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When vineyards are exposed to wildfire smoke, the grapes may absorb compounds which end up detracting from the flavor of the wine. A new spray-on grape coating could help, however, keeping wines from being described as possessing “a hint of burning for… Continue reading Nontoxic spray could protect vineyards from the taint of wildfire smoke
It’s official: 2023 was the hottest year on record. Independent analyses by NASA, NOAA, WMO, Copernicus and the UK Met Office all reached the same conclusion, with the year also breaking a slew of other records and experiencing a string of severe weath… Continue reading 2023 confirmed as hottest year on record by 5 separate organizations
Coming as no surprise to the millions who sweltered through a Northern Hemisphere summer, the season that has just passed was Earth’s hottest since records began in 1880, according NASA scientists.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: United Nations, … Continue reading We’re cooked: The hottest summer on record, confirms NASA
It’s well established that any air pollution is likely to be bad for your health, with it claiming some 6.5 million lives around the world each year. But one type of emission is being increasingly linked to age-related dementia, and it’s also surging due to wildfires.
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Continue reading Growing evidence linking wildfire air pollution to dementia
With current wildfires in Greece, Italy and North America, and Australia on an El Niño alert that could signal dryer conditions perfect for another grim summer of blazes, the race is on to develop better early response technologies and even ways to acc… Continue reading The world’s newest firefighter is artificial intelligence
As Tom Nardi mentioned in this week’s podcast, the Northeast US is pretty apocalyptically socked in with smoke from wildfires in Canada. It’s what we here in Idaho call “August,” …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: June 11, 2023
The ozone layer is a precious thing, helping protect the Earth from the harshest of the sun’s radiative output. If anything were to damage this layer, we’d all feel the …read more Continue reading Modern Wildfires And Their Effect On The Ozone Layer
A heat wave spreading across a large portion of the west coast of the United States is not surprising for this time of year, but the frequency and severity of these heat waves have been getting worse in recent years as the side effects from climate change become more obvious. …read more
Continue reading What’s the Deal with Rolling Blackouts in California’s Power Grid?
PG&E is asking for a bailout. Instead, we should make that utility, and all utilities, public assets. Continue reading Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal Should Nationalize Utilities
The Camp Fire is the deadliest fire California’s ever seen. Continue reading This 360 Drone Photography of Paradise Shows the Devastating Aftermath of the Camp Fire