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- The fungus and bacteria tackling plastic wasteBacteria, fungus and enzymes can all digest plastic, but can they work at a useful commercial scale?
- UK military opens first space command centreThe new operations centre will help the UK maintain a "battle-winning advantage", ministers say.
- UK already undergoing disruptive climate changeLast year was the third warmest, fifth wettest and eighth sunniest on record in the UK, scientists warn.
- Russian module mishap destabilises International Space StationThe ISS was pushed out of position after engines on a new Russian module unexpectedly fired up.
- Electric car charging prices 'must be fair' say MPsConsumers should not have to pay excessive prices to use public car charging, MPs say.
- COP26 climate summit president says progress made, but not enoughThe first in-person climate meeting in 18 months sees some tentative progress, but no breakthroughs.
- 'Most powerful' tidal turbine starts generating electricity off OrkneyThe Orbital O2, which is anchored off Orkney, has the capacity to meet the annual power demand of 2,000 homes.
- Climate change: Researchers begin discussions on vital reportA two-week virtual negotiation begins on the most critical climate change report since 2013.
- Extreme weather: What causes flash flooding?Cities across the world are at risk of extreme rainfall overwhelming their streets
- Climate change: Israel to cut 85% of emissions by mid-centuryPM Naftali Bennett says the decision will help the country gradually shift to a low-carbon economy.
- Road planners able to ignore climate change, campaigners claimGovernment guidelines mean road planners can effectively ignore climate change, campaigners say.
- Met Office issues first UK extreme heat warningIt covers south-west England and large parts of Wales as the UK experiences a prolonged hot spell.
- Climate change: US pushes China to make faster carbon cutsUS climate envoy John Kerry says help from China is needed to avoid a dangerous rise in heat.
- National Food Strategy: Tax sugar and salt and prescribe veg, report saysBoris Johnson says he will consider the proposal, but finds the idea of extra taxes on people unattractive.
- Climate change: Science failed to predict flood and heat intensityScientists want a super-computer powerful enough to accurately project the most damaging extremes.
- Bezos' $2bn offer to get back in race to the MoonThe billionaire offers to cover $2bn in Nasa costs to be reconsidered for a Moon lander contract.
- Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson may not be astronauts, US saysThe US government has tightened rules on which space-goers can claim their astronaut wings.
- Jeff Bezos launches to space aboard New Shepard rocket shipThe world's richest man and three other passengers return safely just over 10 minutes after launch.
- Russia sends long-delayed module to space stationThe 13m-long, 20-tonne Nauka laboratory is finally going into orbit after a delay of 14 years.
- The new surgical tool inspired by a waspThe device avoids clogging by using friction instead of suction, similar to the way a parasitoid wasp lays its eggs.
- Is there a future for Africa's lions?As lion populations decline across much of Africa, could community-led conservation help reverse this trend?
- AI breakthrough could spark medical revolutionA program has been used to predict the structures of nearly every protein in the human body.
- Virgin Galactic: Richard Branson's long, winding path to spaceThe BBC tracks the long, winding road to Sir Richard Branson's flight to the edge of space.
- 'Jurassic Pompeii' yields thousands of 'squiggly wiggly' fossilsScientists are excavating one of the most important Jurassic sites ever discovered in the UK.
Bacteria, fungus and enzymes can all digest plastic, but can they work at a useful commercial scale?
The new operations centre will help the UK maintain a "battle-winning advantage", ministers say.
Last year was the third warmest, fifth wettest and eighth sunniest on record in the UK, scientists warn.
The ISS was pushed out of position after engines on a new Russian module unexpectedly fired up.
Consumers should not have to pay excessive prices to use public car charging, MPs say.
The first in-person climate meeting in 18 months sees some tentative progress, but no breakthroughs.
The Orbital O2, which is anchored off Orkney, has the capacity to meet the annual power demand of 2,000 homes.
A two-week virtual negotiation begins on the most critical climate change report since 2013.
Cities across the world are at risk of extreme rainfall overwhelming their streets
PM Naftali Bennett says the decision will help the country gradually shift to a low-carbon economy.
Government guidelines mean road planners can effectively ignore climate change, campaigners say.
It covers south-west England and large parts of Wales as the UK experiences a prolonged hot spell.
US climate envoy John Kerry says help from China is needed to avoid a dangerous rise in heat.
Boris Johnson says he will consider the proposal, but finds the idea of extra taxes on people unattractive.
Scientists want a super-computer powerful enough to accurately project the most damaging extremes.
The billionaire offers to cover $2bn in Nasa costs to be reconsidered for a Moon lander contract.
The US government has tightened rules on which space-goers can claim their astronaut wings.
The world's richest man and three other passengers return safely just over 10 minutes after launch.
The 13m-long, 20-tonne Nauka laboratory is finally going into orbit after a delay of 14 years.
The device avoids clogging by using friction instead of suction, similar to the way a parasitoid wasp lays its eggs.
As lion populations decline across much of Africa, could community-led conservation help reverse this trend?
A program has been used to predict the structures of nearly every protein in the human body.
The BBC tracks the long, winding road to Sir Richard Branson's flight to the edge of space.
Scientists are excavating one of the most important Jurassic sites ever discovered in the UK.
National Geographic©
- Chemical Exposure Linked to Billions in Health Care CostsChemicals that mimic estrogen and other hormones are costing the EU $175 billion per year in health care, according to new research.
- As Smog Thins in L.A., Dramatic Evidence of Kids' Healthier LungsNew study shows Los Angeles-area kids have fewer breathing problems now than they did in the 1990s.
- Lack of Snow Leaves California's 'Water Tower' Running LowRising temperatures and declining snowpack in the mountains mean that the drought across the western U.S. is about to get even worse.
- Arctic Ship Breaks Free of Ice for Historic Expedition A Norwegian research vessel will spend six months on the sea ice to study the changing Arctic.
- How Geothermal Could Cleanly Power the Planet: Indonesia's TaleThe Earth's heat could power homes and businesses worldwide, but it's barely been tapped. Indonesia is trying to change that.
- Dramatic New Video Shows Volcano Forming an IslandA fast growing island off Japan is seen in new video from the Japanese Coast Guard.
- Corn for Home Heat: A Green Idea That Never Quite Popped Some enterprising Americans burn kernels to keep warm in winter, but there's a reason the green heating concept hasn't taken off.
- What You Don't Know About History's Most Famous ScientistsIn the 11th and 12th centuries, Muslim scientists were way ahead of contemporaries in Christian Europe.
- New Theory Behind Dozens of Craters Found in SiberiaScientists say melting pingos, and not methane hydrates, are likely to blame for the dramatic craters.
- Miami's Choice: Bigger Ships or Coral Reefs?Dredging in Biscayne Bay inflicts heavy damage on North America's only coral reef tract.
- Quirky Winds Fuel Brazil's Devastating Drought, Amazon's Flooding With severe water shortages in Brazil's cities and destructive floods in the Amazon, the boom-and-bust phenomenon may be South America's new normal.
- 'Shark Lady' Eugenie Clark, Famed Marine Biologist, Has DiedEugenie Clark, a marine biologist and ichthyologist, who died on Wednesday, helped the public understand and appreciate the much maligned shark.
- Canadian First Nations Seek to Protect Forest HomelandBy winning protection for their boreal forest, indigenous Canadians help slow global warming.
- Panama Canal: Superhighway for Invasive Species?The Panama Canal is being widened. That means bigger ships and more cargo for Gulf and East Coast ports-and more alien species too.
- 'This Is Really Extreme Science': Adrift in the Arctic Ice With a Shipload of NorwegiansOur correspondent reports from a Norwegian research ship that's drifting inside the Arctic ice cap, gathering data needed to predict its future.
- Two Reasons Why Obama's Keystone Veto Won't Decide PipelineThe never-ending saga of the Keystone XL pipeline gets new twists with potential problems in Nebraska and South Dakota.
- New U.S. Dietary Recommendations First to Consider Environmental Impact"Linking health, dietary guidance, and the environment will promote human health," new guidelines say.
- Ancient Fellowship of Fishermen, Dolphins at Risk in MyanmarFishing gangs on the Irrawaddy River use electricity to illegally increase their catch.
- Nearly 200 Whales Stranded on New Zealand BeachNearly 200 pilot whales are stranded on a New Zealand beach, prompting a massive rescue effort.
- 100 Years Later, Antarctic Explorers' Huts Look Frozen in TimeWhiskey and all, the wooden dwellings of early explorers now look as they did during the first treks to the continent, thanks to a decade-long restoration effort.
- New Study Shows Plastic in Oceans Is on the RiseThe amount of trash flowing into the world's oceans is worse than thought—eight million tons a year, says new study.
- Mysterious Sea Lion Die-Off Strikes Again on California CoastTiny sea lion pups are washing up on beaches in unusually high numbers—for the third winter in a row.
- Fighting Over Herring—the Little Fish That Feeds MultitudesPacific herring stocks are shadows of their former abundance. But the Canadian government wants to reopen fishing off British Columbia.
- To Save Coral Reefs, First Save the MangrovesCoral reefs are in danger of bleaching in open water, but in the sheltering roots of mangroves, some have found a home.
- National Academy: There’s a Good and a Bad Way to “Geoengineer” the PlanetWe should be figuring out how to pull CO₂ back out of the atmosphere, says a National Research Council report. But we should be wary of launching a planet-cooling chemical sunshade.
Chemicals that mimic estrogen and other hormones are costing the EU $175 billion per year in health care, according to new research.
New study shows Los Angeles-area kids have fewer breathing problems now than they did in the 1990s.
Rising temperatures and declining snowpack in the mountains mean that the drought across the western U.S. is about to get even worse.
A Norwegian research vessel will spend six months on the sea ice to study the changing Arctic.
The Earth's heat could power homes and businesses worldwide, but it's barely been tapped. Indonesia is trying to change that.
A fast growing island off Japan is seen in new video from the Japanese Coast Guard.
Some enterprising Americans burn kernels to keep warm in winter, but there's a reason the green heating concept hasn't taken off.
In the 11th and 12th centuries, Muslim scientists were way ahead of contemporaries in Christian Europe.
Scientists say melting pingos, and not methane hydrates, are likely to blame for the dramatic craters.
Dredging in Biscayne Bay inflicts heavy damage on North America's only coral reef tract.
With severe water shortages in Brazil's cities and destructive floods in the Amazon, the boom-and-bust phenomenon may be South America's new normal.
Eugenie Clark, a marine biologist and ichthyologist, who died on Wednesday, helped the public understand and appreciate the much maligned shark.
By winning protection for their boreal forest, indigenous Canadians help slow global warming.
The Panama Canal is being widened. That means bigger ships and more cargo for Gulf and East Coast ports-and more alien species too.
Our correspondent reports from a Norwegian research ship that's drifting inside the Arctic ice cap, gathering data needed to predict its future.
The never-ending saga of the Keystone XL pipeline gets new twists with potential problems in Nebraska and South Dakota.
"Linking health, dietary guidance, and the environment will promote human health," new guidelines say.
Fishing gangs on the Irrawaddy River use electricity to illegally increase their catch.
Nearly 200 pilot whales are stranded on a New Zealand beach, prompting a massive rescue effort.
Whiskey and all, the wooden dwellings of early explorers now look as they did during the first treks to the continent, thanks to a decade-long restoration effort.
The amount of trash flowing into the world's oceans is worse than thought—eight million tons a year, says new study.
Tiny sea lion pups are washing up on beaches in unusually high numbers—for the third winter in a row.
Pacific herring stocks are shadows of their former abundance. But the Canadian government wants to reopen fishing off British Columbia.
Coral reefs are in danger of bleaching in open water, but in the sheltering roots of mangroves, some have found a home.
We should be figuring out how to pull CO₂ back out of the atmosphere, says a National Research Council report. But we should be wary of launching a planet-cooling chemical sunshade.
The American Meteorological Society©
- Derecho Possible in the Upper Midwest TodaySevere thunderstorms are expected to erupt late this afternoon in the upper Midwest and, according to the Storm Prediction Center (SPC), they could organize into a single, large bowing line capable of widespread damaging winds called a derecho tonight. Last summer a very destructive derecho blitzed Iowa with wind gusts over 100 mph. SPC’s Day 1 […]
- Southeasterners Perceive Tornado Risk Dangerously Different Than They Should, Especially at NightWhile a major winter storm last month was plastering the United States from Texas and New Mexico to New England with heavy snow and ice, volatile conditions in the Southeast (SE) spawned damaging and deadly tornadoes. One of these overnight Monday, February 16, tragically took the lives of 3 people and injured 10 in coastal […]
- The 101st AMS Annual Meeting: Find Your (Virtual) Pathways of Major ThemesWe’re on the verge of the first ever all-virtual AMS Annual Meeting—yet another milestone in a time of milestones, but nonetheless our 101st Annual Meeting. And like all of the mega-gatherings AMS has held for the weather, water, and climate community in the past, this coming week (starting Sunday, January 10th), promises many opportunities to […]
- AMS Annual Meeting: Choose Your Own (Virtual) Pathway. Part 5: Community EngagementAs we mentioned in the first post in this series of potential “Virtual” Pathways through the rich AMS Annual Meeting program of parallel conferences, this year’s overarching theme is especially powerful: “Strengthening engagement with communities through our science and services.” This is a statement of needs, accomplishments, and future priorities all in one. After the […]
- AMS Annual Meeting: Choose Your Own (Virtual) Pathway. Part 4: Social JusticeAfter a year of substantial social injustice-fueled upheavals, the 101st AMS Annual Meeting builds on social justice themes all week and you could make social justice the theme of you own virtual programming, picking and choosing your way through the sessions if you’re so inclined, right from the centerpiece Presidential Forum on Sunday, “Building a […]
- Annual Meeting: Choose Your Own (Virtual) Pathway. Part 3: Pandemic TopicsOften our Annual Meeting week feels like a chance to get away from some of the day-to-day issues of work to focus on exchanging scientific ideas with colleagues. This year, the AMS Annual Meeting is a virtual gathering, however, so there’s little chance any of us will escape entirely the everyday concerns of COVID-19 this […]
- Annual Meeting: Choose Your Own (Virtual) Path- way. Part 2: Weather Extremes and Climate ChangeAs we noted in the previous blog post, there are multiple ways to navigate an AMS Annual Meeting, even though we’re usually channeled into separate rooms devoted to parallel conferences, each focused on an area of specialization. But this year’s all-virtual conference, during the coming week, offers unusual prospects for hopping from conference to conference, […]
- The 101st AMS Annual Meeting: Find Your (Virtual) Pathway of Major ThemesWe’re on the verge of the first ever all-virtual AMS Annual Meeting—yet another milestone in a time of milestones, but nonetheless our 101st Annual Meeting. And like all of the mega-gatherings AMS has held for the weather, water, and climate community in the past, this coming week (starting Sunday, January 10th), promises many opportunities to […]
- Not Just in Their Heads: New Research Confirms Connection Between Weather and Chronic PainStormy weather increases pain. That fact is actually good news for people suffering from chronic pain whose complaints are often dismissed by family, their friends, and even their doctors. Speaking, and likely complaining, about the effect of weather on their pain for millennia, chronic pain sufferers finally have a large-scale scientific study to back up […]
- An Anticipated Increase in Earth’s Strongest StormsA little more than two weeks ago, Supertyphoon Goni blasted ashore in the Philippines with top sustained winds of 195 mph, becoming the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record. It topped STY Haiyan’s 190 mph land strike just seven years ago. With Hurricane Iota in the Caribbean explosively intensifying 100 mph in under 24 hours […]
Severe thunderstorms are expected to erupt late this afternoon in the upper Midwest and, according to the Storm Prediction Center (SPC), they could organize into a single, large bowing line capable of widespread damaging winds called a derecho tonight. Last summer a very destructive derecho blitzed Iowa with wind gusts over 100 mph. SPC’s Day 1 […]
While a major winter storm last month was plastering the United States from Texas and New Mexico to New England with heavy snow and ice, volatile conditions in the Southeast (SE) spawned damaging and deadly tornadoes. One of these overnight Monday, February 16, tragically took the lives of 3 people and injured 10 in coastal […]
We’re on the verge of the first ever all-virtual AMS Annual Meeting—yet another milestone in a time of milestones, but nonetheless our 101st Annual Meeting. And like all of the mega-gatherings AMS has held for the weather, water, and climate community in the past, this coming week (starting Sunday, January 10th), promises many opportunities to […]
As we mentioned in the first post in this series of potential “Virtual” Pathways through the rich AMS Annual Meeting program of parallel conferences, this year’s overarching theme is especially powerful: “Strengthening engagement with communities through our science and services.” This is a statement of needs, accomplishments, and future priorities all in one. After the […]
After a year of substantial social injustice-fueled upheavals, the 101st AMS Annual Meeting builds on social justice themes all week and you could make social justice the theme of you own virtual programming, picking and choosing your way through the sessions if you’re so inclined, right from the centerpiece Presidential Forum on Sunday, “Building a […]
Often our Annual Meeting week feels like a chance to get away from some of the day-to-day issues of work to focus on exchanging scientific ideas with colleagues. This year, the AMS Annual Meeting is a virtual gathering, however, so there’s little chance any of us will escape entirely the everyday concerns of COVID-19 this […]
As we noted in the previous blog post, there are multiple ways to navigate an AMS Annual Meeting, even though we’re usually channeled into separate rooms devoted to parallel conferences, each focused on an area of specialization. But this year’s all-virtual conference, during the coming week, offers unusual prospects for hopping from conference to conference, […]
We’re on the verge of the first ever all-virtual AMS Annual Meeting—yet another milestone in a time of milestones, but nonetheless our 101st Annual Meeting. And like all of the mega-gatherings AMS has held for the weather, water, and climate community in the past, this coming week (starting Sunday, January 10th), promises many opportunities to […]
Stormy weather increases pain. That fact is actually good news for people suffering from chronic pain whose complaints are often dismissed by family, their friends, and even their doctors. Speaking, and likely complaining, about the effect of weather on their pain for millennia, chronic pain sufferers finally have a large-scale scientific study to back up […]
A little more than two weeks ago, Supertyphoon Goni blasted ashore in the Philippines with top sustained winds of 195 mph, becoming the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record. It topped STY Haiyan’s 190 mph land strike just seven years ago. With Hurricane Iota in the Caribbean explosively intensifying 100 mph in under 24 hours […]
