UPDATE 1-Ukraine expects power imports to rise 50% on Wednesday

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Fans won't cool you down when temperature goes up, new study finds
A new study has found exactly how inefficient electric fans are when used to keep us cool in extreme heat. Rob Meade, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa, led the study. "Fans do improve sweat evaporation, but this effect is not strong enough to significantly lower your body's internal temperature when it's already really hot," Meade said. The study found fans are good at providing air circulation and may cool us down in moderate temperatures, but are not as effective in extreme he
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Vietnam temperature records tumble as heatwave scorches
More than 100 temperature records fell across Vietnam in April, according to official data, as a deadly heatwave scorches South and Southeast Asia.In all, 102 weather stations saw record highs in April, as northern and central Vietnam bore the brunt of the heatwave, with temperatures on average 2-4 C higher than during the same period last year.
Futurism
Spacecraft Takes Close Up Video of the Sun, Revealing Otherworldly Hellscape
The European Space Agency has released an incredible video of the Sun's roiling surface, which was taken by its Solar Orbiter last year. The video shows strands of energized particles leaving the star's lower atmosphere in the form of "coronal rain," with small eruptions of plasma dotting a fuzzy, "coronal moss" surface — a […]
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Heatwave hammers Thailand's stinky but lucrative durian farms
Clambering hand-over-hand, sweat dripping into his eyes, a durian labourer expertly slices a cumbersome fruit from a tree before tossing it down to land with a soft thump in his colleague's waiting arms some 15 metres (50 feet) below.In May Chinese state media reported an almost 50 percent rise in durian imported from Vietnam, citing heat and drought in Thailand.
People
Scientists Shocked After Orangutan Heals Injury with Medicinal Plant — a First-Documented Incident for Wild Animals
Named Rakus, the wild orangutan living in Indonesia used a plant known to accelerate healing and prevent infection
Futurism
Fired Supercharger Maintenance Workers Say Network Will Fall Into Disrepair
Network Trouble When Tesla CEO Elon Musk fired scores of employees in the past few weeks, he also got rid of practically everybody in the Supercharger team who worked on developing the car company's vast network of car chargers, which predictably pissed off Tesla owners. Now with Musk signaling he's shifting towards AI and robotaxis, […]
The Guardian
‘I’m happy we’re not killing them any more’: Ireland’s last basking shark hunter on the return of the giants
For 30 years, Brian McNeill hunted the world’s second-biggest fish from small boats off the wild west coast of Ireland. Now numbers of the sharks have made a recovery so rapid it has astounded scientists
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Flood and landslide hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing 14
A flood and a landslide hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing 14 people, officials said Saturday. Torrential rain pounding the area since Thursday triggered a landslide in Luwu district in South Sulawesi province, said local rescue chief Mexianus Bekabel. More than 100 residents have been moved to mosques or relatives' houses outside the affected area, National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said Saturday.
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'Fuel for water': Heatwave piles misery on Myanmar displaced
Zay Yar Tun fills his truck with water for delivery to refugees in the parched hills of war-ravaged eastern Myanmar, where a heatwave is adding to the misery of life in displacement camps.Now, a heatwave that has sent the mercury in Myanmar to 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in some places has added to uncertainties of life in the camps.
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How extreme heat is impacting everyday life in Asia
STORY: From India, to Bangladesh and the Philippines... People, animals and crops are suffering under a sweltering heatwave.Climate experts attribute the excessive heat to climate change and the impact of a powerful El Niño in the western Pacific.Petch Manopawitr is a Thai conservation scientist: "The climate change model is already show that we are increasing the average temperature year after year. Right. So normally this year beats the year before. But because of the El Nino effect, that particular region hotter than normal."Here's how it's affecting everyday life. Residents of eastern India experienced their hottest April on record.Bharti Das, Resident: "We are struggling because of the heat. Despite our efforts to keep cool by pouring water on ourselves, and on the ground, nothing is working. We can feel steam rising from the ground."The country's weather department has predicted more heatwave days than normal between April and June.In the country's Kerala state, schools have closed... and elsewhere in India the dry spells have caused frequent forest fires.In neighboring Bangladesh, these Rohingya refugees are trying to keep cool in any way they can. Nurul Islam, Rohingya refugee: “This heat is unbearable. Especially in our tarp-made homes. During the daytime, it has been difficult to stay inside as the tarp soaks in the heat.”Schools have been closed and authorities are warning of forest fires, heat stroke and dehydration.Local government workers in Manila, Philippines rolled out a free mobile shower to help people through the heatwave.Ian Dimas, Valenzuela City Search and Rescue: "We are doing this program to help with the heat that our citizens are experiencing this dry season. Some people also experience water shortages and they cannot take a bath, so this program helps give free showers and alleviate the heat for this dry weather."Due to the heat and lack of rain... a receding dam here in the northern rice-producing province of Nueva Ecija has revealed the ruins of a centuries-old town.This farmer north of Manila says the rising temperatures have significantly affected his crops. Piling Payuyao, Farmer: "When the heat is very extreme we can't produce good quality fruits and vegetables, that is the effect of the heat. Farmers have to suffer a loss from low prices because of the poor quality.”The country has also suspended classes and warned people to take shelter and avoid prolonged exposure outdoors due to the possibility of heat stroke.Schools in Cambodia's capital started to cut classes by a couple of hours to make the day more bearable for students.Kry Sokheang, Student: “When the weather is so hot, it gives me a headache and I have difficulty staying to finish the class.”Experts worry about what it will mean for education and test scores.South of Phnom Penh at the Cambodian Wildlife Rescue Center, workers constructed a new water pond to keep their elephants cool. Try Siheng, Elephant keeper: “When I feel hot I think of my elephant too because animals here are in the enclosure not living in the wild. Animals living in the wild, they can run to find water but these animals here are in the enclosure so we must think of their needs of water.”Conservation scientist Manopawitr says the region's extreme heat is a bad sign of things to come.“Uninhabitable earth pattern is coming, you know, because we may not be familiar with that (the current heat). We think that we are fine with the hot weather, but now with the temperature, the heatwave, and the intensity of the long period of hot weather, I think we have to make sure that people know about the risk as well."
Sky News
Health warning issued as heatwave grips South and Southeast Asia
Countries in South and Southeast Asia have been coping with a weeks-long heatwave which has seen record temperatures sweep parts of the region. Pupils in the Philippines, India and Bangladesh have been told to stay at home and learn remotely due to a severe health risk. Schools in Cambodia have also cut back on their hours.
The Telegraph
Watch: Man narrowly avoids death after Brazil motorway bridge buckles
The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil climbed to 39 on Friday, officials said, as they warned of worse to come.
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Dozens dead and roads turned into rivers as Brazil hit by record-breaking floods
Heavy rains in southern Brazil have killed 37 people, local authorities have said, with dozens still unaccounted for.
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James Webb Detects Weather on Exoplanet From 280 Light Years Away
Cloudy With a Chance of Molten Iron The scientific instruments on board NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are so sensitive, they can tell the weather on an exoplanet a whopping 280 light-years away. Using the telescope mid-infrared light spectrometer, a team of international scientists managed to map the weather on the surface of WASP-43 b, […]
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Bird flu: 'Strong evidence' suggests virus has passed from mammals to humans for first time
Scientists fear bird flu has spread from mammals to humans for the first time, marking another step in the evolution of the deadly virus. New analysis concludes there is "strong evidence" that a Texas farm worker who tested positive for the H5N1 virus caught it from sick dairy cattle. There is growing concern about the failure of American authorities to contain the spread of the virus.
The Independent
May Bank Holiday weekend weather set for washout with rain and showers across UK
Heavy showers are expected to hit central England on Saturday
BBC
Water outage will have huge impact, says councillor
More than 30,000 properties in Sussex remain without water after a burst pipe on Thursday.
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Countries’ carbon removal plans not enough for 1.5C warming limit, study warns
Methods for taking CO2 out of the atmosphere range from planting trees to using technology to take it out of the atmosphere directly.
Engadget
Research indicates that carbon dioxide removal plans will not be enough to meet Paris treaty goals
New research indicates a large “emissions gap” between what actions nations have committed to help remove carbon from the atmosphere and what’s required to meet Paris treaty goals.
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Three groups are suing New Jersey to block an offshore wind farm
Three anti-wind power groups are suing New Jersey to overturn a key environmental approval for a wind energy farm planned off the coast of Long Beach Island. Save Long Beach Island, Defend Brigantine Beach and Protect Our Coast NJ filed suit in appellate court on April 26 challenging a determination by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection that the Atlantic Shores wind farm project meets the requirements of a federal coastal protection law. Atlantic Shores is one of three proposed wind farms off New Jersey's coast that have preliminary approval.

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UPDATE 1-Ukraine expects power imports to rise 50% on Wednesday

Latest stories

Fans won't cool you down when temperature goes up, new study finds

Vietnam temperature records tumble as heatwave scorches

Spacecraft Takes Close Up Video of the Sun, Revealing Otherworldly Hellscape

Heatwave hammers Thailand's stinky but lucrative durian farms

Scientists Shocked After Orangutan Heals Injury with Medicinal Plant — a First-Documented Incident for Wild Animals

Fired Supercharger Maintenance Workers Say Network Will Fall Into Disrepair

‘I’m happy we’re not killing them any more’: Ireland’s last basking shark hunter on the return of the giants

Flood and landslide hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing 14

'Fuel for water': Heatwave piles misery on Myanmar displaced

How extreme heat is impacting everyday life in Asia

Health warning issued as heatwave grips South and Southeast Asia

Watch: Man narrowly avoids death after Brazil motorway bridge buckles

Dozens dead and roads turned into rivers as Brazil hit by record-breaking floods

James Webb Detects Weather on Exoplanet From 280 Light Years Away

Bird flu: 'Strong evidence' suggests virus has passed from mammals to humans for first time

May Bank Holiday weekend weather set for washout with rain and showers across UK

Water outage will have huge impact, says councillor

Countries’ carbon removal plans not enough for 1.5C warming limit, study warns

Research indicates that carbon dioxide removal plans will not be enough to meet Paris treaty goals

Three groups are suing New Jersey to block an offshore wind farm