News
Ford House begins 'highly visible' work on Lake St. Clair shoreline
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (446+ words) A new round of shoreline restoration work is underway at an historic Ford family estate in Grosse Pointe Shores. The Edsel & Eleanor'Ford House received a $7 million National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grant in 2023 to restore Ford Cove, improve wildlife habitat…...
Data center details shrouded as 4 Michigan communities sign non-disclosure pacts
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (120+ words) Data center details shrouded as 4 Michigan communities sign non-disclosure pacts'The Detroit News Data center details shrouded as 4 Michigan communities sign non-disclosure pacts Leaders of at least four Michigan municipalities have signed a non-disclosure agreement related to data center developments in…...
More storms coming as Leonardo swells rivers, fills aquifers in Spain and Portugal
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (455+ words) Grazalema, Spain " Authorities in southern Spain have evacuated residential areas out of fear a major river could overflow, and warned of landslides caused by full aquifers on Friday after Storm Leonardo swept over the Iberian Peninsula. Over 7,000 people have been…...
Freezing drizzle, snow and cold in Metro Detroit forecast
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (330+ words) Freezing drizzle, followed by snow, along with a cold weather advisory are on tap for Metro Detroit on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. The agency's area forecast calls for light freezing drizzle in some parts early Friday morning,…...
Illinois Rewilding Law, first in U.S., a step toward state wetland protection
4+ day, 52+ min ago (1526+ words) Chicago " As sweeping changes to the federal Clean Water Act in recent years have weakened protections for wetlands, Illinois has become the first state in the nation to officially recognize a conservation tactic known as rewilding. The Illinois Rewilding Law,…...
Amazon launches AI-enhanced Alexa for Prime subscribers in U.S.
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (232+ words) Amazon.com Inc. is taking the wrapper off its upgraded Alexa in the US, offering the AI-enhanced digital assistant to paying Prime customers and introducing a free version for everyone else. Last February, the company announced the refreshed digital assistant,…...
Lake Erie nearly completely ice covered; rest of Great Lakes above average
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (454+ words) Lake Erie is nearly completely blanketed by ice, according to National Weather Service data, while the rest of the Great Lakes are notably above their ice cover averages for this time of year. The ice readings come as the region…...
Data center surge has hidden source of carbon emissions
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (623+ words) Data centers siphon huge amounts of energy to power artificial intelligence. But their environmental footprint starts to balloon even before the first server switches on due to the immense amount of carbon-intensive concrete needed to build them. Concrete " as well…...
NWS: Cold, sub-zero wind chills for SE Mich. to linger through Saturday
1+ week, 2+ day ago (89+ words) NWS: Cold, sub-zero wind chills for SE Mich. to linger through Saturday'detroitnews.com NWS: Cold, sub-zero wind chills for SE Mich. to linger through Saturday Southeast and central Michigan continue to feel the freezer burn on Friday morning. Dangerously frigid…...
Climate change worsened rains and floods which killed dozens in southern Africa, study shows
1+ week, 3+ day ago (638+ words) Johannesburg " Human-caused climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods that devastated parts of southern Africa, killing more than 100 people and displacing hundreds of thousands, researchers said Thursday. A study by the World Weather Attribution, which analyzed the recent heavy…...