This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. MADRID: As dangerously high temperatures sweep across parts of the United States and southern Europe this week, emergency workers are racing to mitigate the public health risk of heatstroke.Spanish rescuers took AFP through the warning signs and best responses to the potentially fatal condition, as…
Greenland’s ice sheet melted 17 times faster than the past average during a May heatwave that also hit Iceland, the scientific network World Weather Attribution (WWA) said in a report Wednesday.The Arctic region is on the frontline of global warming, heating up four times faster than the rest of the planet since 1979, according to…
A new study has revealed that the land in South Africa is rising, and the reason may be more alarming than previously thought. Between 2012 and 2020, researchers recorded an average uplift of 6 millimetres, or nearly 2 millimetres each year. While it was earlier believed that geological activity or mantle flow was causing this…
1000 foot Tsunami warning A newly published study from scientists at Virginia Tech has revealed a sobering scenario that could unfold across the Pacific Northwest. According to their findings, coastal regions in Northern California, Oregon, and Washington face a significant threat of catastrophic flooding and mega-tsunamis—potentially reaching up to 1,000 feet high—due to the combined…
