Athens chokes in clouds of Sahara dust
Athenians are choking in clouds of thick dust blown in from the Sahara along with unseasonably warm weather, weather forecasters and doctors warned on Thursday.
Athenians are choking in clouds of thick dust blown in from the Sahara along with unseasonably warm weather, weather forecasters and doctors warned on Thursday.
Environment
Mar 28, 2024
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In a small village in southern Madagascar, dozens of women shelter from the scorching sun under a tree as they wait to weigh their children.
Environment
Feb 6, 2024
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Strong precipitation may cause natural disasters, such as floodings or landslides. Global climate models are required to forecast the frequency of these extreme events, which is expected to change as a result of climate change. ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 13, 2023
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Marine management tools could be used to help avoid whale entanglements or sea turtle bycatch up to a year in advance, suggests a Nature Communications paper. The findings demonstrate that these tools (which already exist) ...
Ecology
Dec 6, 2023
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Record hot ocean temperatures and a tardy El Niño are doubling the chances of a nasty Atlantic hurricane season this summer and fall, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.
Environment
Aug 10, 2023
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Weather forecasts have gotten quite good over the years, but their temperatures aren't always spot on—and the result when they underplay extremes can be lethal. Even a 1-degree difference in a forecast's accuracy can be ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 14, 2023
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Experiments at the unique wind tunnel of the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) in Göttingen show that laws formulated more than 80 years ago and their extensions only incompletely explain turbulent ...
General Physics
Jul 13, 2023
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The first ever satellite instrument capable of continuously detecting lightning across Europe and Africa has now been switched on. New animations from the innovative 'Lighting Imager' confirm the instrument will revolutionize ...
Planetary Sciences
Jul 5, 2023
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B.C. is unlikely to see another heat wave on the scale of the devastating 2021 event this summer, but it is likely to be warmer than average.
Environment
Jun 14, 2023
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Can a computer learn from the past and anticipate what will happen next, like a human? You might not be surprised to hear that some cutting-edge AI models could achieve this feat, but what about a computer that looks a little ...
Quantum Physics
May 26, 2023
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