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A tropical storm moved toward the Gulf of Mexico over southeastern Cuba on Friday afternoon and was expected to make landfall in western Florida on Sunday or Monday, with tropical storm warning flags flying for parts of Florida's west coast. At 11 a.m. ET on Friday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) named the disturbance Potential Tropical Cyclone No. 4 (PTC 4), formerly known as Invest 97L. The PTC designation is used for a system that can bring a tropical storm or hurricane to a land area within 48 hours but has not yet formed a tropical cyclone. PTC 4 slowly…

Last updated: August 2, 2024, 8:55 pm (US Standard Time)The court said there was no evidence that the crime was committed in the heat of the moment or under any compulsion. (Representative picture: News18)According to the prosecution, Ankit entered the house of the victim, who was bedridden due to inability to move her lower limbsA court here sentenced a man to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping an 80-year-old bedridden woman in 2022, calling the incident a “blow to social and moral values”.Noting the victim's testimony that she begged the 30-year-old prisoner to let her go with clasped hands,…

Those on the left are eager for the Fed to cut interest rates, arguing that higher rates are hindering “the nation's ability to combat the climate crisis.” [emphasis, links added] As media speculation grows about the prospect of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September, Clean energy companies and their backers on Wall Street hope the expected rate cuts will ease the heavy borrowing costs that have plagued “big renewable energy” over the past two years. Charlie Gailliot, global climate co-head at private equity firm KKR, said: “The energy transition is capital intensive. In a lower interest rate…

from NoTricksZone Author: Kenneth Richard, August 1, 2024 “…higher atmospheric carbon dioxide…triggers…increased vegetation production and greener landscapes” – Chen et al., 2024 Plant transpiration is critical to plant growth and terrestrial ecosystems. The rising trend in carbon dioxide emissions over the past 30 years (1990-2020) is the main driver of the increase in Earth's greenness, or Leaf Area Index (LAI). Greening, in turn, is the main reason for the widespread increase in plant evapotranspiration during this period. These upward trends in greening and plant transpiration are expected to continue until 2100 and accelerate as emissions increase. Trend attribution analysis results…

After the Wayanad tragedy, the Center issued a draft notification declaring about 57,000 sq km of the Western Ghats an “ecologically sensitive area”. The area includes 13 villages in Wayanad and about 10,000 sq km in Kerala. News18 has exclusively obtained the detailed draft notification issued by the Center on July 31, which proposes to declare nearly 36 per cent of the Western Ghats as ecologically sensitive areas.Citizens will have 60 days to submit their opinions to the Center, after which a final notification will be issued in the states or in a consolidated order, the draft notification said. An…

Sometimes you may find yourself wanting to consult or share a good source of basic climate change information – a short but not overly simplistic primer or introduction. Here are some suggestions for this situation. (In the United States, by the way, Primer Often rhymes with swimmer in this sense; in Britain, with timer. “氣候科學、風險與解決方案：每個人的氣候知識。” 該網站由麻省理工學院領先的氣候科學家（也是颶風專家）Kerry Emanuel 組成，非常棒，有許多很酷的圖形和解釋清晰的複雜information. It even has an audio version. 美國宇航局的“氣候變遷”主頁本身並不是入門讀物，但請查看“事實”、“緩解和適應”和“生命體徵”下的下拉菜單，以獲取帶有鏈接和圖形的良好、可讀的information. The New York Times has consistently had some of the best reporting on climate change. The 2021 FAQ (“Got a climate question? Get answers here”) is still up to date and pretty good. At the…

Last updated: August 2, 2024 5:42 pm (IST)CCTV cameras have been installed to monitor the activities of the crocodiles. Initially, forest department officials placed a cage near the well to capture the crocodile. A huge 9-foot-long crocodile was rescued from a residential well in Nagur village in Byndoor taluk in Udupi district of Karnataka on Wednesday, July 31. A cage was placed nearby. However, when this step didn't work, the crocodile was saved by throwing a fishing net. The rescued reptile has been moved to a safe place. Aquatic animals are making their way into people's homes due to flooding…

In 2015, countries around the world held the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris and unanimously agreed to limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius by 2100. We now have global emissions data eight years after the “landmark” Paris Agreement. [emphasis, links added] Today, I assess the impact of the Paris Agreement on decarbonization by comparing decarbonization rates in the eight years before and eight years after the Agreement (for the top 20 emitters and the world as a whole). The assessment aims to identify an…

When a disaster strikes, you may need to evacuate your home quickly, so it's important to pack a travel bag filled with essentials in advance. But that doesn't mean you need anything fancy. Wiggins: “You don't need to buy an official space food emergency prep kit.” Nadia Wiggins works with Listos California, an initiative of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services. Things to bring with you should include non-perishable food, such as canned soup or oatmeal, and drinking water or a water purifier, she said. You should also pack copies of all important documents, such as your ID and…

Last updated: August 2, 2024 4:00 pm (US Standard Time)The fire department received an emergency call at 12:51 noon, and five fire engines rushed to the scene. (Screenshot from X/@ANI) According to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), three people, including a woman, have been rescued so farPart of a two-storey building collapsed in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area on Friday afternoon, and officials feared several people may have been trapped under the rubble.According to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), three people, including a woman, have been rescued so far. However, officials fear more people may be trapped.The fire department received an…