Oroville crisis drives harder look at aging US dams
One year after the worst structural failures at a major U.S. dam in a generation, federal regulators who oversee California's half-century-old, towering Oroville Dam say they are looking hard at how they overlooked its built-in weaknesses for decades.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-oroville-crisis-harder-aging.html
French PM oversees major Airbus deal signed in Dubai
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Sunday hailed the signing in Dubai of a $16 billion purchase by Emirates Airlines of the Airbus A380 superjumbo commercial airliner.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-french-pm-oversees-major-airbus.html
Marathon Kim Dotcom case back in New Zealand court
Internet mogul Kim Dotcom's legal case returns to court in New Zealand Monday for what may be the Megaupload founder's final chance of avoiding extradition to the United States.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-marathon-kim-dotcom-case-zealand.html
Esports officially arrives in Japan, home of game giants
A crowd cheers, banging on balloons, in front of glitzy stages, each with a giant screen. The rising stars at the sprawling Makuhari Messe hall are the quietly seated men in hoodies and T-shirts, with names like Noppi and Refresh, jiggling on buttons and grimacing at screens.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-esports-japan-home-game-giants.html
Q&A: How is the growth of bitcoin affecting the environment?
The growth of bitcoin is fueling speculation and debate about the environmental impact of the energy needed to power the virtual currency in the era of climate change. Some questions and answers about the issue:
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-qa-growth-bitcoin-affecting-environment.html
Russia reschedules Soyuz launch after failure to blast off
Russian space agency Roscosmos has delayed the launch of a Soyuz rocket carrying a Progress cargo ship by two days after Sunday's planned lift-off was aborted at the last minute.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-russia-reschedules-soyuz-failure-blast.html
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