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Climate change drives sharp increase in glacial lakes

[ad_1] The volume of lakes formed as glaciers melt around the world due to climate change has increased by 50 percent in 30 years, according to a new study based on satellite data. “We know that not all meltwater reaches the oceans immediately,” lead author Dan Shugar, a geomorphologist and …

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SpaceX postpones next Starlink launch until Thursday

[ad_1] SpaceX has moved the scheduled launch of the Starlink satellite, which carries the next batch of 60 satellites, to Thursday, September 3. In a post on Twitter, company representatives wrote: “Now targeting Thursday, September 3, 8:46 am EDT for the launch of Starlink from Launch Complex 39A, pending acceptance …

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A Cold War-era satellite fell to Earth last weekend

[ad_1] OGO-1 was the first in its series to launch and the last to return to Earth. B. Levionnois (Société d’Astronomie de Tahiti / Association Proscience) and P. Jenniskens (NASA / SETI Institute) The 56-year-old geophysical satellite OGO-1 finally succumbed to gravity and burned up in the upper atmosphere on …

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Xiaomi Mi Store record 3000 opens in India

[ad_1] Xiaomi’s journey from a tech startup in 2010 to the present won’t be complete without talking about the roles its iconic Mi Stores play. Initially, the company adopted the online-only sales pattern, but it did not prove to be a successful model. Later, the company began to open physical …

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