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☆ How to limit PFAS in your drinking water and food, according to experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“It would be about 25 years before all the PFAS leave your body.”Testing your waterWhat can consumers do right now to limit the levels of PFAS in their drinking water? Filtering your waterIf PFAS levels are concerning, consumers can purchase an under-the-counter water filter for their tap. “The water filters that are most effective for PFAS are reverse osmosis filters, which are more expensive, about in the $200 range,” Andrews said. Reverse osmosis filters can remove a wide range of contaminants, including dissolved solids, by forcing water through various filters. PFAS in food and your homeDrinking water is not the only way PFAS enters the bloodstream.

Persons: Melanie Benesh, “, ” Jane Hoppin, ”, Andrews, PFAS, ” Andrews Organizations: CNN, Environmental Protection Agency, Geological Survey, Environmental, ”, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Center for Human Health, Environment, North Carolina State University, NSF, National Sanitation Foundation, EWG, US Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Research, Education, Community Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Locations: United States, polluters, Raleigh, Texas

☆ Toxic ‘forever’ chemicals found in excessive levels in global groundwater, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Potentially toxic chemicals called PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are found in surface and groundwaters around the world at levels much higher than many international regulators allow, a new study found. Groundwater can be contaminated by PFAS from food and consumer products added to landfills as well as from manufacturing facilities. Public concern led to a commitment by manufacturers in 2008 to phase out use of PFOA and PFOS, two of the most widely used chemicals. Generally PFAS concentrations are higher in urban areas or areas that used PFAS products extensively, O’Connell said, but it is also leached into the environment in ways that may not be obvious. “Another example is that PFAS used to be used in ski wax, so pristine environments, where people ski, have PFAS in their waters and soils,” he said.

Persons: Mario Tama, ”, David Andrews, Andrews, ” Andrews, “, Denis O’Connell, O’Connell, ” O’Connell Organizations: CNN, US Environmental Protection Agency, Health Canada, EPA, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine . Studies, Environmental, Agency, Toxic Substances, Disease, Nature, University of New, Geological Survey, NSF, National Sanitation Foundation Locations: Mount Everest, Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney

Residents and police gather outside of Newark, New Jersey, homes that were structurally damaged and had to be evacuated after an earthquake Friday. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesA 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattled buildings across parts of the US Northeast on Friday morning, according to the US Geological Survey, with tremors felt from Washington, DC to New York City and to Maine. It was the third-largest earthquake recorded in the area in the last five decades and the strongest in New Jersey in more than 240 years, the USGS said. But with authorities reporting little or no damage, and minimal travel disruptions, people soon resumed their everyday lives. Here's what to know:

Persons: Spencer Platt Organizations: Geological Survey Locations: Newark , New Jersey, Washington, New York City, Maine, New Jersey

☆ Buckle up for likely earthquake aftershocks, geologists say. Here's how the East Coast should prepare.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Geologists say the East Coast could be in for more earthquakes in the weeks ahead. To prepare, you should create an emergency plan, secure household items, and assemble a bugout bag. AdvertisementAftershocks could hit the East Coast following Friday's 4.8 magnitude earthquake, and millions of people in the region should prepare in the unlikely event the earthquake is bigger next time, the US Geological Survey said. "As a reminder, damaging earthquakes can occur in the future," Jessica Jobe, a research geologist with the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, said on Friday. Related storiesOne of the most important things you can do to prepare, Earle said, is to create an emergency plan.

Persons: There's, —, Paul Earle, Earle, that's, Jessica Jobe, hadn't Organizations: Service, Geological Survey, Earthquake Information, Business Locations: East, New Jersey, Newark, Boston, Philadelphia, Maine

☆ The East Coast earthquake came from a fault that's been asleep for hundreds of millions of years but suddenly reactivated
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The 4.8-magnitude earthquake on the East Coast Friday came from ancient dormant faults. The East Coast, however, is located in the middle of a plate and doesn't experience much of that movement. NOAAInstead, East Coast quakes come from stress that builds up on those ancient fault lines. The glaciers heavily weighed down and compressed the northern part of the East Coast. Though that weight has been lifted for more than 10,000 years, the Earth's crust is still rising back to its former shape.

Persons: —, Jessica Jobe, Matt Rourke, Lingsen Meng, George Rose, Jobe, Ben Fernando, Johns Hopkins, Meng, Fernando, It's Organizations: East, Service, Geological Survey, UCLA Locations: East Coast, New Jersey, Mill, Lebanon , New Jersey, West, Hot Springs , North Carolina, West Coast, East, Johns, North America

☆ Rare 4.8-magnitude earthquake leaves little damage after rattling Northeast
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Ray Sanchez | Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

She found her neighbors describing the same rattling, realizing they had experienced an earthquake in a suburb about 20 miles east of New York City. New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged New Yorkers to "go about their normal day.” Brittainy Newman/APUSGS said the earthquake occurred at 10:23 a.m. Three neighboring homes in Newark, New Jersey, were evacuated after residents reported structural damage, according to the city’s public safety director. Good quality New York moment.”In Jersey City, New Jersey, Kristina Fiore was sitting at her desk in her apartment when her building shook for a few seconds. The epicenter was just northeast of Lebanon, New Jersey, less than 50 miles west of New York City, according to the USGS.

Persons: “, ”, Jeanne Evola, Eric Adams, ” Brittainy Newman, David Rodriguez, ” Long, Kathy Hochul, James Oddo, Fritz Fragé, –, Fragé, Kevin J, Bethel, ” Bethel, Spencer Platt, Reed Whitmont, Kristina Fiore, Fiore, panicking, Betancur, New York Kennedy, ” Nobody’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Geological Survey, The New York Police Department, ” New York, New York City, New York City Fire Department, Empire, ” New York Gov, NYC Department of, Newark Public, Emergency Management, Philadelphia Police Department, Getty, Boonton Coffee Co, Earthquakes, Federal Aviation Administration, Newark Liberty, FAA, Amtrak Locations: New York, Washington, New York City, Maine, New Jersey, Square, Long, New, Hoboken , New Jersey, ”, New Jersey’s Hunterdon County, Lebanon, Newark , New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey’s Essex County, Montclair . In Pennsylvania, Lebanon , New Jersey, Manhattan, Park Slope , Brooklyn, York, Jersey City , New Jersey, Boonton , New Jersey, Philadelphia, AFP, Baltimore

☆ New York City hit with an aftershock after experiencing a rare 4.8-magnitude earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The East Coast was rocked by a rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake on Friday morning. The US Geological Survey warned that the region will be hit with aftershocks. By Friday evening, New York City was hit with an aftershock, the USGS confirmed. AdvertisementNew York City experienced an aftershock just hours after it was hit with a rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake on Friday morning. The US Geological Survey confirmed the aftershock, according to the city agency.

Persons: — Organizations: Geological Survey, Service, Emergency Management Agency Locations: Coast, New York City, York City

☆ Stunning images of ocean life in proposed deep-sea mining zone
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Sometimes they have been seen/observed/known before, but not collected or formally described,” said Regen Drennan, a postdoctoral marine biologist at London’s Natural History Museum. If deep-sea mining follows the same trajectory as offshore oil production, more than one-third of these critical metals will come from deep-ocean mines by 2065, the federal agency estimated. However, several countries, including the United Kingdom and France, have expressed caution, supporting a moratorium or ban on deep-sea mining to safeguard marine ecosystems and conserve biodiversity. Along with the transparent unicumber, the creature is a type of sea pig within the scientific family called Elpidiidae. It’s also possible, these scientists warn, that deep-sea mining could disrupt the way carbon is stored in the ocean, contributing to the climate crisis.

Persons: James Cook, ”, Regen Drennan, Drennan, wasn’t, ” Drennan, It’s Organizations: CNN, Clarion, National Oceanography Centre, Geological Survey, Authority, United Nations Convention, NHMDeepSea Locations: London, United Kingdom, France

☆ Taiwan earthquake: Tsunami warnings issued after 7.4 magnitude quake strikes of east coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Wayne Chang | Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off Taiwan’s eastern coast Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey, prompting tsunami warnings for the island and southern Japan. Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration issued a tsunami warning following the quake. The Japan Meteorological Agency also issued a tsunami warning for Miyakojima and Okinawa islands, warning of waves up to 3 meters expected imminently. Several aftershocks were felt in Taiwan, including one that registered a magnitude of 6.5, according to the USGS. A magnitude 6.2 quake hit near Hualien in 2018, killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 300 others.

Organizations: CNN, Geological Survey, Weather Administration, CWA, Japan Meteorological Agency Locations: Japan, Hualien, Taiwan’s, Okinawa, Taiwan, Indonesia, Chile, Hualien County, Taroko

☆ Snowstorm across Plains and Midwest brings heavy snow and blizzard conditions
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Robert Shackelford | Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A powerful winter storm is pummeling parts of the Central Plains with blizzard conditions and is set to drop a blanket of snow from Colorado to Minnesota through Tuesday, threatening widespread power outages and treacherous road conditions. Blizzard warnings extend from northern Colorado and Kansas into parts of Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota on Monday. Amy Forliti/APLast week, a storm dumped snow from the northern Plains to the Northeast. Many power lines were grounded across Maine after the storm blew through, according to Central Maine Power. The event increased the likilihood of seeing the Aurora Borealis in parts of the Pacific Northwest, Northern Plains, Great Lakes and interior Northeast overnight Sunday.

Persons: Amy Forliti, King Salmon, CNN’s, Samantha Beech, Nic F, Anderson Organizations: CNN, National Weather Service, Dakotas, Central Maine Power, Geological Survey, Geophysical Institute of Alaska, Prediction Locations: Plains, Colorado, Minnesota, Midwest, Great Lakes, Colorado and Kansas, Minnesota , Nebraska, South Dakota, Upper Midwest, Nebraska, North Platte, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Como, St, Paul , Minnesota, Maine , New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Aurora, Pacific Northwest, Northern Plains, Seattle, Chicago , Minneapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, Portland, Alaska, Utqiaġvik, Kodiak, King

☆ Former 'James Bond' actor Pierce Brosnan 'deeply' sorry after being fined for entering a restricted area of Yellowstone
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewFormer "James Bond" actor Pierce Brosnan has been fined $1,500 after pleading guilty to stepping off a trail in a thermal area during a visit to Yellowstone National Park last year. As Business Insider previously reported, federal prosecutors in Wyoming brought criminal charges against Brosnan, 70, after he went into the Mammoth Terraces hot springs area of the historic park in November. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Yellowstone and all our National Parks are to be cared for and preserved for all to enjoy," Brosnan wrote on Instagram. In 2023, around 4.5 million people visited Yellowstone National Park, according to the National Park Service.

Persons: —, James Bond, Pierce Brosnan, Brosnan Organizations: Service, Business, Office, District of, Yellowstone, Geological Fund, US, National Park Service, Geological Survey Locations: Yellowstone, Wyoming, District of Wyoming

☆ The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is rapidly melting. Scientists now have evidence for when it started and why
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

They have discovered it started retreating rapidly in the 1940s, according to a new study that provides an alarming insight into future melting. The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica is the world’s widest and roughly the size of Florida. “Once an ice sheet retreat is set in motion it can continue for decades, even if what started it gets no worse,” he told CNN. While similar retreats have happened much further back in the past, the ice sheet recovered and regrew, Smith said. “Further events arising more from the warming climate trend took things further, and started the widespread retreat we’re seeing today,” he told CNN.

Persons: Antarctica’s, Thwaites, Joshua Stevens, Julia Wellner, that’s, ” Wellner, you’re, James Smith, “, ”, Smith, ” Thwaites, Jeremy Harbeck, NASA Ted Scambos, Martin Truffer, Truffer, — Organizations: CNN —, National Academy of Sciences, El, West, NASA, Observatory, University of Houston, CNN, British Antarctic Survey, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Alaska Locations: West Antarctica, Florida, Pine, Antarctica, University of Alaska Fairbanks, “

☆ NASA PACE mission to study Earth’s oceans and atmosphere is ready to launch
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The NASA PACE, or Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and ocean Ecosystem, mission is set to lift off at 1:33 a.m. Although designed as a three-year mission, PACE has enough fuel to continue orbiting and studying Earth for up to 10 years. “In many ways, we know more about the surface of the moon than we do about our own oceans,” St. Germain said. “PACE will be the most advanced mission we’ve ever launched to study ocean biology. While phytoplankton play a major role in drawing carbon dioxide from Earth’s atmosphere, some species can be harmful, too.

Persons: Jeremy Werdell, ”, Karen St, Germain, ” Werdell, Pam Melroy, Kate Calvin, ” Calvin, Calvin, “, Andy Sayer, Webb, Norman Kuring Organizations: CNN, NASA PACE, SpaceX, Cape Canaveral Space Force, YouTube, PACE, Science, NASA, SpaceX “ Locations: Cape, Florida, St, ” St

☆ Huge rogue waves smash into remote US military base in Pacific
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

US military buildings damaged by the rogue waves on Kwajalein Atoll, January 21, 2024. U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein AtollPhotos released by the US military showed damage to Roi-Namur infrastructure in Kwajalein Atoll, January 21, 2024. Photos released by the US military showed damage to Roi-Namur infrastructure in Kwajalein Atoll, January 21, 2024. U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll“The impacts of these waves are also more strongly felt across low-lying islands, which includes the Marshall Islands,” he said. Photos released by the US military showed personnel being moved from Roi-Namur island on Kwajalein Atoll, January 21, 2024.

Persons: “, Drew Morgan, U.S . Army Garrison, Robert Shackelford, Shackelford, ”, Ronald Reagan Organizations: CNN, US Army, Marshall, Facebook, Army, U.S . Army, National Weather Service, Geological Survey, Missile Defense Command, Ronald, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense, Department of Defense, U.S . Strategic Command Locations: Roi, Namur, Kwajalein, Republic, Atoll, Kwajalein Atoll, USAG, Marshall, Hawaii

☆ Migration of Alaska’s earliest people linked to woolly mammoth’s movements
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jenna Schnuer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The tusk belonged to a woolly mammoth later named Élmayųujey’eh or, for short, Elma. Karen Spaleta, one of the new study's coauthors, takes a sample from a mammoth tusk found at Alaska's Swan Point archaeological site. Woolly mammoth tusks grew at a consistent daily rate, with the earliest days of the animal’s life recorded in the tip of the tusks. “The US Geological Survey has done a pretty darn good job mapping rocks in Alaska,” Rowe said. Changing the picture of hunter-gatherersThe new evidence advances more than an understanding of the early relationship between woolly mammoths and humans.

Persons: Audrey Rowe, Matthew Wooller, Wooller, Karen Spaleta, Rowe, ” Rowe, “, ” Wooller, ”, Love Dalén, Dalén, ” Dalén, Julius Csotonyi, Hunter, Jenna Schnuer Organizations: CNN, University of Alaska, university’s College of Fisheries, Ocean Sciences, Geological Survey, Palaeogenetics Locations: Alaska, Canada, United States, Elma, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Swan, Stockholm, Sweden, Anchorage , Alaska

☆ Alaska's once crystal-clear rivers now resemble dirty orange soda, puzzling researchers
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The melting permafrostEven before researchers knew about the orange waters, they realized northern Alaska was rapidly changing. The Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network mapped locations of orange streams, and aerial photos show how easy they are to spot because of their brightness. When scientists went to the orange streams to count fish, insects, algae, and other aquatic life , "biodiversity just crashed," biologist Mike Carey told Scientific American . Advertisement"The fish were totally gone," Koch told BI. The streams Koch monitors near the Brooks Range are fairly remote, but the rivers they feed into provide fish for human communities in this region.

Persons: John McPhee, Joshua Koch, It's, —, Michael Carey, Koch, Carson Baughman, Kenneth Hill, Mike Carey Organizations: Service, US Geological Survey, Koch, Survey, Geological Survey, National Park Service, University of California, Davis , Alaska Pacific University, University of Alaska, Scientific, BI Locations: Salmon, Beaufort, Kobuk, , Alaska, Davis ,, Anchorage —, Alaska

☆ Modern US earthquakes could be century-old aftershocks, study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Allison Chinchar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Earthquakes vs. aftershocksThe modern seismic activity the researchers studied is likely a mixture of aftershocks from the big quakes from the 1800s and background seismicity, Chen said. “Are small earthquakes in the New Madrid seismic zone aftershocks of 1811-1812 or not?” Hough said in an email. “The new study considers the question from a different angle, considering how tightly clustered earthquakes are, and concluding that some of the events are ongoing aftershocks,” Hough said. Aftershocks might still be continuing, but once the normal seismic rate for the area returns, she said, you can no longer identify them as aftershocks. “For this reason, we seismologists sometimes disagree about which earthquakes are foreshocks or aftershocks,” Ebel said, “and I think those disagreements are inherently unresolvable.”

Persons: —, ”, Yuxuan Chen, geoscientist, Chen, “, Susan Hough, Hough, ” Hough, “ We’ve, . Fuller, Morgan Page, John Ebel, Ebel, John Karl Hillers, ” Ebel Organizations: CNN, Missouri -, of Geophysical Research, Wuhan University, Earthquakes, US Geological Survey, Survey, . Geological, USGS Earthquake Science, Boston College, . Geological Survey, San Locations: States, Missouri, Missouri - Kentucky, Charleston , South Carolina, Madrid, Memphis, Mississippi, Charleston, North America, China, New Madrid, Chickasaw, Reelfoot Lake , Tennessee, Boston, California, Eastern North America, Southern California, Northern California, San Andreas, Central

☆ 3 things to know about the most important relationship in the global economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Michelle Toh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Even so, finding ways to “get back on a normal course” — in the words of Biden — matters hugely to the global economy. He also pointed to some American companies leaving China altogether, such as asset management giant Vanguard. In the third quarter, a measure of foreign direct investment into China turned negative for the first time in 25 years. The country is by far the world’s biggest gallium producer, and a leading global producer of germanium, according to the US Geological Survey. Listed American companies with big business in China, such as Apple (AAPL) and Tesla (TSLA), may face higher scrutiny, too.

Persons: Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, “, Biden, ”, Scott Kennedy, Chenggang Xu, California Justin Sullivan, Xu, Gina Raimondo, Adam Glanzman, Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Donald Trump, Liu, … Organizations: Hong Kong CNN —, Economic Cooperation, CNN, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Stanford Center, China’s, Shipping, Port, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, European Union, American Chamber of Commerce, Vanguard, Companies, US, Nvidia, Semiconductor Industry Association, Bloomberg, Getty, Geological Survey, Council, Foreign Relations, Communist Party of China Finances, Capital, Apple, Chinese Communist Party, China Economic, Security, Commission, Biden, CFR Locations: China, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Asia, United States, Mexico, Canada, Port of Oakland, California, Shanghai, Ukraine, Moscow, Washington, Beijing, American, New York, US, Japan, Netherlands, Sequoia

☆ A Wall Street banker bought a coal mine sight unseen that could contain $37 billion worth of rare earth minerals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Over a decade ago, a Wall Street banker bought a coal mine to sell coal. Turns out, the mine contains rare earth elements that could be worth tens of billions of dollars. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn 2011, Randall Atkins, a former Wall Street banker, bought a mine outside of Sheridan, Wyoming, sight unseen, The Wall Street Journal reported. In May, Ramaco announced that Atkins' Brook Mine contains one of the largest unconventional deposits of rare earth elements in the US. Early this year, the White House announced it plans to invest $32 million in domestic rare earth and other mineral projects.

Persons: —, Randall Atkins, Atkins, Ramaco, REE, REEs, David Becker, Patty Webber, They're, haven't, Shannon Anderson Organizations: Wall Street, Service, Street Journal, Casper Star, Tribune, DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory, International, Inc, Resources, Reuters, Geological Survey, Wyoming Public, Defense Department, White House, Sheridan Press Locations: Sheridan , Wyoming, Atkins, Wyoming, China

☆ Campi Flegrei: Next door to Vesuvius, another Italian volcano is waking up
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Barbie Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

The most dangerous volcanic threat in Italy right now is one you’ve probably never heard of: Campi Flegrei, or the Phlegraean Fields. The last major eruption of Campi Flegrei was in 1538, and it created a new mountain in the bay. So far in 2023 Campi Flegrei has recorded more than 3,450 earthquakes, 1,118 of which occurred in August alone. There are two hypotheses as to what could be causing the current increase in seismic activity at Campi Flegrei, according to De Natale. Vesuvius and the Campi Flegrei area.

Persons: Rome CNN —, Campi, Flegrei, Campi Flegrei, Carlo Doglioni, ”, ” Doglioni, What’s, Giuseppe De Natale, De Natale, ” De Natale, Ivan Romano, Benedetto De Vivo, ” De Vivo, Rosa Russo Iervolino, Luigi di Magistris, of Serapis, bradyseism, Christopher Kilburn, “, Stefano Carlino, ” Carlino, Salvatore Laporta, Natale, ” Natale Organizations: Rome CNN, National, of Geophysics, University of Naples, CNN, Geological Survey, Environment, volcanology, University College London Locations: Rome, Italy, Naples, Capri, Ischia, Pisciarelli, Vesuvius, Yellowstone, Long, California, Toba, Indonesia, Roman, Pozzuoli, Campi, L’Aquila, vulcanology

☆ What is white hydrogen? Scientists say the clean-energy gas could save the world.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

White hydrogen, a newly identified hydrogen source, could eliminate the need for lab production. Because it doesn't require any of these energy-intensive processes, climate experts say white hydrogen could be our saving grace, according to CNN. It's also cheaper: white hydrogen is estimated to cost about $1 per kilogram to produce, while green hydrogen costs about $6 per kilogram, per CNN. AdvertisementAdvertisementSeveral start-ups are already exploring how to commercialize white hydrogen, CNN reported. Ellis told CNN that speed is vital to ensure white hydrogen can help curb the climate crisis.

Persons: —, Jacques Pironon, Phillipe De Donato, Viacheslav Zgonnik, Geoffrey Ellis, Ellis would've, It's, Ellis, Zgonnik Organizations: Service, National, of Scientific Research, CNN, US Geological Survey Locations: France, Mali

☆ Cold War US spy satellite images reveal nearly 400 undiscovered Roman forts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Satellite images taken during the Cold War have revealed almost 400 previously unknown Roman forts. AdvertisementAdvertisementSatellite images taken during the Cold War have revealed almost 400 previously undiscovered Roman forts across Iraq and Syria, archaeologists said. He mapped 116 Roman forts along a 1,000 km, or roughly 620-mile, border, suggesting that these represented a defensive line against Arab and Persian invaders due to their spacing. Antiquity/US Geological SurveyThe new research found a further 396 previously undiscovered forts, suggesting that the region was more likely a hub of global trade. Cold War imageryThe photographs used in the study came from declassified spy images from the CORONA and HEXAGON satellite programs.

Persons: —, Antoine Poidebard, Jesse Casana, Casana, PAUL J, RICHARDS Organizations: Service, French Jesuit, Survey, Dartmouth College, CIA, National Museum of, United States Air Force, Analysts Locations: Iraq, Syria, French, Soviet

☆ They went hunting for fossil fuels. What they found could help save the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“This was not a real surprise for us,” Pironon told CNN; it’s common to find small amounts near the surface of a borehole. Arguably, the catalyst for the current interest in white hydrogen can be traced to this West African country. White hydrogen deposits have been found throughout the world, including in the US, eastern Europe, Russia, Australia, Oman, as well as France and Mali. “Natural hydrogen is a solution which will allow us to get get to speed” on climate action, he said. Natural Hydrogen Energy LLCFrom hype to realityThe challenge for these businesses and for scientists will be translating hypothetical promise into a commercial reality.

Persons: Jacques Pironon, Phillipe De Donato, ” Pironon, Pironon, “ Gray, ’ ”, Geoffrey Ellis, “, ”, Ellis, Isabelle Moretti, Neil McDonald, Bill Gates, geochemist Viacheslav, ” Zgonnik, ” Ellis, that’s, De Donato’s, – Organizations: CNN, National, of Scientific Research, US Geological Survey, University of Pau, University of Sorbonne, Geologists, Energy Ventures, Natural Hydrogen Energy, Hydrogen Energy Locations: France, Lorraine, Mali, Bourakébougou, University of Pau et, l’Adour, Europe, Russia, Australia, Oman, Yorke, South Australia, Denver, Nebraska, Kansas

☆ China restricts exports of graphite as it escalates a global tech war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Juliana Liu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“At the moment both China and Western countries are engaged in a tit for tat, highlighting how protectionist measures often spread. China, which dominates the world’s production and processing of graphite, says export permits will be needed, starting in December, for synthetic graphite material — including high-purity, high-strength and high-density versions — as well as for natural flake graphite. China was the world’s leading graphite producer last year, accounting for an estimated 65% of global production, it said. Gallium, germanium restrictionsThe export curbs were announced as China faces pressure from multiple governments over its commercial and trade practices. In July, Beijing imposed export restrictions on gallium and germanium, two minerals essential for making semiconductors.

Persons: ”, Stefan Legge, carmakers, Ivan Lam Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Ministry of Commerce, Administration, Customs, “, University of St, Institute for Energy Research, EV, International Energy Agency, Geological Survey, Counterpoint Research, US Department of Energy Locations: China, Hong Kong, United States, University of St Gallen, Switzerland, Washington, DC, Europe, Asia, Beijing, Russia, Ukraine

☆ A part of Afghanistan not known for seismic activity was struck by an 'unprecedented' number of big earthquakes this week and no one knows when they'll end, an expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Western Afghanistan has been struck by four major earthquakes in just over a week. About 1,300 people were killed by the initial 6.3 magnitude earthquake on October 7. A fourth major earthquake struck the region on October 11. Buildings and infrastructure tend to be vulnerable in regions that aren't prone to earthquakes, Barnhart said. AdvertisementAdvertisement"I've been looking through statistics and I haven't found instances of this except for cases in volcanically active regions or in aftershock sequences of much bigger earthquakes," Barnhart said.

Persons: —, William Barnhart, there's, Barnhart, it's Organizations: US Geological Survey, Service, The New York Times, —, US, Survey, Program, Earthquakes Locations: Afghanistan, Herat City, Herat Province, Herat, Buildings

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