Karmactive Staff, Author at Karmactive

California’s Mountain Fire Explodes to 20,000+ Acres Amid 80 MPH Winds — Over 800 Firefighters Mobilized as Homes Burn and Evacuations Expand

The Mountain Fire erupted at around 9 a.m. on November 6, 2024, near the 7900 block of Balcom Canyon Road and Bradley Road, north of the 118 Freeway in Ventura County. By

Karmactive Staff

November 8, 2024

Aviation·News

Virgin Atlantic’s New Flying Club Award Pricing Sends Points Skyrocketing to 700K in Peak Seasons, While Saver Seats Offer Travelers a Way to Save

Virgin Atlantic has unveiled sweeping changes to its Flying Club program in a move that shakes up the airline loyalty landscape. Starting October 30, 2024, the carrier is transitioning to a dynamic

Karmactive Staff

November 4, 2024

Nature·News·USA·Wildlife

Burmese Python’s Jaw Opens 40% Wider: A Record 77-Pound Deer Swallowed in Everglades

Burmese pythons can swallow a prey as big as a 77 pound deer, and have a jaw-opening capacity previously undescribed. Burmese pythons grow up to six meters long and reach weights over

Govind Tekaleand

Rahul Somvanshiand

Karmactive Staff

November 2, 2024

Architecture from the Lavaforming. Photo Source: honnunarmidstod

Architecture·Design·Europe

Iceland’s Lava-Fueled Vision for 2150: Forging Sustainable Skyscrapers at Venice Biennale with Potential to Reshape Architecture and Slash Carbon by Megatons

Iceland’s architectural landscape could experience a metamorphosis by 2150, as demonstrated through the “Lavaforming” project selected for the country’s national pavilion at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia

Rahul Somvanshiand

Karmactive Staff

October 31, 2024

Discovery·India·Wildlife

New Giant King Cobra Species Confirmed in India’s Western Ghats: DNA Study Differentiates It from 3 Other Cobras, Revealing Traits from 153 Snakes.

In southern India, a giant cobra has captured scientists’ attention. Although it was known, the results of the discovery are now published in the European Journal of Taxonomy, revealing that it is

Rahul Somvanshiand

Karmactive Staff

October 31, 2024

News·USA·Wildlife

New York’s $1 Billion Deer Industry at Risk as Chronic Wasting Disease Returns After 19 Years

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a highly infectious and fatal disease affecting deer, elk, and moose populations, has re-emerged in New York State. The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently confirmed this

Karmactive Staff

October 31, 2024

Astronomy·Climate·Space

NOAA’s First Space-Based Coronagraph CCOR-1: Tracking Solar Threats with High Precision on GOES-19

NOAA’s release of imagery from the Compact Coronagraph-1 (CCOR-1) on the GOES-19 satellite marks an unprecedented advancement in space weather monitoring. Developed to detect and monitor coronal mass ejections (CMEs), CCOR-1 is

Karmactive Staff

October 29, 2024

Activism·Latin America·News

Colombia Records 74% Drop in Environmental Defender Murders but 66% of Cases in 2023 Remain Unsolved, But Is Safety Improving?

The departments of Cauca, Nariño, and Antioquia have accumulated the highest number of homicides against environmental defenders. After 2023 was the deadliest year on record for environmental defenders in Colombia, with 79

Karmactive Staff

October 28, 2024

Several tall smokestacks emitting thick black smoke.

Climate·News

UNEP Report: 2.6-3.1°C Temperature Rise Looms, Top Emitters Urged to Act

The world is failing to curb greenhouse gas emissions, putting the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C in jeopardy, according to the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Emissions

Karmactive Staff

October 26, 2024

Adventure·Asia·News·Wildlife

Italian Surfer Giulia Manfrini Struck by Swordfish in Mentawai Waters—A Rare Tragedy That Shook the Surfing World

Giulia Manfrini, a 36-year-old Italian surf coach and travel entrepreneur, died after a swordfish impaled her while surfing off Masokut Island in Indonesia’s Mentawai archipelago. According to eyewitness reports, Manfrini was surfing

Karmactive Staff

October 22, 2024