Every time we make a call on Zoom, upload a document to the cloud or stream a video, our computers connect to vast warehouses filled with servers to store or access data.. "There's a complete lack of transparency... about what data is actually being stored in these data centres," he said, calling it a "veil of shadow".
A wildfire raging out of control in Oregon grew in size Tuesday as residents faced evacuation orders and worsening air quality as multiple blazes scorch the US West.. Evacuations were ordered for Lane and Deschutes counties, although some of the orders have been eased amid cooler temperatures and gentler winds.
Science has perfected the answer to calming a crying baby: Hold and walk with them for five minutes.. Based on the totality of their findings, they recommended a protocol for soothing and promoting sleep: hold and walk the baby five minutes, then sit and hold them for another five to eight minutes, before putting them to sleep.
Humanity is "going in the wrong direction" on climate change due to its addiction to fossil fuels, the UN said Tuesday in an assessment showing that planet-warming emissions are higher than before the pandemic.. Fossil fuel emission rates are now above pre-pandemic levels.
More than two decades after Hollywood film "The Beach" was shot at Thailand's glittering Maya Bay, the kingdom's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered officials to press ahead with environmental rehabilitation work.. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court in Bangkok upheld a previous ruling by a Civil Court that the Royal Forest Department was liable for rehabilitating Maya Bay.
Paris will start switching off the ornamental lights that grace city monuments hours earlier than usual, plunging the Eiffel Tower and other landmarks in the dark to cope with surging electricity costs, officials said Tuesday.. The Eiffel Tower, usually bathed in a warm glow until 1:00 am, and which comes ablaze with dazzling white lights every hour, will now go dark after the last visitor leaves, at 11:45 pm.
Eight cheetahs will be sent to India where they will be personally welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday, officials said Tuesday, in an ambitious project to reintroduce the speedy big cats to the country.. "The prime minister himself will be releasing the animals into the quarantine enclosures," an environment ministry official told AFP. The cats will then be moved to larger spaces and once they acclimatise will be released into open forest in the park.
Elizabeth is majestic, hardy and "very fashionable", said a top Singapore flower curator -- referring not to the late monarch, but to an orchid named after the queen when she visited the former British colony.. The tradition took root in 1957 during British colonial rule -- which spanned more than 140 years -- when an orchid variety was named after the wife of London's high commissioner to Singapore at the time.
Hong Kong has broken two heat records for September in a little over a week, the city's weather observatory said Tuesday, as the crowded financial hub swelters through one of its hottest summers.. The Hong Kong Observatory said a temperature of 35.4 degrees Celsius (95.7 Fahrenheit) was recorded on Tuesday afternoon, "once again breaking the record for highest temperature in September" since the city started keeping records in 1884.
Mounds of waste scattered along roads and vast landfills are a Nigerian eyesore.. - Vast problem - Only a tiny fraction of waste is recycled in Nigeria, a country of some 210 million consumers.
