National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Record: Most Powerful Solar Flare Since 2017
The most powerful solar flare since 2017 has been registered so far. The sun has expelled a mass with values unseen for close to a decade, reports UPI. In less than 24 hours, the sun has unleashed three waves of X-class flares, the highest magnitude on the scale measuring the intensity of solar eruptions.
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The world is threatened with total chaos? Billions of people at risk
This is according to new analyzes and maps by climatologists of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The lack of snow is not so harmless and it doesn't just mean that we will have less shoveling to do during the winter. It can lead to increased warming and disrupt the availability of food and drinking water for billions of people.
Smoke from Canada fires reaches Greece
Smoke from the major fires in Canada has reached the Ionian Sea and Crete, according to the Meteo service of the National Observatory of Athens.
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La Nina, which worsens hurricanes and drought, ends
After three nasty years, the La Nina weather phenomenon that increases Atlantic hurricane activity and worsens western drought is gone, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has said.
World faces growing threat of 'unbearable' heatwaves
From Death Valley to the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent to sub-Saharan Africa, global warming has already made daily life unbearable for millions of people.
And if nothing is done to slow climate change, the record temperatures and deadly heatwaves it brings will only get worse, experts warn.
Global warming’s extreme rains threaten Hawaii’s coral reefs
As muddy rainwater surged from Hawaii's steep seaside mountains and inundated residential communities last month, the damage caused by flooding was obvious: Houses were destroyed and businesses swamped, landslides covered highways and raging rivers and streams were clogged with debris.
Scientists: Even the Earth Wanted 2020 to Be over in a Hurry
Our planet spun faster than normal last year, scientists say.
As noted on LiveScience, the Earth's 28 fastest days on record (since 1960) all occurred in 2020, with Earth completing its revolutions around its axis milliseconds quicker than average.
Slovenia joins GLOBE science and education programme
Ljubljana – Slovenia has joined the Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) programme, as part of which citizen scientists and students help scientists collect data for better understanding of the environment. In Slovenia, the programme will be implemented by centres for school and outdoor education.
Salvage firm to retrieve telegraph from Titanic wreck
A judge in the U.S. state of Virginia has allowed a salvage firm to retrieve the telegraph machine used to send distress calls from the Titanic.
In an order issued on May 18, U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith acknowledged the historical and cultural importance of the Macroni wireless telegraph, Fox News reported on Wednesday.
Hurracanes are Becoming Stronger due to Climate Change
It is becoming increasingly evident that hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones worldwide are becoming stronger and potentially more deadly as the globe warms due to the climate crisis, according to a new study.