Did La Niña ever emerge? How conditions will impact spring weather, storms in Texas
La Niña conditions finally emerged in late December, but they are likely to fade before you even notice their impact.
Dust storms and wind erosion cause $154 billion in damages annually, study shows
A windy, dusty day can ruin your new car wash and leave you with grit in your mouth and dirt on your floors. But a new study ...
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Brazil has seen a 460% increase in climate-related disasters since the 1990s
It’s a proven fact: the relationship between rising global temperatures and the number of climate-related disasters is ...
The US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway
The world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Niña ...
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Second ship seized in Baltic Sea cable damage investigation
A Norwegian ship suspected of being involved in "serious damage" to an underwater telecoms cable between Latvia and Sweden has been boarded by police. The Silver Dania cargo vessel, with an all ...
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Damage to vehicles estimated at 285,000 yuan after boy threw firecracker into septic tank, triggering explosion
According to estimates from the three insurers, the total vehicle damage amounts to approximately 285,000 yuan ($39,041). At the same time, some vehicle owners expressed support and recognition ...
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Farm output shrinks by 2.2% in 2024, damage from serial typhoons blamed
“The primary reason [behind this contraction] is the damage from El Nino, La Nina, pests and diseases, volcanic eruption, and other weather systems. The damage was 2.17 MMT with a total value of ...
Science Daily22d
Stronger stress response in monkeys helps them survive
Monkeys who showed a steeper rise in these stress hormones during the mild droughts were more likely to survive the severe El Nino drought ... is focused on the damage that stress response ...
Nikkei Asia23d
Taiwan reports unprecedented undersea cable damage this year
TAIPEI -- Taiwan's remaining undersea cable link to the Matsu Islands near China was completely disconnected early Wednesday, the government said, adding to a string of such issues and raising ...
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El Niño drought reveals survival advantage in monkeys with robust stress response
Most research on wild animals and humans is focused on the damage that stress response causes ... a natural experiment—a particularly severe El Niño drought—to investigate the relationship ...
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Actionable insights to safeguard solar projects from hail damage
The hail defense success stories from Fort Bend County stand in stark contrast to the significant damage suffered at the nearby Fighting ... the effects of climate change and the El Niño Southern ...
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Strong earthquake in Taiwan injures 27 and causes scattered damage
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage. The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. and was centered 24 ...