AvatarJessica Dallyflipped into ApocalypticAvatarAvatarThe Engine That Drives Our Oceans Is Slowing—And That Could End Life as We Know Itverified_publisherPopular Mechanics - Susan LaheyThe collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation would drop temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere by a staggering 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ( AMOC)—the engine that drives our oceans—could happen as soon as 2100, according …
AvatarJessica Dallyflipped into ApocalypticFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSulphur dioxide from Iceland volcano eruption has reached the UKnewscientist.com - Michael Le PageThe latest eruptions on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland have emitted a huge plume of sulphur dioxide (SO2) that is currently drifting across …
AvatarJessica Dallyflipped into ApocalypticAvatarAvatar2,000 earthquakes in 1 day off Canada coast suggest the ocean floor is ripping apart, scientists sayLive Science - By Stephanie PappasRecord earthquake activity off the coast of Vancouver Island hints at the birth of new oceanic crust. Almost 2,000 earthquakes rocked a spot off the …
AvatarJessica Dallyflipped into ApocalypticAvatarAvatarThis mega-city is running out of water. What will 22 million people do when the taps run dry?verified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Patrick J. McDonnellMEXICO CITY — When Reina Cervantes Trejo heard the truck, gears grinding as it climbed the street to her house, she rushed outside. “Thanks to our good Lord!” she said. “The water has finally arrived!” Cervantes and her husband hurried to help the driver, Fredy Romero, as he yanked hoses from the …
AvatarJessica Dallyflipped into ApocalypticAvatarAvatarBrazil heat wave hits record temperatures: Rio at 62°Cverified_publisherDW EnglishBrazil is experiencing a severe heat wave, with Rio de Janeiro recording perceived temperatures reaching a staggering 62 degrees Celsius. This …
AvatarJessica Dallyflipped into ApocalypticAvatarAvatarGlobal ocean heat has hit a new record every single day for the last yearverified_publisherCNNCNN — The world’s oceans have now experienced an entire year of unprecedented heat, with a new temperature record broken every day, new data shows. Global ocean surface temperatures started breaking daily records in mid-March last year, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …
AvatarJessica Dallyflipped into ApocalypticAvatarAvatarIn Cuba, hundreds take to the streets in rare protests as economic crisis deepensNBC News - By Carmen SesinIn widely circulated videos on social media, Cubans chanted, “We are hungry,” as well as called for electricity and food. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets Sunday in Cuba’s second-largest city, Santiago, demanding food and power amid a worsening economic crisis that has left many everyday …
AvatarJessica Dallyflipped into ApocalypticAvatarAvatarRecord heat index of 62.3C scorches Brazil’s Rio de Janeiroverified_publisherAl JazeeraIn Pictures The reading is the city’s highest in a decade. Heat index measures what a temperature feels like, taking into account humidity. A heatwave stifling Brazil has set new records with Rio de Janeiro’s heat index hitting 62.3 degrees Celsius (144.1 degrees Fahrenheit), the highest in a decade, …
AvatarJessica Dallyflipped into ApocalypticAvatarAvatarAT&T outage leaves many in D.C. without cell serviceAxios - Mimi Montgomery, Ivana SaricPeople across Washington are experiencing issues with cell service as AT&T and other service providers encounter nationwide network outages. Why it …
AvatarJessica Dallyflipped into ApocalypticThe sun’s poles are about to flip. It’s awesome — and slightly terrifying.verified_publisherVox - Brian ResnickThe sun is growing feistier. Great news for aurora watchers. Bad news for communication satellites. The sun is getting ready to flip. Every 11 or so years, the sun undergoes an epic transformation: its magnetic poles reverse. Like on Earth, the sun has a magnetic North and a magnetic South. But …
AvatarJessica Dallyflipped into ApocalypticAvatarAvatarThe East Coast Is Rapidly Sinking Year by Year. Every Inch Is an Alarm, Scientists Say.verified_publisherPopular Mechanics - Tim NewcombFrom New York to Norfolk, America's eastern shoreline is silently slipping away. The entire East Coast of the United States is sinking. And highly populated areas are dipping at an increased rate—as much as 5 millimeters (.2 inches) per year. That’s enough subsidence (the scientific word for sinking …
AvatarJessica Dallyflipped into ApocalypticAvatarAvatarDoomsday Clock says we're the closest we've been to apocalypse. We need to move faster.verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Rachel Bronson and Daniel HolzWe see this as a moment of acute danger. But as experts who spend our lives on these issues, we also see hope. We live in a world that is persistently unstable. The war in Ukraine grinds on, a new one starts in Gaza. The climate crisis is felt in increasingly obvious and deadly ways with floods, …