Smoke
A cosmic mystery: Astronomers capture dying star blowing smoke rings
Enlarge / A rendering of the star V Hydrae, or V Hya for short. In its death throes, the star emitted a series of expanding rings that scientists calculated are being formed every few hundred years, per UCLA astronomer Mark Morris. ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S. Dagnello (NRAO/AUI/NSF) Astronomers have caught a red giant star going through its …
No magic technology to prevent smoke taint yet
With red flag warnings in May, Wine Country needs to be on high alert and proactive about smoke tainting grapes on the vines, because there’s no magic bullet yet, according to an enology expert with UC Davis. “Smoke taint is a very, very complex issue and that’s why we’re making slow progress,” said Anita Oberholster, …
Government committed to reassessing India flight ban; Sydney blanketed by smoke; Minister says hotel quarantine can only have two percent with virus; Over 50s can get coronavirus jab
By Mark Saunokonoko 03:24 Hundreds of containers packed with Australian table grapes are now backing up at ports in China, in what may be the latest multi-million-dollar trade salvo fired across Canberra’s bows from Beijing. Jeff Scott, chief executive of peak body the Australian Table Grape Association, told 9News.com.au the “abnormal” and “unforeseen” delays at …
Traveller who breached Brisbane Airport quarantine zone tests positive; Concern over India travel loophole; Brazil tops 400,000 virus deaths; Heavy smoke in NSW as hazard reduction burns ramp up
Western Australia has halved the number of returned overseas travellers coming into the state this month as it grapples with its latest outbreak, but Premier Mark McGowan has flagged a more permanent reduction. Declining to reveal his discussions with the Prime Minister at National Cabinet on the quarantine situation, he said “clearly the Commonwealth knows …
Tiny smoke particles could make wildfires particularly harmful to human health
When the San Francisco Bay Area experienced a record 30 consecutive days of worrisome air quality alerts in August and September, Mary Prunicki began taking blood samples from firefighters. The sky had turned orange from nearby wildfires. Thousands of firefighters would spend months battling the blazes, which would eventually scorch more than 4 million acres …
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Smoke From West Coast Wildfires Spreads to the East Coast
SEATTLE — The billowing wildfire smoke that has blanketed much of the West Coast with a caustic haze also began settling into the atmosphere thousands of miles away on Tuesday. While more favorable weather has allowed firefighters to make some progress against the devastating blazes in Oregon, the crisis was far from over: The largest …
City of Ionia full of smoke as secondhand store catches fire
IONIA — Carmen Cahill and her daughter Jordan were shopping at one of their favorite Ionia stores Wednesday afternoon when they had to leave in a hurry. An Ionia firefighter watches from atop a fire truck as smoke billows over Auction Addict’s Attic at 524 W. Lincoln Ave. (M-66) in Ionia on Wednesday afternoon. — …
BREAKING: Fire Department Investigating Smoke in Metro Tunnel
(Updated at 11:05 a.m.) All Metro service between Foggy Bottom and Clarendon has been suspended due to smoke in a Metro tunnel near the Courthouse station. A large fire department response is on scene in Courthouse, investigating the issue. Riders are being evacuated from the Courthouse station, where a light haze was reported in the …
New Hanover County Health and Human Services to revisit proposed tobacco prohibitions, would include private sidewalks
“The drafted rule includes the prohibition of use of tobacco and e-cigarettes in county, town and city buildings, vehicles and grounds, as well as in public places in New Hanover County, like restaurants, bars and entertainment venues and sidewalks. This is a revised version of the rule adopted last December. Revisions include an exception to …
