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Jun22025 by Editor DeskNo Comments

AI Set to Revolutionize Flood Forecasting After Hurricane Success

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Artificial intelligence is reshaping hurricane forecasting, with major breakthroughs already recorded in 2024. Google’s AI model correctly predicted Hurricane Beryl’s landfall in Texas days ahead of traditional systems that anticipated a Mexico strike. Another AI system successfully forecasted Hurricane Francine’s Louisiana impact well before conventional models issued similar warnings. Now, researchers are exploring AI’s potential in a critical new area: predicting flooding caused by hurricanes. At Florida International University (FIU), scientists are developing AI-driven flood models that promise rapid, high-resolution forecasts, potentially transforming emergency responses during storm events. Unlike traditional physics-based systems that simulate water movement through compl...

Apr292025 by Editor DeskNo Comments

Drought Heat & Dehydration: Kidney Disease Risk Rising in Colorado San Luis Valley

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New research shows that prolonged heat and dryness in Colorado’s San Luis Valley significantly increased the risk of kidney disease between 1984 and 1998. The findings highlight a direct link between climate change and human health particularly for agricultural workers in arid, drought-stricken regions. Kidney Health Threatened by Climate in High-Altitude Desert The San Luis Valley, North America's largest high valley desert, is now at the center of a disturbing trend: rising cases of kidney damage and disease linked to low humidity, rising temperatures, and long-term drought. A 15-year study, recently published in Weather, Climate, and Society, tracked health data from agricultural workers in the region and revealed a worrying pattern a 10% drop in humidity led to a 2% increase in a...

Apr262025 by Editor DeskNo Comments

Are Earthquakes Hiding Secret Nuclear Tests? New Study Raises Alarming Possibility

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Seismologists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have raised the possibility that underground nuclear tests could hide behind natural earthquake signals. Published in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, the study challenges previous assumptions that seismic signals from explosions and earthquakes are easily distinguishable. Advanced detectors, once believed to identify even small nuclear tests with high accuracy, struggle when an explosion occurs close in time and space to an earthquake. According to Joshua Carmichael, lead researcher, when an explosion's seismic signal overlaps with that of a nearby earthquake, the detection success rate can drop dramatically from 97% to just 37%. Overlapping Signals Cause Massive Detection Drop Carmichael's team found that even ...

Apr232025 by Editor DeskNo Comments

Unpredictable Temperature Changes Could Kill Low-income Countries: Report

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A new study published in Nature Communications has raised alarms over the increasing frequency of rapid temperature shifts abrupt swings between extreme heat and cold across the globe with low-income countries expected to bear the brunt of the consequences. The research, jointly led by scientists from Sun Yat-sen University (China) and Princeton University (USA) found that over the past six decades, more than 60% of the world's regions have experienced a significant uptick in these extreme temperature "flips." The most affected zones include South America, Western Europe, Africa, South and Southeast Asia. If current high emission trends continue these fluctuations are projected to become even more intense and frequent by the end of the century posing serious threats to human health,...

Apr102025 by Editor DeskNo Comments

India Opens High-Altitude Climate Research Centre in Himalayas Boosts Global Role in Climate Science

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India has taken a major step forward in global climate leadership by inaugurating its first Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Research Centre at Nathatop in Jammu & Kashmir. The cutting-edge facility, located 2,250 meters above sea level, was opened by Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh and is poised to play a vital role in understanding and tackling the complex challenges of climate change, particularly in the ecologically sensitive Himalayan region. Calling it a “major leap” in India’s climate journey, Dr. Singh emphasized that the Centre would position the country as a global hub for atmospheric and climate science. Strategically located in a low-pollution zone ideal for high-accuracy studies, the research station is expected to significantly boost scientific underst...

Apr32025 by Editor DeskNo Comments

Global Warming Will Make The Average Person 40% Poorer, Study Warns

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A new study by Australian scientists has revealed that the impact of global warming on wealth has been significantly underestimated. According to the research if global temperatures rise by 4 degrees Celsius, the average person's wealth could decrease by as much as 40%, which is almost four times higher than previous estimates. The study also forecasts a 16% reduction in global GDP per person if temperatures increase by just 2 degrees Celsius, much higher than earlier predictions that suggested a 1.4% drop. Analysis corrects an oversight in current economic model underpinning global climate policy, toppling previous carbon benchmarks. Even if countries meet both near-term and long-term climate targets, the study suggests that global temperatures will still rise by 2.1 degrees Celsius...

Mar252025 by Editor DeskNo Comments

Rising Temperatures Rising Heart Risks: How Extreme Heat Strains the Heart

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For years scientists have studied how heat affects the human heart. However new research suggests that the most commonly used testing methods may not accurately reflect what happens during real-world heat waves. As climate change drives global temperatures higher understanding the true impact of extreme heat on heart function has become more crucial than ever. A groundbreaking study has uncovered key insights into how the human heart responds to heat stress. This findings could reshape how health agencies protect vulnerable populations during extreme weather events. The study analyzed data from over 400 laboratory studies involving more than 6,800 participants, revealing significant differences in how heating methods influence heart performance. Researchers find that exposure to enca...

Mar202025 by Editor DeskNo Comments

Smoke from Wildland Urban Fires Poses Greater Health Risk Than Remote Wildfires

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Smoke from fires that rage through wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas where human development meets wildland vegetation has a significantly higher health impact than smoke from wildfires in remote areas, according to a groundbreaking study published in Science Advances. The research, led by scientists at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR), reveals that emissions from WUI fires are about three times more likely to contribute to premature deaths annually than emissions from wildfires in general. The reason: WUI fires burn closer to populated areas, exposing more people to harmful pollutants like fine particulate matter and ground-level ozone. Rising Risk of WUI Fires The wildland-urban interface has been expanding globally, now...

Mar172025 by Editor DeskNo Comments

Small Quakes Big Shakes Mexico City Faces Unexpected Seismic Threat

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recent study has revealed that a series of small, shallow earthquakes in Mexico City in 2019 and 2023 caused unexpectedly strong ground shaking, raising concerns about the impact of future moderate-sized quakes on the city's buildings. The findings, published in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, suggest that even moderate tremors could cause significant damage, depending on the region’s underlying geology. Researchers Miguel Jaimes and Gerardo Suárez from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México analyzed potential damage scenarios for three key areas within the Mexico City basin, modeling earthquakes up to magnitude 5.5. Their simulations were based on past seismic events, including a 2023 quake in La Magdalena Contreras, the 2018 San Juan de Aragón earthquake, and ea...

Mar172025 by Editor DeskNo Comments

Board Game Turns Tide on Sea Level Awareness Among Youth

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A new study reveals that a board game can significantly enhance young people's understanding of sea level rise and their ability to influence it. Over the past two years Utrecht University researcher Nieske Vergunst developed and tested the Sea Level Game assessing its impact on participants aged 16 to 25. The results show that players became more aware of climate change and more confident in making a difference. Vergunst created the game to address a gap in climate communication particularly for those with low science exposure. “Sea level rise affects us all and people have a right to understand it,” she explains. Players take on roles in two teams Sea Level and Solution Level facing real-world dilemmas that shape the future. Their choices influence whether sea levels rise drastically ...