NOAA satellites were pivotal in the rescue of 411 lives in 2024
February 08, 2024 U.S. Coast Guard rescued six people who activated an Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) after their 48-foot…
Month: February 2025
Louisiana Doctor Sentenced 87 Months for Illegally Distributing Over 1.8M Doses of Opioids in $5.4M Health Care Fraud Scheme
February 07, 2025 Washington, DC − (Highpoint Digest) − A Louisiana physician was sentenced on February 05, 2024, to 87…
NIE Addresses Microplastics, Algal Blooms, Seafood Safety
NIH and NSF jointly fund new research centers to better understand how ocean-related exposures affect people’s health. February 06, 2025…
The staying power of bifocal contact lens benefits in young kids
After treatment, nearsightedness progresses at age-expected rate February 05, 2025 Young nearsighted kids who wear bifocal contact lenses that…
The aftermath of the GLOF along the Teesta Valley. Posted inThe Landslide Blog The 3-4 October 2023 Sikkim GLOF: drivers, causes and impacts of a multihazard cascade
February 04, 2025 by Dave Petley Early in the morning of 4 October 2023 I received a Whatsapp message from my…
University of Otago scientists discover Antarctic fast ice secrets
February 03, 2025 Dunedin, New Zealand − (Highpoint Digest) − Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka scientists have successfully analyzed more than 30…
California Water Institute partners with Sustainable Conservation to study on-farm recharge
February 02, 2025 By Julissa Zavala, California Water Institute) Fresno, CA − (Highpoint Digest) − The California Water Institute…
Legislation Introduced to Provide Full Retirement Benefits for Federal Firefighters
February 01, 2025 Washington, DC − (Highpoint Digest) − This week, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the…