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author_name|Danny Gallagher, climate change, environment, language|en-US, Natural Phenomena, Nature & Environment, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, weather

2024 is on its way to being the hottest year ever

December 27, 2024

Danny Gallagher

2023 was the hottest year on record. This past year is on track to beating it and it caused more problems this past year than just spiking thermometers. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) released its annual “Extreme Weather” report showing how the re…
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author_name|Sarah Fielding, language|en-US, Natural Phenomena, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics

Android’s Earthquake Alert System expands to the entire US

September 3, 2024

Sarah Fielding

Google is expanding Android Earthquake Alerts to the entire US and six territories. The feature first launched in 2020, using the United States Geological Survey (USGS) ShakeAlert system to send warnings in California, Washington, and Oregon. The expansion will use built-in accelerometers — a tool that senses vibrations — in Android phones to issue early…
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author_name|Cheyenne MacDonald, language|en-US, Natural Phenomena, Personal Finance – Career & Education, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, Science, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News

Catch the Perseid meteor shower at its peak late tonight into tomorrow

August 11, 2024

Cheyenne MacDonald

The Perseid meteor shower is one we can count on every summer for a great show, weather permitting, and this year’s event reaches its peak tonight. Late Sunday night into the pre-dawn hours of Monday will be the best time to see the Perseids, according…
Read more: Catch the Perseid meteor shower at its peak late tonight into tomorrow
author_name|Cheyenne MacDonald, language|en-US, Natural Phenomena, Nature & Environment, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News

The geomagnetic storm is a nightmare for farmers relying on precision agriculture tech

May 12, 2024

Cheyenne MacDonald

Space weather has been known to cause disruptions to GPS and communications systems, and perhaps no one is feeling those headaches more than farmers this weekend. 404 Media reports that the heightened solar activity over the last few days has led to ou…
Read more: The geomagnetic storm is a nightmare for farmers relying on precision agriculture tech
author_name|Cheyenne MacDonald, language|en-US, Natural Phenomena, Nature & Environment, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, Science, site|engadget, Space & Astronomy, Tech Industry, Tech News, weather

‘Extreme’ geomagnetic storm may bless us with more aurora displays tonight and tomorrow

May 11, 2024

Cheyenne MacDonald

The strongest geomagnetic storm in 20 years made the colorful northern lights, or aurora borealis, visible Friday night across the US, even in areas that are normally too far south to see them. And the show may not be over. Tonight may offer another ch…
Read more: ‘Extreme’ geomagnetic storm may bless us with more aurora displays tonight and tomorrow
author_name|Daniel Cooper, climate change, environment, language|en-US, Natural Phenomena, Nature & Environment, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, Science, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News

The ice caps are melting. Is geoengineering the solution?

February 14, 2024

Daniel Cooper

Since 1979, Arctic ice has shrunk by 1.35 million square miles, a new JPL study found ice loss in Greenland is far worse than previously thought and Antarctic ice is now at the lowest level since records began. The more they melt, the faster the rate of decline for the ice that remains until we’re…
Read more: The ice caps are melting. Is geoengineering the solution?
author_name|Malak Saleh, Information Technology, language|en-US, Natural Phenomena, Nature & Environment, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, weather

AI is starting to outperform meteorologists

November 14, 2023

Malak Saleh

A machine learning-based weather prediction program developed by DeepMind researchers called “GraphCast” can predict weather variables over the span of 10 days, in under one minute. In a report, scientists highlight that GraphC…
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author_name|Sarah Fielding, language|en-US, Natural Phenomena, Nature & Environment, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News

Comcast debuts Storm-Ready WiFi device ahead of hurricane season

August 15, 2023

Sarah Fielding

A storm often evokes a desire to feel safe inside your home and able to communicate with loved ones or emergency personnel — yet, electric and landline connections are often the first systems to go down. Comcast is attempting to solve this problem with…
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author_name|Jon Fingas, language|en-US, Natural Phenomena, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News

Android’s earthquake warning system failed in Turkey, according to the BBC

July 27, 2023

Jon Fingas

Google’s earthquake warning system for Android is supposed to provide notices in time to reach safety, but that might not have happened following the quake in Turkey on February 6th. BBC investigators claim that none of the hundreds of people they talked to in three Turkish cities received an alert before the first tremor hit.…
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Category: Natural Phenomena

2024 is on its way to being the hottest year ever

Android’s Earthquake Alert System expands to the entire US

Catch the Perseid meteor shower at its peak late tonight into tomorrow

The geomagnetic storm is a nightmare for farmers relying on precision agriculture tech

‘Extreme’ geomagnetic storm may bless us with more aurora displays tonight and tomorrow

The ice caps are melting. Is geoengineering the solution?

AI is starting to outperform meteorologists

Comcast debuts Storm-Ready WiFi device ahead of hurricane season

Android’s earthquake warning system failed in Turkey, according to the BBC

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