The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revised its 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast last week, and this “extremely active” Atlantic hurricane season could rank among the busiest on record. As USA Today reports, the updated seasonal outlook now calls for 17 to 24 named storms to form, of which 8 to 13 will spin up […]
Tropical Storm Debby – the fourth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season – formed Saturday in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm follows Tropical Storms Alberto and Chris, and deadly and destructive Hurricane Beryl, which wreaked havoc across the U.S. in July. As USA Today reports, Debby is expected to […]
Whether you make them an appetizer or a meal, chicken wings are the bomb. And there’s a special day to celebrate the dish: National Chicken Wing Day today, July 29. As USA Today reports, National Chicken Wing Day goes back almost 50 years, to 1977, when then-mayor of Buffalo, New York Stan Makowski, proclaimed July 29 as […]
Researchers have discovered a rare genetic trait that could delay the onset of Alzheimer’s in people who face an overwhelming risk of developing the mind-robbing disease. As USA Today reports, in a study published this month in The New England Journal of Medicine, 27 people from an extended Colombian family who carried a genetic variant […]
Hiking and camping fanatics know all too well the risks of a tick bite. Ticks are tiny but carry mighty illnesses, including Lyme disease. They thrive in heavily wooded areas across the U.S. and although there’s greater risk in the northeast, the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic regions, cases of tick-borne diseases are reported in every […]
T-Mobile customers holding on to their legacy plans can expect to see higher bills come June. “For the first time in nearly a decade, in response to rising costs and inflation, we’re making small adjustments to some of our oldest rate plan prices,” explained the T-Mobile website. “Beginning June 5, the rate of your voice plan will […]
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the Upper Midwest and Montana for the second year in a row. Fires raging in British Columbia and Alberta have filled the skies with haze over parts of Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin over the weekend and continuing into this week. As USA Today reports, Canada is […]
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and as the temperatures warm up, the ticks begin to emerge and concerns about the disease increase. This time of year, both people and pets alike are bound to come across ticks, which could potentially lead to illnesses such as lyme disease. As USA Today reports, while tick exposure […]
Hesitancy around vaccines has spilled over to pet owners in recent years, sparking concern about the resurgence of rabies, a virus that’s nearly always fatal. As USA Today reports, some pet owners argue against vaccinating dogs – over concerns that vaccines shorten the canines’ lifespans or beliefs that vaccines can cause autism in dogs. But autism’s […]
An eclipse itself isn’t dangerous for domestic animals such as dogs and cats, but experts say it’s probably best to not bring pets to experience the April 2024 total solar eclipse. As USA Today reports, experts’ biggest concern is not what’s happening in the sky but on the ground as crowds of excited and anxious people gather, said Dr. […]