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From 1974 to 1990 Kumamoto Prefecture sealed about 1.5 million cubic metres of Minamata Bay sediment above 25 ppm mercury under a 58-hectare landfill that cost 48 billion yen
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (26+ words) Stand on the eastern shore of Minamata Bay today and part of the ground underfoot is manufactured: 58 hectares of reclaimed land, capped with mountain soil,...
Cyclone Ana Exposed Zimbabwe’s Disaster Readiness Gaps, Study Finds
13+ min ago (773+ words) When Tropical Cyclone Ana swept across eastern Zimbabwe in January 2022, it was far less devastating than Cyclone Idai, which had killed 347 people and caused more than a billion dollars in losses three years earlier....
New Jersey legalizes plug-in solar panels that could trim up to $50 from monthly bills
12+ hour, 39+ min ago (459+ words) New Jersey residents looking to lower their electric bills now have a new, more accessible solar option. Portable plug-in solar panels that meet safety standards are now legal to buy online and at local home improvement stores, giving renters and…...
Engineered Porous Carbon Traps Cancer-Causing Benzene From Air and
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (72+ words) Benzene is one of the most insidious chemicals that ordinary people encounter every day. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies it as a Group 1 human carcinogen, meaning there is established evidence that it causes cancer in humans, with…...
How Perth Zoo is bringing native species back from the brink
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (599+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Explainable AI and Terrain Data Sharpen Forecasts of Devastating Apple
9+ hour, 21+ min ago (95+ words) Every spring, apple growers across China hold their breath as blossoms open on trees that represent more than 40 percent of the world’s apple cultivation and production. When a late-spring frost sweeps through the orchards during flowering, the damage can be…...
Gamma Rays Help Scientists Breed Superfood Chia for India’s Drylands
10+ hour, 58+ min ago (684+ words) Chia, the tiny seed that has become a global superfood sensation, may soon have a new home on India’s rainfed farmlands, thanks to an unusual ally: gamma radiation....
Why Do Green Ideas Keep Dying in Real Life?
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (349+ words) The solution can work perfectly and still fail to solve the problem. The bin was there. The sensor worked. The trees were planted. On paper, nothing had …...
Beyond the heatwave: what it really takes for climate warnings to cut through in the UK
14+ hour, 20+ min ago (523+ words) As trust in institutions wavers, experts say local, collective action is more effective in driving change This week, reflecting on a summer as “hot as hell”, the UN’s head of climate, Simon Stiell, said: “Climate is sometimes seen as a…...
Earthquake rattles major Aus city
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (82+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Darwin homes shaken as 5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes in Banda Sea off Timor coast The…...