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This Day in History, August 17
On August 17th, 1807, the world's first commercial steamboat service was inaugurated by Robert Fulton. Read More
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Hurricane Erin, at Category 4, tracking north of Bahamas; two disturbances arise in Atlantic
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hurricane Erin, after strengthening into a Category 5 storm early Saturday, only a day after becoming a hurricane, saw its classification drop to a Category 4 on Saturday night.
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Sierra Club in turmoil after board fires executive director
The Sierra Club, one of the nation’s oldest and most prominent nonprofit environmental groups, was thrown into upheaval this week after its executive director was fired.
In an email to staff Monday, Sierra Club ...Read more
Erin becomes a 'catastrophic' Category 5 hurricane tracking north of Bahamas; 2 disturbances arise in Atlantic
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hurricane Erin strengthened into a powerful Category 5 storm on Saturday only a day after becoming a hurricane and was forecast to continue intensifying for at least several hours.
NOAA Hurricane...Read more
After short reprieve, heat and fire weather to return in SoCal
As cooler, wetter weather helps southern and central California fire crews contain a handful of blazes burning in the region, the National Weather Service warns it likely won’t last.
Starting Monday, the weather service...Read more
Today's Word "putsch"
putsch \PUCH ('u' as in 'push')\ (noun) - (Sometimes capitalized) A secretly planned and suddenly executed attempt to overthrow a government.
"A 'putsch' is like a... It's like a coup... an insurrection. The Nazis tried ...Read more
Anagram Riddle
Words of six letters, anagrams three. Tell me then, what can they be?
The first:
A person that will marry you;
Waiting to hear the words "I do".
The second:
A ghost, a spirit, or fairy;
If it's evil, you'd best be wary.
The third:
What you see when you see a skunk;
Lucky you've not an elephant's trunk.
What are the words?
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Hurricane Erin becomes a 'catastrophic' Category 5, tracking north of Bahamas
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hurricane Erin strengthened into a powerful Category 5 storm on Saturday only a day after becoming a hurricane and was forecast to continue intensifying for at least several hours.
NOAA Hurricane...Read more
Against all odds, bear mom and cubs find home in Santa Monica Mountains
LOS ANGELES — The travel pattern resembled a Southern California hiker's dream.
The journey began in Angeles National Forest above Glendora in May 2024 and progressed south into Azusa. There were stops, stays and ...Read more
Riding out a Category 5 hurricane in a high-rise: Should you stay or go?
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Can you ride out a Category 5 hurricane on the 50th floor? Would you want to?
You might not make it through the storm alive, experts say. Even if you do, your building won’t likely be the same ...Read more
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
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- Western Colorado is at the 'epicenter of drought' as a hot, dry summer saps water supplies -- and fuels wildfires
- Hurricane Erin becomes a 'catastrophic' Category 5, tracking north of Bahamas
- After short reprieve, heat and fire weather to return in SoCal
- California approves an unprecedented plan to protect Joshua trees from climate change threats
- Erin becomes a 'catastrophic' Category 5 hurricane tracking north of Bahamas; 2 disturbances arise in Atlantic
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