Currently, half of the world's measured precipitation that falls in a year falls in just 12 days, according to a new analysis of data collected at weather stations across the globe.
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Sucking Your Baby’s Pacifier to Clean it May Prevent Allergies
If the thought of sucking your baby’s pacifier to clean it and then popping it in your baby’s mouth grosses you out, think again.
EPA Issues Final State Plans Rule to Ensure Attainment of the Standards for Ground-Level Ozone
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final state implementation plan (SIP) Requirements Rule for implementing the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone. These requirements apply to states and tribes with nonattainment areas as well as the 13 northeastern states that currently comprise the Ozone Transport Region. This rule will assist our state and tribal partners in developing their implementation plans to meet the 2015 ozone standards, while providing the greatest flexibility possible.
Affordable catalyst for CO2 recycling
The catalyst in question has been deployed in hydrogen production. Still, with a few tricks, it can be adapted for other functions.
The US military is testing stratospheric balloons that ride the wind so they never have to come down
The idea of a balloon that floats high up above Earth indefinitely is a tantalizing one.
Long-Term Exposure to Road Traffic Noise May Increase the Risk of Obesity
Long term exposure to road traffic noise is associated with increased risk of obesity. This was the conclusion of a study involving the participation of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a research centre supported by the ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation. The study has been published in Environment International.