One of Ohio’s greatest biological hotspots lies less than an hour’s drive west of Columbus. Cedar Bog is a fascinating place; a glacial relict populated with flora that one would normally have to venture far to the north of Ohio to see. At the time of European settlement, the Mad River Valley west and south […]
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Bolivian scientists to track glacial changes at high speed with new equipment
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Scientists in Bolivia are hoping to track glacial changes at lightning speed. New scientific equipment being installed at the country’s Huayna Potosi mountain peak will provide real-time measurements of glaciers’ mass compared to much slower older methods. Edson Ramirez, a glaciologist at Bolivia’s Higher University of San Andres, said the equipment […]
Pakistani province issues flood alert and warns of heavy loss of life due to glacial melting
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani province has issued a flood alert due to glacial melting and warned of heavy loss of life, officials said Saturday. The country has witnessed days of extreme weather, killing scores of people and destroying property and farmland. Experts say Pakistan is experiencing heavier rains than normal in April because […]
Glacial Inflation Slowdown Set to Back Fed Rate-Cut Caution
(Bloomberg) — US consumer-price data in the coming week, arriving on the heels of surprisingly strong jobs numbers, is projected to show a glacial slowdown in underlying inflation that explains the Federal Reserve’s cautious approach to lowering interest rates. Most Read from Bloomberg The March core consumer price index, a measure of underlying inflation that […]