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Hours before an avalanche killed a 66-year-old skier and injured at least one other at Palisades Tahoe resort on Wednesday, forecasters warned that the risk of an avalanche in the area was “considerable.” The Sierra Avalanche Center, a nonprofit avalanche forecasting organization conducted in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, issues a daily forecast with a five-point avalanche danger scale, ranging from low (1) to extreme (5).The center monitors the conditions of the Sierra Nevada region of California to warn the…

There is a “significant likelihood” that the Icelandic volcano Fagradalsfjall will erupt “in the coming days,” according to the country’s meteorological office. The volcanic activity is primarily occurring in the island’s southwest, northeast of the fishing town of Grindavík.Iceland’s Hottest Tourist DestinationAbout 900 earthquakes have been detected in the volcano’s southwestern region since midnight local time, according to an Icelandic Meteorological Office release. The tremors were detected as deep as 3.1 miles (5…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Science Bulletin (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2023.04.037 In a warming climate, the sustainability of cryospheric meltwater on the Tibetan Plateau has raised concerns because of its importance for the fragile ecosystem in the headwater regions and the dense populations in the downstream. Existing studies mainly focused on glacier melt and snow melt on the Tibetan Plateau, which are above the ground…

A couple of days ago, it was reported that the OnePlus V Fold and OPPO Find N3 will feature the same design. That information came from Yogesh Brar, in collaboration with 91mobiles. The same collab is back, sharing the OnePlus V Fold and OPPO Find N3 specs. The OnePlus V Fold & OPPO Find N3 specs just leaked, but they could be a bit off Before we get down to it, please note that these may be inaccurate. Yogesh Brar is not a tipster with the best track record out there, and something about these specs does seem off.…

Even healthy infants face a considerable risk of hospitalization from respiratory syncytial virus, according to a large European study published Thursday.Dutch and British scientists, in a study published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine, found that 1.8% of healthy infants are hospitalized with RSV before their first birthday. This means about 1 in 56 healthy infants are hospitalized with the virus annually.Dr. Louis Bont, one of the authors of the study, stressed that the incidence of RSV hospitalization in healthy infants…

The first thought that comes when we think of Mastercard is that it is a global payment services company. Dive deep into its operations only to realize that it is more than a fin-tech platform for electronic payments. With changing times, as a frontrunner in digital payment services, it is well ahead in reinventing itself through its wide range of financial and consulting services at both individual and organizational levels. From providing hands-free payment services with the new Biometric Checkout Program to reporting…

Truly wireless earbuds segment saw a tepid quarter-on-quarter growth in the global market in Q2 2021, Counterpoint Research reports. Apple reportedly lost significant share in both sales volume and value despite big price drops on the AirPods. Counterpoint says Samsung managed to gain from Apple's losses in the YoY TWS market share, while Xiaomi was a standout across sub-$100 (roughly Rs. 7,200). Overall global unit sales and value of the TWS segment is reported to have risen only by 1 percent and 9 percent, respectively.…