For half of that time period, Earth's regular daily tides are suppressed with high tides at a low average and low tides happening at a higher rate. In the other half of the cycle, the opposite occurs. "High tides get higher, and low tides get lower. Global sea-level rise pushes high tides in only one direction – higher. So half of the 18.6-year lunar cycle counteracts the effect of sea-level rise on high tides, and the other half increases the effect," NASA explains . The moon is in its tide-amplifying cycle right now, and there is no cause for concern of dramatic flooding given sea levels in the

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It’s official: China has eliminated malaria The World Health Organization (WHO) today is certifying China as free of malaria, after a decadeslong effort drove an estimated annual toll of 30 million cases in the 1940s, including 300,000 deaths, to zero in 2017. Along the way, China developed new surveillance techniques, medicines, and technologies to break the cycle of transmission between the Anopheles mosquitoes that spread malaria parasites and humans. Antimalaria efforts started in the 1950s with programs to distribute antimalarial medicines to people at risk, reduce mosquito breeding

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Should both squads win their next two games, the US and Canada are on a collision course to meet on Saturday in the semifinal round. Wednesday will mark the start of bracket play and the Round of 16. #2 Canada 85, #38 Senegal 56 - Box Score - Video - Highlights Canada walloped Senegal 85-56 to finish atop the Group A standings with a 3-0 record. Incoming Creighton freshman started his third straight game and finished with 17 points, eight assists, four steals and four rebounds in 27 minutes of work. His steal and behind-the-back pass to a teammate was named the No. 4 Play of the Day on FIBA's YouTube

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When launching Tesla Semi in 2017, the automaker said that the electric truck’s production versions, a class 8 truck with an 80,000-lb capacity, will have 300-mile and 500-mile range options for $150,000 and $180,000, respectively. It would also have the lowest cost of operation of any semi-truck, making it extremely disruptive in an industry where every cent counts. However, the electric vehicle has seen many delays that cost it its momentum. When unveiled in 2017, Tesla said that it would come to market in 2019, and it started taking reservations from many companies looking to electrify their fleets.

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Then they will turn around and argue that federal law provides no remedy,” said Simons. “It is all about a route to dismissing these cases.” The outlines of the oil industry’s defence have emerged in newspaper columns pushing back against any parallels with big tobacco and claiming it is the end user, ordinary Americans, that causes pollution. Gale Norton, a former Colorado attorney general who led the state’s litigation against the cigarette companies and later worked as a legal counsel for Shell, has attacked the Boulder lawsuits as a money grab. “About the only thing that ‘Big Tobacco’

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Third-grader Kairi Okubo, 8, was struck by a van and killed on a crosswalk at an intersection in Tokyo’s Minato Ward in February last year. The driver was reportedly watching the car’s navigation system while behind the wheel. But his view was also partially blocked by opaque white temporary fencing and signs surrounding the construction site. “I am so sad about the loss of Kairi’s life,” said Yuzo Okubo, 47, Kairi’s father. “But I am happy to see changes, albeit small, taking shape to prevent similar accidents.” He said construction officials explained to him that they had walled off the

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Hands-Free Cellphone Laws And Fewer Driver Deaths Linked In New Study A new study finds that hands-free cell phone laws were associated with fewer driver deaths. Bans on hand-held cellphone use while driving prevent nearly 14,000 serious injuries and 140 driver fatalities each year in the United States, lowering the overall death toll by an estimated 7%.  The new study was conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Researchers analyzed cellphone use laws across the country, and looked at drivers, passengers, pedestrians, bicyclists, and

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Ongoing improvements in place for parking at Allegiant Stadium LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- On Sunday, 61,514 people attended the 2021 Gold Cup final at Allegiant Stadium where parking and other logistics were put to the test.  The game between USA and Mexico was Allegiant Stadium's third major event, but the second time the stadium held an event at capacity. Two fans rooting for Mexico parked at their nearby business and walked to the stadium. They both agreed a parking structure is needed. Paul Ponpow was dropped off with his family to avoid paying the price for parking. “The cost, I mean it’s, there’s

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Mr Reid said: “We need to be honest with people. Over the next few weeks there is an exposure. “There is no doubt we are actually in a very real race to get the vaccines out ahead of the potential increase in the spread of Delta. Get ahead of the day with the morning headlines at 7.30am and Fionnán Sheahan's exclusive take on the day's news every afternoon, with our free daily newsletter. “We are closing the gap every day with more and more vaccines being administered.” Asked about promised supplies of around one million doses of Pfizer vaccine from Romania, he said the arrangements were

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