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Nancy Grace Roman: How Nasa’s new telescope got its name
2+ week, 1+ day ago (924+ words) Nasa has named its latest flagship space telescope after the American scientist Nancy Grace Roman. Roman’s contributions to astrophysics should have made her famous, yet many people will never have heard of her. For decades, astronomers have been spoiled with…...
The next tropical storm developing in the Atlantic will be called Dolly
2+ week, 3+ day ago (351+ words) Storm systems are named by the World Meteorological Organization The next tropical storm that develops in the Atlantic this hurricane season will be called Dolly. However, the timing is not connected to Dolly Parton’s death on Tuesday. The country music…...
A rare hurricane landfall threat for Hawaii's Big Island as Lala nears
4+ week, 1+ day ago (396+ words) Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Hawaii's Big Island this weekend, forecasters said Friday, bringing heavy rains that can cause destructive flooding and strong winds that can fuel wildfires. The National Hurricane Center said…...
Newly discovered snake species named after Guns N’Roses guitarist
3+ week, 1+ day ago (587+ words) Snake is already under threat from industries like coffee farming and mining, researchers say A new snake species discovered in the forests of New Guinea has been named after Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash. The reddish-brown ground snake, measuring about…...
Olaf, Boelo and Shaun: Met Office confirms storm names for 2026/27
1+ week, 4+ day ago (694+ words) The UK’s Met Office, Ireland’s Met Éireann, and KNMI in the Netherlands have been naming storms since 2015 Meteorologists have decided Austen, Boelo and Chloe will be the first named storms of the 2026/27 season, after more than 40,000 public suggestions. The UK’s…...
Hawaiian island bracing for first direct hurricane landfall in 155 years
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (193+ words) The Independent Hawaiian island bracing for first direct hurricane landfall in 155 years - Hurricane Lala has strengthened into a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph as it barrels toward Hawaii's Big Island for what could be its first direct…...
Hurricane Lala leaves one dead as ‘enormous storm’ hits Hawaii
3+ week, 6+ day ago (745+ words) Tropical storm warnings remain in effect for the islands of Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, Oahu, Kauai and Niihau as the storm moves west Hurricane Lala skirted Hawaii’s Big Island on Saturday without making landfall, though it lashed the region with…...
The US fall foliage forecast is out. Here’s where to see the most vibrant colors
2+ week, 3+ day ago (686+ words) Climate change-driven drought and heat is turning leaves brown earlier than usual in some areas This fall’s foliage forecast is out, telling leaf peepers where they can see the best colors of the season. Northern states across the U.S. are…...
Lala strengthens into a hurricane while moving west away from Hawaii
3+ week, 3+ day ago (150+ words) A storm system moving west away from Hawaii has quickly strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said late Tuesday. The hurricane was about 335 miles (535 kilometers) south-southeast of Maro Reef, the hurricane center said. The storm…...