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El Nino powers up as forecasters predict historic strength and a rainier winter for the US South
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (414+ words) In its monthly update, NOAA said this year's El Nino, a natural warming of the equatorial Pacific that alters weather patterns across the globe, has an 81% chance of becoming "very strong" " the top category available " by fall. It should rank…...
Fierce winds hit US Pacific territories as Super Typhoon Bavi makes landfall near Guam
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (553+ words) Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday over a tiny U. S. territorial island in the western Pacific near Guam, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain to the Northern Mariana Islands as residents were urged to stay indoors. The storm started passing through…...
Wildfire anxiety mounts amid fast-moving blazes and repeat evacuations
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (888+ words) Late last month, Anitra Cornish could see smoke coming from over the hill by her home in Eureka, Utah. Once she started seeing flames from the raging Iron Fire, she told her 86-year-old aunt that it was time to pack…...
Feliks the eagle is back home in Serbia after a kidnap ordeal in the Middle East
1+ week, 2+ day ago (543+ words) The year-old eastern imperial eagle from Serbia, started flying in August and later set off on his first migratory flight toward the Middle East, only to be captured by poachers, sold illegally and retrieved in a daring cross-border mission. While…...
People aren't the only ones hit by heat. What to do if you see wildlife affected by hot temperatures
1+ week, 5+ day ago (387+ words) Seattlepi. com As Europe scorches under extreme heat, people aren't the only ones impacted by the high temperatures and humidity Birds and other wildlife are at risk without respite, too Birds, especially, are crucial to ecosystems across the globe, providing…...
AI executives gather at G7 as Europeans seek checks on American dominance
3+ week, 1+ day ago (520+ words) Top artificial intelligence executives are gathering Wednesday in France against a backdrop of growing calls for tech sovereignty in Europe, fueled by concerns about American dominance in the industry. The wars in Iran and Ukraine have dominated discussions at the…...
Iran war is a 'wake-up call' for Southeast Asia's energy sector, report says
3+ week, 2+ day ago (483+ words) An overreliance on oil and gas transported through the Strait of Hormuz left the region particularly vulnerable to shocks from the Iran war, a "stark wake-up call" for its energy security, the report says. It notes that rising sales of…...
Disaster drills helped prevent more deaths when powerful quake hit the southern Philippines
3+ week, 6+ day ago (407+ words) The 7. 8 magnitude offshore quake, which struck Monday off Sarangani province, injured about 1, 120 people and displaced more than 45, 000 people, about half them still in emergency shelters, after the quake damaged more than 12, 600 houses across farming towns and cities. Many were still…...
An underground detector in China unveils its first major findings about mysterious ghost particles
4+ week, 23+ hour ago (273+ words) The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory in China started collecting data in August with the goal of understanding neutrinos: tiny cosmic particles that date back to the Big Bang and whiz harmlessly through our bodies by the trillions every second. Yet…...
Scientists discover a deep whale graveyard that is teeming with life
4+ week, 21+ hour ago (383+ words) These graveyards form when whale carcasses fall to the sea floor, becoming a sustaining snack for nearby critters. This one, located up to 23, 000 feet (7 kilometers) below the surface of the southeastern Indian Ocean, spans the largest area and is so…...