“A research team has proposed a novel link between how fast our planet spun on its axis, which defines the length of a day, and the ancient production of additional oxygen,” reports Science Magazine. “Their modeling of Earth’s early days, which incorpo…
Study: Which Countries Will Best Survive a Collapse?
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: Will civilization as we know it end in the next 100 years? Will there be any functioning places left? These questions might sound like the stuff of dystopian fiction. But if recent headlines …
June Heatwave Was the ‘Most Extreme’ On Record For North America
The devastating heatwave that struck the Northwest US and southwest Canada in June was “the most extreme summer heatwave” ever recorded in North America, according to a new analysis from nonprofit research group Berkeley Earth. The Verge reports: Recor…
Three Americans Create Enough Carbon Emissions To Kill One Person, Study Finds
The lifestyles of around three average Americans will create enough planet-heating emissions to kill one person, and the emissions from a single coal-fired power plant are likely to result in more than 900 deaths, according to the first analysis to cal…
Thousands of Scientists Warn Climate Tipping Points ‘Imminent’
Thousands of scientists have repeated calls for urgent action to tackle the climate emergency, warning that several tipping points are now imminent. From a report: The researchers, part of a group of more than 14,000 scientists who have signed on to an…
奄美大島などの森林が世界自然遺産に、北海道などの縄文遺跡群が世界文化遺産に認定される
ユネスコの世界遺産委員会は26日に「奄美大島、徳之島、沖縄島北部及び西表島」が世界自然遺産に、27日に「北海道・北東北の縄文遺跡群」が世界文化遺産として登録されたと発表した（ユネスコ、官邸、NHK、日経新聞、NHKその2）。
奄美大島と徳之島、それに沖縄本島北部と西表島では、アマミノクロウサギやヤンバルクイナ、イリオモテヤマネコなどの固有種が存在するおよそ4万3000ヘクタールの森林などが世界自然遺産に登録されることとなった。日本の世界自然遺産への登録は今回が5件目であるという。
また世界文…
インストール件数が地球の総人口を超えるアプリたち
headless 曰く、Google Play で「YouTube」アプリのインストール件数が 100 億件を超えた(Android Police の記事)。
Google Play では「Google Play開発者サービス」のインストール件数が既に 100 億件を超えているが、ユーザーが直接起動して利用するアプリで 100 億件を超えるのは YouTube が初となる。Internet Archive のスナップショットをみると、7 月 22 日 9 時 23 分 33 秒(GMT、以下同)の…
‘Record-Shattering’ Heat Becoming Much More Likely, Says Climate Study
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Record-shattering” heatwaves, even worse than the one that recently hit north-west America, are set to become much more likely in future, according to research. The study is a stark new warning on …
Two US Companies Propose Thousands of Miles of Pipelines – for Capturing Carbon
“Two companies seeking to build thousands of miles of pipeline across the Midwest are promising the effort will aid rather than hinder the fight against climate change,” reports the Associated Press, “though some environmental groups remain skeptical. …
‘Nuclear Power’s Reliability is Dropping as Extreme Weather Increases’
A comprehensive new analysis published in Nature “calculates that the frequency of climate-related nuclear plant outages is almost eight times higher than it was in the 1990s,” reports Ars Technica.
“The analysis also estimates that the global nucle…