A Danish energy company called Hyme Energy is launching Molten Salt Storage (MOSS), an energy storage system that uses molten hydroxide salt to store excess clean energy. It’s the first project of its kind. The company has developed a system to utilize excess energy from solar or wind power to heat hydroxide salt, melting it […]
Trouble lies beneath the waterline at Beaufort’s breathtaking Waterfront Park between the Beaufort River and Bay Street, the city’s downtown hub. The park is visited by nearly a half million people a year and a key contributor to the area’s annual $140 million tourism economy. Severe deterioration of several of the hundreds of concrete piles […]
HONOLULU (AP) — Alicia Humiston bought her condo in Lahaina after she visited Maui and fell for its rainforests, lava fields and the whales that gather offshore. She travels there about three times a year and rents out her unit for short periods when she’s not in Hawaii. “Maui was my dream place,” she said […]
The Antarctic ice sheet is melting in a new, worrying way that scientific models used to project future sea level rise have not taken into account, suggesting current projections could be significantly underestimating the problem, according to a new study. Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey found that warm ocean water is seeping beneath the ice sheet […]
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is discussing the future role of the Palestinian Authority (PA) with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa, with an eye toward reforming the PA. Before the meeting with Mustafa on Tuesday, Baerbock had Oliver Owcza, head of the German Representative Office for Palestine in Ramallah, show her the situation in the […]
Jun. 24—NORWICH — The Yantic River was well within its banks Monday, when about a dozen city leaders and regional planners toured eight locations where the river earlier this year flooded businesses and streets. Severe flooding on Jan. 10 damaged shopping centers, the Yantic volunteer fire department, spots along West Town and Town streets and […]
Lakeside Mall, a Macomb County fixture, is set to permanently close its doors on July 1. This closure marks the end of an era for the once-thriving shopping destination along Hall Road in Sterling Heights. The 1.5-million-square-foot enclosed, Taubman-built mall was once known for its luxury retailers. It was expanded in 1990 and last renovated […]
Last week, on a blistering day in Delhi, Kavya Mukhija travelled for hours to take a crucial government-run exam for entry-level teaching positions at Indian universities. The 25-year-old freelance researcher and disability activist uses a wheelchair as she has a rare congenital condition of stiff joints and found the exam centre difficult to access. The […]
Jun. 22—ESPAÑOLA — A homeless encampment that Española city officials created in February but have since promised to take down is still standing, its future still unclear. As of Friday, a few new tents had popped up at the site on the banks of the Rio Grande off of Fairview Avenue. Less than a mile […]
Jun. 22—Maine summers are indeed getting hotter. And the state, which has more experience dealing with extreme cold than extreme heat, finds itself unprepared. Portland summers are 2.4 degrees warmer than in 1970, with two additional weeks of abnormally hot weather. That’s pretty close to the average increase nationwide. Portland’s summer nights are 3.6 degrees […]
Newsroom employees of The Daily Herald in Everett, Wash. gathered June 18, 2024. Seven of those pictured received layoff notices the next day. (Courtesy photo) At 123 years old, The Daily Herald is tightly woven into the fabric of Snohomish County, its reporters and readers knitted together through generations. There’ve been presidential visits, political scandals, […]
Arlington’s National Medal of Honor Museum welcomed its largest artifact at an event Thursday night. A fully restored Vietnam-era Huey helicopter will be a centerpiece of the future museum’s 31,000-square-foot exhibition gallery when it opens in March in the city’s entertainment district. Veterans gathered at the site Thursday for a celebration of the Bell UH-1 […]