Rare ‘triple-dip’ La Niña is over
by Severe flooding in Brisbane, Australia in February 2022. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology joined their US counterparts, the National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration, on Tuesday morning …
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Malawi declares a state of disaster as the death toll rises to 99
The storm destroyed transportation infrastructure, including roads and bridges At least 99 people have been killed in Malawi after tropical storm Freddy swept through southern …
British team to assess damage to buildings
The team will try to understand why some buildings survived, but others collapsed Structural and civil engineers from the UK have traveled to Turkey to …
Can waste plastic become a useful fuel source?
These plastic bales go to recycling – but most of the plastic is thrown away Plastic waste dumps, says Prof. Erwin Reisner, could be the …
Elon Musk hints Starship rocket could explode on first orbital launch, predicts 50% chance of success and ‘excitement guaranteed’
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk (left) said Starship may fail to orbit on the first try. That could mean it explodes, just like previous Starship prototypes …
Leicester research could pave the way for new treatments for lung diseases
Scientists said the study has provided the best picture yet of how our genes affect our lung health A study that academics claim is the …
Global floods, droughts made worse by warming
The intensity of extreme drought and rainfall has increased “sharply” over the past 20 years, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature …
Is the infrastructure race between India and China damaging the Himalayas?
The widening of roads in northern India has led to a significant increase in landslides and falling rocks With new cracks in the ground, the …
An 8,000-mile blanket of seaweed seen from space threatens Florida beaches
Sargassum seaweed turns the water brown and coats the beach in Soliman Bay, north of Tulum, in Mexico’s Quintana Roo state, where workers hired by …
The Continuing Discoveries at Pompeii
In what is now southern Italy, Pompeii was a bustling metropolis, until an eruption of the mighty volcano Vesuvius engulfed it in ash nearly 2,000 …