Peat is the organic material that gives Scotch its characteristic taste. But it’s also a potent fuel that’s powering unprecedented Arctic wildfires. www.wired.com/story/the-bizarre-peaty-science-of-arctic-wildfires/
Day: July 29, 2019
People really believe this was done deliberately? 🤡🤪 ”No, Lyme disease is not an escaped military bioweapon, despite what conspiracy theorists say.” @ConversationUS
Scientists know the bacterium that causes Lyme disease has been out in the wild since long before any biological weapons research could have focused on it. And that’s just for starters: theconversation.com/no-lyme-disease-is-not-an-escaped-military-bioweapon-despite-what-conspiracy-theorists-say-120879/
101F is brutal even in the USA’s sunbelt. But, this is England! “UK heatwave: @MetOffice confirms record temperature in Cambridge.” @BBCNews #heatwave #uk
Thursday’s 38.7C in Cambridge is the hottest day ever recorded in the UK, the Met Office says. www.bbc.com/news/uk-49157898
Amazing technology that didn’t exist a few years ago. “@NASA takes tropical storm Flossie’s temperature.” #weather #science #flossie #tropics
NASA takes tropical storm Flossie’s temperature: m.phys.org/news/2019-07-nasa-tropical-storm-flossie-temperature.html
Tornado Quest 