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- Half of College Grads Are Working Jobs That Don't Use Their Degrees https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/college-degree-jobs-unused-440b2abd 3 comments
- Half a degree rise in global warming will triple area of Earth too hot for humans, study finds https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-024-00635-w 294 comments science
- More than half of college graduates are working at jobs that don't require degrees https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-grads-jobs-underemployed/ 41 comments economy
- NASA-funded Study: Half of Glaciers Vanish with 1.5 Degrees of Warming - NASA https://www.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/nasa-funded-study-half-of-glaciers-vanish-with-1-5-degrees-of-warming/ 2 comments environment
- NASA-funded Study: Half of Glaciers Vanish with 1.5 Degrees of Warming - NASA https://www.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/nasa-funded-study-half-of-glaciers-vanish-with-1-5-degrees-of-warming/ 11 comments climate
- Half of Earth’s glaciers could melt even if key warming goal is met, study says | New research suggests that even at 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, the Earth will lose nearly half of its glaciers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/01/05/glaciers-melt-this-century-warming/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjY2OTUxMDQiLCJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjcyOTQ2NDU2LCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjc0MTU2MDU2LCJpYXQiOjE2NzI5NDY0NTYsImp0aSI6IjMwOWQzODQyLTU3NGMtNDFkNS05MmYzLTVlZWY2MjRjMjJlNCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LzIwMjMvMDEvMDUvZ2xhY2llcnMtbWVsdC10aGlzLWNlbnR1cnktd2FybWluZy8ifQ.hCm4C4QQo9YWIsjH1kDVoIEXRlKZdEcFczSxJFfP8WU 2 comments climate
- Brains can be hotter than the rest of our bodies, especially in women: Healthy human brains can sometimes register temperatures of 40.9 °C – a couple of degrees higher than the rest of the body – with the highest temperatures associated with the second half of the menstrual cycle. https://academic.oup.com/brain/advance-article/doi/10.1093/brain/awab466/6604351?login=false 43 comments science
- Almost half of Americans aren’t happy with how much they are paying for broadband service - 42% of those polled were 'dissatisfied' to some degree about broadband costs. https://www.dailydot.com/debug/broadband-survey-costs-consumer-reports/ 259 comments technology
- [Olney] If you're looking for a bounce-back player in the second half, Eugenio Suarez is a strong candidate. Dead last in the majors in BABIP, suggesting he's been unlucky to a high degree. https://twitter.com/buster_espn/status/1414204540556124164?s=21 36 comments baseball
- People without college degrees accounted for two-thirds of all of California's excess deaths during the pandemic, and half were black or Latino. A total of 19,806 deaths were found to be excess', meaning that about 126,000 people usually die during this time https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2774273 10 comments science
- Bolivia’s Tsimane people’s average body temperature fell half a degree in 16 years https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bolivia-indigenous-tsimane-people-average-body-temperature 23 comments science
- 5-year-old in Alaska carried toddler half a mile in temperature 31 degrees below zero https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/5-year-old-alaska-carried-toddler-half-mile-temperature-31-n1097646 3 comments nottheonion
- Half of young people believe high school degree is enough for good-paying job https://www.cbsnews.com/news/half-of-young-people-believe-high-school-degree-enough-for-a-good-paying-job/ 152 comments economy
- Half a degree can make a world of difference https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/global-warming-limit-degrees-ipcc-climate-change 3 comments science
- Astrophysicist cares for telescope in Antarctica. Each workday, he treks a half-mile out into temperatures as low as minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit to check on the telescope. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/11/12/university-of-minnesota-astrophysicist-cares-for-telescope-antarctica 532 comments space
- World leaders 'have moral obligation to act' after UN climate report - Even half degree of extra warming will affect hundreds of millions of people, decimate corals and intensify heat extremes, report shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/08/world-leaders-have-moral-obligation-to-act-after-un-climate-report 16 comments worldnews
- Just half a degree - Scientists suggest limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius instead of 2. Otherwise, they predict that as the climate warms, both the mean state and the variability of extreme precipitation are projected to increase, inducing more intense and dangerous extreme events. https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/ioap-had080518.php 54 comments science
- The Arctic may have ice-free summers if Paris climate goals are exceeded a half-degree https://qz.com/1243137/the-arctic-may-have-ice-free-summers-if-paris-climate-goals-are-exceeded-a-half-degree/?utm_source=readnext 29 comments politics
- A range of less than one degree Fahrenheit (or half a degree Celsius) of climate warming over the next century could make all the difference when it comes to the probability of future ice-free summers in the Arctic. https://www.colorado.edu/today/2018/04/02/ice-free-arctic-summers-could-hinge-small-climate-warming-range 3 comments science
- An extra half degree of global warming could displace 5 million people - The climate model used for the study shows that even under the best-case climate policy being considered today, many places will still have to deal with rising seas and more frequent coastal floods. https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/sea-level-rise-8189153/ 11 comments science
- India is just half a degree away from a huge spike in heat-related deaths in summers https://qz.com/1005641/india-is-just-half-a-degree-away-from-a-huge-spike-in-heat-related-deaths-in-summers/ 37 comments india
- Science and IT students struggle to get jobs upon graduation, study finds. Grattan Institute reports only half of those graduating with degrees in science found work within four months, 17% below the average for all graduates. [x-post from r/worldnews] https://redd.it/4wmjld 86 comments compsci
- Science and IT students struggle to get jobs upon graduation, study finds. Grattan Institute reports only half of those graduating with degrees in science found work within four months, 17% below the average for all graduates. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/aug/08/science-and-it-students-struggle-to-get-jobs-upon-graduation-study-finds 577 comments worldnews
- Only the Brewers and the Phillies have not had an ejection so far this year. The Dodgers have not played a game with a temperature lower than 58 degrees. Your first half review of ejections, attendance, gametime and weather. http://www.allmysportsteamssuck.com/2016/07/18/first-half-in-review-plus-a-short-week-a-look-at-below-the-box-scores-first-half-of-the-mlb-season/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=reddit&utm_source=news 20 comments baseball
- A difference of half a degree centigrade may be barely noticeable day to day, but the difference between 1.5C and 2C of global warming is a shift into a new, more dangerous climate regime, according to the first comprehensive analysis of the issue. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/21/study-reveals-greater-climate-impacts-of-2c-temperature-rise-heatwaves?cmp=twt_gu 3 comments science
- A difference of half a degree centigrade may be barely noticeable day to day, but the difference between 1.5C and 2C of global warming is a shift into a new, more dangerous climate regime, according to the first comprehensive analysis of the issue. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/21/study-reveals-greater-climate-impacts-of-2c-temperature-rise-heatwaves?cmp=twt_gu 8 comments worldnews
- Scientists publish first heat map of exoplanet. The map reveals a two-faced world -- one half almost entirely molten and the other solid. Temperatures on the hot side of the exoplanet can soar upwards of 2500 degrees Celsius. Highs on the cool side max out at 1100 degrees. http://www.upi.com/science_news/2016/03/30/scientists-publish-first-heat-map-of-exoplanet/2981459368191/?spt=sec&or=sn 3 comments science
- Half naked Norwegian man clings to roof of his car at 90 km/h in -17 degrees, breaks window and stops car thief https://in.news.yahoo.com/news-briefs-underwear-clad-car-183820548.html 10 comments worldnews
- Global temperatures are set to rise more than one degree above pre-industrial levels according to the UK's Met Office. If temperatures remain as predicted, 2015 will be the first year to breach this key threshold. The world would then be half way towards 2C, the gateway to dangerous warming. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34763036 24 comments worldnews
- Limiting climate change could have huge economic benefits, study finds: Stopping global warming at two degrees would create nearly half a million jobs in Europe and save over a million lives in China http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/31/limiting-climate-change-economic-benefits-study-finds 10 comments worldnews
- Climate Is Big Issue for Hispanics, and Personal. Sixty-seven percent of Hispanics said they would be hurt personally to a significant degree if nothing was done to reduce global warming, compared with half of whites. http://nytimes.com/2015/02/10/us/politics/climate-change-is-of-growing-personal-concern-to-us-hispanics-poll-finds.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1&referrer= 6 comments politics
- Half of New York’s Tech Workers Lack College Degrees, Report Says http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/02/nyregion/half-of-new-yorks-tech-workers-lack-college-degrees-report-says.html?smid=re-share 16 comments technology
- For half, STEM degrees lead to other jobs http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249838/for_half_stem_degrees_lead_to_other_jobs 22 comments programming
- Half A Million People With College Degrees Are Working For Minimum Wage - another piece of evidence against the common stereotype that such work is mostly done by teenagers who need to build a resume more than they need to earn an independent living http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/03/31/3420987/college-degree-minimum-wage/ 53 comments politics
- Want to cut Arctic warming in half? Curb emissions now, study says - If carbon emissions continue on their current trajectory, by century’s end temperatures across the Arctic could rise by 23.4 degrees in the late fall and 9 degrees in the late spring http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-arctic-warming-sea-ice-carbon-emissions-20140130,0,6296635.story#axzz2s4eo6bon 38 comments science
- The most delinquent loan of them all: Student debt delinquencies at record levels on the eve of rates doubling. Half of college graduates working in jobs where their degree is not required. http://www.mybudget360.com/student-debt-amount-student-loans-and-college-graduate-employment-statistics/ 11 comments politics
- The DTV Shredder is a militarized skateboard, half skateboard and half tracks. Powered by a on-board 15 horsepower motor. It can carry 1200 pounds behind it and is capable of speeds of up to 30MPH and can attack 40-degree slopes on its two caterpillar tracks. http://gizmodo.com/5635786/militarized-skateboard-with-caterpillar-tracks-is-perfect-for-hipster-invasions 22 comments technology
- Almost half [China's] doctors have no better than a high school degree... Many village doctors did not make it past junior high school. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/world/asia/12hospital.html?ref=global-home 32 comments worldnews
- Half of College Students Do Not Obtain a Degree http://www.reuters.com/article/pressrelease/idus117221+28-oct-2009+bw20091028 6 comments reddit.com
- "The Obama administration is trying to be, I don't know how to put it, half-pregnant with the insurance industry and the pharmaceutical companies. They're to some degree the source of our problem." http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/63931-weiner-obama-admin-half-pregnant-with-health-industries 3 comments politics