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EPA rule to slash toxic pollution will affect 80 Texas plants
More than 200 chemical manufacturing plants nationwide — including dozens in Texas along the Gulf Coast — will be required to reduce toxic emissions that could cause cancer for people who live nearby under a new Environmental Protection Agency rule announced Tuesday. These facilities use hazardo...Read more -
Floods, landslides hit as Indonesia enters rainy season.
Many regions have been seeing a greater frequency of severe weather compared to previous years, with an increase in landslides as result. Monitoring the open channel water level & water flow speed & water flow–radar level sensor for Floods, landslides： A woman sits on Jan. ...Read more -
Soil Sensors: Definition, Types, and Benefits
Soil sensors are one solution that has proven its merit on smaller scales and could become invaluable for agricultural purposes. What Are Soil Sensors? Sensors track soil conditions, enabling real-time data collection and analysis. Sensors can track almost any soil characteristic, like the...Read more -
Soil moisture sensors focus of irrigation research
With drought years starting to outnumber the years of plentiful rainfall in the lower Southeast, irrigation has become more of a necessity than a luxury, prompting growers to seek more efficient ways of determining when to irrigate and how much to apply, such as using soil moisture sensors. Resea...Read more -
Farmers tampered with rain gauges to fraudulently collect insurance money
They cut wires, poured silicone and loosened bolts — all to keep federal rain gauges empty in a moneymaking scheme. Now, two Colorado farmers owe millions of dollars for tampering. Patrick Esch and Edward Dean Jagers II pleaded guilty late last year to a charge of conspiring to harm government pr...Read more -
The rugged, low-cost sensor uses satellite signals to monitor water levels.
Water level sensors play an important role in rivers, warning of flooding and unsafe recreational conditions. They say that the new product is not only stronger and more reliable than others, but also significantly cheaper. Scientists at the University of Bonn in Germany say traditional water lev...Read more -
Wind of Change: UMB Installs Small Weather Station
UMB’s Office of Sustainability worked with Operations and Maintenance to install a small weather station on the sixth-floor green roof of Health Sciences Research Facility III (HSRF III) in November. This weather station will take measurements including temperature, humidity, solar radiation, UV,...Read more -
Weather warning: Heavy rain in the region on Saturday
Continued heavy rainfall could bring several inches of rain to the area, creating a flood threat. A Storm Team 10 weather warning is in effect for Saturday as a severe storm system brought heavy rain to the area. The National Weather Service itself has issued several warnings, including flood war...Read more -
Optimizing wind turbine performance with sensor solutions
Wind turbines are a key component in the world’s transition to net zero. Here we look at the sensor technology that ensures its safe and efficient operation. Wind turbines have a life expectancy of 25 years, and sensors play a key role in ensuring that the turbines achieve their life expect...Read more