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US Southwest heat wave tumbles records, raises fire risk
Nearly 9.5 million people across the U.S. Southwest face extreme high temperatures, as an ongoing heat wave continues to ... Read More
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Worsening allergies aren’t your imagination − windy days create the perfect pollen storm
Evolution has fostered many reproductive strategies across the spectrum of life. From dandelions to giraffes, nature finds a way.
One of those ways creates quite a bit of suffering for humans: pollen, the ...Read more
As precious groundwater vanishes, a few in California find ways to bring it back
ARVIN, Calif. — In the southern San Joaquin Valley, where roads cut through thousands of acres of orange groves, grapevines and carrot fields, a canal reaches a linchpin that keeps the farming economy going: dozens of ...Read more
This Day in History, March 22
On March 22nd, 1894, the first Stanley Cup playoffs began.
Colorado weather: Record-breaking heat, fire danger returns to Front Range
DENVER — Colorado is seeing another day of record-breaking heat and dangerous fire weather on Saturday before a slight cool-off is set to begin Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
Denver quickly broke the...Read more
Today's Word "arcane"
arcane \ahr-KEYN\ (adjective) - Known or understood by only a few.
"Lydia's knowledge of arcane economic principles occasionally pays off."
Latin arcanus "shut up, closed" hence "secret" from arca "a chest, box", as in ...Read more
What Are the Odds?
A bag contains 64 balls of eight different colours. There are eight of each colour (including red). What is the least number you would have to pick, without looking, to be sure of selecting 3 red balls?
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Mono Lake water levels are well below what's required. Now some want LA to tighten its tap
LOS ANGELES — More than three decades after a landmark decision called for Los Angeles to limit its taking of water to raise the level of Mono Lake, California regulators are reexamining why the lake still hasn’t ...Read more
Hawaii hit with more flooding as heat tops records in West
Heavy rains were being dragged across Hawaii by a “Kona low” for the second time in two weeks, prompting residents to flee their homes and closing roads across the island chain.
Evacuations were ordered in the Waialua...Read more
Why unprecedented March heat wave in California has experts worried about what comes next
LOS ANGELES — The most destructive wildfires in Southern California history. The region's wettest holiday season. The hottest March heat wave on record.
In the last 15 months, the Southland has seen a trio of extreme ...Read more
Birding by ear: How to learn the songs of nature’s symphony with some simple techniques
Waking up to the dawn chorus of birds – one of the natural world’s greatest symphonies – is a joy like no other. It is not surprising that bird-watching has become an increasingly popular hobby.
A simple ...Read more
Today's Word "usufruct"
usufruct \YU-seh-frehkt or YU-zyu-frehkt\ (noun) - A usufruct is the right of using and receiving profits (the fruits) from a property that belongs to someone else.
"Albert married Angela in hopes of getting his hands on ...Read more
Common Link
Below are 3 pairs of words. Find the words that fit in the middle of each pair of words to create two new words, one front-ended and one back-ended.
Example: EVER - ______ - HORN
Answer: EVER - GREEN - HORN
1. BREAD - _________ - CAKE
2. WATER - _________ - READ
3. CHECK - _________ - LESS
This Day in History, March 21
On March 21st, 1928, Charles Lindbergh was presented a Medal of Honor for his first trans-Atlantic flight.
What does the March heat wave mean for California's fire season?
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The five-day heat wave that broke records across California and the West this week is winding down, with temperatures in the Bay Area forecast to fall from the 90s to the 70s in many places over the ...Read more
Why Colorado River negotiations stalled, and how they could resume with the possibility of agreement
The seven U.S. states that make up the Colorado River basin are struggling to agree on how best to manage the river’s water as its supply dwindles due to climate change and a period of prolonged drought. Their ...Read more
Pentagon's Anthropic bashing rekindles Silicon Valley's resistance to war
Artificial intelligence powerhouse Anthropic's battle with the Pentagon has sparked some soul-searching in Silicon Valley that could reshape the tech sector's complicated relationship with war and the White House.
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NASA's new astronaut class gets a name
ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA’s newest class of astronaut candidates just found out what people will call them.
The tradition of the previous astronaut class — the Flies — bestowing the name the following class has ...Read more
Florida was on the verge of restoring this beloved river. What happened?
TAMPA, Fla. — A legislative proposal that charted the clearest course in years for reviving Florida’s storied Ocklawaha River, dubbed by supporters as the state’s “next great restoration project,” appeared ...Read more
South Carolina school reportedly built on land coated with polluting industry's waste
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s environmental agency plans to test the soil at an elementary school near Darlington for toxic forever chemicals after learning the property may have been a disposal site for a textile ...Read more
Today's Word "austral"
austral \A-strehl\ (adjective) - Of, pertaining to, or coming from the south.
"My cousin from Georgia speaks with a quaint austral accent"
A word for "southern" on a somewhat higher plane: "austral winds", "austral ...Read more
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