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UN sounds alarm on heat threat to Iraq's fabled marshland

France24.com (en) 

Largely arid Iraq is ranked by the UN as one of the world's five countries most impacted by some effects of climate change, and authorities there say the country is going through its fourth straight year of drought. Iraq endures blistering summer heat and frequent dust storms, and declining rainfall as well as upstream dams have reduced the flow of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a statement it was "deeply concerned about the grave consequences... Читать дальше...



Europe's summer 2022 heatwaves killed 61,000 people, study shows

France24.com (en) 

More than 61,000 people died due to the heat during Europe's record-breaking summer last year, a study said on Monday which called for more to be done to protect against even deadlier heatwaves expected in the coming years.

Microbial predators cause seasonal fluctuations in wastewater treatment, study shows

Phys.org 

A community of microbial predators influences the composition of the bacterial community in wastewater. This explains seasonal variations in the microbial community that affect the efficiency of water treatment. This is the result of a study conducted by Nils Heck and PD Dr. Kenneth Dumack from the University of Cologne's Institute of Zoology. The study has been published, under the title "Microeukaryotic predators shape the wastewater microbiome," in the journal Water Research.

DC Circuit Says FOSTA Is Perfectly Constitutional, Nothing To See Here

Techdirt 

Back in January there was some hope that the panel of judges hearing the latest version of the challenge to FOSTA’s constitutionality had recognized the problems with the law. That’s because during oral arguments they seemed to express skepticism about its constitutionality, noting that it appeared to criminalize any efforts to legalize prostitution. But as […]

Who regulates driverless vehicles in Texas?

Kxan.com 

General Motors' Cruise has been testing its driverless vehicles in the state capital since late 2022 -- but despite operating in Austin, it's not under the city's purview to regulate these vehicles.

Biden has a profane temper behind closed doors: report

TheHill.com 

President Biden has a profane temper behind closed doors that contrasts with his folksy, affable public demeanor, according to a new report. Axios reports that, according to current and former aides, the president has a short fuse and is prone to eruptions like “God dammit, how the f--k don’t you know this?!” and “Get the...





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