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Environment Canada's updated tornado, severe thunderstorm warning system aims to target specific areas

Environment Canada's updated tornado, severe thunderstorm warning system aims to target specific areas

Environment and Climate Change Canada has updated its warning system for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms to allow for more precise warnings about severe weather.

Soot falling across Hamilton contains toxic chemicals linked to burning coal, researchers find

Soot falling across Hamilton contains toxic chemicals linked to burning coal, researchers find

McMaster University researchers studying the soot falling on Hamilton neighbourhoods have determined the grimy, black substance contains toxic chemicals consistent with coal combustion. For the "What's the Grime?" study, they worked with…

Military satellite deal could set stage for new battle over cabinet secrecy

Military satellite deal could set stage for new battle over cabinet secrecy

Conservatives want to see the details of the $2.3-billion military satellite contract with Telesat. At issue is Prime Minister Mark Carney’s friendship with Telesat's CEO and whether he was properly screened from the decision. Ottawa and…

Spain prepares for eclipse under shadow of wildfire risk

Straits Times

Spain prepares for eclipse under shadow of wildfire risk

MADRID, Aug 10 - Spain is rolling out a massive police operation and public safety campaign ahead of a rare total solar eclipse on August 12 that will coincide with one of the country's highest-risk periods for wildfires.

Straits Times

Karachi youth jailed for one year for ‘spreading false, fabricated information’ on social media to ‘incite violence’

Karachi youth jailed for one year for ‘spreading false, fabricated information’ on social media to ‘incite violence’

KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Monday convicted a man of spreading false and fabricated information and sentenced him to one-year imprisonment. However, the court released him into the custody of a probation officer after he pleaded…

Don't use your 1999 solar eclipse glasses, public told

Sky News

Don't use your 1999 solar eclipse glasses, public told

More than 90% of the sun will be obscured by the moon between 6.17pm and 8.06pm on Wednesday.

Sky News

AllAfrica

Namibia: Rabies Case Detected At Ondangwa

[Namibian] A positive case of rabies was detected at Extension Four at Ondangwa last Thursday, chief animal health technician Simon Nalushiya says.

AllAfrica

Amber heat health alerts to kick in across England ahead of fifth summer heatwave – latest news

Amber heat health alerts to kick in across England ahead of fifth summer heatwave – latest news

The alerts come a day after it was officially declared that there are now 11 regions in the country in drought Health alerts are set to come into force across England this morning as parts of the UK brace for fifth climate crisis-driven…

In 1868, an eclipse in India revealed an element found on Earth 27 years later

Times of India

In 1868, an eclipse in India revealed an element found on Earth 27 years later

During the solar eclipse of 1868 in India, astronomers stumbled upon an enigmatic yellow spectral line, initially observed by Pierre Jules Janssen. Although its significance was not immediately recognized, Norman Lockyer soon named the…

Times of India

Europe’s total solar eclipse: the best place to see it and how to view it safely

Europe’s total solar eclipse: the best place to see it and how to view it safely

Moon is due to pass directly between Earth and sun on Wednesday 12 August. Here’s all you need to know On Wednesday evening, millions of Europeans will experience a celestial treat: a solar eclipse. A wide band of north and central Spain…

HEC’s new rules on student AI use won't work

HEC’s new rules on student AI use won't work

The Higher Education Commission has taken two big steps on artificial intelligence. It has notified a compulsory three-credit-hour AI course for every undergraduate and postgraduate degree in the country, starting from Fall 2026. It has…

Colombia rescue efforts press on after earthquake; death toll stands at 164, expected to rise

Colombia rescue efforts press on after earthquake; death toll stands at 164, expected to rise

Rescue efforts across western Colombia carried into a second day on Tuesday as emergency workers dug through collapsed buildings and flattened homes, amid expectations that the death toll from the country’s most powerful earthquake in…