Rescuers in Morocco are racing against the clock to find survivors in the rubble and reach isolated communities after Friday’s powerful earthquake. At least 2,497 people are confirmed dead and 2,476 injured, according to state media. Authorities warn the death toll is still expected to rise. As CNN reports, Friday’s disastrous quake is the worst to hit Morocco in […]
As Texas baked in record-breaking heat this summer and a growing drought pushed water levels down, a group of volunteers uncovered something sort of magnificent: new giant dinosaur tracks that are believed to be from around 110 million years ago. Paul Baker, the retail manager at Dinosaur Valley State Park, said in an interview with CNN that […]
In a record-breaking year of disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is announcing nearly $3 billion Monday for communities to build resiliency against climate change-fueled extreme weather. As CNN reports, the new money, which will come from Congress’s bipartisan infrastructure law passed last year, is being announced just as the agency is running out of disaster-relief funds and […]
The diabetes and weight loss drug semaglutide significantly reduced symptoms and improved quality of life in people with obesity and the most common form of heart failure in a clinical trial, potentially expanding the already wildly popular drug’s use beyond diabetes and weight loss and offering a new treatment option where few are available. As […]
As an extreme drought grips Mexico, leading to crop losses, a lack of water and higher food prices, the government is trying to bring desperately-needed rain by turning to a controversial technology: cloud seeding. As CNN reports, in mid-July, more than 40% of Mexico was in moderate to extreme drought, according to the national weather service. The country […]
After three straight years of sales growth, Home Depot went into reverse in the first quarter, and sales and profit were down again in the second quarter of fiscal 2023, with reported sales of $42.9 billion, a decrease of 2.0% from the second quarter of fiscal 2022. Comparable sales for the second quarter offiscal 2023 […]
Federal officials are easing water restrictions on the Colorado River set to take effect next year. This is music to the ears of affected residents and an incredible improvement after above-average winter snowpack helped shore up plummeting water levels at the nation’s two largest reservoirs. As CNN reports, last week, the US Bureau of Reclamation announced Lake Mead and […]
When Rihanna was pregnant with her first child in 2022, she subverted many of the conservative social and sartorial boundaries of maternity style — regularly photographed attending events and red carpets in minidresses, heels and baby bump-baring garments with cutouts. As CNN reports, now, as the singer and businesswoman and her partner, rapper A$AP Rocky, expect their […]
As of Saturday, Wildfires on Hawaii’s Maui island and Big Island have killed at least 93 people, forced thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate, and devastated the historic resort city of Lahaina. Here are some key questions and answers about the disaster. How Did the Fires Start? Echoing wildfire experts, Gov. Green said Friday that he […]
In order for their fruit to fully develop, peach trees need around 1,100 “chill hours” during the winter, during which temperatures stay between 32 and 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Unfortunately for peach growers and peach lovers, this year’s crop only accumulated around 730 chill hours during the winter. But according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, this past winter was one […]