Greenland is the largest island in the world and has the largest ice cap in the Northern Hemisphere. If that ice melts, the sea will rise more than 7 meters. But it’s not going to happen, is it? Well, not soon, but understanding how much of a sheet of ice …
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Call it CPR for Operation Choke Point. The U.S. Office of Comptroller of the Currency, led by national bank regulator Brian Books, a former coinbase adviser, suggests a rule that would prohibit banks from blacklisting legal entities, possibly including cryptocurrency companies. Under the proposed rule, banks can only refuse financial …
Read More »Sentinel-6: ‘Dog Kennel’ satellite to measure sea-level growth
By Jonathan AmosBBC Science correspondent Related topics Climate change Media CitationSentinel-6 has solar panels fixed. Moving the solar wings can disrupt its movement The crucial satellite for understanding climate change will launch from California on Saturday. Sentinel-6 Michael Freelich will be the primary means of measuring the shape of the …
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The “cold chain” is just one challenge in distributing the vaccine worldwide. There are many more: priorities to keep track of populations and databases, to keep track of who has been vaccinated, where and when. Additionally, different vaccines may have more or less efficacy with different population groups; And governments …
Read More »WWE SmackDown Results, Recap, Grade: Champions face off before Survivor Series
With just two days to go before the WWE Survivor Series, the Go-Home edition of SmackDown was largely focused on cutting the final buzz ahead of Pay-View-View. SmackDown filled the remaining positions on the men’s and women’s Survivor Series teams and a few visitors departed from Kachi to face its …
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