A 10-second ‘Armageddon alert’ siren will sound on millions of UK mobile phones later this year as part of a test of the government’s emergency alert system. The emergency alert is used to warn if there is a danger to life nearby, in instances like extreme weather. The alert has been scheduled to take place…
By Euronews Green Published on 20/06/2025 – 9:25 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The 32°C heat expected in large parts of England tomorrow has been made 100 times more likely by human-caused climate change, an extremely rapid scientific analysis shows. Prior to the mass burning of coal, oil and gas, a day reaching 32°C heat in June would be…
Scientists from 23 different organizations are taking on a threat to one of the world’s most vital crops, all with an assist from the Gates Foundation. The Wheat Disease Early Warning Advisory System (aka Wheat DEWAS) is designed to protect wheat against a long-time adversary — harvest-devastating rust. MIT Technology Review profiled Wheat DEWAS, which…
They don’t sell this on Amazon Prime. A Reddit user shared a video of Jeff Bezos’ new Gulfstream G700 parked outside a Los Angeles airport. “That thing looks like it could reach low-level orbit,” marveled one commenter. The massive $80 million private jet is nearly 110 feet long and has a 103-foot wingspan. The advanced…
China urgently needs to develop elite talent in the field of quantum computing, according to a leading academic, who has warned that the hi-tech sector must avoid internal trends that strangle innovation. Yu Dapeng, of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said a lack of ingenuity was hindering China’s quantum computing development, despite the significant public…
Hurricane Milton may have fallen to Category 4 strength Wednesday morning, but the historic storm is still set to devastate the Gulf Coast and other parts of Florida when it makes landfall this evening into early Thursday morning. Hurricane Milton’s position Wednesday morning. FoxWeather The first rain bands have moved in on the Sunshine State,…
The mayor of Tampa Bay, a city that’s in the crosshairs of Hurricane Milton, issued a grave warning to Florida residents who don’t heed calls to evacuate ahead of the monster storm. “If you choose to stay … you are going to die,” Mayor Jane Castor bluntly said on CNN while talking about the dangers…
Hurricane Helene could be “catastrophic” to Floridians on Thursday as winds reaching 156 miles per hour forces U.S. schools to shut and could lead to billions of dollars in damage. The National Hurricane Center officers are saying that over 40 million people in Florida, Georgia and several other U.S. states are under threat as forecasters…