Wildfires Used to Be Helpful. How Did They Get So Hellish?
Fires are supposed to reset ecosystems, paving the way for new growth. But human meddling and climate change have turned them into monsters......»»
Energy charter treaty makes climate action nearly illegal in 52 countries
Governments must compensate fossil fuel companies for lost future earnings. Enlarge (credit: Monty Rakusen | Getty Images) Five young people whose resolve was hardened by floods and wildfires recently took their governments to.....»»
Heat, drought and wildfires: Torrid spell torments Portugal
Portugal is bracing for a heat wave, with temperatures in some areas forecast to climb as high as 43 C (109 F) this weekend just as a severe drought grips the country......»»
Rampant wildfires once led to global mass extinction, scientists say. Can it happen again?
A long time ago, the carbon was rock, buried in the earth as securely as a secret. Then an environmental catastrophe of unprecedented scale began. The rocks burned, and the atoms inside them disassembled into carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.....»»
Walking a tightrope (2): Climate risks
According to the Global Risk Report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2020 and 2021, if the global temperature rises by 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030, wildfires, storms, and famine will follow......»»
The vicious cycle of extreme weather and biomass burning
There is a downward spiral of extreme weather and pollution from wildfires, domestic heating and energy production in the New York and New Jersey area, according to a new study by CUNY SPH Professors Ilias Kavouras and Glen Johnson and 2022 DPH gradu.....»»
Wildfires may have sparked ecosystem collapse during Earth"s worst mass extinction
Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) and the Swedish Museum of Natural History examined the end-Permian mass extinction (252 million years ago) that eliminated almost every species on Earth, with entire ecosystems collapsing. The researchers.....»»
Climate change is altering the chemistry of wine
Warming, wildfires, and unpredictable weather are disrupting the winemaking process. Enlarge (credit: picture alliance | Getty Images) Soon after the devastating Glass Fire sparked in California’s Napa Valley in September 20.....»»
Google Forms has added additional styling fonts
Google will eventually update its helpful tool for developing online tests and surveys. New font style and size options are among the often requested enhancements that the search engine giant has announced for Google Forms.You’ll be able t.....»»
New study offers insight into past—and future—of west-side wildfires
When the 2020 Labor Day Fires torched more than 300,000 hectares over the span of two weeks in parts of western Oregon and Washington, they devastated communities and put the threat of west-side fires squarely into focus. A new study led by the USDA.....»»
Experts call for proactive approach to prepare for more extreme wildfires
Wildfires have grown in frequency, intensity and overall burned area due to climate change. This year, communities in B.C. and Canada are bracing for this pattern to continue......»»
Global economic downturn stoking demand for cloud services
The ongoing global economic downturn is helpful to business improvements at providers of cloud services, mainly because enterprises will cut expenses on ground-end hardware installations and instead focus more on subscribing to public cloud services,.....»»
Turkey battles wind-driven wildfire near resort for 3rd day
Firefighting crews battle for a third day on Thursday wind-driven wildfires that has blackened a swath of pine forest near a popular resort in southwestern Turkey and driven dozens of people from their homes......»»
Greece"s fire-ravaged Evia will take decades to heal
Nearly a year after Greece's second-largest island of Evia was devastated by some of the worst wildfires in the country's history, nature is making a slow comeback......»»
Wildfire threatens unspoiled Georgia island rich in history
Wildfires sparked by lightning have scorched hundreds of acres on this unspoiled island off the Georgia coast, where crews are battling to protect plantation ruins, the remnants of a 16th century Spanish mission and archaeological sites that have yie.....»»
Europe wildfire risk heightened by early heat waves, drought
Extended drought conditions in several Mediterranean countries, a heat wave last week that reached northern Germany and high fuel costs for aircraft needed to fight wildfires have heightened concerns across Europe this summer......»»
Electrocuted Birds Are Dying, Sparking Wildfires Across the US
Electrocuted birds appear to cause up to 12 wildfires every year—and that's just in the US. The post Electrocuted Birds Are Dying, Sparking Wildfires Across the US appeared first on ExtremeTech......»»
Pollution from California"s 2020 wildfires likely offset decades of air quality gains
It was a nightmare fire season that California won't soon forget......»»
Do mental health apps really help? We asked the experts
Mental health apps are popular, but are they really helpful? We asked people who use them, and mental health experts, to get the answers......»»
Spain, Germany battle wildfires amid unusual heat wave
Firefighters in Spain and Germany struggled to contain wildfires on Sunday amid an unusual heat wave in Western Europe for this time of year......»»
Airdrop app on MacBook finally puts the notch to good use
After introducing the notch on the iPhone X in 2017, Apple brought the infamous screen cutout to the MacBook Pro last year. A few days ago, the redesigned MacBook Air got the same notch display. The notch isn’t as helpful on the Mac as on the iPhon.....»»