In the past two years, hurricanes have been brewing, strengthening, and hitting the United States at a record pace, and Ida will likely go down as one of the nastiest of a dangerous bunch. While not quite record-setting, Ida is among some of the strongest and fastest intensifying storms in more than 150 years of…
Air Pollution Increases Risk of Cardiac Arrest: Study
A team of Italian scientists have closely linked air pollution to cardiac arrest, showing that short-term exposure to pollutants such as carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and benzene raised the risk of cardiac arrest outside the hospital. “In addition to being a threat to the ecosystem, evidence is accumulating that dirty air should be considered a…
Nuclear Industry Extends Plants’ Life With 3D-Printed Parts
For the first time ever, 3D-printed safety components have been installed in a commercial nuclear reactor, marking the latest advancement in 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, for nuclear power. The components were brackets for a fuel assembly. (The fuel assembly is the bundle of rods full of fissionable material that powers nuclear reactors.) The brackets…
Explainer: Is Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Going to Erupt Again?
HONOLULU—Scientists say the immediate potential for an eruption at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has declined after earthquakes and ground swelling subsided in the 24 hours leading up to Thursday morning. Earlier in the week, the quakes and changes to the ground surface prompted scientists to say the mountain could once again disgorge lava. Here’s an overview…
Ocean Researchers Record Beautiful ‘Undescribed’ Species of Red Jellyfish 2,300 Feet Under the Sea
It’s been an exciting summer for ocean researcher Quinn Girasek—who played a role in the North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition, cataloging previously unexplored habitats of the Atlantic Gulf Stream. Although landlocked herself, the NOAA scholarship intern was part of an onshore team annotating organisms as they appeared live on divers’ cameras. And there was plenty…
American Supporters of Socialism Don’t Realize Its Absence of Equality, Environmental Care, Justice: Educator
August 25, 2021
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America’s younger generations—many of whom support socialist policies that claim to be a path to achieving equality, the environment, and justice—are unaware that these claims quickly become empty promises once socialism is in action, said Zilvinas Silenas, president of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). Among those who express positive opinions of socialism, they can…
Donna Adams Cleans Up and Gives Back
As a middle schooler, Donna Adam’s experience on a cleanup campaign taught her that nature should be treated with respect. “I knew at that point that I would never litter again,” she said. But Adam’s recent service helping the environment started with a World War I memorial in a forest preserve. “I would see so…
Donna Adam Cleans Up and Gives Back
As a middle schooler, Donna Adam’s experience on a cleanup campaign taught her that nature should be treated with respect. “I knew at that point that I would never litter again,” she said. But Adam’s recent service helping the environment started with a World War I memorial in a forest preserve. “I would see so…
Tornadoes Spur Injuries, Damage in Eastern Pennsylvania
BENSALEM, Pa.—At least five people were injured when severe weather struck an auto dealership, homes and other businesses in eastern Pennsylvania, authorities said. The National Weather Service confirmed two tornadoes touched down Thursday in Bucks County, including an EF-3 twister that hit in Bensalem and contained top winds of 140 mph. The tornado sent trees…
Size of Oregon Wildfire Underscores Vastness of the US West
PORTLAND, Ore.—The monstrous wildfire burning in Oregon has grown to a third the size of Rhode Island and spreads miles each day, but evacuations and property losses have been minimal compared with much smaller blazes in densely populated areas of California. The fire’s jaw-dropping size contrasted with its relatively small impact on people underscores the…
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