to expand and that, in its current form, the taxonomy will not meet the Paris Climate Agreement target of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024