[ad_1] (Credit: iStock) (Marko Heuver) A huge ice cap is likely to melt even if temperatures rise only 2 ° C, which could trigger a major climate chaos. Scientists say that if …
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[ad_1] Patricia Sullivan Journalist covering government, politics and other regional issues in Arlington County and Alexandria Steven Mufson Reporter covering energy and other financial issues September 16th at 18:41 KINSTON, N.C. – …
Read More »The FDA discovers a second impurity causing cancer in some medicines for the heart valsartan
[ad_1] The US Food and Drug Administration found a second carcinogenic impurity in three batches of valsartan, a popular blood pressure medication. The lots were all sold through Torrent Pharmaceuticals. The discovery …
Read More »Hurricane Florence landed in North Carolina, causing "deadly" rains
[ad_1] Hurricane Florence continued to sweep through a portion of the southeastern United States on Friday, bringing powerful winds and storm surge warnings and "potentially deadly" rains, according to the National Hurricane …
Read More »A bacterium causing common diarrhea and producing electricity
[ad_1] Researchers at the University of California (UC) in Berkeley said they discovered a bacterium that frequently causes diarrhea Listeria monocytogenes, produces electricity using an entirely different method of known electrogenic bacteria, …
Read More »Hurricane Florence is expected to intensify to near category 5 status before hitting the Carolinas, causing massive evacuations – last storm track, weather forecast, evacuation zones – live updates today
[ad_1] RALEIGH, N.C. – With mandatory evacuations already taking place in parts of three states on the East Coast, millions of Americans are preparing for what could become one of the most …
Read More »The earth hit with a solar storm causing a surge of aurora over the UK
[ad_1] Astronomers have confirmed that a hole in the solar corona is creating a solar storm that is currently crossing the Earth. The holes in the crown are colder places in the …
Read More »Heavy rains causing street flooding near a primary school in Dickinson
[ad_1] DICKINSON, Texas (KTRK) – Heavy rain all night caused street flooding in Dickinson towards Tuesday morning. Water has accumulated outside the Hughes Road Elementary School and near a neighborhood. No water …
Read More »Creators of OxyContin sued for causing a deadly epidemic of opioids
[ad_1] The creators of OxyContin are being sued for the purpose of holding them accountable for their contributions to the opioid epidemic. The epidemic of opioids has reached huge proportions in the …
Read More »The Betsy DeVos family yacht detached from Huron, Ohio, dock causing up to $ 10,000 in damage to $ 40 million yacht
[ad_1] Last Updated 26 July 2018 14:32 EDT A yacht belonging to the family of US Secretary of State for Education Betsy DeVos has been detached from its dock in Ohio on …
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