Category: The Earth
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Magnetic Fields offer Earlier Tsunami Warnings
Magnetic Fields offer Earlier Tsunami Warnings A new insight into magnetic fields, generated by tsunamis in seawater, might lead to earlier tsunami warnings for people who would otherwise be in danger. https://tnc.network/science/ Subscribe to our newsletter at https://tnc.network/newsletter/ Become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/storiesthismoment We thank you for the support! Source: Earth-Sky https://earthsky.org/earth/tsunami-warnings-magnetic-fields/ https://www.americangeosciences.org/critical-issues/faq/how-are-tsunami-early-warnings-issued
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Winter Solstice… Winter is here, are you excited?
[videopack id=”81420″]https://videos.files.wordpress.com/Gg4zqR2v/my-promo-video-408-hd.mp4[/videopack] Winter Solstice is both the shortest day and the longest night of the year. The winter solstice, also called the hiemal solstice, hibernal solstice, and brumal solstice, occurs when either of Earth‘s poles reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun. This happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern and Southern). For that hemisphere, this is the day with the shortest period of daylight and…
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The Consequences of Our Inactions
The Consequences of Our Inactions By Dr. Tim G Williams The world today is too small for nations to resort to petty squabbles that have always had reverberating consequences for their nations populations. In fact they have had drastic after effects for the whole world. The United States is not alone in exasperating…
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FEW PEOPLE HAVE EVER SEEN THESE ANTI-FLOOD INVENTIONS
TechZone Check out these anti-flood innovations.
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National Park Foundation Recognizes Corporate Partners that Help Protect and Enhance National Parks for Present and Future Generations
As 2021 winds down and we prepare to welcome 2022, the National Park Foundation (NPF) is recognizing the many ways that corporate partners have supported NPF’s mission throughout the year. With more than 400 national parks in the National Park System, NPF depends upon the commitment and generosity of private philanthropy to help keep parks accessible, relevant,…
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Environmental Education
Teach kids how to protect the Earth (Family Features) Teaching kids about the environment from a early age starts lifelong habits and creates awareness about the way humans affect the Earth. Connecting those lessons to school is an easy way to reinforce how the whole family can make everyday changes that make a difference. Lower…
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New NOAA tool pinpoints natural disaster risk down to county level
NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) has released an innovative mapping tool that provides county-level information on natural disaster hazards across the United States. This new feature provides significant enhancements to the state-level data on NOAA’s Billion-Dollar Disasters website. Developed by NCEI with data from NOAA, FEMA and academic institutions, this interactive NOAA mapping…
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Oregon Earthquake Swarm? (video)
The U.S. Geological Survey reported dozens of small-to-moderate earthquakes off the Oregon coast this week, beginning at 5:21 a.m. Pacific Time on December 7, 2021. That initial quake was 4.2 magnitude. Check the article on EarthSky: https://earthsky.org/earth/dozens-of-earthquakes-rumble-off-the-oregon-coast/ https://tnc.network/science/
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Making an Environmental Impact
(Family Features)As part of an effort to positively impact environmental change, many consumers care about the effect their shopping decisions may have on the world around them. As a way to aid in that mission, ALDI, which has never offered single-use plastic shopping bags, is aiming to make 100 percent of its private-label product packaging…
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Global Solar Farm Market Projected To Reach $261.0 Billion By 2027
PALM BEACH, Fla. — FinancialNewsMedia.com News Commentary – Over the last few years, the solar water farm market has been developing at a considerable pace attributable to low cost of PV panels and strong presence of solar water farm producers. Furthermore, awareness toward solar water farming is increasing among consumers, due to implementation of government regulations to promote production…