#Q&A: Keeping cool efficiently during heat waves

“#Q&A: Keeping cool efficiently during heat waves” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Heat waves are becoming a more regular occurrence across the country. Iain Walker, Leader of the Residential Building Systems Group at Berkeley Lab, has suggestions for how to weather them. Walker has more than 20 years’ experience as a building scientist and consultant on…

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#Venice nurtures its lagoon back to health

“#Venice nurtures its lagoon back to health” Carlo Marchesi (L) and Adriano Croitoru replant reeds as part of a project to return the Venice lagoon back to its former wildlife glory Venice may be famed for Saint Mark’s Square or the Bridge of Sighs, but the Italian city has another jewel that is often overlooked:…

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#Android phones to track quakes; California gets alert system

“#Android phones to track quakes; California gets alert system” Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Android phones will be used to sense earthquakes around the world and may one day be able to provide global warnings, with the first mass alert system unveiled Tuesday in California, Google announced. Google, which helped develop Android, worked with California and…

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#NASA finds Mekkhala coming apart after landfall in Southeastern China

“#NASA finds Mekkhala coming apart after landfall in Southeastern China” NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with a visible image of Tropical Storm Mekkhala as it was making landfall in southeastern China. Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with a visible image of former…

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#Analysis pinpoints most important forests for biodiversity and conservation in Central Africa

“#Analysis pinpoints most important forests for biodiversity and conservation in Central Africa” Forest elephant in Nouabale Ndoki National Park, Republic of Congo. Credit: Forrest Hogg/WCS A study by WCS and partners produced new analyses to pinpoint the most important forests for biodiversity conservation remaining in Central Africa. The results highlight the importance of the Democratic…

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#Powerful storm leaves 1 dead, heavy crop damage in Midwest

“#Powerful storm leaves 1 dead, heavy crop damage in Midwest” by Ryan J. Foley and Josh Funk </p><div> <div> <div data-src=”https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2020/powerfulstor.jpg” data-sub-html=”Downed trees and other debris cover front yards in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after a powerful storm moved through Iowa on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette via AP)” data-thumb=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2020/powerfulstor.jpg”> <figure><img alt=”Powerful storm leaves…

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#Severe flooding displaces scores of thousands in Somalia

“#Severe flooding displaces scores of thousands in Somalia” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Severe flooding continues to displace thousands of people in Somalia. The government in recent days issued new warnings to communities living along the Jubba and Shabelle rivers. It said rains in the highlands of neighboring Ethiopia could lead to flash floods in towns…

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#NASA-NOAA satellite night-time animation shows intensification of hurricane Elida

“#NASA-NOAA satellite night-time animation shows intensification of hurricane Elida” NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed the Eastern Pacific Ocean overnight on Aug. 10 at 10 p.m. EDT (Aug. 11 at 0000 UTC) and captured a night-time image of Hurricane Elida. Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) A new animation of night-time…

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