The African coast is under threat from rising seas, and a certain weather event significantly exacerbated the situation. What’s happening? From 2009 to 2024, the sea level around the continent rose 73%, mostly because of the 2023-24 El Niño, according to a study explained by Phys.org. The warming trend accounted for 2.3 centimeters (0.9 inch) … Read more
When researchers returned to coral reefs off the Florida Keys, they expected to document damage. What caught them off guard was what wasn’t there. What’s happening? During the summer of 2023, unusually hot ocean temperatures lingered off South Florida, triggering a severe marine heat wave that proved fatal for endangered elkhorn and staghorn corals, according … Read more
Extreme flooding has put three Indonesian provinces — Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra — at risk of crop failure, according to BPS-Statistics Indonesia. What’s happening? Last November, Southeast Asia was struck by torrential downpours and deadly floods, displacing and killing thousands, The New York Times reported. In some Indonesian regions, these floods have had … Read more
A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo discovered how to reduce energy use at data centers by up to 30%. Since computing uses an estimated 5% of global energy each day, the impact of this method could be enormous, reported Tech Xplore. The internet routes most traffic through data centers running on Linux … Read more
Photo Credit: Getty Images In 2024, billions of people endured record-breaking floods, storms, and heatwaves, with experts warning that some parts of the world may see even more extreme weather this year. They say that water-related disasters, in particular, are causes for concern. What’s happening? As the Thomson Reuters Foundation reported, 2024 was among the … Read more