With mountain snowpacks shrinking in the western US, new Berkeley Lab study analyzes when a low-to-no-snow future might arrive and implications for water management. Mountain snowpacks around the world are on the decline, and if the planet continues to warm, climate models forecast that snowpacks could shrink dramatically and possibly even disappear altogether on certain […]
AMOS and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a contract to build and qualify a first flight model of an advanced compact hyperspectral imager designed by AMOS and called ELOIS. Thanks to the financial support of the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO), this co-funded project will deliver the payload to be integrated on an […]
Stop fossil fuels from causing global warming within a generation… The Carbon Takeback Obligation could do just that. Imagine a single policy, imposed on one industry, which would, if enforced consistently, stop fossil fuels causing global warming within a generation. The Carbon Takeback Obligation could do just that. It requires fossil fuel extractors and importers to dispose safely and permanently […]
Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown has named a chief heat officer to fight the effects of extreme temperatures, in a first for Africa. On Friday, Chief Heat Officer Eugenia Kargbo told AFP that her dedicated role, which involves planning for dangerous heatwaves, is the first such position on the continent. “Extreme heatwaves are affecting our health, […]
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the situation is more favorable than ever before for lasting peace and progress towards normalisation in the region. Erdogan said the environment in Karabakh is more favourable “than ever before” for lasting peace and progress towards “the longed for normalisation.” (AA) Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said if […]
With a left-wing coalition set to form the next government in Germany, ethnic and religious minority politicians remain in the crosshairs of far-right extremists Sarah-Lee Heinrich has been a rising star in the left-wing Green’s youth party. On October 9, the party named the 20-year-old as its official spokesperson and what happened next was a […]
Arsenal host Leeds United in the Carabao Cup tonight with a place in the quarter-finals up for grabs in the first domestic cup competition of the season. Arsenal vs Leeds United live stream and how to watch the Carabao Cup matches online and on TV Watch Soccer Live: https://bit.ly/footballhdfree The Gunners defeated AFC Wimbledon 3-0 […]
“Technical experts are fixing the problem and soon the refuelling process will return to normal,” said state broadcaster IRIB as angry motorists were stranded in long lines at shuttered stations. Cars have been queuing to fill up at some gas stations in Iran, while other stations have been abandoned, amid a nationwide disruption of the […]
Catch Mars mania as a traveling exhibit visits more than a dozen towns across the U.S. with lifelike models of NASA’s Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter. While NASA’s Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars Helicopter are hard at work exploring Mars hundreds of millions of miles from Earth, their “twin” models will be visiting museums as […]
Interim results of a Phase 2/3 trial showed Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine was well-tolerated and generated a robust immune response in children ages 6 to 11, the company said Monday. The trial included more than 4,700 participants between the ages of 6 and 11, and looked at two 50-microgram doses of Moderna’s vaccine given 28 days […]
