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Greece bets on space technology to contain wildfires
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (730+ words) ATHENS, Greece | In the searing Mediterranean summer, wildfires turn dangerous in minutes. Greece has learned that at a terrible cost. In 2018, a blaze east of Athens moved with ferocious speed, killing more than 100 people. Five years later, a massive fire…...
3 firefighters killed in Colorado as wildfires stoked by heat, wind rage " VIDEO
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (738+ words) The National Weather Service said wildfire conditions "remain critical" across the Southwest, with risk high in the Four Corners region where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah intersect. The agency warned of "extreme fire behavior" along the Utah-Colorado border, where…...
Europe's extreme heat would be impossible without climate change, scientists say
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (630+ words) The record-breaking heat that's scorching Europe day and night this month would not have been possible without climate change, according to a new study. The World Weather Attribution rapid study released Friday found that the heat would have been virtually…...
AI is an energy and water hog, here's what you can do to counter that
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (995+ words) Artificial intelligence and the data centers they require use growing amounts of energy and are water hogs " and AI companies aren't transparent about how much of those resources they use, experts said. So each time you turn to the internet…...
El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
2+ week, 3+ day ago (680+ words) Experts said the El Nino, a natural warming cycle, should further heat a globe already warming from fossil fuel pollution and will likely turbocharge extreme weather across the planet. Meteorologists forecast it will rival " or exceed " a record El Nino…...
An ancient whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean teems with life
2+ week, 4+ day ago (410+ words) NEW YORK | Scientists have unearthed communities of marine life " including jellyfish, tubeworms and brittle stars " thriving on a millions-year-old whale graveyard. These graveyards form when whale carcasses fall to the sea floor, becoming a sustaining snack for nearby critters. This…...
Solar power hits new milestones in the US even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy
2+ week, 5+ day ago (919+ words) For years solar power has risen in the U. S. electricity mix," said Nicolas Fulghum, senior energy and data analyst at Ember. At the same time, coal power has lost its status, first as the largest source in the U. S. mix, and then…...
MIT researchers channel AI to turn hand gestures into robot training data
2+ week, 6+ day ago (298+ words) Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed the tool to collect data of human hand motion that could eventually help robots achieve the dexterity that has been difficult for machines to master. "Imagine people doing housework," said Xuanhe Zhao,…...
A 7. 8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 32, collapses buildings and sparks tsunami
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (788+ words) Several mostly low-rise buildings collapsed or sustained heavy damages in the hard-hit city of General Santos. Tsunami damage was reported in at least one southern coastal village. Smaller waves were measured in Indonesia and Palau and as far away as…...
Tropical Storm Boris forms off Mexico's southern Pacific coast and brings flooding threat
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (223+ words) Boris was located about 85 miles (135 kilometers) southeast of Acapulco and 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Punta Maldonado, according to the Miami-based weather center. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph) and was moving northeast at 2 mph (3 kph). Boris was…...