Archive for the 'Environment' Category
Valencia: Worst Flood in Spanish History
November 3rd, 2024Via: Adapt 2030:
Up to $41 Billion in World Bank Climate Finance Unaccounted for, Oxfam Finds
October 28th, 2024More billions in U.S. taxpayer money down the drain. Via: Oxfam: Up to $41 billion in World Bank climate finance —nearly 40 percent of all climate funds disbursed by the Bank over the past seven years— is unaccounted for due to poor record-keeping practices, reveals a new Oxfam report published today ahead of the World […]
Natural Piezoelectric Effect May Build Gold Deposits
October 12th, 2024Via: Ars Technica: One of the reasons gold is so valuable is because it is highly unreactive—if you make something out of gold, it keeps its lustrous radiance. Even when you can react it with another material, it’s also barely soluble, a combination that makes it difficult to purify away from other materials. Which is […]
What Is Actually Going on in North Carolina?
October 11th, 2024Via: Truthstream Media: Part 1: Part 2:
Over 3.4 Million Florida Homes and Businesses Without Power Due to Hurricane Milton
October 10th, 2024Via: Reuters: More than 3.4 million homes and businesses in Florida were without power on Thursday, after Hurricane Milton tore across Florida overnight, destroying homes and killing at least four people, according to data from PowerOutage.us.
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, 2020: “Project Phoenix 2.0: The Recovery”
October 9th, 2024Via: Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council: Related: Milton has been upgraded to a 5 on AccuWeather’s RealImpact Scale for Hurricanes due to the significant impacts expected from the “once-in-a-lifetime” storm.
Beneficial Soil Fungus Thrives in Presence of White Noise
October 3rd, 2024Via: Science Alert: Fungi may not have ears, but their growth appears to be tuned to the noises of their surroundings. When a high-frequency monotone crackle, like that of radio static, is played to the fungus species, Trichoderma harzianum, researchers have found the organism grows and produces spores much faster than is typical – almost […]
“Modern Economy Rests On Single Road” In North Carolina Where Hurricane Collapsed Bridges
September 30th, 2024Via: ZeroHedge: In March, a Wharton professor who studies artificial intelligence and start-ups claimed on X, “The modern economy rests on a single road in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. The road runs to the two mines that are the sole supplier of the quartz required to make the crucibles needed to refine silicon wafers.” Ethan […]
Prozac in Waterways Is Changing How Fish Behave
August 27th, 2024After reading this article about Prozac pollution and fish, you can probably guess my next search: “prozac in drinking water” From 2004, Prozac’s in the Water: Britain’s Drinking Water Inspectorate noted that the drug “was likely to be found in a considerably watered down form that is unlikely to pose any health risk.” Nevertheless, environmentalists […]
Greek Oil Tanker on Fire After Multiple Attacks in Red Sea
August 23rd, 2024Via: Al Jazeera: A crew of 25 has been rescued from a Greek-flagged oil tanker after it caught fire after multiple attacks in the Red Sea. The Sounion was attacked by more than a dozen people on two small boats who fired multiple projectiles at the ship when it was about 77 nautical miles (143km) […]
