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A new study shows that the limit of the effects of longwave radiation caused by greenhouse gases extends only to about 10 microns (0.01 millimeters) of the skin layer (the ocean-air interface) and no deeper. Determining sea surface temperature (SST) changes at this surface depth is critical to any attempt to quantify or calculate the effects of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide on ocean temperatures. However, scientists admit that measuring such temperature changes at this depth is “impossible”. Instead, temperature changes in the skin layer must be “planned” (i.e. guessed) only use the model start Layer depth is 500…
Last updated: August 6, 2024, 9:39 pm (US Standard Time)The IMD has predicted generally cloudy weather with light to moderate rain and thunderstorms on Wednesday. (File image)The capital's Air Quality Index (AQI) read 60 at 4 pm, falling under the 'satisfactory' category.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 35.2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, above normal, after a humid day.The Meteorological Bureau has issued a “yellow” alert, with light to moderate rain expected in the city over the next two days.The IMD has predicted generally cloudy weather with light to moderate rain and…
this New York Times An attempt was made this week to sound the climate alarm with an article claiming that the world's most popular scent – vanilla – is about to disappear because climate change is wiping out the vanilla plant. [emphasis, links added] In fact, objective data shows that vanilla production has doubled since 2000, and the market is currently oversupplied. this era The article “This is how the world's most popular scent disappears,” states that vanilla is the world's most popular scent and is used in a variety of perfumes and other products. Citing anecdotal incidents, such as…
Data shows that compared to registered cases, the conviction rate is less than 1%. (File Photo/PTI)The data shared by the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday was based on information received from the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Delhi topped the list with 90 arrests under PMLA. In 2024 alone, 36 people were arrested in the national capital, including Chief Minister Arvind KejriwalThe government told Parliament on Tuesday that a total of 5,297 cases were registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) from 2014 to 2024, of which only 40 resulted in convictions. Statistics show that…
Last updated: August 6, 2024, 8:17 pm (US Standard Time)Laser surgery installed at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (representative picture)Laser Surgery for Kidney Stones: Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi has set up a state-of-the-art endourology ward. The department will now perform kidney stone laser surgery for free. Dr. Hemant Kumar Goyal, Director of Urology Surgery, RML Hospital, Delhi, explains laser surgeryNowadays, due to unhealthy lifestyle and habit of consuming junk food has become a very common trend and is the cause of many serious diseases. The problem of kidney stones is one of them. When this problem occurs,…
President Joe Biden's administration has added more than $1 trillion in compliance costs to new regulations so far this year, according to the American Action Forum (AAF). [emphasis, links added] Biden administration's federal regulatory compliance costs total $1.29 trillion since January 1, 2024The AAF reported Monday that $1.25 trillion of that cost was attributable to 61 regulatory final rules. Biden's increased financial and administrative burdens from regulatory activities are greater than those of former Presidents Donald Trump or Barack Obama, totaling from Inauguration Day on January 20, 2021, to August 2, 2024 An increase of $1.69 trillion. Additionally, there are…
Last month, News18 reported that Union Minister Nitin Gadkari had assured that NHAI's financial position was in tip-top shape. (PTI file)“…NHAI achieved a major financial milestone by successfully prepaying bank loans of Rs 15,700 crore. Early repayment of this debt is expected to save interest of approximately Rs 1,000 crore.The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which comes under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, received revenue of Rs 15,700 crore through its Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) in the financial year 2023-24, which was then used to advance bank loans, thereby helping save 1,000 crores of interest.In an official…
Last updated: August 6, 2024, 7:00 pm (US Standard Time)Aggrieved women took to the streets, blocking roads in protest and demanding justice.According to victims, the company made grand promises and representations about employment opportunities, leading them to make large investments.A large number of women blocked the Saharanpur-Delhi highway on Tuesday to protest against a company that allegedly cheated them in the guise of employment. The women claimed that the company involved in the case, Asian Enterprises, absconded with large sums of money they had invested. The authorities have launched an investigation into the matter and are currently investigating the case.According…
The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ), in partnership with the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, hosted a webinar on Tuesday to provide journalists with data and information on the link between gun violence and “heat” in the 100 largest U.S. cities. [emphasis, links added] The fragility of research on the link between global warming and gun violence should draw more attention from journalists, But coverage of studies exploring the link has been largely friendly, lacking the skepticism expected of professional journalists. SEJ and Immediate climate report CCN is part of a network of thousands of journalists and hundreds of media…
from CFACT David Wojik While it's still early days, the future of nuclear energy is far away for Wyoming and the world. To use nuclear weapons or not; that is the question. Many of my readers have heard of small modular reactors (SMRs), the future hope of nuclear power. The first SMR application in the United States has been submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in western Wyoming, within striking distance of everyone in the United States. It was called the Sodium Plant near Kemmerer, Wyoming. Kemmerer, coincidentally named after a Pennsylvania coal tycoon, was home to the world's…