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☆ AI is unlocking new uses for military drones, boosting demand for these companies
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-18 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

We're approaching a new era of defense, one that will use AI-enabled military drones that can run without a human operator. According to BTIG, the DoD requested $5.3 billion in fiscal year 2025 for unmanned systems, most of which is directed at procurement programs. The firm forecasts the DoD's entire unmanned funding requests to grow at a 9.5% compound annual growth rate through fiscal year 2029. General Dynamics is another of Madrid's buy-rated stock in the unmanned systems arena. Strong demand of its defense products, including ammo and ground vehicles, also indicate earnings growth potential, the analyst added.

Persons: Andre Madrid, BTIG, spender, They've, Stocks, Northrop, Lockheed Martin, Morgan Stanley, Kristine Liwag, Liwag, Northrop Grumman, Madrid, Northrop's, It's, Atomics, You've, they've, Kratos, Morgan Stanley's Liwag Organizations: U.S . Department of Defense, DoD, Aircraft, Air, U.S . Navy, U.S . Air Force, Pentagon, CCA, Department of Defense, Dynamics, Kratos Defense, Security Solutions, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed, Air Force, Raider, Defense, Northrop, Boeing, FactSet, General Dynamics, U.S . Army Locations: Nagorno, Karabakh, Ukraine, Madrid, France

☆ Economic models buckle under strain of climate reality
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Mark John | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

But detractors say those numbers are the product of economic models that are not fit to capture the full extent of climate damage. A year earlier, the Trump administration cited similar models to justify replacing the Obama-era Clean Power Plan with one allowing higher emissions from coal-burning plants. At issue are the "integrated assessment models" (IAMs) economists use to draw conclusions on anything from output losses to financial risk or the pricing of carbon markets. Line chart with data from Climate Tracker shows varying predictions of global warming damage as percentage of GDP. "Our main message is: 'Economists, speak to climate scientists and come up with results that make sense'," he said.

Persons: William Nordhaus, Trump, Obama, Isabel Schnabel, Leon Walras, doesn't, Thierry Philipponnat, Steve Keen, Nordhaus, Rupert Thorne, Livio Stracca, Jean Boissinot, Nicholas Stern, Stern, Watch's Philipponnat, Mark John, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Central Bank, Finance Watch, Reuters, Network, Greening, " University College of London, ECB, NGFS, LSE, Grantham Research Institute, European Union, Thomson Locations: Dubai, Paris, Brussels

People wearing face masks wait at an intersection in Beijing's Central Business District (CBD), as the city is shrouded in smog, in China November 1, 2023. The weather in many parts of China had stayed stubbornly warm entering November, with cities in eastern and central provinces such as Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu and Henan still logging temperatures above 30C. In tandem with the warm weather, smog has also shrouded Beijing and its surrounding areas for days. In coming days, temperatures across northern China are expected to drop sharply. Other cities such as Beijing, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Xian and Shijiazhuang will see a sudden decline of 10C to 15C.

Persons: REUTER, Tingshu Wang, Ethan Wang, Ryan Woo, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Business, Rights, Beijing Daily, Xinhua, National Meteorological Center, Shanghai, Thomson Locations: China, Rights BEIJING, Beijing, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Henan, Hebei province, Shenyang, Changchun, Harbin, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Xian, Shijiazhuang

"It's very disturbing," study co-author Matthew Huber of Purdue University in the U.S. state of Indiana told Reuters. It found that around 750 million people could experience one week per year of potentially deadly humid heat if temperatures rise 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels. At 4C of warming, Hodeidah, Yemen, would see around 300 days per year of potentially unsurvivable humid heat. WET-BULB THRESHOLDTo track such moist heat, scientists use a measurement known as "wet-bulb" temperature. Beyond this, people were likely to succumb to heat stress if they could not find a way to cool down.

Persons: Nico, Adrees Latif, Matthew Huber, Huber, George Mason, George Mason University climatologist Daniel Vecellio, Vecellio, Jane Baldwin of, Gloria Dickie, Andrew Heavens Organizations: Emergency Aid Coalition, REUTERS, U.S . Midwest, Purdue University, Reuters, George, George Mason University, National Academy of Sciences, Jane Baldwin of University of California Irvine, Thomson Locations: Houston , Texas, U.S, Delhi, Shanghai, U.S ., Indiana, India, Pakistan, Lagos, Nigeria, Chicago , Illinois, South America, Australia, Hodeidah, Yemen, London

☆ 2023 on track to become another record-breaking year as temperature hits new high
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Charlotte Van Campenhout | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The global temperature for January-September is also 1.4C higher than the preindustrial average (from the years 1850 to 1900), the institute added, as climate change pushes global temperatures to new records and short-term weather patterns also drive temperature movements. This extreme month has pushed 2023 into the dubious honour of first place - on track to be the warmest year and around 1.4C above preindustrial average temperatures”, Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of Copernicus, said in a statement. “Two months out from COP28, the sense of urgency for ambitious climate action has never been more critical,” she said referring to the United Nations Climate Change Conference. The previous record belonged to 2016 and 2020 when temperatures were an average of 1.25 degrees C higher. The average sea surface temperature for September over 60°S–60°N reached 20.92C, which is the highest on record for September and the second highest across all months, behind August 2023, Copernicus said.

Persons: Gabriel Flores, Isabel Apaza, Claudia Morales, Samantha Burgess, Copernicus, ”, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Aurora Ellis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, El, United Nations, Change, Thomson Locations: Lake Titicaca, Huarina, Bolivia, Rights BRUSSELS, 1.4C, COP28

☆ Australia boosts maritime surveillance with drones, aircraft upgrades
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft takes off from Perth International Airport, April 16, 2014. REUTERS/Greg Wood/Pool/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Australia will spend A$1.5 billion ($966 million) to boost maritime surveillance of its northern approaches, buying more long range drone aircraft and upgrading Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The fleet of 14 Boeing (BA.N) P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol aircraft will have anti-submarine warfare, maritime strike and intelligence collection capabilities upgraded, Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy said in a statement on Tuesday. The Triton will provide long-range surveillance of Australia's maritime region, the statement said. Conroy said the Poseidon aircraft upgrades will strengthen the protection of Australian "maritime interests".

Persons: Greg Wood, Defence Industry Pat Conroy, , Conroy, Kirsty Needham, Lincoln Organizations: U.S . Navy, Perth International Airport, REUTERS, Rights, Boeing, Poseidon Maritime Patrol, Defence Industry, Northrop Grumman, Triton, United States Navy, Defence, U.S, Australian Poseidon, United Nations Security, Thomson Locations: Australia, Australia's Northern Territory, Asia, South Australia, United States, Pacific, China, Australian, South China, North Korea

☆ Biden’s offshore wind target slipping out of reach as projects struggle
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Nichola Groom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

The 2030 target, unveiled shortly after Biden took office, is central to Biden's broader plan to decarbonize the U.S. economy by 2050. The energy research firm expects 21 GW of offshore wind along U.S. shores in 2030, breaking 30 GW by 2032. Still, offshore wind developers including Orsted have said the IRA’s subsidies are insufficient for projects to thrive in the current environment, and are lobbying the administration for additional concessions. The nation currently has just two pilot-scale offshore wind farms capable of producing 42 megawatts of electricity. Stephanie McClellan, executive director of the offshore wind advocacy group Turn Forward, said making sure the first fleet of projects succeeds was more important than a particular timeline.

Persons: Brian Snyder, Joe Biden’s, Biden, Kris Ohleth, It's, Samantha Woodworth, Wood Mackenzie, Michael Brown, France's, it's, Kelly Penot, Rousseau, Orsted, Michael Kikukawa, Samah Shaiq, Shaiq, Doreen Harris, NYSERDA, Elizabeth Mahony, Stephanie McClellan, Nichola Groom, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, BP, Shell, Companies, Developers, Ocean Winds, Reuters, Biden, U.S . Department of Energy, DOE, New York State Energy Research, Development Authority, New York State Department of Public Service, Equinor, Orsted . Massachusetts Department of Energy, Office of Energy, Environmental Affairs, New, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, Thomson Locations: Rhode, U.S, North American, Massachusetts, Gulf of Mexico, Europe, Asia, China, United Kingdom, New Jersey, New York, Orsted .

The Hindu Kush Himalaya stretches 3,500 km (2,175 miles) across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. At 1.5 degrees Celsius or 2C of warming above preindustrial temperatures, glaciers across the entire region will lose 30% to 50% of their volume by 2100, the report said. At 3C of warming — what the world is roughly on track for under current climate policies — glaciers in the Eastern Himalaya, which includes Nepal and Bhutan, will lose up to 75% of their ice. THE FULL PICTUREScientists have struggled to assess how climate change is affecting the Hindu Kush Himalaya. “We have a better sense of what the loss will be through to 2100 at different levels of global warming.”LIVELIHOODS AT RISKWith this newfound understanding comes grave concern for the people living in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.

Persons: Tika Gurung, “ We’re, we’re, ”, Philippus Wester, Wester, Tobias Bolch, “, “ We’ve, Amina Maharjan, Gloria Dickie, Frances Kerry Organizations: Integrated Mountain Development, United, “, Graz University of Technology, Thomson Locations: Langtang, Nepal, 1.5C, Asia’s, Kathmandu, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, North, Rocky, United States, it’s, Austria, Wester, ”, London

☆ When Books Go Viral
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Even if the bump turns out to be only an illusion, the collective joy will have been enough. Swiftie SleuthingThe Bigolas drama was not this week’s only strange collision between publishing and internet culture. Other pieces of pseudo-evidence: The book’s release date, July 9, is a lyric in the Swift song “Last Kiss,” and Swift referenced the date in a recent Instagram post announcing the re-release of her album “Fearless.” (The words “dear reader” in the Instagram post added fuel to the fire.) Bob Lingle, the owner of Good Neighbor Bookstore in Lakewood, N.Y., first heard about the Swiftie speculation in a Facebook group for independent booksellers. On Saturday morning, he posted to his bookstore’s TikTok account about the rumors and opened up pre-orders for the book, just in case.

☆ China lands its secretive space plane after 9 months in orbit
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

China landed its mysterious reusable space plane after nine months in Earth's orbit. The space plane launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in August 2022. The nine-month mission was the longest yet for the new space plane. In the absence of photos or details from China, multiple news outlets have suggested that the Chinese space plane may resemble the X-37B space plane developed by Boeing for the US military. Adam Shanks/US Space ForceThe Chinese space plane took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in August 2022 and in October mysteriously ejected something into orbit, according to Space.com.

☆ The Russian air force's struggles in Ukraine reveal glaring problems in now Moscow trains its pilots
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Alex Hollings | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +35 min

Despite being bigger and more advanced than its enemy, Russia's air force has struggled in Ukraine. It's commonly said that Russian fighter pilots are not as well trained as their Western counterparts, particularly those from the United States. But however ineffective you may think Russian pilot training is compared to the West, the truth seems to be … much worse. A Russian air force pilot prepares to take off in an Su-35 fighter jet at Hemeimeem air base in Syria in September 2019. Put simply, the Gulf War air campaign creates a damning juxtaposition when compared directly to Russia's air campaign over Ukraine.

☆ Defence contractors target Australia as it gears up to counter China
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Jamie Freed | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The firms are pushing for billions of dollars' worth of purchases expected after Australia's long-awaited defence strategic review (DSR) is made public next month, setting out the force structure and equipment required over the next decade. The government's aim is to "speed up the acquisition cycle" and move as quickly as possible once the review is public, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy told reporters on Wednesday. Australia ranked 12th globally in military spending in 2021 at $31.8 billion, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Lockheed was selected last year alongside Raytheon Technologies Corp (RTX.N) to accelerate the manufacture and delivery of guided weapons to Australia. In-country assembly, and eventually manufacturing, are a focus of the project that aims to build local stockpiles, said Ken Kota, vice president of Lockheed's Australian defence strategic capabilities office.

For more than 70 days this summer, a marine heatwave cooked the waters of the western Mediterranean. "We've been witnessing marine heatwaves during the last 20 years," said Garrabou, who's also coordinator of the T-MEDNet marine monitoring network. A 2016 marine heatwave along Chile's southern coast caused huge algae blooms that wiped out fish farms and cost the aquaculture industry some $800 million, said scientist Kathryn Smith with the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. As the world warms, marine heatwaves are expected to become more frequent, according to the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Though economists have yet to account fully for the impacts of marine heatwaves, recent experience has many concerned.

☆ World's dash for natural gas endangers climate goals -report
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Kate Abnett | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Germany's future LNG terminal is under construction amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Lubmin, Germany, September 19, 2022. Among the projects are new gas drilling in Canada and liquefied natural gas (LNG) import capacity in Germany and Vietnam. By October, Russian gas had plummetted to 7.5% of Europe's gas imports, down from 40% in recent years. The dash to replace those supplies has bolstered plans to expand fossil fuel infrastructure, even as the European Union has proposed higher renewable energy targets to attempt to mostly replace Russian fuel with clean energy. The International Energy Agency has said no new oil and gas fields should be opened if the world is hit the 1.5C goal.

These "conditional" pledges, if implemented fully, could reduce expected warming to a 2.4C rise, while unconditional pledges could lead to a 2.6C rise, the report said. "We still aren't anywhere near enough to cut greenhouse gas emissions (to the levels required)," UNEP executive director Inger Andersen told reporters at a briefing. The gap between pledges and limiting warming to 2C is 15 GtCO2e a year and for 1.5C it is 23 GtCO2e a year. According to a separate U.N. report earlier this week analysing the latest pledges submitted by countries, 2.5C of warming is likely by the end of the century. read moreOn Wednesday, the World Meteorological Organization said greenhouse gas concentrations climbed at above-average rates to records last year.

☆ VIDEO/ Hoții de păduri (III). Implicarea socialiștilor în silvicultură și o înregistrare cu directorul Moldsilva: „Cum pe voi de apărat, dacă voi ați recunoscut totul?”
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-08 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +37 min

Și-n ordinul vostru iscălit de director… Și ăsta-i mai căpos, a luat și a scris pe feciorul lui ce a vrut și el. Deși a fost recunoscut vinovat, procedura contravențională a fost încetată din motivul intervenirii termenului de prescripție. Chiriac a fost recunoscut vinovat și pe celălalt capăt de acuzare – păstrarea ilegală a armelor și munițiilor. Domnul care a fost și a făcut comanda, el deja e în căutare de ani de zile. După doi ani, în 2019, a plecat și de la democrați și a aderat la PSRM.

Persons: Dumitru Cojocaru, ZdG, Cojocaru, Vasile, El, n.r, cela, Radu Marian, Zloi, Popov, Chiriac, Constantin, Grubîi, Boboc, Veaceslav Chiriac, Serghei Burcovschi, Marius Burcovschi, Ion Chiriac, Marius, Marius ., Burcovschi, Aha, V . Chiriac, Țurcan, Domnul, Boris Cojocaru . Chiriac, Socrii, Veaceslav, Igor Dodon, Gheorghe, Chiriac ., Vladislav Zloi, Vladislav, Ion Zloi, . El, Edineț Dumitru Cojocaru, Totuși, Ion, Irina Lozovan, Lozovan, silvicultorii, Irina Organizations: Ministerul Agriculturii, Dezvoltării Regionale, Mediului, Amu, 4C, Agenția Mediului, CBC, CNA, Partidului Socialiștilor, Partidul, Partidul Democrat din, Partidul Socialist, Universitatea Agrară, Evenimentul Locations: Edineț, Silvicultură, IS, Edineţ, Briceni, parţial, Drochia, Ocnița, Manjeru, ., n.r, Cernoleuca, n.r ., Silvic Bujor, Hâncești, Silvic Dondușeni, Dondușeni, Veaceslav, Silvic, Bălți, Moldova, Nord, Gârbova, Veaceslav Chiriac, Chișinău, Rusia, Uniunea Sovietică, ULIM, Partidul Comuniștilor, Partidul Democrat din Moldova, PSRM, Silvicultură Edineț

☆ Achiziționarea echipamentului specializat pentru ÎM ”Apă – Canal” din or. Drochia și echipament IT.
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +3 min

Asociația Obștească “Centrul de Resurse Univers”solicită oferte comerciale pentru achiziționarea echipamentului specializat pentru ÎM ”Apă-Canal” din or. Drochia și echipament IT. Asociația Obștească “Centrul de Resurse Univers”, este beneficiara Programului de granturi locale al Uniunii Europene și implementează proiectul „Abilitare, Participare, Transparență (APT)” în or. Aplicarea dosarelor:Dosarele de aplicare vor fi expediate în format electronic, la adresa de e-mail: ong.univers@gmail.com cu mențiunea “Ofertă de preț pentru achiziționarea echipamentului specializat pentru ÎM ”Apă – Canal” din or. Drochia și echipament IT”.

Persons: ., Ciocan, Stark, Croitor Angela Organizations: IT, Uniunii Europene, UE, Uniunea Europeană, Agenția, Cooperare, Germaniei, Regiunea, T130, Intel, Data, Enterprise Locations: Canal, Drochia, . Drochia, Republica Moldova, Regiunea Nord, UPS, Kingston, SATAIII, PLP, Moldova

☆ Reconstrucția prizei de apă la stația de pompare NSP-4c și reabilitarea bazinului de acumulare a apei la stația de pompare NS-5 din componența Sistemului Centralizat de Irigare „Criulenii de Sus” (rel
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-30 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +1 min

FONDUL DE DEZVOLTARE DURABILĂ MOLDOVA(FDD MOLDOVA)CERERE DE OFERTE (relansare concurs)pentru lucrări de construcțieRef: PP4/ICIDIA/W/S/127Instituția Publică „Fondul Dezvoltare Durabilă Moldova” invită companiile interesate, care au demonstrat experiență în efectuarea lucrărilor de construcție și instalarea echipamentelor complexe, să-şi prezinte ofertele pentru: Reconstrucția prizei de apă la stația de pompare NSP-4c și reabilitarea bazinului de acumulare a apei la stația de pompare NS-5 din componența Sistemului Centralizat de Irigare „Criulenii de Sus”. Termenul limită pentru depunerea ofertelor este 21 decembrie, 2020, ora 14-00. Ofertele primite după acest termen nu vor fi considerate. Formularul de depunere a ofertei de prețAnexa 2. Formulare de aplicareProiect de ExecuțiePentru mai multe detalii accesati: http://sda.gov.md/ro/Procurements.html

Locations: Moldova

☆ PROCURARE ECHIPAMENT SI ACCESORII PENTRU COMPUTER
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-16 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +9 min

AO Forța Susținerii anunță concurs de selectare a ofertelor privind achiziționarea echipamentului și accesoriilor pentru computer. Termenul limită de depunere a ofertelor este 18.11.2020, ora 15:00. Valoarea estimativă (fără TVA) Lot 1 30000000-9 Laptop IntelCorei3- 8145U 4GB DDR4 /256GB SSD Peacock Blue buc. 1 Lot 5 Mause Corded mouse 3 buttons USB connectivity Optical tracking 800 dpi resolution Cable: 5-ft 9-in (180 cm) approx buc. Marinescu 1, or.Leova - pe hârtieTermenul de valabilitate a ofertelor: __________30 de zile______________ Locul deschiderii ofertelor: ____ Marinescu 1, or.

Persons: Konrad Adenauer Republica, Peacock, Socket, M, Konrad Adenauer, L.Ș Organizations: Uniunea Europeana, buc, PC, AMD, Black, Autoritatea, Uniunii Europene, Organizației Mondiale a Comerțului Locations: Leova, Konrad Adenauer Republica Moldova, Republica Moldova, contractantă, 2xUSB2.0, Black, CL17, 1ms, 250cd

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