rain
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Strapping a Jet Engine To Your Head Is a Deafening Way to Stay Dry in the Rain
Humans have been battling rain for as long as we’ve been around, and somehow the umbrella is the best option we’ve come up with for keeping (mostly) dry. There has to be a better solution, which Ivan Miranda has potentially created by throwing more technology at the problem.
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Dubai Is Creating Artificial Rainstorms With Drones
The Middle East, already on the edge of human habitability due to extreme heat, could become unlivable by mid-century due to rising temperatures and falling water tables. In an effort to insulate the region from worsening conditions, the United Arab Emirates has turned to a, uh, unique solution: electrical charge-shooting drones that could help juice…
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Mortal Kombat’s Sub-Zero Casting Informed the Entire Film
When director Simon McQuoid signed on to make Mortal Kombat he was sure of one thing. It was something that eventually trickled down to almost everything else in the video game adaptation. “I knew I wanted Joe [Taslim] as Sub-Zero,” the director told Gizmodo. “He was the first picture to go to on my pin-up…
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Climate Change Drove $97 Billion in Rainfall Damage Over the Past 30 Years
Extreme weather disasters are costing the country billions of dollars in damages each year. A new study from Stanford shows that over the past three decades, the U.S. has seen nearly $US75 ($97) billion in damage from floods fuelled by the climate crisis.