Note: while most of this post is relevant to anyone with a home anywhere, it is somewhat focused on UK residents. The cold winds of winter are beginning to take their toll, which is prompting homeowners nationwide to prepare their property for winter. For anyone aiming to winter-proof their home this December, however, the […]
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An enormous mass of super-hot plasma just erupted from the Sun on Friday, November 16. The mass was ejected in back-to-back solar storms that were filmed by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). “The giant sun eruption, called a solar prominence, occurred at 1 a.m. EST (0600 GMT), with another event flaring up four hours later.
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Samsung has built solar-powered Internet schools for use in a rural region of South Africa (notably, with careful consideration of potential problems, such as a special design material to protect the panels from theft). The schools are literally modified shipping containers equipped with seats, desks, laptop computers, Galaxy tablet PCs, and an Internet connection.
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An enormous storm was recently observed on Saturn by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Such storms have rarely been seen on Saturn, and this recent one was the largest one yet. The data taken by Cassini revealed enormous record-setting ‘disturbances’ in the upper atmosphere of the planet, even long after any sign of the storm had
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Just ahead of Halloween, a storm is brewing off the East Coast that could be (as some forecasters are predicting) a “Billion Dollar Storm.” With a probable chance of extremely high winds, heavy rain, flooding, and the possibility of snow, this hybrid of a hurricane and winter storm could prove to be the next
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For over half of the last decade, the world has consumed more food than it has produced. What happens when the world consumes more food than it produces? Well, it must start tapping into the global food reserves ,and it seems that in the past decade those reserves have been hit pretty hard. As a result, global food reserves have
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The highest, fastest, and longest-duration skydive ever is set to happen on Tuesday; Felix Baumgartner will step off of a small floating platform 23 miles up in the sky and free fall for more than five minutes, reaching speeds of up to 690 miles per hour, breaking the sound barrier. On Tuesday, he’ll climb to
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Dear Ms. Rimel, I am an independent writer with an interest in environmental issues. I am a father, and an informed citizen. The credentials I hold as a writer and citizen are no less important than those of yours, which, I presume, may be bred from similar motivation: intellectual curiosity and, mostly, a committed
On September 22nd, the third annual World Rhino Day was celebrated, with over a dozen countries participating this year. World Rhino Day brought NGOs, zoos, rhino sanctuaries, and concerned citizens across the globe together to raise awareness and funds for the five species of rhinoceros — all of which are under threat from the
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Changes that occur periodically in stratospheric winds exert an influence on the seas, and by proxy, the climate, according to new research from the University of Utah. Taking advantage of an “Achilles heel” in the North Atlantic, the winds can change mile-deep ocean circulation patterns, and in turn affect the Earth’s climate. “We found
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