Odisha declares Puri 'red zone,' bans fishing and sea bathingPuri has issued a red zone alert for the next two days in response to forecasts of heavy rainfall and disrupted marine conditions. Lifeguar...
India weather today (September 24): IMD forecasts heavy rain in Odisha, Andhra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh; check state-wise forecastIndia weather news: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in several parts of India on S...
A 99-year weather record just fell: Why is a rare September heat dome pushing U.S. temperatures toward 104°F? NASA maps show the unusual heatSummer was supposed to be winding down. Instead, parts of the south-central U.S. were still dealing with temperatures close to 104°F on Sep...
Hurricane Polo reaches Category 5: National Hurricane Center tracks powerful storm as Mexico faces dangerous weather risksHurricane Polo, classified as a Category 5 storm, intensified rapidly as it approached Mexico's Pacific coast. Mexican authorities closed p...
Cyclone Arnab coming? Schools shut across Odisha; Andhra Pradesh on high alert as Bay of Bengal depression inches closer; heavy rain, 75 kmph winds likelyCyclone Arnab: A depression over the Bay of Bengal is moving towards the north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coast, triggering school closure...
Weather today September 23: IMD issues red alert; check which states are likely to see heavy rainIMD has issued an extreme rain warning for Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana and Chhattisgarh as a Deep Depression over the Bay of Bengal m...
Tiny shrimp-like creatures are moving 110 pounds of sand per meter of California beach every day, scientists say they may be reshaping the coastTiny sand hoppers on California beaches are doing far more than feeding on washed-up kelp. New research found the shrimp-like creatures can...
Hundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon Dujuan nears JapanTyphoon Dujuan forced the cancellation of at least 275 flights in Japan on Monday as it approached Tokyo with strong winds and warnings of ...
In 2021, Danish partners launched DecomBlades to recycle retired wind turbine blades. 5 years later, 40 tonnes of recovered glass fibre had entered new blades in TaiwanSince launching in 2021, Denmark’s DecomBlades project has turned retired wind turbine materials into resources for new turbines. Its pyrol...
French researchers tested zebra stripes and checkerboards on wind turbines. The surprising result may change how blades are painted to protect birdsIn an effort to reduce bird collisions with wind turbines, researchers are investigating how to enhance the visibility of turbine blades. V...
In 2008, Italian mineralogist Vincenzo De Michele spotted Egypt’s 148-foot Kamil Crater while scanning Google Earth; scientists later recovered 1.7 tons of meteorite fragmentsAn Italian mineralogist discovered a near-perfect circle in Egypt's desert sand. This circle was confirmed as the well-preserved Kamil Crat...
This wind-turbine nacelle once sat atop a giant machine in the Dutch city of Eindhoven; designers turned the 10-metre-long retired shell into a tiny houseNestle's most memorable achievement may therefore be its ability to change the way people see an object that would normally disappear at th...
This Spanish fashion brand is transforming 100 old wind turbine blades into stylish, limited-edition sneakers. Here's howTalk about cool recycling! Old wind turbine blades are getting a second life as stylish sneakers. Spanish companies are turning this waste ...
In 2025, Netherlands turned retired wind-turbine blades into a 60-metre highway noise barrier; tests found it performed like a conventional concrete wallNetherlands’ 60-metre Blade Barrier represents more than an unusual highway wall. It is an experiment in what a circular economy can look l...
A retired Clipper C96 wind-turbine blade was redesigned as a US transmission pole; engineers found it met ASCE and NESC loads with acceptable deflectionEngineers are exploring repurposing old wind turbine blades into transmission line poles. A study found a retired Clipper C96 blade met US ...
Georgia engineers transform a 7,000-pound old wind turbine blade into a pedestrian bridge in Atlanta and also made bicycle shelters and playground equipmentsA retired wind turbine blade now serves as a pedestrian bridge in Atlanta's Beaverbrook Park. This project demonstrates reusing old turbine...
Ireland turned retired wind-turbine blades into a 6-metre bridge; engineers also reused 19th-century railway foundations instead of building anewIreland's Blade Bridge offers a powerful lesson in how sustainable engineering can begin with a different question: not “What should we bui...