UK five day weather forecast Today Rain moving southeastwards across England, clearing the far southeast around dusk. Gradually brighter in west, with scattered showers, heaviest in Northern Ireland. Scotland seeing showery rain. Windy, with coastal gales. … [Read more...] about UK weather forecast: Floods warnings in force with downpours predicted
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More Saddleworth-style fires likely as climate changes, scientists warn
“For the Saddleworth Moor fire,” she added, “a further concern is the industrial legacy of this region, with the peat soils containing the fallout from many years of heavy industry in surrounding towns and cities. The peat soils contain this pollution legacy in the form of increased levels of heavy metals, which will also be liberated into the smoke by the fires.” … [Read more...] about More Saddleworth-style fires likely as climate changes, scientists warn
Experts warn of privacy risk as US uses GPS to fight coronavirus spread
But, warns de Montjoye, such data is never truly anonymous. “The original data is pseudonymised, yet it is quite easy to reidentify someone. Knowing where someone was is enough to reidentify them 95% of the time, using mobile phone data. So there’s the privacy concern: you need to process the pseudonymised data, but the pseudonymised data can be reidentified. Most of the time, if done properly, the aggregates are aggregated, and cannot be de-anonymised.” … [Read more...] about Experts warn of privacy risk as US uses GPS to fight coronavirus spread
Free-for-all by wild mushroom pickers puts woodland habitats at risk
But the danger to the environment is not the only problem raised by the increased popularity of fungi foraging. In addition to the record amount of wild mushrooms that were gathered in 2014, there was also a noticeable number of poisoning cases reported by Public Health England. A total of 84 cases of wild-mushroom poisoning were reported just a month into the foraging season, it was revealed in early October that year. A similar figure could be experienced this year. … [Read more...] about Free-for-all by wild mushroom pickers puts woodland habitats at risk
Rugby player, 19, says he collapsed and had seizure at home after catching coronavirus
⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Joe Stott posted about his horrifying ordeal on social media to warn friends and family to take coronavirus seriously. … [Read more...] about Rugby player, 19, says he collapsed and had seizure at home after catching coronavirus
