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Hurricane Erin quickly strengthens into Category 5 storm
Hurricane Erin, the first of the 2025 Atlantic season, strengthened into a dangerous Category 5 storm in the northeast Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly intensifying from a tropical storm in just 24 hours.
While forecasters ...Read more
California approves an unprecedented plan to protect Joshua trees from climate change threats
A sweeping conservation plan identifies where Joshua trees may survive in a warmer future and plots out how to best protect that land.
Proponents say it’s the first time the state has taken steps to conserve a species ...Read more
Western Colorado is at the 'epicenter of drought' as a hot, dry summer saps water supplies -- and fuels wildfires
DENVER — Drought and long, hot summer days are sucking Western Colorado’s rivers dry, parching farm fields and fueling the massive wildfires proliferating across the region.
A chunk of northwestern Colorado in the ...Read more
Today's Word "remunerate"
remunerate \rih-MYOO-nuh-rate\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To pay an equivalent to for any service, loss, or expense; to recompense. 2 : To compensate for; to make payment for.
"She would remunerate me handsomely; since ...Read more
This Day in History, August 16
On August 16th, 1896, gold was discovered in the Klondike.
Evolution
Make CARP (fish) evolve into GOAT (mammal) by changing one letter at a time. Each change must produce a valid word in the English language. But there is a catch. The evolution must go through NEWT (amphibian) and CROW (bird). No word can be used more than once.
CARP ---- NEWT ---- CROW ---- GOAT
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Newly formed Hurricane Erin forecast to surge to Category 4 storm as it skirts Caribbean, NHC says
Hurricane Erin became the first hurricane of the season Friday morning, and is expected to develop into a major Category 3 storm this weekend then intensify further as it passes to the north of Puerto Rico in the Atlantic,...Read more
What's behind the more than 130 small earthquakes hitting Northern California?
A series of more than 100 earthquakes has hit Northern California, shaking up the Geysers geothermal steam field in Sonoma and Lake counties.
Since Thursday, at least 131 earthquakes have been recorded — as small as ...Read more
Hurricane Erin forms, forecast to become major Cat 3 storm as it skirts Caribbean, NHC says
ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Erin became the first hurricane of the season Friday morning, and is expected to develop into a major Category 3 storm this weekend as it passes to the north of Puerto Rico in the Atlantic, ...Read more
Hurricane Erin forecast to form today, threaten Caribbean, NHC says
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to become the season’s first hurricane Friday and threaten the Caribbean before turning away from land where it will intensify further in the Atlantic, according to the ...Read more
Commentary: The true cost of abandoning science
Any trip to the dark night skies of our Southern California deserts reveals a vista full of wonder and mystery — riddles that astrophysicists like myself spend our days unraveling.
I am fortunate to study how the first...Read more
Today's Word "bilious"
bilious \BIL-yuhs\ (adjective) - 1 : Of or pertaining to bile. 2 : Marked by an excess secretion of bile. 3 : Pertaining to, characterized by, or affected by gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver. 4 : ...Read more
This Day in History, August 15
On August 15th, 1519, Panama City was founded.
Roaming Gnome
There is a 7-letter word that has, as one of its definitions, a 6-letter word. Now, switch the positions of the third and sixth letters of the original word, making a new word (an anagram). One of its definitions is now that same 6-letter word, except that it is split into two words (for example, "inward" can be split into "in ward").
What are the two words? What are the definitions?
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Tropical Storm Erin projected to become major hurricane with 125 mph top winds
Tropical Storm Erin on Thursday began to intensify, with the National Hurricane Center projecting it to become the season’s first hurricane on Friday and grow into a major Category 3 hurricane this weekend, but its path ...Read more
Meta's superintelligence dream team will be management challenge of the century
Meta Platforms Inc. is spending a fortune to assemble the brightest minds in artificial intelligence. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg may want to note: Research suggests that packing a team with too much genius can...Read more
Tropical Storm Erin intensifies, projected to grow into 125 mph Cat 3 hurricane, NHC says
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Erin on Thursday began to intensify with the National Hurricane Center projecting it to become the season’s first hurricane on Friday and grow into a major Category 3 hurricane this ...Read more
Fake grass is greener but is it worse for the environment? Florida a new testing ground
MIAMI — From the front yards of West Miami-Dade to the waterfront mansions of Fort Lauderdale, artificial turf is appearing more and more.
And with the spread of artificial turf comes a mounting number of questions and ...Read more
Today's Word "conflate"
conflate \kuhn-FLAYT\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To bring together; to fuse together; to join or meld. 2 : To combine (as two readings of a text) into one whole.
"Sissy does conflate everything; it's a mark of her character ...Read more
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