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Flood flows on South Island's Buller River this month were the largest in New Zealand in almost 100 years, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) announced on Thursday. NIWA hydrodynamics scientist Richard Measures said records show even larger flooding of the Buller River in 1926, reports Xinhua news agency. "It's not the largest river in New Zealand but it does experience the biggest flood flows. The flood levels through the Buller gorge are incredible," he said. NIWA environmental monitoring technician Mike O'Driscoll used a radar gun from the Westport and Orowaiti bridges to measure the speed of the Buller River at its surface on July 17. These measurements, coupled with surveys of the riverbed level carried out from a jetboat after the flood, provided the data for flood flow calculations at the bridges. As the bridges were being closed, the measurements showed a flow of 7,640 cubic meters per second, the largest direct measurement of river flow ever completed in New Zealand. The previous record was a flow measurement of 5,870 cubic metres per second taken in the Grey River in 1988. As a comparison the mean flow of the Buller River is 454 cubic metres per second. Meanwhile, a NIWA monitoring station on the Buller River at Te Kuha, about 10 km upstream, was continuously recording water levels throughout the flood. The monitoring station is part of NIWA's national network of benchmark hydrometric monitoring stations as well as being a key flood forecasting site for the West Coast Regional Council. Because of its importance, the site has three independent monitoring systems in place - one sensor system to provide rapid updates during floods, plus primary and back-up sensors to record data for future analysis. However, the magnitude of the flood meant debris knocked two sensors out of action, leaving only the back-up providing real time information to inform emergency management decisions. The water level at Te Kuha peaked at 12.8 metres at 1.35 p.m. on July 17, several hours ahead of the peak flooding in Westport. In the 1970 flood the flood peak was 11.9 metres. This was the biggest flood recorded since the Te Kuha monitoring site was established in 1963. "We can confidently say that the recent flood flows in the Buller River are the highest of any river in New Zealand since 1926, when historic records and photographs of flooding show an even bigger flood on the Buller," Measures said. Work is now ongoing to gather more data to refine the flood analysis and NIWA's flood flow forecasting tool. Repairs to the monitoring systems have already been completed. "Observations from this flood will help ground truth the inundation and impact models used in the program ensuring we have a more accurate understanding of the risks we face," Measures said. SEE ALSO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/windlas-biotech-to-raise-395-402-crore-through-public-listing-price-band-fixed-at-448-460/articleshow/84854594.cms">Windlas Biotech to raise ₹395-402 crore through public listing, price band fixed at ₹448-460</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/googles-sundar-pichai-has-teased-the-whitechapel-chipset/articleshow/84853916.cms">Google teases Whitechapel chipset that may power Google Pixel 6 devices</a>

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It has a minimalist design along with an inclined L-shaped pedestal. The 28 inch BenQ gaming monitor gives a hyper-realistic display with the help of 4K HDR support. The AMD freesync technology helps to eliminate broken frames, image tearing, and choppy gameplay. And high refresh rate unlocks the ultra-smooth gaming experience. The smart focus feature of BenQ brings out important details of the game to life, enhancing your gaming experience. 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The good quality of pictures and fluid motion and a good response time give a responsive gaming experience. The MSI G24C4 doesn’t get very bright as it manages 230 cd/m2 at 100% brightness. However, it still manages higher than TN and IPS monitors which means black luminance is still deep and convincing when compared. 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This gaming monitor does not have an aggressive look as it has a matte black finish. The bezel-free display gives a bigger screen impression which gives you a seamless gaming experience. Another feature of BenQ Mobiuz is that it has a sensor that hangs out from the bottom bezel. This sensor detects ambient lighting and adjusts the screen accordingly. You will also get swivel, tilt, and height adjustments for your convenience. 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The air quality in <keyword id="6354925" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="kolkata">Kolkata</keyword> turned 'very poor' on Wednesday night with the pollution levels in the city breaching the 300 mark for the first time in recent months, a WBPCB official said. Measures are being taken to bring down the pollution levels, he said. The <keyword id="2071721" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-Quality-Index">Air Quality Index</keyword> (AQI) in Kolkata was recorded at 343, which falls in the 'very poor' category, at the green zone Fort William automated air monitoring station at 11 pm, according to the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) official. An AQI between 0-50 is considered 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor' and 401-500 'severe'. An AQI above 500 falls in the 'severe plus' category. The Ballygunge air monitoring station recorded an AQI of 330 at 11 pm, the official said. The AQI at the Anand Bihar station was marginally better at 275, which falls under the 'poor' category, around the same time. A 'poor' AQI means breathing discomfort for most people on prolonged exposure. "We are taking several steps to contain air pollution in Kolkata like sprinkling water at construction sites, stopping movement of over 15-year-old commercial vehicles in the cities of Kolkata and Howrah and banning coal-based ovens in roadside food stalls," the official said. "Let's hope the results will show in the coming days," he said. SUS DIV DIV

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With Major League Baseball's expanded replay system this season, plays challenged by managers will now be reviewed by an umpire at the league's "Replay Operation Center" in New York.
The facility cost nearly $30 million to build and it looks amazing (via ESPN).
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 The facility includes dozens of televisions and monitors and will receive video feeds from 12 different cameras during every game.
The room comes with its own power supply in case of a blackout, and has its own heating and air conditioning system <a href="http://bigstory.ap.org/article/mlbs-high-tech-replay-room-opens-sunday">to make sure the temperature is always 72 degrees</a>.
The layout includes three stations on both the right and left sides of the room.
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Each station has four 46-inch monitors and during games, each station will have a technician and an umpire waiting for a manager's challenge. The center will always have two four-man umpiring crews working the replays, rotating each week.
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There is also a bank of televisions along one wall where technicians can keep tabs on all games.
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In great news for India, scientists at <keyword id="6360409" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="NASA">NASA</keyword> have named a new organism discovered by them after the much-loved APJ <keyword id="5141" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Abdul-Kalam">Abdul Kalam</keyword>, according to PTI. Till date, the new organism - a form of bacteria - has been found only on the International Space Station (<keyword id="6416825" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="ISS">ISS</keyword>) and has not been found on earth! Researchers at the JPropulsion Laboratory (<keyword id="136455" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="JPL">JPL</keyword>), the foremost lab of NASA for work on inter-planetary travel, discovered the new bacteria on the filters of the International Space Station (ISS) and named it Solibacillus kalamii to honour the late president, who was a renowned aerospace scientist. <keyword id="5132" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kalam">Kalam</keyword> had his early training at NASA in 1963 before he set up India's first rocket-launching facility in the fishing village of Thumba in Kerala. "The name of the bacterium is Solibacillus kalamii, the species name is after Dr Abdul Kalam and genus name is Solibacillus which is a spore forming bacteria," said Dr Kasthuri Venkateswaran, senior research scientist, Biotechnology and Planetary Protection Group at JPL. The filter on which the new bug was found remained on board the ISS for 40 months. Called a high-efficiency particulate arrestance filter or HEPA filter, this part is the routine housekeeping and cleaning system on board the international space station. This filter was later analysed at JPL and only this year did Venkateswaran publish his discovery in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. According to Venkateswaran, even as it orbits the earth some 400 kilometres above, the ISS is home to many types of bacteria and fungi which co-inhabit the station with the astronauts who live and work on the station. Venkateswaran said even though Solibacillus kalamii has never been found on earth till date, it is really not an extra-terrestrial life form or ET. "I am reasonably sure it has hitch hiked to the space station on board some cargo and then survived the hostile conditions of space," explained Venkateswaran. Naming the new microbe after Kalam was natural to Venkateswaran and his team. "Being a fellow Tamilian, I am aware of the huge contributions by Dr. Kalam," he said. New bacteria are usually named after famous scientists. Venkateswaran is part of a team which is asking that eternal question "are we alone in the universe?" Towards that, his responsibilities include monitoring the bug levels on the ISS and he also has to ensure that all spacecraft that fly to other planets are free of terrestrial bugs. One of his big jobs was to ensure that NASA's Mars <keyword id="69295" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Curiosity">Curiosity</keyword> rover -- the massive car-sized almost 1000 kg buggy -- was totally sterile when it left earth. By international law, this extreme hygiene is required else other planets could get contaminated by bugs that reach the Martian or other planets hidden on human satellites. Today the ISS is the size of a football field and its construction started with a launch in 1998 and as of now it is the largest human-made object orbiting the earth. Weighing about 419 tonnes, it can house a maximum of six astronauts and has costs roughly USD 150 billion. Till date, 227 astronauts have flown to the space station. This makes the space station actually a very dirty place and maintaining hygiene is critical so that humans can live on it with ease. On the space station all the air and water is recycled, being a completely closed environment there is a rapid build- up of moulds and bacteria on the station. These not only have to be cleaned but monitored to ensure that they do not corrode the walls of the space station and do not turn hazardous to the astronauts. Venkateswaran's main job is to monitor the environment of the space station so that harmful bugs do not proliferate. He heads the '<keyword id="4556997" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="microbial-observatory">Microbial Observatory</keyword>' on the ISS projects to measure microorganisms associated with compartments owned by the US. According to NASA, he also directs several research and development tasks for the JPL - Mars Program Office, which enables the cleaning, sterilisation, and validation of spacecraft components. He directs several NASA competitive awards on the microbial monitoring of spacecraft and associated environments for the Exploration System Mission Directorate, closed habitats like ISS or its earth analogues for the Human Exploration and <keyword id="4556998" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="operation-mission-directorate">Operation Mission Directorate</keyword>. But is the new bug of some use. "These spore formers tend to withstand high radiation and also produce some useful compounds protein wise which will be helpful for biotechnology applications," Venkateswaran said. His team has not characterised the bacteria fully but he hints that the new bug could be a key source for chemicals that can help protect against radiation damage.

NASA just named a space organism after APJ Abdul Kalam!

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>China has more than 100 "police stations" globally to monitor its citizens in exile, a report said.</li><li>Some of these facilities are set up with the help of the host nations, Safeguard Defenders alleged.</li></ul>China operates more than 100 so-called police stations worldwide to monitor, harass and repatriate its citizens in exile, according to a report from Madrid-based human rights campaign group Safeguard Defenders quoted by <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/04/world/china-overseas-police-stations-intl-cmd/index.html">CNN</a>.Many of these stations are set up through bilateral security agreements with host countries in Europe and Africa, the report alleged.<a href="https://safeguarddefenders.com/en/about-us#:~:text=Safeguard%20Defenders%20is%20a%20human,most%20hostile%20environments%20in%20Asia.">Safeguard Defenders</a> tracked forced disappearances in China by looking through open-source, official Chinese documents for evidence of alleged human rights abuses.It first revealed the existence of 54 such stations in September, and said it had now found evidence of 48 more.The organization cited specific examples of a Chinese national being coerced into returning to China from France and other instances of Chinese nationals being forcibly returned from countries including Serbia and Spain.Safeguard Defenders said it had found four separate police jurisdictions of China's Ministry of Public Security active in at least 53 countries, per CNN.China has denied running undeclared police forces overseas, with its Ministry of Foreign Affairs telling CNN in November: "We hope that relevant parties stop hyping it up to create tensions. Using this as a pretext to smear China is unacceptable."China has <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china-denies-it-has-police-stations-netherlands-amidst-probe-2022-11-02/">claimed</a> that the facilities are simply for expatriates who need help with administrative tasks like renewing documents.They have also claimed that some of the stations were set up in response to the pandemic, but the Safeguard Defenders report claimed that the offices were opened several years before.FBI Director Christopher Wray told a Homeland Security Committee last month he was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/18/fbi-director-very-concerned-by-reports-of-secret-chinese-police-stations-in-us">"very concerned"</a> about possible unauthorized Chinese police stations in US cities. "It is outrageous to think that the Chinese police would attempt to set up shop, you know, in New York, let's say, without proper coordination. It violates sovereignty and circumvents standard judicial and law enforcement cooperation processes," he said.The revelations about the police stations have sparked investigations in at least 13 countries, CNN said.<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgndy37n16o">Ireland</a> ordered a Chinese police station found on its territory to shut down, as has the <a href="https://www.euronews.com/2022/11/02/netherlands-orders-closure-of-illegal-chinese-police-stations-in-amsterdam-and-rotterdam">Netherlands.</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/01/canada-china-police-stations-cease-and-desist-warning">Canada</a> has issued "cease and desist" warning to China over police stations.

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