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Cosmic challenge: protecting supercomputers from an extraterrestrial threat

Physics World

The impact of cosmic radiation is not always as trivial as determining who wins a Super Mario game, or as positive in its outcome. The culprit, again, was most likely cosmic radiation. It was set up in 2009 to specifically study the effects of irradiating microelectronics with atmospheric-like neutrons. Courtesy: STFC/CNR).

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DEP: Shale Gas Operator Found Responsible For Water Supply Contamination After Investigation Documents Chemical Contamination Spread Across 3 Townships In Greene County

PA Environment Daily

There were two shale gas wells on Mohr B drilled in March of 2009 and May of 2011. If radiological impacts were present within the pad, radiation levels would greatly exceed levels established using this conservative screening criterion.” Background There were six shale gas wells on Mohr A drilled in May, June and July of 2011.

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The Overshoot Commission Addresses Geoengineering

Legal Planet

In this, my third post on the recently released report of the Climate Overshoot Commission , I’ll discuss their treatment of the most challenging and controversial part of their mandate, Solar Geoengineering or Solar Radiation Modification (SRM).

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MR-Linac pioneer awarded highest ESTRO honour

Physics World

He soon realised that the key to optimizing radiotherapy lies in knowing the exact location of the tumour and being able to paint the radiation dose accordingly. In 2009 the team built the first prototype system and performed the celebrated MR imaging of a pork chop with the accelerator beam on and off.

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Daily Grind Living Next To Oil & Gas Industry: Spills, Polluted Water Supplies, Smells Like Gas, Noise, Air Pollution, Explosions, Truck Traffic, Erosion, Radioactive Waste, Gas Flares, Dust, Lights, Road Dumping Waste, Abandoned Wells

PA Environment Daily

DEP is inspecting shale gas wells drilled in the early days of shale development-- 2009 to 2013-- to determine their status which is resulting in most of the violations. .] -- Record Number Of Abandoned Shale Gas Well Violations 2024: Record number of violations for abandoning shale gas wells in 2024-- 47. 27 Released 1.1

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Degradation of coastal regions in the Pacific Islands

Our Environment

Greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide are great absorbers of heat radiation coming from the Earth’s surface. Increased levels of greenhouse gases from human industry and agriculture are the root cause of the erosion occurring within the Pacific Islands. should be. [4] Atkinson, S., & Gorong, B. 4] Houghton, J.,

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Using Clouds to Fight Climate Change

HumanNature

But if they are thin and transparent, they reflect very little sunlight and instead trap a lot of the heat radiating from the Earth, resulting in a net warming effect. 2009, February 19). Like low clouds, if cirrus clouds are deep, they reflect sunlight and cool the Earth. 2010, November 2). L., & Finnegan, W.