Scientists have warned that in an additional three degrees the static continent lift appears 6.5 meters above the ocean. Paris: As the Earth’s average surface temperature rises, another degree Celsius will rise 2.5 meters above sea level from Antarctica alone, and a three-degree increase in the frozen continent will see …
Read More »NASA chief warns Congress about Chinese space station – raw story
NASA chief Jim Bridenstein told lawmakers Wednesday that the United States is determined to maintain a presence in Earth orbit after the International Space Station is disposed of so that China does not gain a strategic advantage. The first parts of the ISS were launched in 1998 and have continued …
Read More »Should front-line medical personnel get the coronavirus vaccine first? Not necessary
Health workers treating patients with coronavirus can be at the top of the line to get vaccinated once they are approved. But that is not a clear step. The National Vaccine Advisory Committee met on Wednesday for a two-day public meeting on the Covid-19 epidemic, vaccine development and distribution plan …
Read More »Sweden’s declining coronavirus death is not a sign of herd immunity
Sweden had the highest per capita coronavirus death rate in the world in May. Many experts attributed this to the country’s decision to avoid a complete lockdown and to deliberately or unintentionally advance mob immunity. Sweden has seen a significant drop in deaths and ICU admissions since June, possibly due …
Read More »Gold miners search for a 100 million year old meteor crater under Down Under
Gold miners recently discovered a giant in the Australian Australian outback Meteor Crater back about 100 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Found near the western Australian town of Aura Banda, the newly dubbed Aura Banda Impact Crater is around 3 miles (5 kilometers) away. This huge hole …
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