Archive for the 'Environment' Category
Scientists Find Microplastics in Blood for First Time
March 26th, 2022Via: PhysOrg: Scientists have discovered microplastics in human blood for the first time, warning that the ubiquitous particles could also be making their way into organs. The tiny pieces of mostly invisible plastic have already been found almost everywhere else on Earth, from the deepest oceans to the highest mountains as well as in the […]
Ukraine: Fire Breaks Out at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant After Shelling
March 3rd, 2022Update: Fire Extinguished [???] Via: Reuters: Russian forces seized the largest nuclear power plant in Europe after a building at the complex was set ablaze during intense fighting with Ukrainian defenders, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday. Fears of a potential nuclear disaster at the Zaporizhzhia plant had spread alarm across world capitals, before authorities said […]
Can Startup’s New Drilling Technology Unlock Limitless Geothermal Power?
March 1st, 2022Via: Interesting Engineering: Quaise Energy plans to use millimeter-wave drilling systems that can reach depths where geothermal energy is virtually unlimited. The firm will drill with microwaves in order to go deeper than ever before. On its website, Quaise Emergy describes the technology as follows: “Our gyrotron-powered drilling platform vaporizes boreholes through rock and provides […]
Chernobyl: Hostage Situation [???]
February 26th, 2022Update: Russia Reportedly Takes Hostages at Chernobyl Nuclear Site Via: News: Ninety-two members of the Chernobyl power plant operational personnel were being held hostage, the Ukrainian ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova said during a press conference in Washington, D.C. — According to Jen… Via: Fox: Staffers at the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear site in northern […]
Russian and Ukrainian Forces Fighting Near Destroyed Chernobyl Nuclear Plant [???]
February 24th, 2022Via: ZeroHedge: The potential is rising for greater fallout from the war across Europe, as intense fighting is being reported centered in the Chernobyl area. Ukrainian authorities are sounding the alarm over potentially disastrous scenarios which could ensue in areas of the Chernobyl containment zone, which includes an expansive region surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power […]
Coming Soon: Climate Lockdowns?
February 4th, 2022I’ll leave this here, just in case… Via: The Hill: The past two years have been a checklist for the worst impulses of government and public sentiment. COVID allowed for supposedly temporary measures to morph into two years of “emergency” restrictions. But what if COVID was only the opening act, and another proclaimed crisis is […]
NASA Scientists Estimate Tonga Blast at 10 Megatons
January 19th, 2022Via: NPR: NASA researchers have an estimate of the power of a massive volcanic eruption that took place on Saturday near the island nation of Tonga. “We come up with a number that’s around 10 megatons of TNT equivalent,” James Garvin, the chief scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, told NPR. That means the […]
Microplastics Contaminating Food and Drinks May be Fueling a Dramatic Rise in Bowel Diseases
December 31st, 2021Via: Study Finds: Microplastics may be the reason some people are more likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease, a new study warns. Researchers at Nanjing Medical University found higher quantities of these microscopic plastic particles in the feces of people with IBD than in their healthy peers. The study notes that people regularly ingest these […]
More Icebreakers Coming to Aid Russian Arctic Ships
December 12th, 2021Via: Eye on the Arctic: Never before at this time of year have so many vessels been rescued out of the ice, says Russia’s nuclear icebreaker operator Rosatom. The Arktika will join three other nuclear-powered icebreakers that already are busy escorting ships across the increasingly icy waters. The Vaigach has for the past weeks been […]
North American Fertilizer Shortage
November 25th, 2021Via: Guardian: A global shortage of nitrogen fertilizer is driving prices to record levels, prompting North America’s farmers to delay purchases and raising the risk of a spring scramble to apply the crop nutrient before planting season. Farmers apply nitrogen to boost yields of corn, canola and wheat, and higher fertilizer costs could translate into […]
