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Everything You Need to Know About EMPs from a NASA Expert
Everything You Need to Know About EMPs from a NASA Expert EMPs (Electromagnetic Pulse) are a trope that is often used in prepper fiction. We often think of an EMP attack as the worst-case, end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it scenario that is just around the corner. There’s little doubt that it would change everything, but what’s the truth? Here’s […]
South Koreans sue government over climate change, saying policy violates human rights
South Koreans sue government over climate change, saying policy violates human rights Plaintiffs, lawyers and activists gather outside South Korea’s constitutional court in Seoul ahead of a public hearing for a climate lawsuit on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. SEOUL — As plaintiffs, lawyers and activists chanted slogans outside South Korea’s constitutional court on Tuesday, 17-month-old […]
Wildfires in oilsands prompt evacuation orders as region braces for smoke-filled summer
Wildfires in oilsands prompt evacuation orders as region braces for smoke-filled summer More than 65 per cent of Canada abnormally parched or in drought at the end of March An out-of-control wildfire, dubbed Wildfire MWF012, is seen burning west of Saprae Creek on April 21, 2024. PHOTO BY ALBERTA WILDFIRE Wildfires erupted across Canada’s main oil producing […]
China issues highest-level rainstorm warning after fatal Guangdong floods
GUANGZHOU (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin) China issues highest-level rainstorm warning after fatal Guangdong floods More than 100,000 people have been evacuated due to heavy rain and fatal floods in southern China, with the government issuing its highest-level rainstorm warning for the affected area on Tuesday. Torrential rains have lashed Guangdong province in recent days, swelling rivers and […]
‘So hot you can’t breathe’: Extreme heat hits the Philippines
‘So hot you can’t breathe’: Extreme heat hits the Philippines The heat index was expected to reach the ‘danger’ level of 42 degrees Celsius or higher in at least 30 cities and municipalities of the Philippines. Extreme heat scorched the Philippines on Wednesday, forcing thousands of schools to suspend in-person classes and prompting warnings for […]
A powerful volcano is erupting. Here’s what that could mean for weather and climate
A powerful volcano is erupting. Here’s what that could mean for weather and climate CNN — When Mount Ruang in Indonesia underwent multiple explosive eruptions last week, volcanic gases were flung so high they reached the atmosphere’s second layer, tens of thousands of feet above ground. Ruang’s eruptions ejected a massive ash plume and sent some volcanic gases […]
Ocean waves contain more ‘forever chemicals’ than industrial pollution. That’s bad news if you live on the coast
Ocean waves contain more ‘forever chemicals’ than industrial pollution. That’s bad news if you live on the coast New research found that ocean spray spreads PFAS into the air and onto land, creating a vicious cycle of forever chemicals that never disappear. [Photo: Fer Nando/Unsplash] PFAS, or forever chemicals, are ubiquitous in our environment. In the […]
Should we tweak the atmosphere to counteract global warming?
Should we tweak the atmosphere to counteract global warming? With severe climate impacts becoming more and more apparent, many scientists think we should explore ways to block out solar radiation, but doing so would be risky. Earlier this month, on the deck of a second world war aircraft carrier docked in San Francisco, a giant […]
New Delhi chokes as trash mountain fire spreads hazardous fumes
New Delhi chokes as trash mountain fire spreads hazardous fumes Smoke billows from a fire that broke out at the Ghazipur landfill in New Delhi on April 22, 2024. Money Sharma/AFP/Getty Images New DelhiCNN — India’s capital choked on toxic fumes Tuesday, as a thick and pungent haze spread from a fire at a towering trash dump, […]
Greece: Orange Sahara dust haze descends over Athens
Greece: Orange Sahara dust haze descends over Athens AFP Despite the beauty of the orange hue over Athens, the clouds of dust left many Greeks suffering from respiratory problems A dramatic orange haze has descended over Athens as clouds of dust have blown in from the Sahara desert. It is one of the worst such […]
Pandemics in Roman Empire correlate with sudden climate changes
Pandemics in Roman Empire correlate with sudden climate changes A new temperature and precipitation proxy record shows that periods of rapid cooling align with the civilization’s three worst disease outbreaks. Physics Today 77 (4), 17–18 (2024); Plankton living in the Mediterranean Sea some 2000 years ago have helped researchers to uncover a correlation between climate change […]
Letting Your Grass Grow Wild Boosts Butterfly Numbers, UK Study Says
Letting Your Grass Grow Wild Boosts Butterfly Numbers, UK Study Says Butterflies benefit when grass grows long, researchers say. simonkr / iStock / Getty Images Plus Have you ever noticed that meadows of long grass seem to be teeming with butterflies, bumble bees, beetles, crickets and other insects? Meanwhile, short-cropped, bright green lawns appear devoid of critters in comparison. A six-year study of […]
Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average rate, report says
Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average rate, report says The latest 5-year averages show that temperatures in Europe are running 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, compared to 1.3 degrees higher globally. Residents walk along a footbridge as the sun sets during a heat wave in Ourense, Spain, on Aug. 8. Brais […]
Cities are often 10-15 °C hotter than their rural surroundings
Cities are often 10-15 °C hotter than their rural surroundings A recent global study conducted by the Joint Research Centre looks at the difference between surface temperatures of urban areas and their neighbouring rural areas in summer. Worldwide, more than half of the people live in cities, and the share of city dwellers is projected to […]
Plastics industry heats world 4 times as much as air travel, report finds
Plastics industry heats world 4 times as much as air travel, report finds Greenpeace activists display a giant art installation called ‘Perpetual Plastic Machine’ ahead of Global Plastic Treaty talks Saturday, May 27, 2023 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard) Pollution from the plastics industry is a major force behind the heating of the planet, according […]
