Washington DC (SPX) Sep 28, 2021 It may come as a surprise that even with precise weather forecasting, supercomputers, satellites, and exquisite maritime sensing instruments we know very little about how currents move on the surface of the ocean. Models exist for subsurface ocean currents and weather activity above the surface, but the air-ocean interface is not a fully understood realm. Being able to accurately … Continue reading How wind, waves, currents interact on ocean’s surface still a mystery

Birmingham UK (SPX) Sep 28, 2021 The rise of dinosaurs coincided with environmental changes driven by major volcanic eruptions over 230 million years ago, a new study reveals. The Late Triassic Carnian Pluvial Episode (CPE) saw an increase in global temperature and humidity – creating a major impact on the development of animal and plant life, coinciding with the establishment of modern conifers. Researchers analysehttp://dlvr.it/S8YyQb Continue reading Dinosaurs’ ascent driven by volcanoes powering climate change

Beirut (AFP) Sept 28, 2021 Limited access to clean water in northern Syria is causing a rise in illnesses and undermining the battle against Covid-19, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Tuesday. The medical aid group blamed the “acute water crisis” in recent months on a decrease in funding for water, sanitation and hygiene operations as well as the destruction of water and sanitation infrastructure during … Continue reading Syria water crisis spurs spike in disease: MSF

The holiday season is big business for e-commerce, but this year will be very different across every platform. Brands should focus on profitability over sales volume, because even though Amazon will again see record sales, the game has changed more so than any previous year. Let’s examine why the key to a successful 2021 holiday season for brands is to focus on increasing their profits, … Continue reading How This Holiday Season Will Be Different for Amazon Sellers in Every Category

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and analytic solution provider, announced a new Launch Agreement with a small satellite launch services provider, Exolaunch, to launch Synspective’s third demonstration SAR satellite “StriX-1” on a Soyuz-2 launch vehicle in mid-2022. The companies extended their collaboration after signing a launch agreement for the second Synspective’s demonstrationhttp://dlvr.it/S8S4sW Continue reading Synspective signs launch agreement with Exolaunch to launch 3rd SAR Satellite “StriX-1” on Soyuz-2

Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Sept 18, 2021 A bell was inaugurated at a church in Mosul on Saturday to the cheers of Iraqi Christians, seven years after the Islamic State group overran the northern city. Dozens of faithful stood by as Father Pios Affas rang the newly installed bell for the first time at the Syriac Christian church of Mar Tuma, an AFP correspondent reported. It … Continue reading Church in former IS Iraqi stronghold gets new bell

Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 24, 2021 Twenty-two years after putting the first African satellite into orbit, the continent’s satellite fleet currently stands at 44. With Africa’s most recent satellite launch taking place in June 2021, the next few years may see more launches on the continent. The consultancy Space in Africa recently reported that 44 satellites have been sent into orbit by 13 African countries since … Continue reading What’s behind Africa’s increasing drive to launch satellites

Solutre-Pouilly, France (AFP) Sept 25, 2021 Heavy rains, frost, hail and disease have battered vineyards across France this year but few places were hit as hard as Burgundy, where growers are warning of the poorest harvests in memory. “In a normal year it would be full by 9:30 am,” said Julien Cheveau as he watched workers dump grapes into a cart at the muddy edge … Continue reading Burgundy’s prized vineyards reel as weather hammers harvest

Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) Sept 26, 2021 The reappearance of a lava lake in the crater of the Nyiragongo volcano in eastern DR Congo is a good sign, experts said Sunday, four months after a major eruption killed 32 people. Nyiragongo’s eruption on May 22-23 spewed out lava that buried homes in its wake, stopping just short of the northern outskirts of Goma, a city … Continue reading New lava lake lets DR Congo volcano ‘breathe’, experts say

Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2021 President Joe Biden’s administration will announce a new rule Thursday drastically cutting the use of a group of powerful greenhouse gases commonly found in refrigerators and air conditioners, officials said. The super-pollutants, known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), can be hundreds to thousands times more potent than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere, exacerbating the climatehttp://dlvr.it/S8FW69 Continue reading US to crack down on potent class of greenhouse gases