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Cloud Brightening Technique To Prevent Coral Bleaching: Australia
To save the Great-Barrier Reef, scientists are sprinkling droplets of ocean water into the sky. Annually, high temperatures and warm waters bleach the corals of the Australian reef. "If we do it over an extended period for a few weeks to a couple of months when the corals are experiencing a marine heatwave, we can start to lower the water temperature over the Reef," explained Daniel Harrison project-head.
Tags: Climate Change, Cloud, Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Cloud Brightening Technique
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Mount Merapi Ejects Cloud Of Ash, Covers The Sky Up To 3.5 Kms
Due to the eruption of Mount Merapi, Indonesia’s active volcano, the cloud of ash engulfed the sky up to 3.5 kilometres in the area on August 16. Although authorities reported no casualties, it warned everyone against ''potential lave flows'' to maintain a distance of ''a five kilometre radius'' from the center. Reportedly, the last eruption of the volcano had claimed over 300 lives in 2010.
Tags: volcano, Mount Merapi, Lava, Indonesia, Cloud
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Linode Appoints Will Charnock As The New Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
The world's largest independent cloud computing infrastructure provider, Linode has appointed Will Charnock as the new Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Charnock has nearly two decades of experience in leading technical teams and scaling infrastructure across a range of startups and global organizations, including as CTO at Stackpath. At Linode, Charnock will help the company to strengthen Lindoe's position among hyper-scale cloud… read-more
Tags: Linode, Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, AMAZON WEB SERVICES
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