[ad_1] The fury of the “Iota”, which had winds at 250 kilometers per hour, destroyed the roofs of houses, collapsed power lines and flooded dozens of roads in Nicaragua’s northern Caribbean, where it landed on Monday night. Of: EFE 08:53 AM / 11/17/2020 Powerful Hurricane Iota, which reached Category 4 …
Read More »“Iota” acquires category 5; Waves of 6 meters in Providencia, Colombia
[ad_1] The hurricane spreads terror in Central America. Of: EFE / Agencies 11:56 / 16/11/2020 “Iota”, which at dawn on Monday 16-N escalated to become a major category hurricane, this morning reached Category 5, the top on the Saffir Simpson scale, as it approaches Central America, where it is expected …
Read More »How do you diversify the economy of a city? As Calgary tries, look south for inspiration
[ad_1] Calgary skyline panorama at dawn. jewhyte / iStockPhoto / Getty Images Samir Kayande made a living in Calgary for two decades, analyzing the financial details of the oil and gas industry. But now it’s making a change. The research firm he worked for was bought by a new owner …
Read More »First In Vitro Fertilization on Coral on the Great Barrier Reef Receives Help From Whitsunday Tourism Industry
[ad_1] Once a year, after the full moon, a coral reef reproduces each year thanks to an underwater “snow storm”. Key points: Coral eggs are harvested for fertilization, then released in concentrated doses near damaged coral reefs The success of this process led to an expansion into the Whitsundays with …
Read More »The retreating glacier presents the threat of landslides and the risk of tsunami in the Alaskan fjord
[ad_1] IMAGE: The unstable terrain that poses a landslide threat lies between the Cascade Glacier and the Barry Arm Glacier, which has steadily retreated over the past decade. This satellite image shows … view More Credit: NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the US Geological …
Read More »Love waves from the bottom of the ocean
[ad_1] Vibrations travel across our planet in waves, like chords resonating from a strummed guitar. Earthquakes, volcanoes and the hustle and bustle of human activity excite some of these seismic waves. Many others reverberate from wind-driven ocean storms. As storms shake the world’s seas, wind-whipped waves at the surface interact …
Read More »There’s nothing we can do to stop the impending effects of climate change, says new study: Technology News, Firstpost
[ad_1] France Media Agency13 November 2020 10:54:41 Even if humanity stops emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, the Earth will warm up for centuries to come and oceans will rise by meters, according to a controversial modeling study released Thursday. The natural factors of global warming – more heat-trapping clouds, permafrost thawing …
Read More »Reef regeneration trial underway on the Great Barrier Reef
[ad_1] An innovative, multi-stakeholder reef restoration project that uses fragments of loose coral to build new stable areas of the reef’s live habitat kicks off this week on Green Island on the Great Barrier Reef. The trial is a collaboration between the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Queensland Parks …
Read More »Atmospheric rivers help create huge holes in Antarctic sea ice
[ad_1] Rutgers University Hot, humid rivers of air can affect the entire continent and influence climate change A band of clouds in an atmospheric river extending from South America to the Antarctic Sea Ice Zone on September 16, 2017. Image: NASA Warm, humid rivers of air in Antarctica play a …
Read More »A large-scale nest study shows that noise and light pollution impair bird reproduction
[ad_1] The white-breasted nuthatch has good low-light vision and has anticipated nesting times in response to light exposure, according to a new study in the journal Nature. Image credit: Dave Keeling Are you looking for a bird’s-eye view of human impact? A new study in the journal Nature provides the …
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