Transcript 0:00 Every day, 0:01 NOAA touches the lives of all Americans, 0:04 supporting public safety 0:06 and sustainable commerce, 0:08 providing for life saving weather prediction, safe navigation, 0:12 a viable seafood industry,...
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A Tight Load Regulation Hysteretic Boost Converter with Compact and Energy-Efficient Anti-Phase Emulated Current Control
1. Introduction In power electronic applications, boost converters are commonly used to step up the input voltage to meet specific load requirements. They are widely utilized in renewable energy systems (such as solar inverters),...
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6 Minutes
California law and refinery closure reflect ongoing challenges for the state’s fuel market
In-depth analysis December 9, 2024
On October 14, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed bill Abx2-1 into law, empowering California regulators to set and adjust minimum petroleum product inventory levels...
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12 Minutes
This county has an ambitious climate agenda. That’s not easy in Florida.
Florida keeps trying to kill Betsy Riley. Riley says it as a joke, a way to make light of surviving three weather-related scares over the past three years. The first time was in 2022,...
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7 Minutes
Environmental Factor – January 2023: Sharing science with the public: obstacles and opportunities
Rick Woychik, Ph.D., directs NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program. (Image courtesy of NIEHS) Last November, I participated in a Mayo Clinic conference in Rochester, Minnesota, that focused on how knowledge of the exposome...
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New study: Liquefied gas, an unnecessary yet explosive risk
Berlin – The liquefied gas industry has always been an intrinsically dangerous business, and that’s not changing. A new study commissioned by Greenpeace Germany delves into the history of liquefied gas (LNG) accidents, highlighting...
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4 Minutes
You Can Encourage Companies to Reduce Waste
Environmental stories about successes like cleaning up a river or building a nature preserve for endangered monkeys can be so inspiring. But sometimes we think, “I could never do that.” Not everyone can row...
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29 Minutes
A Vatica Segmentation Model Based on an Inverted Attention Block for Drone Cameras
1. Introduction Vatica, due to its widely used fruit and timber and its pivotal role in forest ecosystems, has significant global impact. However, due to habitat loss and pest invasions, its survival status has...
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4 Minutes
Environmental Factor – January 2023: GenX Exposure Study reports results back to the community
Following the discovery of high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the blood of GenX Exposure Study participants, researchers are working quickly to report their findings back to the North Carolina communities...
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US tuna cans linked to reports of forced labour of Indonesian fishers: Greenpeace Southeast Asia report
Jakarta, Indonesia – Alleged forced labor practices onboard Taiwanese distant water fishing vessels have been linked to Bumble Bee canned tuna products sold in the United States, according to a new report by Greenpeace...
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