Gov. Rick Scott’s anti-science purge begins: State employee banned for uttering ‘climate change’ A Florida state employee has been reprimanded and told not to come to work after Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) administration banned the use of the terms “climate change” and “global warming.” Earlier this month, reports said that officials in the Scott administration ordered Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) administrators not to use the terms in documents or meetings because they asserted that the climate science behind global warming was not a “true fact.” More
UN Says Eating Insects Will Solve World Hunger, Global Warming, Pollution, and Create Jobs The latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now. Edible insects are being promoted as a low-fat, high-protein food for people, pets and livestock. According to the U.N., they come with appetizing side benefits: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and livestock pollution, creating jobs in developing countries and feeding the millions of hungry people in the world. More
Greenhouse gases make high temps hotter in China China, the world's largest producer of carbon dioxide, is directly feeling the man-made heat of global warming, scientists conclude in the first study to link the burning of fossil fuels to one country's rise in its daily temperature spikes.... More
Recent summer heat waves unprecedented, study says The summer heat waves over the past decade that killed thousands of people in Europe, scorched the Russian wheat crop, and sent Greenland's glaciers galloping to the sea are without parallel since at least 1400, according to a new study. More
Study reports enormous ice loss from Greenland glacier The study shows how the combination of a warm ocean inflow and a warming atmosphere affects the floating ice tongue of the 79° N-Glacier in northeast Greenland. Only recently, an AWI oceanography ... 03/21/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Greenland Ice Sheet motion minimally impacted by late-season melting, study finds Due to this efficiency of the subglacial drainage system and the transient nature of the accelerations in ice motion, the study found that the annual ice discharge of the ice sheet was not ... 03/16/2024 - 12:59 pm | View Link
We only have the one planet, and Dell is doing its part to help give back to it. As such, Dell is promoting their sustainable products, all of which include the idea of promoting sustainability at their core. These products encompass a wide variety of different laptops, desktop PCs, monitors, and more.
Using a password manager is vital to keeping your accounts secure. How else are you going to remember thirty different strong and unique passwords for each service you use?
Disney's streaming bundle gives access to Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ for one discounted price. It's been incredibly popular, making up for about half of all Disney+ subscribers since 2019. That said, its novelty is beginning to fade, so does the launch of the new Hulu hub on Disney+ make it worth reconsidering?
Connections requires players to find the connections between 16 words, and place them in four groups of four. If you want some help with Connections #311, we have the solution to Connections for April 17, 2024, along with hints to help you solve it yourself.
Wordle is a daily puzzle from the New York Times. If you want some extra help to solve today's Wordle for April 17, 2024, we have the answer to Wordle #1033, plus some extra clues.