Washington (AFP) April 9, 2021 The threat of a volcanic eruption has triggered evacuation orders on the eastern Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and the deployment of several cruise ships to house thousands forced to leave their homes. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said the island was on red alert after a shift in volcanic activity at the La Soufriere crater and told residents in northern … Continue reading Caribbean island orders evacuations after volcano warning

Paris (ESA) Apr 09, 2021 Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, has recently been on explosive form, with 17 eruptions in less than three months. Instruments onboard three different satellites orbiting Earth have acquired imagery of the eruptions – revealing the intensity of the lava-fountaining eruptive episodes, known as paroxysms. Located on the east coast of Sicily, Mount Etna is one of the world’shttp://dlvr.it/RxMgQH Continue reading Satellites monitor Mount Etna’s unpredictable behaviour

Washington (AFP) April 8, 2021 President Joe Biden on Thursday branded US gun violence an “epidemic” and an “international embarrassment” at a White House ceremony to unveil his first attempt at getting the problem under control. “This is an epidemic, for God’s sake, and it has to stop,” he said, calling shootings “a public health crisis.” “It’s an international embarrassment,” the Democrat, flanked by Attorney … Continue reading Biden attempts to tackle US gun violence ‘epidemic’

Lembata, Indonesia (AFP) April 8, 2021 Two Indonesian navy ships packed with aid arrived Thursday in a cyclone-ravaged section of the archipelago, as the disaster’s death toll rose to nearly 180 people, including dozens killed in neighbouring East Timor. The vessels docked in hard-hit Lembata and Adonara island with hospital ships also en route to the ravaged cluster of islands in eastern Indonesia where thousands … Continue reading Aid flows into cyclone-struck Indonesia as death toll rises

Reykjavik (AFP) April 7, 2021 Lava is flowing from a third fissure that opened overnight in Iceland’s nearly three-week-old volcanic eruption near the capital Reykjavik, officials said Wednesday. The spectacular eruption began on March 19 when a first fissure disgorged a steady stream of lava, flowing into the Geldingadalir valley of Mount Fagradalsfjall on Iceland’s southwestern tip. The new split comes two days afthttp://dlvr.it/RxJ1WN Continue reading Iceland volcano unleashes third lava stream

Consumers and marketers alike see social media outlets as a middle ground between selling and buying. Now that shoppers have grown used to seeing product placements and promotions on social media, it is a natural next step for them to want to make a purchase without going to another platform or branded website.http://dlvr.it/RxJ1NY Continue reading Social Platforms Now Central in the Commerce Spectrum

Moscow (AFP) March 30, 2021 Russia was holding fresh military exercises on Tuesday in the Arctic, a territory of growing importance for Moscow as it vies for regional dominance with rivals including the United States. Tensions between the West and Russia have led both sides to beef up their militaries in the remote High North, an area believed to be rich in natural resources and … Continue reading Russia stages fresh military drills in the Arctic

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 31, 2021 Mixed reality technologies, like virtual reality headsets or augmented reality apps, aren’t just for entertainment – they can also help make discoveries on other worlds like the Moon and Mars. By traveling on Earth to extreme environments – from Mars-like lava fields in Hawaii to underwater hydrothermal vents – similar to destinations on other worlds, NASA scientists have tested … Continue reading NASA tests mixed reality for mission operations for exploration

Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Apr 02, 2021 We are made of stardust, the saying goes, and a pair of studies including University of Michigan research finds that may be more true than we previously thought. The first study, led by U-M researcher Jie (Jackie) Li and published in Science Advances, finds that most of the carbon on Earth was likely delivered from the interstellar medium, … Continue reading Carbon’s interstellar journey to Earth

Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 07, 2021 Around this time last year, scientists and researchers for Delta-X – NASA’s new investigation tasked with studying the Mississippi River Delta – were readying their boats and planes for their first field campaign in coastal Louisiana. For the water-based part of the campaign, several boats were to be deployed to measure the flow of water through river channels and … Continue reading After COVID-19 delay, Delta-X Field Campaign begins in Louisiana