AI’s emissions are about to skyrocket even further | MIT Technology Review

MIT Technology Review

AI’s emissions are about to skyrocket even further

Data center emissions have tripled since 2018. As more complex AI models like OpenAI’s Sora see broad release, those figures will likely go throu...

> Data center emissions have tripled since 2018. As more complex #AI models like #OpenAI’s Sora see broad release, those figures will likely go through the roof. #climate

Submarine Stealth Vs. AI, Drones, and Sensor Networks - IEEE Spectrum

IEEE Spectrum

Will Even the Most Advanced Subs Have Nowhere to Hide?

The scramble to preserve submarine stealth in an age of AI and all-seeing sensors

> The scramble to preserve #submarine #stealth in an age of #AI and all-seeing sensors

"World's simplest" nuclear reactors could be installed underground to provide heat to cities | TechSpot #energy https://www.techspot.com/news/105868-world-simplest-nuclear-reactors-could-installed-underground-finland.html > The reactor dubbed LDR-50 offers a thermal output of 50 MW, running at a cozy 150°C, which is far below the scorching temps of conventional nuclear plants....

World's largest #CO2 heat pump begins operation to power 25,000 homes

Interesting Engineering

World's largest CO2 heat pump begins operation to power 25,000 homes

Esbjerg, Denmark, is now home to the world's largest CO2-based seawater heat pump, providing climate-neutral heating to 25,000 homes.

> Esbjerg, Denmark, is now home to the world's largest CO2-based seawater #HeatPump, providing climate-neutral heating to 25,000 homes.

Laptop Class Doctors Think Doctors Who Treat Patients Are Lazy, Dumb, Cowardly, Sheep | Science-Based Medicine

Science-Based Medicine

Laptop Class Doctors Think Doctors Who Treat Patients Are Lazy, Dumb, Cowardly, Sheep

Had laptop class doctors been willing to listen to doctors who worked on COVID units, they wouldn't have said so many absurd things.

> Had laptop class doctors been willing to listen to doctors who worked on #COVID units, they wouldn't have said so many absurd things.

Antivaxxers, grifters, and quacks: RFK Jr.’s #MAHA takes over federal health agencies | Science-Based Medicine #RFKJr

Science-Based Medicine

Antivaxxers, grifters, and quacks: RFK Jr.’s MAHA takes over federal health agencies

President-Elect Donald Trump has now announced most of picks to lead critical federal health agencies. These picks predictably prioritize grift, qu...

> President-Elect Donald #Trump has now announced most of picks to lead critical federal health agencies. These picks predictably prioritize grift, quackery, and antivax ideology.

Siberia's 'Gateway to Hell' crater fuels new fears | Fox News

Fox News

Siberia's 'Gateway to Hell' crater fuels new fears

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says the Batagaika crater in Siberia expands 35 million cubic feet yearly due to thawing.

> Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says the #Batagaika crater in #Siberia expands 35 million cubic feet yearly due to thawing. #permafrost

Mysterious mass #elephant die-off ‘probably caused by #toxic #water’

the Guardian

‘Climate-induced poisoning’: 350 elephants probably killed by toxic water

Satellite data analysis suggests algal blooms could be behind mass die-off in Botswana that sparked flurry of theories in 2020

> Satellite data analysis suggests climate-induced algal blooms could be behind hundreds of deaths in #Botswana that sparked flurry of theories in 2020

Afspraak Spaanse dammen en overstromingen: feiten en fabels | InSpanje.nl #water #waterbeheer

InSpanje.nl

Afbraak Spaanse dammen en overstromingen: feiten en fabels

Hardnekkige fabels over een directe relatie tussen de afbraak van Spaanse dammen en de recente overstromingen kloppen niet

> Hardnekkige fabels over een directe relatie tussen de afbraak van Spaanse dammen en de recente overstromingen kloppen niet

Massale sterfte schelpdieren in Galicië door hoge zeewatertemperaturen | InSpanje.nl

InSpanje.nl

Massale sterfte schelpdieren in Galicië door hoge zeewatertemperaturen

Honderden dode longueirón- en coquina-schelpdieren werden in de afgelopen maand aangetroffen op het strand van A Lanzada in de Galicische provinci...

‘It is a pandemic’: UK’s envoy on superbugs says scale of threat underestimated

the Guardian

‘It is a pandemic’: UK’s envoy on superbugs says scale of threat underestimated

Dame Sally Davies says action on deadly antibiotic-resistant infections must be prioritised

> Dame Sally Davies says action on deadly antibiotic-resistant infections must be prioritised

'Electro-agriculture' could grow food without light - Futurity

Futurity

'Electro-agriculture' could grow food without light

"This technology presents an opportunity to reinvent agriculture from the ground up."

> "This technology presents an opportunity to reinvent agriculture from the ground up."

New device pulls water out of desert air - Futurity #water #desert #eco

Futurity

New device pulls water out of desert air

"This whole idea seemed like science fiction, but this is possible, and we're actually doing it."

> "This whole idea seemed like science fiction, but this is possible, and we're actually doing it."

China passes energy law to 'promote carbon neutrality' #Climate #ClimateChange #GreenEnergy https://phys.org/news/2024-11-china-energy-law-carbon-neutrality.html > China on Friday passed a new energy law to promote carbon neutrality, state media reported, as Beijing moves ahead with its pledge to decarbonize its economy by 2060.

Satellite-based evidence supports China's claim of increased forestation to sequester carbon #China #Climate #ClimateChange https://phys.org/news/2024-11-satellite-based-evidence-china-forestation.html > An international team of forest and resource management specialists, ecologists and conservationists has verified the claims of China's national greenhouse gas inventories regarding major forest biomass carbon gains.

Climate change is contributing to drought in the American West even without rainfall deficits, scientists find https://phys.org/news/2024-11-climate-contributing-drought-american-west.html > Higher temperatures caused by anthropogenic climate change made an ordinary drought into an exceptional drought that parched the American West from 2020–2022. A study by UCLA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration climate scientists has found that evaporation accounted for 61% of the drought's severity, while reduced precipitation only accounted for 39%. The research found that evaporative demand has played a bigger role than reduced precipitation in droughts since 2000, which suggests droughts will become more severe as the climate warms.

The system that moves #water around the #Earth is off balance for the first time in human history | CNN #ClimateChange https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/16/climate/global-water-cycle-off-balance-food-production/index.html

First-ever study finds cancer-causing chemicals in black plastic food-contact items sold in the U.S. - Toxic-Free Future

Toxic-Free Future

First-ever study finds cancer-causing chemicals in black plastic food-contact items sold in the U.S. - Toxic-Free Future

Our new peer-reviewed study found toxic flame retardant chemicals in a variety of household products made with black plastics including food servic...

> Our new peer-reviewed study found toxic flame retardant chemicals in a variety of household products made with black plastics including food serviceware, kitchen utensils, and toys.

Swedish Company NoviOcean Unveils Game-Changing Hybrid Energy Platform With 24/7 Clean Power

Tech Times

Swedish Company NoviOcean Unveils Game-Changing Hybrid Energy Platform With 24/7 Clean Power

NoviOcean's hybrid platform harnesses wind, solar, and wave power to generate up to 1 MW of clean energy, with plans for commercial deployment...

> NoviOcean's hybrid platform harnesses wind, solar, and wave power to generate up to 1 MW of clean energy, with plans for commercial deployment by 2031.

‘Death sentence’: #Asbestos released by #Israel’s bombs will kill for decades

Al Jazeera

‘Death sentence’: Asbestos released by Israel’s bombs will kill for decades

People in Gaza are exposed to airborne particles released as Israel destroys the enclave. Inhaled, it can cause cancers.

> People in #Gaza are exposed to airborne particles released as Israel destroys the enclave. Inhaled, it can cause cancers.