Month: August 2023
A powerful storm swept into Georgia after hitting the Florida coast
More storms are intensifying rapidly, growing from relatively weak tropical storms to Category 3 or higher hurricanes in less than 24 hours, sometimes stunning forecasters and giving residents little time to prepare. Researchers said that storms will intensify more rapidly as Earth’s climate warms. “It’s very likely that human-caused climate change contributed to that anomalously warm ocean,” a researcher said.
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Before Hurricane Idalia makes its way towards the state, Florida rushes to make final preparations
Florida has declared a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Idalia which is expected to hit the state on Wednesday. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has also declared a state of emergency in 46 of its 67 counties. Idalia, with winds of up to 155 kilometres per hour, is one of the most powerful hurricanes to make landfall in US in over a decade.
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Donald Trump’s mug shot is going to be his most enduring meme
US President Donald Trump’s supporters have been using his mug shot to sell T-shirts, mugs, and other items on social media after it was made public. Trump’s supporters have made money selling merchandise with a fake Trump mug shot. Some of his supporters also posted their own faces on the social media site.
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At a time of anti-discrimination, a New York lawsuit is a positive sign
A US woman who sued the city of New York over her treatment while in jail has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to settle her case. Vicky Holland said she was denied access to medical treatment including her hormones and antidepressants, as well as being beaten and forced to live and shower with male inmates. Holland sued the NYCLU and Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund.
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It is easy to check the air quality
Asthma-associated ER visits increased by more than 50% on June 7 in the US’ New York City, according to a study published in The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Medicine. The study further found that asthma-associated ER visits jumped 82% statewide on the worst air quality day, June 7. Smoke from wildfires in eastern Canadian countries had affected the US earlier this year.
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As Japan releases water into the Pacific, some are concerned about seafood safety
Japanese fishermen have sold fish at their highest prices since the 2011 tsunami after the government started releasing radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. Fishermen said the price of fish has been at its highest point since the 2011 disaster, which was caused by the radioactive sludge from the nuclear plant.
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The water at the nuclear power plant in Japan will have treated radioactive water
The first release of treated water and the risk of exposure to radioactive isotopes in Japan’s ocean water is expected to last 17 days. The first release of treated water is expected to last 17 days. The government has been working on a complex filtration system that removes most of the radioactive isotopes from the water.
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Increased Amazon carbon emissions can be explained by decline in law enforcement
Researchers have said that the southern Amazon is becoming a carbon source, due to decline in law enforcement in the region. They added that the world’s third-largest wetland has been losing vegetation at an average rate of 1 crore per year since 2015. The researchers also said that if global warming hits 2.5C above pre-industrial temperatures, the Amazon would reach a tipping point.
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People who are paralyzed use brain-reading devices to talk
University of California San Francisco neurosurgeon Edward Chang has said, “The effective rate of communication for existing technology is laborious at five to 15wpm…when compared to the 150 to 250wpm for natural speech.” Chang said that the implant that his team used to translate a paralysed woman’s brain signals into a synthetic voice was able to achieve low word-error rate.
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There has been a rise in high-risk patients going to Illinois hospitals
Texas Supreme Court has allowed the state’s abortion laws to go back into effect after a district judge’s ruling that the laws were unconstitutional. The judge had ordered the state to stop enforcement of the laws when doctors treat patients with serious pregnancies-ending problems. The state had appealed the judge’s ruling, which was upheld by the US Supreme Court.
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