A sign reading “Welcome to Luton” is seen from an aircraft on arrival to Gatwick Airport, London, Britain, May 23, 2022. Tom Nicholson | Reuters Extreme heat in the U.K. on Monday caused r...
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Most Homes In The United Kingdom Have No Air Conditioning
I still cannot believe what I am reading. The United Kingdom (UK) Met Office, essentially their version of the U.S. National Weather Service, is forecasting unprecedented temperatures for early next w...
Wildfires Tear Through Europe As Deadly Heat Wave Continues
Topline Temperatures are hitting record-breaking highs throughout Europe, with the United Kingdom issuing heat advisories for the coming week and firefighters struggling to contain wildfires in France...
UK issues “Red Extreme” heat warning, braces for temperature surge
An office worker carries a large fan in central London on July 12, 2022. On Friday, the Met Office issued a Red Extreme heat warning for parts of the country. Yui Mok | PA Images | Getty Images The U....
Celsius Faces Heat for $1.2B Balance Sheet Hole, Customers Owed $4.7B
Celsius has $5.5 billion in liabilities and $4.3 billion in assets, a filing from Thursday shows It has 23,000 loans to retail borrowers in the amount of $411 million A new filing from Celsius lays ou...
Texas Bitcoin Miners Shut Down Operations Due to Heat Wave – crypto.news
Industrial Bitcoin miners in Texas have shut down operations in response to a request from the state’s grid operator amid a current heat wave, while projecting an increased demand for electricity. Cry...
Bitcoin Miners in Texas Halt Operations due to a Severe Heat Wave
Bitcoin mining companies in Texas turned off their machines in anticipation of extreme weather conditions. In some parts of the state, temperatures are expected to surpass 40 degrees (Celsius) which, ...
Crypto mining: heat wave shuts down industrial farms
One of the main problems facing mining farms is that of heat generation. Indeed, the machines that extract the hashes work continuously at maximum power, and they do effectively turn all the enormous...
Crypto Miners in Texas Halted Due to Extreme Heat
Many crypto miners have shut down operations due to a heatwave in Texas. With temperatures well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit already in most areas, the Electric Reliability Commission of Texas (ERCOT)...
Crypto miners in Texas shut down operations as state experiences extreme heat wave
With many parts of Texas enduring days of temperatures well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in July, many crypto miners have shuttered operations in anticipation of the state’s energy grid being unable to...
Millions Of Texans Could Lose Power In Rolling Blackouts Amid Record Heat
Topline Texas’ power grid operator is asking Texans to conserve power Monday amid a record-breaking heat wave that has led to unprecedented amounts of energy demand, warning that rolling blackouts are...
ERCOT tells Texans to curb power use as extreme heat strains the grid
A transmission tower is seen on July 11, 2022 in Houston, Texas. ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) is urging Texans to voluntarily conserve power today, due to extreme heat potentially cau...
Almost 50 Million Under Heat Alerts Across U.S.
Topline Nearly 50 million people across the U.S. were under heat bulletins for yet another round of scorching conditions Saturday, with many under the National Weather Service’s most severe leve...
65 Million Face Heat Warnings–And It Will Get Worse This Weekend
Topline Over 65 million people are under excessive heat warnings or heat advisories, as the third heat wave of the summer hits the South and Southwest – and experts say it will “get worse” this weeken...
Ethereum, Solana NFT Marketplace ‘Wars’ Heat Up as Firms Acquire Startups
In brief Recent NFT startup acquisitions and other moves suggest a potential “war” ahead between NFT marketplaces, writes DappRadar. OpenSea currently leads all NFT marketplaces, but new r...
Russia goes easy on crypto tax as sanctions heat up
On June 28, members of Russia’s parliament approved a crypto-friendly draft bill. Should it become law, Russia will exempt crypto-asset issuers from value-added tax (VAT). The current tax rate for fir...
Crypto Market Conditions Heat Up Swiss Regulatory
Editors News Switzerland’s Finma CEO states that the crypto market needs stricter regulations. The volatile market resembles the 1928 US stock market. Swiss Financial Regulations joins the list of nat...
Binance U.S. makes BTC trading fee-free as competitors feel the heat
Crypto exchange Binance.US has removed trading fees for Bitcoin (BTC) spot market trades, following in the footsteps of Robinhood, which pioneered no-commission crypto trading in 2018. Brian Shroder,...
The Dust Bowl ‘Then’ – Climate Change ‘Now’ Argument Deconstructed
There is no doubt about it. Much of the United States is going to experience sweltering heat in the coming days as we transition to the summer season. NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center discussion said,...
Alex Mashinsky, Celsius founder feeling the heat
Alex Mashinsky, the founder of crypto lender Celsius, has built a cult following by tapping public mistrust in mainstream financial institutions. Launched five years ago, Celsius, which offers clients...
Southeast Heat Wave Shows No Signs Of Letting Up—Record Highs Possible In These Cities Next Week
Topline A heat wave that brought stifling temperatures to areas of the Southeast and the Midwest for the past week is expected to continue into at least the early part of next week, threatening millio...
Texas City Could Lose Water For 48 Hours Amid Heat Wave
Topline Residents of the West Texas city of Odessa woke up Tuesday morning without water, following a water main burst late Monday night that may not be fixed for two days, one week into a heat wave t...
Walker, Warnock In Dead Heat For Senate As Kemp Opens Lead In Governor’s Race
Topline Voters in Georgia are evenly split between incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) and former football star Herschel Walker (R) in what’s shaping up to be one of the most competitive midterm ...
Texas power demand breaks record as severe heat wave hits the state
Yvette Johnson, 54, sits next to a fan outside of her families home on June 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Power demand recently hit a record high in Texas amid a severe heat ...
Massive Western Heat Wave Spreading East—From Colorado To South Carolina
Topline The National Weather Service predicts unprecedented temperatures in the hundreds could hit cities from Denver to Charleston, South Carolina, through Wednesday, with dangerous storms forming on...
Terra in May, Celsius in June? Why the heat is on after withdrawals halt, $200M to FTX
There’s no easy way to say this, but current crypto-market conditions can only be described as ‘extreme.’ In fact, ongoing corrections saw the price of Ether and other cryptocurrencies tumble, with ma...
More Than 70 Million Bake In Record-Breaking Southwest Heat Wave—And It’s Pushing East
Topline An early summer heat wave set record temperatures across the Southwest on Friday and Saturday, with many more records likely to fall in the coming days as scorching conditions take hold of a m...
‘Dangerous And Deadly’ Heat Wave Sweeping Southwest This Weekend
Topline From California to South Texas, Southwestern states are expecting a major heat wave this weekend, according to the National Weather Service, an unusually early start to high temperatures in so...
Altcoins Such As Ethereum, Solana Continues To Suffer Heat Of Last Month’s Crypto Market Crash
The crypto market is still facing the wrath of last month’s wider crash, with top coins hitting low prices not seen in more than a year. As of Friday, coins such as Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) ha...
Bracket, Standings, Odds, Schedule And Game 7 Predictions For Heat Vs. Celtics
MIAMI, FLORIDA – MAY 19: Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat defends Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston … [+] Celtics in Game Two of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals at FTX Arena ...