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Study says El Nino, not climate change, was key driver of low rainfall that snarled ...

Newsday 01 May 2024

WASHINGTON — The climate phenomenon known as El Nino — and not climate change — was a key driver in low rainfall that disrupted shipping at the Panama Canal last year, scientists said Wednesday.

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6G Speeds Hit 100 Gbps, 500 Times Faster Than 5G Cellphones

Greek Reporter 01 May 2024

A different team of scientists in Japan, for example, demonstrated world-record 6G speeds of up to 240 Gbps but only at 66 feet (20 m), publishing their findings Feb ... China Unveils World’s Fastest Internet Transmitting 150 Movies Per Second ....

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This Chinese virologist shared crucial Covid-19 data. Then his research hit hurdles

CNN 01 May 2024

‘Broken machine’ Zhang became the first scientist to share Covid-19’s genomic sequence on January 11, 2020 as the World Health Organization waited for China to provide the data following its ...

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How La Niña will shape heat and hurricanes this year

Vox 01 May 2024

“The last year has been an amazing year in terms of records set around the world for extreme heat,” said Michael McPhaden , a senior scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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Chinese scientist who helped combat Covid-19 still faces challenges to continue research

Beijing News 01 May 2024

According to the CNN report, Zhang became the first scientist to share Covid-19's genomic sequence on January 11, 2020, as the World Health Organization waited for China to provide the data following ...

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When Voters Care About Foreign Affairs

The Atlantic 01 May 2024

“I think Gaza could matter for a number of reasons,” Michael Tesler, a political scientist at UC Irvine, told me ... “They might not show [up],” Adam Berinsky, a political scientist at MIT and the author of In Time of War .

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NASA's ORCA, AirHARP Projects Paved Way for PACE to Reach Space

SpaceDaily 01 May 2024

It took a network of scientists at NASA and research institutions around the world ...

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El Nino blamed for snarling Panama Canal

Business Day 01 May 2024

Scientists with World Weather Attribution, which analysed the causes of the low rainfall, said that the canal should be able to return to normal operations this year as El Nino ends and the rainy season arrives as usual.

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How Microsoft's billion-dollar bet on G42 spotlights the UAE's AI ascension

The National 01 May 2024

... Australian Open, has been able to boost its talent pool, which now “comprises top-tier scientists from leading institutions around the world, including Carnegie Mellon University”, Mr Prakash said.

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How a Group of Elderly Swiss Women Charted a New Path for Climate Legislation

Time Magazine 01 May 2024

Last month marked the world’s warmest March on record, with scientists warning that climate change could move “into uncharted territory” if temperatures don’t fall by the end of the year, according to a BBC report.

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Deadly Dubai Downpour Linked to Global Warming – Cloud seeding debated

Arab Times 30 Apr 2024

And the researchers said those past deluges seem to be trending heavier – something scientists have long said would happen in many parts of the world as the world warms.

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Have the World’s Coral Reefs Past the Point of No Return?

Truth Dig 30 Apr 2024

Parts of the world may be approaching this point, if not already past it ... Some scientists argue that the world may have already passed the point of no return for corals long ago, as far back as the 1980s, yet there’s no consensus.

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‘Blue hole’ is largest ever discovered at 1.3K feet deep — and scientists haven’t reached ...

New York Post 30 Apr 2024

Scientists have identified what could potentially be the “deepest known blue hole” in the world, extending so far down that the bottom has not yet been reached ... Scientists have identified ...

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New instrument could help scientists tailor plasma to produce more fusion heat

Phys Dot Org 30 Apr 2024

Now, scientists at the U.S ... Scientists around the world are trying to harness on Earth the fusion reactions that power the stars to generate electricity without producing greenhouse gases or long-lived radioactive waste.

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Having kids right now does not make you a ‘moron’

Taipei Times 30 Apr 2024

In the fictional world of the P.D ... Should we really bring children into this world? ... The climate scientist took issue ... Climate scientists often gear studies toward finding out how the world will look in 2100, when the environment could be in full boil.