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On June 1, one of the current solar cycle's "brightest and fastest" coronal mass ejections (CMEs) will sweep by Earth. Even though it is not projected to hit the Earth directly, space weather specialists predict a glancing blow. CMEs are massive explosions of plasma and magnetic lines that erupt from the Sun's outer atmosphere, the corona.
~ For the first time in 52 years, Taiwan was mentioned in a joint statement of the U.S. ー Japan, in this case at the end of the Japan-U.S. summit meeting in Washington, D.C., on April 16. It also put Japan’s role in deterring and coping with any Taiwan emergency under the spotlight. Japan’s role has broadened since the 2015 enactment of new security-related laws that went into effect in 2016. However, Japanese and Taiwanese authorities continue to be most concerned about what would happen in a gray zone situation which is neither peacetime nor a military emergency, such as one where...
Inhaled smoke could raise risks of COVID-19 for firefighters, expert warns Exposure to smoke is a constant for wildland firefighters. This controlled fire was set to burn fuel near a cabin and a wildlife habitat in Arizona in 2014. (Source: Department of Agriculture) By Sabrina Kenoun | March 3, 2021 at 11:39 AM MST - Updated March 4 at 1:50 PM PHOENIX – More than 10.3 million acres of land were scorched by wildfires nationwide in 2020. Firefighters battling the harrowing flames often work shifts that exceed 24 hours, and they stay in close quarters in remote locations for weeks at a ...
This is ‘jump off’, Osterholm warned, adding that over the next six to 14 weeks, the darkest days of the pandemic are going to occur due to virulent strains.