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False-color view of total ozone over the Arctic pole during the beginning of 2020. The purple and blue colors are where there is the least ozone, and the yellows and reds are where there is more ozone. Credit: NASA Ozone WatchMany people are aware of the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica, but what is less widely known is that the protective ozone in the stratosphere over the Arctic is periodically destroyed as well, thinning the ozone layer there. This last happened in the spring of 2020, and before that, in the…

Credit: Routledge People form judgements about others from the way they speak, yet listeners are often unaware of their deeply embedded "implicit" biases. That's one of the findings…

Midnight sun over Great Bear Lake, after feeding the lake, a way to honour the water. Credit: Mylène Ratelle, Author provided In Indigenous communities that have lacked access to safe water for years, getting access to a safe water supply is crucial. However, perceptions of the water supply—not just how it tastes and smells, but also trust in the source's safety—affect consumption.…

The construction of a road overbridge between the Ghaziabad and Maripat stations will affect the movement of trains in June and July on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Tundla rail route. The Northern Railway has decided to make changes to the schedule of several trains. According to Captain Shashi Kiran, Spokesperson of North-western Railway, due to different works on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Tundla rail section, the movement of trains will be affected in the month of June and July, due to which the following trains will be…

Freezing rain at Mountain Heng. Credit: Li Xingyu Freezing rain is a typical weather disaster in winter and early spring over many regions of the world, even tropical areas. It develops as supercooled water (below 0 °C) in the air and freezes immediately after depositing on cold surfaces. In southern China, freezing rain mainly happens in the mountainous areas.…

CHICO — The most popular movie in the country picked up some of its “need for speed” in Butte County. In 2019, Paramount Pictures reached out to Chief Operating Officer Alicia Rock at Northgate Aviation Chico Jet Center looking for people to work with and space for aircraft. Although she didn’t know it at the time, she would be helping in the production of the film “Top Gun: Maverick,” which stars Tom Cruise and continues the story of Pete “Maverick” Mitchell originated in 1986’s “Top Gun.” The film hit most theatres…

Van Morrison has issued legal proceedings against Northern Ireland’s Department of Health and its minister Robin Swann over an opinion piece written for Rolling Stone magazine.In September 2020, Morrison released three anti-lockdown songs, with lyrics that accused scientists of “making up crooked facts”.“The new normal is not normal,” he sang. “We were born to be free.”In response, Swann wrote for the US magazine describing Morrison’s songs as a “smear” on those involved in the public health response to the virus, and…

On the left is a pond vegetation controlled by high water levels and on the right a drier tundra vegetation, which is becoming more prevalent in areas where the water level is low and the soil dries out in summer. In areas where permafrost disappears, new studies show that the release of methane can be reduced by a factor of 10 due to changes in hydrology, plant community and the composition of microorganisms in the soil. Credit: Bo Elberling,…

Diagram of groundwater extraction. Credit: Wang Longhuan The rapid development of agriculture and industry in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region leads to an increase in water demand. Excessive groundwater extraction often results in the water depletion that may affect ecological and hydrological processes.…