Thursday, 01 Apr 2021 10:55 PM MYT
Ice sheet melting at the end of the last ice age may have caused sea levels to rise at 10 times the current rate, a study found. Picture by Achim Baque/shutterstock.com via AFP
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LONDON, April 1 Ice sheet melting at the end of the last ice age may have caused sea levels to rise at 10 times the current rate, a study published today by a team led by scientists from Britain’s Durham University said.
Based on geological records, the researchers estimate that oceans worldwide rose 3.6 metres per century over a 500-year period some 14,600 years ago.
An original Apple-1 computer has gone on sale for $1.5 million on eBay.
The seller says it s a fully functioning original and was built by Steve Jobs and the Woz.
An extremely rare Apple computer has gone on sale on eBay at a listed price of $1.5 million.
First noted by IGN, the listing is for an APPLE 1 Original 1976 Computer System 1st Steve Wozniak designed computer . From the seller:
This is truly a first for eBay. This is a verified fully operational original Apple-1 computer system in excellent condition in its original Byte Shop KOA wood case, with original power supply and Datanetics Version D keyboard. This Apple-1 is an unmodified NTI board in almost perfect condition on both front and back of the main board where you can see there have been no modifications or repairs. This system was verified as original byApple-1 expert Corey Cohen as recently as August 2019 at the Vintage Computer Festival West where it was one of two continually operated units during the show with
Tuesday, 26 Jan 2021 09:20 PM MYT
The survey found the largest losses in the last three decades were from Arctic Sea ice and Antarctic ice shelves, both of which float on the polar oceans. Picture courtesy of Achim Baque/shutterstock.com via AFP-Relaxnews
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LONDON, Jan 26 The rate at which ice is disappearing across the world matches “worst-case climate warming scenarios”, UK scientists have warned in new research.
A team from the universities of Edinburgh and Leeds and University College London said the rate at which ice is melting across the world’s polar regions and mountains has increased markedly in the last three decades.