What's powering these mysterious, bright blue cosmic flashes? Astronomers find a clue

Among the more puzzling cosmic phenomena discovered over the past few decades are brief and very bright flashes of blue and ...
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The blue bottle experiment

NOTE: I say and write 10mL dextrose, but i mean 10g. There is clearly a bag of solid dextrose there. I have no idea how I messed that up! Today we are going to be playing with the redox indicator ...
The New York Times

Sri Lanka Battered by Cyclone as Death Toll Climbs to 69

Torrential downpours and high winds struck large parts of the island nation as Cyclone Ditwah churned northwest toward India. By Pamodi Waravita and Mujib Mashal Pamodi Waravita reported from Colombo, ...
USA Today

Snow storm flirts with bomb cyclone status

Hurricane season is over, but you still need to know about rapid intensification and why it matters in tropical cyclones and winter storms like the one occurring over the eastern United States. The ...
The Boston Globe

Cyclone Ditwah kills 123 in Sri Lanka’s worst flood in 20 years

Cyclone Ditwah has killed 123 people across Sri Lanka, with another 130 missing, according to AFP, as torrential rains caused the country’s worst flooding in over two decades. The risk level is high ...
The Conversation

Death and devastation: why a rare equatorial cyclone and other storms have hit southern Asia so hard

Steve Turton has previously received funding from the Australian and Queensland governments. More than 900 people are dead, thousands more missing and millions affected by a band of cyclones and ...
New York Post

NYC area faces likely bomb cyclone as snow and rain turn evening commute into dangerous mess

The powerful nor’easter dumping snow across several states will likely escalate into a bomb cyclone and pour even more precipitation across the region just in time for the evening commute. Millions ...
The New York Times

As Cyclone Deaths Pass 150, Sri Lanka Is Overwhelmed by Rescue Demand

Rescue efforts across the nation of 23 million have been hampered by disruptions in transport and telecommunications. By Pamodi Waravita and Mujib Mashal Pamodi Waravita reported from Colombo, Sri ...
Reuters

Sri Lanka cyclone survivors afraid to go home, stuck in relief centres

Cyclone kills 479, while 350 others still missing Residents fear returning home due to damaged infrastructure Officials warn of landslide risks; residents seek aid KOTHMALE, Sri Lanka, Dec 4 (Reuters) ...
AOL

Sri Lanka's cyclone death toll climbs to 355, with 366 missing

COLOMBO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Rescuers in Sri Lanka were scrambling on Monday to clear roads and deliver aid to more than half a million people ‌hit by a cyclone last week, as the death toll climbed to ...
Phys.org

Floods hit Sri Lanka's capital as cyclone deaths near 200

Entire areas of Sri Lanka's capital were flooded on Sunday after a powerful cyclone triggered heavy rains and mudslides across the island, with authorities reporting nearly 200 dead and dozens more ...