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(a) Observed temperature anomalies in July 2021 relative to the July mean of 1982-2011. (b) Time series of July SST anomalies averaged over the rectangle region in (a) from different observations and CMIP6 ensemble simulations. Credit: IOCAS A research team led by Prof. Yin Baoshu from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) attributed the record-breaking marine heatwave (MHW) event to global…

A sign warns visitors about sneaker waves in Yachats, Oregon. Credit: Tiffany Woods, Oregon Sea Grant On Jan. 16, 2016, beachgoers up and down the Washington, Oregon and northern California coasts were surprised by multiple "sneaker" waves that inundated beaches, caused injuries and swamped a vehicle. Sneaker waves, also known as…

After some time away, rising London rapper Nix Northwest is back with a new jazz-infused single titled “Sun In My Eyes”, which is lifted from his forthcoming debut album, Xin’s Disappearance.The track offers an insight into the life of ‘Xin’—a fictional alter-ego portrayed by Nix across the conceptual LP—as visuals depict the liminal space between dream and reality. Nix Northwest’s return—following a well-received EP in 2019’s Life’s A Bitch, I Just Need An Early Night, and a number of sporadically-released singles—comes…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Climate models are powerful tools that scientists use to study how the climate system works now and how it will change in the future under different scenarios of global warming. When models are updated with new scientific information, they must be evaluated to see how well they represent different climate features, including weather patterns found in particular geographical regions.…

Northwest Press has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Don Gaddis’ A Home Without, a slice-of-life watercolour graphic novel based on the author’s childhood. A Home Without will be Northwest Press’ first new book project since 2020. According to the PR, “This beautiful watercolor graphic novel explores the tumultuous, heartbreaking, hopeful, and tender story of River, a young boy growing up in the Bible Belt in Georgia. His father’s rages grow ever more dangerous, year after year, throwing the household into chaos……

Detail of the disposition of the body of individual 3 and its association with remains of wood, freshwater mollusks, red pigments and painted pottery. Credit: PLOS ONE (2022). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272833 A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Chile and Argentina, have found the remains of a woman buried in a canoe approximately 800 years ago—the first evidence of such a burial to be found in…

The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mariam Katagum, says no fewer than 237,138 people have so far benefited from the Federal Government’s special interventions in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the North-West. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the MSME Survival Fund and Guaranteed Off-take Scheme is a programme of the federal government under the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan (NESP) which was launched in September 2020 to overcome the challenges posed by…

A Portland misting station in Lents park during a heat wave on August 13, 2021. Photo: Nathan Howard (Getty Images)Scorching temperatures are still sweeping around the world, and this time the heat is headed to the historically temperate Pacific Northwest.Temperatures in the Portland metro area are expected to peak at a little over 101 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) and will hover around the 90s Fahrenheit for the next few days, according to the National Weather Service. Yakima, Washington is expected to see temperatures between…

July 6, 2022In early July 2022, a combination of dry weather, lightning, and unusual heat fueled hundreds of wildland fires in northern Canada. 136 fires were burning in The Yukon and 65 in the Northwest Territories on July 6, according to the Canadian government.The image above was captured on July 6, 2022, by the  Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div…

Falcon Northwest Tiki MSRP $3,208.00 “The Falcon Northwest Tiki is an ultra-fast gaming PC that gets just about everything right.” Pros Blazing 4K gaming performance Fantastic thermal design Top-notch build quality Accessible upgrades Standard three-year warranty Limited fan noise…