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Climate change, population threaten ‘staggering’ US flood losses by 2050
Average annual flood losses were forecast to increase by 26.4 percent to $40.6 billion in 2050, based on 2021 dollar values. Climate change is on track to ramp up the annual cost of US flood damage more than 25 percent by 2050, according to new research Monday that warns disadvantaged communities will likely bear the…
Climate Change Bringing Tiger Sharks To An Ocean Near You
Researchers at the University of Miami have found that tiger sharks are taking advantage of new opportunities presented to them by climate change. As the seas and oceans warm, the sharks are finding it easier to expand their range around the world. This is typified on the northeast coast of the USA, which were historically…
Major change with Aboriginal Flag
A major agreement has been reached over the Aboriginal Flag that will change the way it’s allowed to be used.The Aboriginal flag will now be freely available for public use after the copyright of the powerful symbol was transferred to the Commonwealth in a $20m agreement.It means all Australians will be able to feature the…
Climate change made the past 7 years the warmest on record
The UN's World Meteorological Organization found that 2021 was the seventh hottest year to date, at 1.11°C above pre-industrial levels Environment 19 January 2022 By Adam Vaughan In Palmdale, California, temperatures reached 41.1°C in July 2021ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images The past seven years were the warmest on record as climate change continued apace, despite…
5G Devices Are about to Change Your Life
It will make 4G phones seem positively quaint Credit: Jay Bendt Editor’s Note (1/18/22): AT&T and Verizon will delay the debut of 5G cellular service near some airports. The decision follows concerns from U.S. airlines that the rollout, set to start on Wednesday, would interfere with aircraft equipment. This story is being republished to provide…
Can texture change the way food tastes?
This story originally appeared in the Taste issue of Popular Science. Current subscribers can access the whole digital edition here, or click here for a new subscription. Consider the mushroom. Whether it’s a squat button or a broad portobello, many people would rather skip a meal than chow down on spongy fungi. Others may like ’shrooms just fine, but recoil…
If your work position, company, or any other details that you display in your email signature has changed, you will want to change your signature in your Gmail account to reflect that. It’s easy to do so and we’ll show you how. In Gmail, you can update your current signature to add or remove details…
How to Change the Highlight Color in Adobe Acrobat Reader
Want to highlight text and text fields using different colors in Adobe Acrobat Reader? Maybe your document background or text matches the color of the default. If so, it’s easy to change the highlight color. RELATED: How to Annotate and Highlight PDFs in Microsoft Edge Change the Text Highlight Color in Acrobat Reader To change…
China’s Chang’e 5 Lunar Probe Finds First On-site Evidence of Water on Moon’s Surface
A device on-board the lunar lander measured the spectral reflectance of the regolith and the rock and detected water on the spot for the first time. (Image: Reuters)The presence of water had been confirmed by remote observation but the lander has now detected signs of water in rocks and soil.PTI BeijingLast Updated:January 10, 2022, 00:10…
China’s Chang’E-5 Lander Makes First Onsite Detection of Water on the Moon
Artist’s illustration of China’s Chang’E 5 moon sample-return spacecraft. Credit: CNSA/NASA A joint research team led by Profs. LIN Yangting and LIN Honglei from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) observed water signals in reflectance spectral data from the lunar surface acquired by the Chang’E-5 lander, providing the…