“Intense heat waves have killed more than 100 people in India this summer and are predicted to worsen in coming years, creating a possible humanitarian crisis as large parts of the country potentially become too hot to be inhabitable,” writes CNN. An anonymous reader quotes their report:
Heat waves in India usually take place between March and July and abate once the…
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Tree Planting ‘Has Mind-Blowing Potential’ To Tackle Climate Crisis
Planting billions of trees across the world is by far the biggest and cheapest way to tackle the climate crisis, according to scientists, who have made the first calculation of how many more trees could be planted without encroaching on crop land or urban areas. From a report: As trees grow, they absorb and store the carbon dioxide emissions that are…
Zombie ants
Meet the parasitic fungi that take control of living insects. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/zombie-ants…
See the Dragon’s Eyes on summer evenings
Look in the northeast on these June evenings, near the star Vega. You’ll see Rastaban and Eltanin, the eyes of Draco the Dragon. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/rastaban-and-eltanin-belong-to-constellation-draco…
NASA Overcomes Military’s GPS Tweaks To Peer Inside Hurricanes
sciencehabit shares a report from Science Magazine: A constellation of eight microsatellites has harvested data that — if folded into the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) weather models — could have sharpened forecasts of several recent hurricanes, including Michael, a category-5 storm in October 2018. But progress was hard-won for scientists on NASA’s $157 million Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System…
A Dragon and a former pole star
Let your eyes and imagination drift to see the entire winding shape of Draco the Dragon. Also, meet Thuban, a pole star when the Egyptians were building the pyramids. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/see-draco-the-dragon-and-a-former-pole-star…
It’s hurricane season: 4 things to know
Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and ends November 30. Here’s how forecasters make predictions, whether to stay or evacuate, what kinds of risks extend inland, and how your social networks can help or hurt you. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/hurricane-season-4-things-to-know…
The Underground Network of Microbes That Connects Trees Mapped For First Time
For the first time, scientists have mapped the millions of species of fungi and bacteria that swap nutrients between soil and the roots of trees, using a database of more than 28,000 tree species living in more than 70 countries. This interconnected web of organisms throughout the woods is being dubbed the “wood wide web.” Science Magazine reports: Before scientists could…
UN Chief Warns Nuclear Waste Could Be Leaking Into the Pacific
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Engadget: A UN chief is concerned that a Cold War-era nuclear ‘coffin’ could be leaking radioactive material into the Pacific. According to Phys.org, the structure in question is on Enewetak atoll in the Marshall Islands — where the U.S. conducted 67 nuclear weapons tests between 1946 and 1958. The tests included the Castle Bravo…
Giant devil rays’ secret birthing zone?
The discovery of dozens of pregnant giant devil rays tangled in fishing nets in Mexico’s Gulf of California could mean the endangered species has an unknown birthing zone there, says a new study. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/giant-devil-rays-birthing-zone…