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Hundreds of small quakes shake Mount Rainier in unusual seismic swarm

A swarm of small earthquakes began early Tuesday morning beneath Mount Rainier, with more than several hundred minor tremors recorded as of midday, according to scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Washington. The activity began at 1:29 a.m. on July 8 and was detected by the Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO) and the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN). Researchers said the ongoing swarm is larger than the typical one or two smaller swarms that occur at the volcano each year. The strongest quake so far reached magnitude 1.7, and most of the events have been located between 1.2 and 3.7 miles (2 to 6 kilometers) below the surface.
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There have been no signs of ground deformation based on data from GPS monitoring stations around the mountain, according to USGS. Additionally, there are no visible changes on webcams and no infrasound or other seismic indicators of volcanic unrest. “Earthquake swarms like this have been attributed to circulation of hydrothermal fluids that are interacting with preexisting faults at shallow levels below the summit of the volcano,” USGS officials said in a notice. The last time Mount Rainier experienced a swarm of this size was in 2009, when hundreds of earthquakes occurred over a three-day period, with the largest reaching magnitude 2.3.
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KIRO 7 asked Harold Tobin, the Director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, how concerned the general public should be. “At this point in time, I want to be really clear, this is not really cause for concern,” Tobin said. Tobin reiterated though that scientists are certainly paying attention to it.
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Dr Ben Roberts, a senior lecturer in healthy buildings at Loughborough University, said applying yoghurt to the outside of windows can lower the temperature by up to 3.5C. He has pointed to the results of a month-long experiment to show the method has brought results.
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According to Dr Roberts, the yoghurt forms a thin film on the window itself and reflects some of the incoming solar radiation as it is a light colour. This means not as much heat passes through the window. He told the BBC the yoghurt smells for "30 seconds when drying" but that as soon as it has dried "the smell disappears".
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For their experiment, the scientists at Loughborough University used a supermarket-brand of Greek yoghurt that has a fat percentage of about 10%.
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Experiment finds yoghurt can lower house temperature

Dr Ben Roberts and a PhD student conducted research on two test houses at Loughborough University.
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fatness said:
Dr Ben Roberts, a senior lecturer in healthy buildings at Loughborough University, said applying yoghurt to the outside of windows can lower the temperature by up to 3.5C. He has pointed to the results of a month-long experiment to show the method has brought results.
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According to Dr Roberts, the yoghurt forms a thin film on the window itself and reflects some of the incoming solar radiation as it is a light colour. This means not as much heat passes through the window. He told the BBC the yoghurt smells for "30 seconds when drying" but that as soon as it has dried "the smell disappears".
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For their experiment, the scientists at Loughborough University used a supermarket-brand of Greek yoghurt that has a fat percentage of about 10%.
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www.bbc.com

Experiment finds yoghurt can lower house temperature

Dr Ben Roberts and a PhD student conducted research on two test houses at Loughborough University.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com
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Ill add this note to all new window installations.
 
California woman's home flooded with unwanted Amazon packages

A California woman said her house is being flooded with unwanted Amazon packages that have been arriving for about a year. The San Jose resident, who wanted to remain anonymous, said each box contains a faux-leather car seat cover from the brand Etkin and sold by Chinese Amazon seller Liusandedian. The woman's address was apparently listed as the company's address for returns. The online seller's reviews are filled with complaints about seat covers not fitting, the high cost of returns and failure to receive refunds.
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With video.

"What you see now is a fraction."
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A Surge of Earthquakes in Alaska Is Raising Red Flags

A powerful offshore earthquake triggered a tsunami warning for communities along a 700-mile (1,100-kilometer) stretch of Alaska’s southern coast on Wednesday, July 16. Fortunately, the wave never came, and ground shaking caused minimal damage, but another large quake could strike this area in the near future. Since 2020, five earthquakes ranging from magnitude 7.2 to 8.2 have struck the southern coast of Alaska. It’s not unusual for seismic activity to occur in this part of the state, as it runs along an active tectonic plate boundary called the Aleutian subduction zone. Still, seeing five large quakes within close range of each other in just five years has captured the attention of seismologists like Michael West, Alaska’s state seismologist and director of the Alaska Earthquake Center. West told Gizmodo that the southern coast appears to be experiencing an earthquake sequence. While it’s possible that Wednesday’s quake was the last in this sequence, it’s also possible that more large earthquakes—or even one huge one—could strike within the next few years, he said. “Five earthquakes is enough to be statistically significant,” West said.
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Seismologists know the Aleutian subduction zone is capable of triggering devastating, Pacific-wide tsunamis. In 1946, for example, an 8.6 magnitude earthquake in this plate boundary caused a tsunami that traveled all the way to the shores of Antarctica and killed more than 150 people in Hawaii. The epicenter of that quake was located just 100 miles away from that of Wednesday’s quake, West said.
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fatness said:
A Surge of Earthquakes in Alaska Is Raising Red Flags

A powerful offshore earthquake triggered a tsunami warning for communities along a 700-mile (1,100-kilometer) stretch of Alaska’s southern coast on Wednesday, July 16. Fortunately, the wave never came, and ground shaking caused minimal damage, but another large quake could strike this area in the near future. Since 2020, five earthquakes ranging from magnitude 7.2 to 8.2 have struck the southern coast of Alaska. It’s not unusual for seismic activity to occur in this part of the state, as it runs along an active tectonic plate boundary called the Aleutian subduction zone. Still, seeing five large quakes within close range of each other in just five years has captured the attention of seismologists like Michael West, Alaska’s state seismologist and director of the Alaska Earthquake Center. West told Gizmodo that the southern coast appears to be experiencing an earthquake sequence. While it’s possible that Wednesday’s quake was the last in this sequence, it’s also possible that more large earthquakes—or even one huge one—could strike within the next few years, he said. “Five earthquakes is enough to be statistically significant,” West said.
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Seismologists know the Aleutian subduction zone is capable of triggering devastating, Pacific-wide tsunamis. In 1946, for example, an 8.6 magnitude earthquake in this plate boundary caused a tsunami that traveled all the way to the shores of Antarctica and killed more than 150 people in Hawaii. The epicenter of that quake was located just 100 miles away from that of Wednesday’s quake, West said.
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Saw a story where this might signal volcanic activity along the entire west (e.g. Mt. St. Helens).
 
kupcho1 said:
fatness said:
A Surge of Earthquakes in Alaska Is Raising Red Flags

A powerful offshore earthquake triggered a tsunami warning for communities along a 700-mile (1,100-kilometer) stretch of Alaska’s southern coast on Wednesday, July 16. Fortunately, the wave never came, and ground shaking caused minimal damage, but another large quake could strike this area in the near future. Since 2020, five earthquakes ranging from magnitude 7.2 to 8.2 have struck the southern coast of Alaska. It’s not unusual for seismic activity to occur in this part of the state, as it runs along an active tectonic plate boundary called the Aleutian subduction zone. Still, seeing five large quakes within close range of each other in just five years has captured the attention of seismologists like Michael West, Alaska’s state seismologist and director of the Alaska Earthquake Center. West told Gizmodo that the southern coast appears to be experiencing an earthquake sequence. While it’s possible that Wednesday’s quake was the last in this sequence, it’s also possible that more large earthquakes—or even one huge one—could strike within the next few years, he said. “Five earthquakes is enough to be statistically significant,” West said.
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Seismologists know the Aleutian subduction zone is capable of triggering devastating, Pacific-wide tsunamis. In 1946, for example, an 8.6 magnitude earthquake in this plate boundary caused a tsunami that traveled all the way to the shores of Antarctica and killed more than 150 people in Hawaii. The epicenter of that quake was located just 100 miles away from that of Wednesday’s quake, West said.
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Saw a story where this might signal volcanic activity along the entire west (e.g. Mt. St. Helens).
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What I've read says that the Aleutian subduction zone is at possible risk.
Map and article: https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/pe...e-plates-collide/the-aleutian-subduction-zone
 
Nathan R. Jessep said:
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'Exploding' pills could deliver insulin without a needle

"This study introduces a new way of drug delivery that is as easy as swallowing a pill and replaces the need for painful injections."
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Clever idea.

These drugs usually have to be injected because they can’t overcome the protective barriers of the gastrointestinal tract. The new capsule uses a small pressurized “explosion” to shoot medicine past those barriers in the small intestine and into the bloodstream.
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The pill relies on a tried-and-true bubbling reaction of water and sodium bicarbonate to build pressure inside the capsule after it is swallowed. Eventually the pressure overwhelms a small weak spot in the pill’s gelatin exterior, resulting in a jet of drug particles.
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Reminds me of those very old war comic books I used to read as a kid. "OK, we've found the weak spot. Now hit it!" BUDDA BUDDA BUDDA
 
Yellowstone aspen may be recovering thanks to 1990s reintroduction of wolves

The restoration of gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park has helped revive an aspen tree population unique to the region, a new study has found. Quaking aspen, one of the few deciduous tree species in the northern Rocky Mountain ecosystem, is once again thriving, after suffering severe decline during the 20th century, according to the study, published on Tuesday in Forest Ecology and Management. “This is a remarkable case of ecological restoration,” lead author, Luke Painter, who teaches ecology and conservation at Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences, said in a statement.

The decline in aspen growth occurred in tandem with a surge in Rocky Mountain elk, which had lost a key predator following the elimination of wolves from the region by 1930. lk and other voracious herbivores, the study authors explained, partake in intensive “browsing” — or consumption of high-growing plants like leaves, soft shoots and shrubs. That browsing menu, however, includes “the palatable young shoots of aspen,” the researchers explained, noting that such activity can both suppress the growth of the trees and inhibit the growth of new saplings and trees.
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And on an opposite note: Grizzlies Were Raiding Montana Farms. Then Came Some Formidable Dogs.
Once nearly eradicated from the lower 48 United States, grizzlies are growing in population and spreading onto Montana’s plains, where they had not roamed in perhaps a century. In their travels, they’ve acquired a fondness for the good eating to be found in farmyards. This is a grave problem for both humans and bears. The safety of farmers and their families is at stake, and so is the survival of the bears, which could get themselves killed by threatening people’s lives and livelihoods.
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Mr. Sarmento had long wondered whether dogs played a role in keeping predators away from Native American communities, and he knew large bear-chasing dogs were bred in Europe and Asia centuries ago. “With the loss of carnivores over the last 200 years, we’ve completely forgot about these techniques and these breeds,” Mr. Sarmento said. “And now with the recovery of a lot of these predators, we’re having to relearn these ancient practices that have been long forgotten.” He partnered with Julie Young, an ecology professor at Utah State University, to investigate whether dogs could really keep bears out of farmyards. They decided on three Turkish breeds, all shepherds: the Kangal, the Boz and the Anatolian. The dogs cost about $700 each, paid for by the study. As lethal as grizzly bears can be, they generally prefer to avoid prey that’s not easy to kill, experts say, which is why dogs can drive them away. “They’re just like, ‘OK, never mind, you’re barking at me, I’ll leave,’” Dr. Young said.
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Nathan R. Jessep said:
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Parkinson's Disease Has a Smell That Some Dogs Can Detect

Dogs really can be trained to smell Parkinson's disease, according to new research from the United Kingdom.
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A college friend brings her dog over to our place regularly, and our dogs always get along with her dog. Near the end of a recent visit, our little yappy dog freaked out and kept growling and snapping at her dog. My wife suggested that the friend take her dog to the vet in case our dog was sensing some change. Turns out there's an open safety pin on her dog's x-rays, and they did some kind of surgery to fix the problem yesterday.

I don't know if those things are related or not, but if a dog suddenly starts freaking out, it's worth getting the target checked.

We used to have a different yappy dog who loved everyone... except one kid. The kid had some known condition where his brain does some weird electrical misfiring all the time... dog hated that kid on site and never relented.
 
The ‘Great Dying’ wiped out 90% of life, then came 5 million years of lethal heat. New fossils explain why

The Great Dying was the worst of the five mass extinction events that have punctuated Earth’s history, and it marked the end of the Permian geological period. It has been attributed to a period of volcanic activity in a region known as the Siberian Traps, which released huge amounts of carbon and other planet-heating gases into the atmosphere, causing intense global warming. Enormous numbers of marine and land-based plants and animals died, ecosystems collapsed and oceans acidified. What has been less clear, however, is why it got so hot and why “super greenhouse” conditions persisted for so long, even after volcanic activity ceased. “The level of warming is far beyond any other event,” said Zhen Xu, a study author and a research fellow at the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds.

Some theories revolve around the ocean and the idea that extreme heat wiped out carbon-absorbing plankton, or changed the ocean’s chemical composition to make it less effective at storing carbon. But scientists from the University of Leeds in England and the China University of Geosciences thought the answer may lie in a climate tipping point: the collapse of tropical forests. The Great Dying extinction event is unique “because it’s the only one in which the plants all die off,” said Benjamin Mills, a study author and a professor of Earth system evolution at the University of Leeds.
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To test the theory, they used an archive of fossil data in China that has been put together over decades by three generations of Chinese geologists. The results confirmed their hypothesis, showing that the loss of vegetation during the mass extinction event significantly reduced the planet’s ability to store carbon, meaning very high levels remained in the atmosphere. Forests are a vital climate buffer as they suck up and store planet-heating carbon. They also play a crucial role in “silicate weathering,” a chemical process involving rocks and rainwater — a key way of removing carbon from the atmosphere. Tree and plant roots help this process by breaking up rock and allowing fresh water and air to reach it. Once the forests die, “you’re changing the carbon cycle,” Mills said, referring to the way carbon moves around the Earth, between the atmosphere, land, oceans and living organisms.
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The Dover man declaring himself president of his own country, the Free Republic of Verdis, between Serbia and Croatia
In 2019, he and a group of friends found out that the Serbia-Croatia border dispute had left some small patches of land on the banks of the Danube River unclaimed by either country. On May 30 of that year, they declared one of those pockets the ‘Free Republic of Verdis’, with the then 15-year-old Mr Jackson as its inaugural president. Nothing much seemed to happen with his fledgling micronation until October 12, 2023, when he and others attempted to “settle” the land.

“We were going to put some houseboats along the river,” he says. “We had some prefabricated materials being produced in Serbia that we were going to get brought down on a barge from Apertin. The settlement only lasted a few days before Croatian authorities came in, and they were quite aggressive with us as well.” Mr Jackson was deported, as were several of his colleagues. He was banned from Croatia for good, and several of his fellow ‘Verdisians’ got three-month bans. “The official status we had was ‘threat to homeland security’. At the time I was 18 and I found that quite funny.”
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