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In a newly published study Monday, researchers predicted that Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet will eventually raise global sea levels by 10.6 inches (27 centimeters). It’s caused by a phenomenon called zombie ice. In this case, doomed ice is still attached to thicker ice areas, but the parent glaciers are receiving less snow, AP reports. In the absence of replenishment, the doomed ice is melting due to climate change and it will inevitably raise the seas, according to William Colgan, co-author of the study. “It’s dead ice,” he said. “It’ll just melt and disappear from the ice sheet,” Colgan said. No…
University of Lisbon researchers have discovered what they believe to be the largest dinosaur ever found in Europe in an undeveloped Portuguese backyard thanks to the efforts of paleontologists. In a report by Reuters, an owner of a property in Pombal in central Portugal reported in 2017 that fossilized fragments from a dinosaur had been discovered by him during construction in the city. Spanish and Portuguese paleontologists worked on the site earlier this month in order to unearth a dinosaur that they believe to be around 25 metres long. This is a dinosaur that lived around 145 million years ago,…
It was a last-minute cascade of problems that culminated in an unexplained engine failure that caused NASA to cancel the launch of the next-generation moon rocket with three test dummies aboard Monday afternoon. Reports from the Associated Press indicate that the next launch attempt will not take place until Friday at the earliest and could be postponed until mid-September at the earliest. It is expected that this mission will be the first in NASA’s Artemis project. This is a mission designed to put astronauts back on the moon for the first time in 50 years, following the end of NASA’s…
In an incident brought to the attention of federal authorities in Texas, police arrested a woman who shouted racial abuse at four Indian women in a viral video, telling them to “Go back to India.” “This incident is a hate crime under Texas law,” police in Plano, Texas, where the incident occurred, told Reuters. The FBI and the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division are working closely on this matter, as it may also be a hate crime under federal law. A video of the incident, which was shared on social media and received millions of views, showed the woman…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he plans for half of India’s energy production to come from non-fossil fuels by 2030, and to be Net Zero by 2070. According to Modi, a silent revolution is taking place in India, as the number of electric vehicles (EVs) is growing at a rapid pace. As a result of state and central government incentives and subsidies, the electric vehicle sector has been given a huge boost. On the occasion of Suzuki Motor Corporation’s 40th anniversary in India, PM Modi addressed a function in Gandhinagar. In a recollection of the first interaction he had…
There has been a marked rise in the number of smokers in Germany since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a long-term study conducted in the country. In the ongoing German Survey on Smoking Behaviour (DEBRA), more than one-third (34.5%) of people aged 14 and older smoke. This figure was about 27% before the pandemic erupted in early 2020, according to a representative survey that monitors the smoking habits of the wider population, according to the German Press Agency (dpa). As an epidemiologist and director of DEBRA, Daniel Kotz characterized the increase as frightening. In Kotz’s view, this…
Both Morocco and Germany have reaffirmed their shared desire to further deepen the bilateral relations that have existed between the two countries for many years. The goal is to establish a stronger partnership for the future of their relationship. A joint declaration expressing this desire was adopted in Rabat by Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, and Annalena Baerbock, German Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, who is currently on a visit in the Kingdom, according to Moroccan News Agency (MAP). This mutual desire is based on the two countries’ willingness…
As stated by Singapore’s central bank chief, the city-state is considering new measures that will make it more difficult for retail investors to trade cryptocurrencies at a time when retail investors seem to be “irrationally oblivious” to the risks involved. According to Reuters, Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), said that adding frictions to consumers’ access to cryptocurrencies is something the authority is considering at a seminar on Monday. According to him, a few of these steps may include suitability tests for customers and restrictions on the use of leverage and credit facilities for cryptocurrency…
Having won the top prize at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, Taylor Swift wrapped up the show with a surprise announcement – a new album. “I thought it would be fun to let you know that my new album is coming out on Oct. 21,” said Swift after winning video of the year for “All Too Well: The Short Film” (10-minute version), which won best long form video. “I’ll tell you more at midnight.” “Midnights” will be Swift’s upcoming 10th studio album, which will contain “stories about 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life.” The album will follow her…
In the previous fiscal year 2021/2022, Egypt’s economy grew by 6.6 percent, compared to a growth rate of 3.3% in the year prior. This was revealed in a statement released by Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli. As reported by the state news agency, the minister made the remarks during a press conference at the Cabinet’s headquarters in New Alamein City. During the last quarter of the previous fiscal year, the Russian-Ukrainian war and its impact on the country’s development rates made things really difficult, the premier explained, noting that Egypt’s projected growth rate for the end of the fiscal year had…