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Welcome to program 412 of Shortwave Radiogram.

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

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  1:41 MFSK32: Program preview (now)
  2:51 MFSK32: NASA to speed up moon reactor plans
  6:07 MFSK64: Nordic heatwave disappoints tourists
  9:45 MFSK64: This week's images
27:06 MFSK32: Closing announcements


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From Bloomberg via Phys.org:


NASA Acting Chief Duffy issues directive to speed up moon reactor
plans

by Loren Grush
August 5, 2025

NASA's acting administrator, Sean Duffy, plans to accelerate the
construction of a nuclear reactor that could be used on the moon
and alter the way NASA will partner with industry to replace the
aging International Space Station.

The plans, outlined in directives distributed inside NASA and
seen by Bloomberg on August 4, mark the first major policy
changes by Duffy after U.S. President Donald Trump appointed him
to the role as acting head of the space agency.

One of the directives, first reported by Politico, would aim to
speed up the development of a nuclear fission reactor that could
be used to generate power on the moon one day and inform future
designs for a power plant that could be used on Mars.

NASA previously awarded contracts to commercial companies to come
up with designs for small nuclear fission reactors, but Duffy's
directive instructs NASA to put a call out to industry to create
a more powerful reactor, with the goal of having technology ready
for launch as early as 2030.

The second directive targets NASA's efforts to tap the commercial
space industry to develop new space stations that could take over
for the International Space Station when it is retired by the end
of 2030.

The directive changes the way the space agency will contract with
the companies selected to create space station replacements, a
step designed to provide more flexibility if NASA's funding
levels fluctuate in the years ahead.

The moves come days after Duffy met with the head of Russia's
space agency, Dmitry Bakanov, marking the first conclave between
leaders of the two countries' space agencies since 2018.

During the meeting, Duffy and Bakanov discussed the future of the
International Space Station, the orbiting laboratory which is
used by both nations, and joint exploration of the moon,
according to a Roscosmos statement.

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-nasa-chief-duffy-issues-moon.html


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From AFP via Phys.org:


Exceptional Nordic heat wave stumps tourists seeking shade

by Anna Korkman
August 4, 2025

Nordic countries are relieved after battling an exceptional heat
wave which shattered the hopes of foreigners seeking to cool off
in the far north—a disappointment meteorologists warn is likely
to be repeated.

Tourism has been on the rise in Nordic countries in recent years,
driven in part by the trend of "coolcations"—where tourists flee
the heat of the Mediterranean for milder temperatures in the
north.

But this year record-breaking temperatures in July dashed
tourists' hopes of escaping the intense heat.

On Monday, the Finnish Meteorological Institute said in a
statement that the country had just emerged from 22 days of
temperatures over 30C—the longest such heat wave since records
began in 1961.

July was also the third hottest month recorded in Norway since
records began in 1901, with temperatures 2.8 degrees Celsius
higher that the seasonal average nationwide, according to the
Norwegian Meteorological Institute.

A two-week heat wave, between July 12 and 25, was also the
hottest ever recorded in the country.

So-called "tropical nights," where the temperature doesn't drop
below 20C, have become commonplace in the region.

Tourists' hot surprise

The unusually high temperatures have been a shock to tourists
seeking to escape the heat elsewhere.

Moussaab El Bacha, a Stockholm resident, told AFP about his
parent's surprise when they came over from Morocco to visit.

"They were actually quite surprised by the intensity of the heat
here. They had expected a cooler break from the Moroccan summer,
but instead, it felt like the heat followed them all the way to
Sweden," he said.

"It was a bit surreal for them to experience such high
temperatures this far north—they kept saying: 'Are we sure we
didn't just land in southern Spain?'"

In Haparanda, in Sweden's far north, temperatures reached 25C or
above for 14 consecutive days in July, and in Jokkmokk, the heat
wave lasted over 15 days, something not seen in a century,
according to the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological
Institute (SMHI).

An ice rink oasis

In Rovaniemi, a Finnish town north of the Arctic Circle which
bills itself as the hometown of Santa Claus, temperatures reached
above 30C last week.

The municipality of Joensuu in southeastern Finland opened an ice
rink for people to cool off in, to reduce pressure on the local
healthcare services, North Karelia's regional healthcare services
chief Mikael Ripatti told AFP.

Ripatti said emergency rooms had become overcrowded as people
sought care for heat-related health issues.

"The aim was to provide a place to go if it was too hot at home,"
Ripatti said.

Other cities opened up similar cooling facilities to the public,
with a shop in Helsinki letting people lie down next to its
cooling shelves.

Arctic heating

The Arctic region is heating far faster than other parts of the
planet.

Of the continents overall, Europe has seen the fastest warming
per decade since 1990, followed closely by Asia, according to
global data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA).

"The length of the period and the high temperatures throughout
the day in all parts of the country were very unusual this time,"
Ketil Isaksen, a climate researcher with the Norwegian
Meteorological Institute, said in a statement.

"This type of heat wave has become more likely with climate
change," the researcher added.

Scientists say recurring heat waves are a marker of global
warming and are expected to become more frequent, longer, and
more intense.

"There have been heat waves in the past and there will continue
to be heat waves in the future," Hannele Korhonen, a research
professor at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, told AFP.

But as climate change drives up global temperatures we are
"exceeding the heat wave threshold more often, and the heat waves
are hotter," she added.

"An in-depth attribution study would be necessary to pinpoint or
assess the role of climate change in the prolonged heat wave
(that struck) northern Sweden," Sverker Hellstrom, a
meteorologist at SMHI, told AFP.

However, he added, "The frequency of such weather events has
increased and may continue to rise in the future."

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-exceptional-nordic-stumps-tourists.html

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Products of Pewabic, a Detroit pottery company founded in 1903.
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A wild prairie rose (Rosaceae: Rosa arkansana) at Custer State
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A Barberton Daisy at the Los Angeles Arboretum, July 2025.
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Example of horticulture at the Cincinnati Zoo.
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at the Lawrence, Kansas, Arboretum,
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A Red-Spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis) butterfly at Wawayanda
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An RNLI lifeguard battles against strong winds, caused by Storm
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A wood duck drake at Sportsman State Park pond in Yakima,
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Our painting of the week is "Pine Trees at Sunset" (1915) by Tom
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