Heat caused record-high rates of health emergencies in some parts of US last year, CDC report shows The summer of 2023 will go down in history as *** time when humans came face to face with the impact of global warming records were broken across the world. But in America, the following city ... 04/19/2024 - 6:17 am | View Link
Nearing Record Heat YOUR RECORD HIGH 94. SO NOT QUITE CLOSE THERE BUT WE’RE NEARING AND WE’RE GOING TO GET UP THERE, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET INTO THE WEEKEND WITH THAT HEAT. IT’S A GREAT DAY TO HEAD OUT TO THE POOL. 04/18/2024 - 4:07 pm | View Link
ER visits for heat illness rose in 2023 amid record-breaking temperatures: CDC Some U.S. regions saw the highest rate of heat-related ER visits since 2018. Heat-related emergency room visits increased in 2023 in the U.S. compared to previous years, according to new federal data. 04/17/2024 - 11:17 pm | View Link
Nearing Record Heat ONE IS THAT IT BRINGS SUBSIDENCE. SO DRY AIR OVER US, BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS THE HEAT TO BUILD. THAT IS WHY WE’LL BE NEARING RECORDS AS WE GO TOWARDS FRIDAY INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND HIGH OF 92. 04/17/2024 - 12:04 pm | View Link
Ocean heat is driving a global coral bleaching event, and it could be the worst on record Coral reefs around the world are experiencing a mass bleaching event as the climate crisis drives record-breaking ocean heat, two scientific bodies announced Monday — with some experts warning ... 04/15/2024 - 4:01 am | View Link
The sails of Paris’ iconic Moulin Rouge windmill have collapsed overnight for the first time in the 134 year history of the cabaret club.
The accident is believed to have occurred at 2 a.m. local time, less than an hour after the venue’s last show had ended, according to the club owners.
It’s not just U. S. universities where the Israel-Hamas war is a touchy topic. This week, an American professor has sparked controversy in Malaysia after criticizing the Southeast Asian nation’s official pro-Palestinian stance on the conflict during a visiting lecture.
“A country whose political leaders advocate a second Holocaust against the Jewish people will never be a serious player in world affairs, and will certainly never be a friend or partner of the United States,” Bruce Gilley, a professor of political science at Portland State University, said during a keynote address at the University of Malaya on Tuesday, according to a now-deleted post on X in which he quoted himself.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis has a confession to make. “Sometimes I watch the footage from my speeches and I always look much taller than everyone else around,” the 6-ft. 1-in. Greek Prime Minister says with a wry smile, buckled up in the back seat of his car in a pressed blue shirt and black hoodie.
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“We are all at risk of manipulation online right now.”
So begins a short animated video about a practice known as decontextualization and how it can be used to misinform people online. The video identifies signs to watch out for, including surprising or out of the ordinary content, seemingly unreliable sources, or video or audio that appear to have been manipulated or repurposed.
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Though it may not look like it, this 50-second video is actually an election ad—one of three that Google will be rolling out across five European countries next month in advance of the European Union’s June parliamentary elections.
Venice, the historic Italian city known for its canals, would like to draw a balance between its residents who live there and help to keep the place running and its visitors, an important source of economic revenue but increasingly also a burden on social services and the livability of the city.
In recent years, the balance has shifted: in the 1970s, Venice had some 175,000 residents; as of last year, its population dipped below 50,000—and the number of tourist beds outnumbered residents for the first time.