Despite the creation of multiple stormwater reservoirs, like the bassin d’Austerlitz, which collect stormwater and slowly release it after the bad weather has passed, if enough rain is concentrated into a small enough time, not everything that falls from the sky can be captured. In such a situation, runoff water has to be released into … Read more
Didem Mente | Anadolu | Getty Images Turkey blocked access to Instagram for its 85 million people, the country’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority announced Friday morning. “Instagram.com has been blocked by a decision on the date of 02/08/2024,” local media cited a post on the authority’s website as saying. According to Turkish media, there … Read more
Image: U.S. Air Force An F-16 pilot jettisoned two fuel tanks over Michigan on July 31st. One landed in Lake Huron, while the other landed in a Save-A-Lot parking lot where it struck a vehicle. Luckily, no one was injured. 2024 Mercedes-AMG GLC43 Is A Hot Compact SUV With A Fascinating Engine ABC/NBC affiliate UpNorthLive … Read more
The Dominion Energy headquarters is pictured on July 6, 2020 in Richmond, Virginia. Zach Gibson | Getty Images Dominion Energy is exploring the possibility of connecting a data center directly to a nuclear plant in Connecticut, as the tech sector hunts for carbon-free electricity to power artificial intelligence applications. The Millstone Power Station in Waterford, … Read more
There’s a term of art for this whole system: reverse logistics. For the first 100 years of the plastics revolution, companies essentially sprayed products at customers—it was a one-way movement of atoms. Successful recycling requires doing this process in reverse, an entirely new set of skills. How do you get stuff back? What new economics, … Read more
Ford heard the cries of its compact unibody truck buyers. The refreshed Maverick pickup now comes with the option of pairing Ford’s beefy 2.5-liter hybrid engine with all-wheel drive Maverick. Our problems are over! Ram Rampage Small Truck Pre-Orders Sell Out In 28 Minutes The Maverick has been a big success for Ford. Last year, … Read more
U.S. orange production has plummeted as the industry faces volatile threats from extreme weather events, an incurable disease and economic pressures. Citrus growers are losing millions of dollars every year, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. At the same time, orange juice futures have hit record highs. “Citrus production in the United States … Read more
It was questionable how much credit they could take. They had arrived in Texas right at the start of the rainy season, and the precipitation that fell before the experiment had been forecast by the US Weather Bureau. As for Powers’ notion that rain came after battles—well, battles tended to start in dry weather, so … Read more
Large parts of France, including the capital city, will see sweltering temperatures this week as the Olympics unfold in Paris following a soggy start to competitions. A weather bulletin from Météo-France, France’s official meteorological agency, said heat wave conditions persist across much of the country’s southern regions. While much of the heat wave is centred … Read more
An aerial view of homes in a housing development on September 08, 2023 in Santa Clarita, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images As renewable energy generation expands across the U.S., the federal government is becoming more concerned about vulnerabilities in new systems being a target for cyberattacks. The FBI recently warned … Read more
