Wildfires continue to rage in Greece, as seen by satellite
A month after fires ravaged the island of Rhodes in July 2023, more fires have ripped through Greece this week as southern Europe swelters under a late summer heat wave. This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows the ongoing blaze near Alexandroupoli in.....»»
Apple expands Emergency SOS via satellite on iPhone to Japan
Introduced alongside the iPhone 14, Apple is now expanding Emergency SOS via satellite feature to Japan. Japanese iPhone owners will now be able to make … The post Apple expands Emergency SOS via satellite on iPhone to Japan appeared first on B.....»»
Drought in Sicily threatens grain fields, animal herds
A crushing drought in Sicily has withered fields of grain, deprived livestock of pasture land and fanned a spate of wildfires, causing damage already estimated at 2.7 billion euros this year......»»
Insecure file-sharing practices in healthcare put patient privacy at risk
Healthcare organizations continue to put their business and patients at risk of exposing their most sensitive data, according to Metomic. 25% of publicly shared files owned by healthcare organizations contain Personally Identifiable Information (PII).....»»
Greece bans sheep transport as new plague cases found
Greece's agriculture ministry on Monday banned the transport of sheep and goats around the country as a highly contagious ruminants plague surfaced in more areas following a July 11 outbreak......»»
Q&A: Why wildfires don"t just burn, but can also pollute aquatic ecosystems
Last week, wildfires blazed across western Canada, turning the town of Jasper, located near Alberta's Jasper National Park, into ashes. The local government estimated that the fire damaged or destroyed up to half of the town's structures......»»
California a botanical and climate change hot spot
From coastal redwoods and Joshua trees to golden poppies and sagebrush, California is a global botanical hotspot. It's also a place confronted with extreme heat, wildfires and crumbling coastlines......»»
iPhone’s Emergency SOS via satellite feature ‘literally saved their lives,’ rescue team says after wildfire left hikers stranded
A group of stranded hikers in British Columbia is crediting Apple’s Emergency SOS via Satellite feature for allowing them to call for help. As reported by the CBC, the hikers were stranded on a glacier after wildfires began to approach them—and t.....»»
Integrating active and passive microwave satellite data yields more precise global soil moisture mapping
Researchers from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in partnership with international colleagues, made strides in mapping surface soil moisture across the globe. They combined data from two advanced satel.....»»
Birds of a feather flock together but great white sharks have swum apart "forever"
Great white sharks separated into three distinct population groups up to 200,000 years ago and continue to mix only within these separate groups, new research has found......»»
Hikers saved from wildfires by Emergency SOS via Satellite
Apple's Emergency SOS iPhone feature has saved the lives of four hikers who were cut off by wildfire in British Columbia.Emergency SOS via Satellite let the hikers tell rescuers precisely where they wereIntroduced with the iPhone 14 range, Emergency.....»»
Can high-altitude balloons help predict wildfires?
Schmid College of Science and Technology Associate Professor Joshua Fisher is a co-investigator on a groundbreaking three-year project, which, led by the stratospheric and remote sensing company Urban Sky, aims to predict and manage wildfires......»»
Traditional automakers" EVs surpass Teslas in J.D. Power satisfaction study
Overall consumer satisfaction with vehicles is rising, especially on fuel economy, but infotainment systems continue to fall short......»»
China poised to lead global auto market, S&P Global says
BYD has emerged as a top 10 manufacturer, and evolving retail networks and new factories in Europe offer opportunities for Chinese automakers. Despite European and North American tariffs, they continue to push forward......»»
Paying more for policing doesn"t stop or reduce crime, say researchers
In 2023, the cost of policing to Canadian taxpayers closed in on $20 billion for the first time. While annual police budgets continue to grow, there is little debate in the media about its cost to taxpayers and the value for money in relation to crim.....»»
Female whale shark with satellite transmitter for record-breaking four years shows consistent migrations
A team of researchers at the University of Rhode Island and Nova Southeastern University in Florida have been tracking a 26-foot endangered whale shark—named "Rio Lady"—with a satellite transmitter for more than four years—a record for whale sh.....»»
First responder network RapidSOS adds Emergency SOS video support with iOS 18
Apple's forthcoming video expansion to Emergency SOS via Satellite for iOS 18 will now be supported by RapidSOS, a platform linking millions of users to 911 and other emergency services.What a user will see when using Emergency SOS via Satellite with.....»»
Monday is the hottest day recorded on Earth, beating Sunday"s record, European climate agency says
Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever, beating a record set the day before, as countries across the globe from Japan to Bolivia to the United States continue to feel the heat, according to the European climate change service......»»
New Pixel 9 Renders Show Possible Color Variants
The leaks continue to pour. The post New Pixel 9 Renders Show Possible Color Variants appeared first on Phandroid. There’s been no shortage of Pixel 9 leaks over the past few months – as is the tradition with any new Google sma.....»»
Yellowknife study warns of unprecedented arsenic release from wildfires
The wildfire season of 2023 was the most destructive ever recorded in Canada and a new study suggests the impact was unprecedented. It found that four of the year's wildfires in mine-impacted areas around Yellowknife, Northwest Territories potentiall.....»»
Researchers enhance tool to better predict where and when wildfires will occur
A newly enhanced database is expected to help wildfire managers and scientists better predict where and when wildfires may occur by incorporating hundreds of additional factors that impact the ignition and spread of fire......»»