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Welcome to program 361 of Shortwave Radiogram.

I'm Kim Andrew Elliott in Arlington, Virginia USA.

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  1:44 MFSK32: Program preview (now)
  2:52 MFSK32: Cargo conveyor will replace 25,000 trucks*
  8:48 MFSK64: Record-Breaking Sea Temperatures Fuel Beryl
13:04 MFSK64: This week's images*
28:08 MFSK32: Closing announcements

* with image(s)



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From New Atlas:


Monster 310-mile automated cargo conveyor will replace 25,000
trucks

By Loz Blain
June 27, 2024

The Japanese government is planning to connect major cities with
automated zero-emissions logistics links that can quietly and
efficiently shift millions of tons of cargo, while getting tens
of thousands of trucks off the road.

According to The Japan News, the project has been under
discussion since February by an expert panel at the Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism ministry. A draft outline
of an interim report was released Friday, revealing plans to
complete an initial link between Tokyo and Osaka by 2034.

Japan's well-known population collapse issues foretell severe
labor squeezes in the coming years, and one specific issue this
project aims to curtail is the continuing rise in online
shopping, with a forecast decline in the numbers of delivery
drivers that can move goods around. The country is expecting some
30% of parcels simply won't make it from A to B by 2030, because
there'll be nobody to move them.

Exactly how it'll do this is yet to be nailed down, but
individual pallets will carry up to a ton of small cargo items,
and they'll move without human interference from one end to the
other.

One possibility is to use massive conveyor belts to cover the
500-km (310-mile) distance between the two cities, running
alongside the highway or potentially through tunnels underneath
the road. Alternatively, the infrastructure could simply provide
flat lanes or tunnels, and the pallets could be shifted by
automated electric carts.

A 500-km tunnel, mind you, would be insanely expensive at
somewhere around US$23 billion before any conveyor belts or
autonomous carts are factored in. And one does have to wonder if
autonomous electric trucks might be able to do the job without
any of the infrastructure requirements – the project's target
start date is 2034, and given the current state of driverless
technology, it certainly seems very plausible that we'll have
self-driving vehicles on the road in huge numbers by then.

Still, the ministry has put out a call to private companies to
fund the project, and it appears to mean business. "[The project]
will not only address the logistics crisis, but also help reduce
greenhouse gas emissions," said Land, Infrastructure, Transport
and Tourism Minister Tetsuo Saito. "We would like to speedily
proceed with the discussions on the matter."

Source: The Japan News

https://newatlas.com/transport/cargo-conveyor-auto-logistics/
 

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From Reuters via gCaptain ...

Record-Breaking Sea Temperatures Fuel Hurricane Beryl to Early
Season Record

By Sarah Morland
July 3, 2024

Powerful Hurricane Beryl was the 2024 Atlantic season's first
hurricane and the earliest storm on record to reach the strongest
possible ranking of Category 5, before weakening to Category 4 as
it barrelled towards Jamaica on Wednesday.

Record-breaking sea temperatures that allow tropical storms to
get stronger faster, driven by human-caused climate change and
cyclical weather patterns, are fueling what scientists say is
shaping up to be a very dangerous hurricane season.

WHAT IS CATEGORY 5?

A Category 5 is the strongest hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Scale, bringing winds of 157 mph (252 kph) or higher, capable of
causing catastrophic damage including the destruction of homes
and infrastructure.

Since 1960, only 30 Atlantic hurricanes have reached Category 5,
with 2005 – the year deadly Hurricane Katrina devastated New
Orleans – setting the record for the most recorded in a single
season, at four.

WHY IS BERYL SO EARLY?

Hurricane Beryl is the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record in
the Atlantic, according to the United Nations' World
Meteorological Organization.

Anne-Claire Fontaine, a scientific officer for the agency, said a
reason Beryl had developed so early on in the season was because
the MDR is hitting its warmest ever temperatures.

Scientists say a streak of record temperatures in the North
Atlantic since early last year would be extremely unlikely
without climate change, driven by man-made fossil fuel emissions.

Higher water temperatures allow storms to intensify quicker, and
ocean temperatures of at least 26.5°C (79.7°F) are needed to
maintain a tropical cyclone. According to NOAA, north Caribbean
coastal water temperatures are hovering around 29.4°C (85°F).

WHERE IS BERYL GOING?

Beryl was forecast to barrel over the Caribbean island of Jamaica
on July 3, where it could dump as much as 12 inches (30 cm) of
rain, skimming the Dominican Republic and Haiti along the
southern coast of the island of Hispaniola.

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged residents to
bolster their roofs and windows and to stock up on candles and
batteries, drinking water and canned foods. In Haiti, many people
displaced by a gang conflict are particularly vulnerable.

The Cayman Islands, to the north-west of Jamaica, are also in
Beryl's current path, and further to the west, Belize and
Mexico's Yucatan peninsula and Gulf coast. Hurricanes typically
weaken as they move over land.

HOW DANGEROUS IS BERYL?

Beryl is the strongest storm to hit the south-eastern Caribbean
in 20 years, when 2004's Ivan smashed into Grenada as a Category
3, damaging most of its buildings, wreaked havoc over Jamaica as
a Category 4 and strengthened to Category 5 over western Cuba.

Ivan weakened before hitting the United States but spawned over a
hundred tornadoes. It killed around 90 people and left more than
$20 billion in damages.

On Monday, Beryl made landfall on small islands in the eastern
Caribbean, smashing fishing boats in Barbados, knocking out
drinking water in St. Lucia, downing power lines and reportedly
killing two people in Grenada and St Vincent.

It was heading towards Jamaica as a Category 4 storm on July 3.

WHAT HELP IS ON THE TABLE?

As the Caribbean prepares to bear the brunt of a highly
destructive hurricane season, regional leaders have pushed for
better financing options so governments can invest more in
protecting their populations from worsening climate change.

Highly-indebted and tourism-dependent Caribbean states have long
called on wealthy nations and top global polluters to do more to
honor their pledges to meet emissions goals, provide climate
adaption funds and consider debt relief.

However, a Reuters investigation found that billions in funds
sent to help developing nations battle climate change have been
funneled back to rich nations.

WHAT IS A HURRICANE SEASON?

Hurricane seasons are annual periods during which tropical storms
are most likely to form, fueled by strong ocean breezes, warm
seas and humidity. In the Atlantic Ocean this typically lasts
from June through November, peaking in the late summer.

The Atlantic is also home to the so-called Hurricane Alley, or
Main Development Region (MDR), a stretch of warmer water spanning
from West Africa to much of the Caribbean, Central America,
Mexico and the southern United States.

On average, a hurricane season produces 14 named storms (winds of
at least 39 miles per hour or 63 kilometers per hour), of which
seven become hurricanes (winds over 74 mph or 119 kph) and three
become "major," with wind speeds over 111 mph (178 kph). But as
ocean temperatures break new records, the U.S. National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has warned of an
"extraordinary" 2024 Atlantic season and forecast 17 to 25 named
tropical storms, eight to 13 hurricanes and between four and
seven major hurricanes.

(Reporting by Sarah Morland in Mexico City; Editing by Aurora
Ellis)

https://gcaptain.com/record-breaking-sea-temperatures-fuel-hurricane-beryl-to-early-season-record/
 

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This week's images ...


A leafcutter bee (Megachile lagopoda) amid purple flowers, a
winner of the Royal Entomological Society photo competition.
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An emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia), a winner of the Royal
Entomological Society photo competition.
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A cyclist takes a water break at dusk in San Antonio, Texas, July
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A harbour scene in Gosport, England. https://tinyurl.com/28r5azpr
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The Jefferson Monument in Washington DC, with rising full
Strawberry Moon, June 22. https://tinyurl.com/257gv7qs ...

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Kayaks at the ready on Middle Lake in Alabama's Gulf State Park.
https://tinyurl.com/28638q23 ...

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A house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) at Pedernales Falls State
Park near Johnson City, Texas. https://tinyurl.com/233aoo6z ...

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The lilies are making their summer debut at the Minnesota
Landscape Arboretum.
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Our painting of the week is "Bowl of Meyer Lemons" by Pamela
Carroll (American, b.1948). https://tinyurl.com/23ycnr5h ...

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