Report: Climate change set to breach 1.5 C limit for first time by 2027
The world is rapidly running out of time on climate change.
Environment
May 19, 2023
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News tagged with current system
US 'space symphony' puts stunning NASA images to music
It could be the ultimate blend of art and science—a new seven-suite "space symphony" inspired and illustrated by NASA's latest mind-boggling images.
Other
May 17, 2023
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Interdependent superconducting networks
In 2010 Prof. Shlomo Havlin and collaborators published an article in the journal Nature proposing that the abrupt electricity failure causing the famous 2003 Italy blackout was a consequence of the inter-dependency of two ...
General Physics
May 1, 2023
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Study outlines scenarios leading toward a circular food system
The EU wants to make the transition to a circular food system, where waste is minimized, waste products are recycled and our impact on the planet is reduced. But what will we eat in the circular food system? What kinds of ...
Agriculture
Apr 18, 2023
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Cloud-resolving climate model meets world's fastest supercomputer
Focused on the accuracy of climate predictions, a computational team led by Sandia National Laboratories recently achieved a major milestone with a cloud-resolving model they ran on Frontier, the world's first exascale supercomputer.
Environment
Apr 10, 2023
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New way to predict deadly rip currents at the beach
Rip currents are a serious threat to beachgoers at any coast around the world. There are reported number of fatalities caused by rip currents every year in the U.S. and Australia. According to Surf Lifesaving Australia, rip ...
Environment
Feb 15, 2023
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Webb detects extremely small main-belt asteroid
A previously unknown 100-to-200-meter asteroid—roughly the size of Rome's Colosseum—has been detected by an international team of European astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Their project used ...
Astronomy
Feb 6, 2023
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New optical method to verify topological phases in magnetic materials
Topological phases are not restricted to electronic systems. They can also occur in magnetic materials whose properties are described in terms of magnetic waves—or so-called magnons. However, even though scientists have ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 17, 2023
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Climate tipping points could lock in unstoppable changes to the planet. How close are they?
Continued greenhouse gas emissions risk triggering climate tipping points. These are self-sustaining shifts in the climate system that would lock-in devastating changes, like sea-level rise, even if all emissions ended.
Environment
Oct 8, 2022
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Changes to Toronto's public transit system would eliminate barriers, retain riders
People who rely on public transit in Toronto will eventually have to choose different means of transportation if they can afford it or risk isolation unless the current system improves, a new study found.
Social Sciences
Sep 8, 2022
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