Hundreds flee as fire rages in southern France
A forest fire raged in parched southern France on Thursday, forcing 400 campers and residents to flee, firefighters said.
Environment
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Securing the world's longest floating bridge against strong wind
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration's (NPRA) giant project Coastal Highway Route E39 (Ferjefri E39) includes finding solutions for seven fjord crossings along the 1100 kilometre coastline between Kristiansand and Bergen.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 12, 2017
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Kestrels' strategies for flight and hunting vary with the weather
Kestrels adapt their flight and hunting strategies to weather conditions, including solar radiation, wind speed, and air temperature, according to a study published June 7, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jesús ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 7, 2017
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Wind blows young migrant birds to all corners of Africa
Migrant birds that breed in the same area in Europe spread out across all of Africa during the northern winter. A new satellite-tracking study shows that the destination of individual birds is largely determined by the wind ...
Plants & Animals
May 24, 2017
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Life could exist in the atmospheres of many distant worlds, research suggests
Microscopic organisms could survive at above the surface of planets and so-called brown dwarfs, whose terrain and lower atmospheres are inhospitable, scientists have found.
Astronomy
Dec 13, 2016
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Wind turbines may have beneficial effects for crops, according to research
A multi-year study led by an Iowa State University scientist suggests the turbines commonly used in the state to capture wind energy may have a positive effect on crops.
Environment
Dec 12, 2016
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Computer simulations may help golfers tame the sport's 'scariest 155 yards'
Johns Hopkins engineers have devised a computer model to unravel the wicked wind conditions that plague the world's greatest golfers at the course that hosts one of the sport's most storied tournaments, The Masters, in Augusta, ...
General Physics
Mar 16, 2016
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Wind farms—why their carbon footprints matter as much as their locations
Seasonal and daily patterns of electricity consumption follow almost identical forms everywhere. Demand is low in the middle of the night when the bulk of humanity is sleeping and it peaks either in the middle of the day ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 14, 2015
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NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Annabelle dying bursts
Tropical Cyclone Annabelle ran into adverse atmospheric and oceanic conditions and was fading quickly on Nov. 24. But the day before, NASA's RapidScat instrument saw some dying bursts of wind from the weakening Southern Indian ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 24, 2015
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Dunes, dust devils and the Martian weather
I study how windblown desert features can be used to monitor wind patterns and atmospheric conditions in remote places, such as Mars, where there are plenty of pictures of the surface but not many instruments on the ground.
Space Exploration
Oct 8, 2015
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