Despite public perception, a shocking reality emerges: a mere 5% of plastic waste is truly recycled, with no type meeting industry standards for 'recyclability,' and rates declining amid surging production, fueling an escalating plastic crisis.
Discover the remarkable advantages of walking in nature, where specific landscapes, sounds, and smells can profoundly enhance your physical and mental well-being, reducing stress, lowering blood pressure, and boosting immune function more effectively than urban environments.
BreezoMeter leverages Google Cloud's scalable and sustainable infrastructure to analyze vast environmental data, delivering precise, hyperlocal insights on air pollution, pollen, wildfires, and weather for over 100 countries, processing 1.8 TB of data and calculating 10 billion pollutant concentrations hourly.
Developers can now create an ACP-compatible weather DJ agent leveraging APIs and Galileo integration to provide weather information, clothing recommendations, and relevant YouTube videos while enabling monitoring and observability through metrics.
Atmospheric CO2 levels surpassed 400 ppm last year, a danger threshold risking catastrophic climate change, with unabated emissions potentially leading to 9°C temperature rises by 2250, while even immediate emissions cuts would take millennia to restore pre-industrial CO2 levels.
Meta's data center in Georgia disrupts the local community with water issues like low pressure and sediment, frequent power outages, and tremors from ongoing construction, causing significant inconvenience and concern among residents.
Astronomers excited by potential biosignature gases detected on exoplanet K2-18b, but scientific community urges caution, demanding extraordinary evidence before confirming life beyond Earth.
Spain faces a severe soil crisis, with 75% of its land at risk of desertification due to droughts, intensive farming practices, and erosion, threatening agricultural productivity, prompting some farmers to adopt regenerative techniques to restore soil health and combat this alarming environmental issue.
Astronomers have detected potential biosignatures on the 'Hycean' exoplanet K2-18b, which may have a liquid ocean and hydrogen-rich atmosphere, raising the exciting possibility of extraterrestrial life, though further research is needed for confirmation.
A groundbreaking Israeli AI model trained on global satellite data accurately predicts lightning-sparked wildfire ignition locations with over 90% precision, providing a crucial tool for targeted wildfire prevention amid escalating climate change risks.