Hunting the source of the mysterious Windsor Hum
The Windsor Hum is a weird thing —
a
low-frequency buzzing that drives some people in Windsor, Ontario crazy
and, yet, doesn't seem to be heard by the Americans who live closest to
its source, an island crowded with industrial facilities. As part
of a new feature exploring environmental mysteries, Kim Tingley looks at
how grantees of the Canadian government are attempting to identify the
exact cause of the Windsor Hum, and how an American company is getting
away with banning them from the island.
Risk of forest fires rising near Chernobyl
A trend towards drier, hotter summers in the forests around the abandoned nuclear power plant at Chernobyl
has increased the risks of forest fires in the region —
which is a big deal, considering the fact that trees and plants in the
area have absorbed some of the radioactive isotopes from the 1986
disaster. If they burn, more people will be exposed to airborne
particles. It's a small fraction compared with the people exposed by the
original Chernobyl power plant fire, but still dangerous.
Pork-laced ammo, for people who think jihadis are sharia werewolves
A group of Idaho "gun enthusiasts" have
created a line
of ammunition meant to fight Islamic extremists. The bullets are coated
in pork-infused paint. Apparently some people think that halal dietary
laws are somehow related to lycanthropy.
Meet a man in Hollywood whose job title is Military liaison
KPCC radio in LA talks to Lt. Steven Cole, who serves as
one of the US Army's liasons to Hollywood.
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Texas set to execute 500th death-row inmate
In what reads to be an astounding example of wrong, Texas is set to
execute its 500th death-row inmate today. Lincoln Caplan, at
the NYT, blogs
a very compelling case to stay this execution,
"Texas’s death penalty system is notorious for its high tolerance of
ineffective counsel for defendants, overly zealous prosecutors, and
racial discrimination in jury selection. The case of Kimberly McCarthy,
the woman scheduled for execution, seems tainted by all three."
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