Rain showers are difficult to predict, as they usually develop into a downpour within half an hour, resulting in flooding. Much depends on being able to spot time, location and precipitation ahead of time on the radar. The ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 22, 2020
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Dozens of people in Houston potentially were exposed to the toxic metal mercury after it was spilled outside a Walmart, a Sonic Drive-In and a gas station, officials said. Federal and local investigators were trying to determine ...
Environment
Dec 16, 2019
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For more than a century, a guiding principle in seismology has been that earthquakes recur at semi-regular intervals according to a "seismic cycle." In this model, strain that gradually accumulates along a locked fault is ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 23, 2019
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Cyclone Idai struck Beira, the fourth largest city in Mozambique, in mid-March with torrential rains and winds of more than 190 km per hour. It took days for the sheer size of the resulting disaster to be understood.
Earth Sciences
Apr 5, 2019
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India, with its 1.4 billion people, is the third largest greenhouse gas emitter after China and the U.S.. The country is now taking the first steps towards a climate transition with volume targets for the upscaling of renewable ...
Environment
Jun 1, 2023
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EU-funded researchers have developed up to the minute probabilistic forecasts for winter weather that enable air traffic and airport operators to make their operations more efficient and to mitigate risks.
Earth Sciences
Oct 8, 2018
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Will it rain tomorrow or will it be sunny? Better data and more computing power have made weather forecasts more accurate.
Environment
May 22, 2024
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The election of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil not only marks the rise of another populist nationalist leader on the world stage. It's also a turning point for the global politics of climate change.
Political science
Dec 5, 2018
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Exposure to diesel exhaust particles triggers higher levels of inflammation, especially during a respiratory infection, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Researchers found that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 21, 2024
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