Trump Officials Release Water in California That Experts Say Will Serve Little Use
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Trump Officials Release Water in California That Experts Say Will Serve Little Use

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Trump administration officials began releasing significant amounts of water from two dams in California’s Central Valley on Friday in a move that seemed intended to make a political point as President Trump continued to falsely blame the Los Angeles wildfires on water policies…

In California Fires, Trump Blames Newsom for Withholding Water. Experts Disagree.
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In California Fires, Trump Blames Newsom for Withholding Water. Experts Disagree.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump has repeatedly blamed Gov. Gavin Newsom and other California leaders for the fires that devastated Los Angeles. The president has charged that the state’s Democrats have stubbornly refused to send enough water to Southern California to fight fires, which he attributed…

In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Fertilizer
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In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Fertilizer

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency has warned that “forever chemicals” present in sewage sludge that is used as fertilizer can pose human health risks, saying in a study on Tuesday that, in some cases, the risks could exceed the agency’s…

Astronomers Discover Water and Carbon Dioxide in WASP-166 b’s Atmosphere

Astronomers Discover Water and Carbon Dioxide in WASP-166 b’s Atmosphere

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Astronomers have analysed the atmosphere of WASP-166 b, a hot super-Neptune exoplanet, revealing the presence of water and carbon dioxide. Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the observations also detected ammonia in smaller quantities. WASP-166 b is situated approximately 368…

Study Finds Venus Likely Never Had Oceans, Challenging Past Theories

Study Finds Venus Likely Never Had Oceans, Challenging Past Theories

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A recent study published in Nature Astronomy has concluded that Venus likely never had oceans or conditions conducive to life. The research, led by Tereza Constantinou, a doctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Astronomy, analysed the planet’s atmospheric composition to…

NYC under drought watch after second driest October in recorded history — with residents being urged to ‘conserve every drop’
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NYC under drought watch after second driest October in recorded history — with residents being urged to ‘conserve every drop’

New York City agencies are being ordered to prepare water conservation plans and residents urged to “conserve every drop possible” amid a drought watch following a historically dry October. “By starting to save water now, we’re doing everything we can to make sure that we can water our parks and…

Should we all stop eating salmon? Why it’s suddenly become endangered | Food News

Should we all stop eating salmon? Why it’s suddenly become endangered | Food News

Atlantic salmon populations in England and Wales have plummeted to unprecedented lows, according to the Atlantic Salmon Stock Assessment for 2024, a report published this month by the United Kingdom Environment Agency and Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science. According to the report by the two government agencies, a…

Gen Z insists water isn’t ‘enough’ to ‘properly hydrate’ — so they’re drinking this as their ‘new morning coffee’ instead
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Gen Z insists water isn’t ‘enough’ to ‘properly hydrate’ — so they’re drinking this as their ‘new morning coffee’ instead

Gen Z is always thirsty for a new trend. Electrolytes are the latest craze that has gotten TikTok’s attention, with hundreds of “recipes” popping up on the platform. Electrolytes — such as sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium — are the minerals in your blood that essentially help keep everything balanced…

More than 200 killed: What caused the devastating floods in Nepal? | Environment News

More than 200 killed: What caused the devastating floods in Nepal? | Environment News

Nepalese capital Kathmandu was inundated by floodwaters last week after record-breaking rains caused the Bagmati river to breach its banks. More than 200 people have been killed and thousands of houses damaged in the worst flooding and landslides in the Kathmandu valley in years. So what caused the flooding and…

Penguins on the precipice: Survival in the ‘noisiest bay in the world’ | Environment

Penguins on the precipice: Survival in the ‘noisiest bay in the world’ | Environment

The first time I visited St Croix island, in 2017, it was home to about 6,000 breeding pairs of African penguins – 35 percent of the global population of this endangered species. On a blissful September morning, we sped across Algoa Bay on South Africa’s east coast, past a grimy…