The Google Loon team has developed something more akin to a weather balloon, designed to withstand tough atmospheric conditions such as pressure differences, high winds, UV exposure and extreme temperatures, which are often well below freezing at higher altitudes. That means they can stay aloft ...
Straw bales come in all shapes and sizes, but the most common building blocks are two-string bales and three-string bales, so named because two or three lengths of wire or twine tie them together. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, they have the following measurements: Two-...
Koval, which exports its products to Japan, Germany, Austria and beyond, focuses on organic “grain to bottle” spirits, meaning its grain and other raw ingredients are more local than most. In addition, their packaging is made almost entirely using domestic materials. Even so, it’s not 100...
Mike has worked in rural healthcare in Kentucky, Indiana and Idaho prior to coming to Florida. He appreciates rural life, though doesn’t consider it as unique as local folk imagine. “People say their part of Americana is special, and it is, but all of these places are essentially the ...
Worried about therash of fire starts over the past week,local and state authorities are cranking up the fire restrictions in hopes of cutting the threat of peoplestarting more fires. And with more hot, dry weather forecast now into mid-August, fire managers say it's critical for you to do...
First and foremost, they are alive. But they are a long way from home. And neither man has ever flown a plane before. Air traffic controller Chip Flores has been on duty in the control tower at Fort Pierce’...
1. Open the Server Manager window and proceed to Local Server 2. Click Manage and "Add Roles and Features." 3. Once the Add Roles and Features Wizard window appears, take the time to read the information in the "Before you begin" section before clicking next ...
The Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy (M31) are the major members of the Local Group, which contains 50 galaxies. When astronomers Margaret Geller and Emilio E. Falco plotted the positions of galaxies and galactic clusters in the universe, it became clear that galactic clusters and super...
26, eight other named storms have formed in the Atlantic. Five of the season's storms have been hurricanes. What are hurricanes? Hurricanes are tropical cyclones. When a tropical cyclone's sustained winds reach 39 to 73 mph (63 to 118 km/h), it is considered a tropical storm and it ...
Image:Fires are continuing to threaten areas close to Athens Greece Temperatures in Greece are predicted to fall slightly this weekend, before rising again to around 41C on Sunday. A major fire still burns close to Athens, which the fire service admits it lost ...