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Brutal cold shatters record lows in northeast US

February 5, 2023676 Views

A dangerous combination of record-setting cold temperatures and powerful winds buffeted the northeastern United States on Saturday, creating life-threatening conditions and causing the death of an infant in Massachusetts. New Hampshire's Mount Washington overnight recorded a wind chill – a measure of how the combined effect of air and wind feels to the skin – of minus 108 degrees Fahrenheit (-78°Celsius), which appeared to be the lowest ever in the United States. The air temperature at the peak reached minus 47 degrees F (-44 C), with winds gusting near 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour), according to the Mount Washington Observatory. Sea smoke on the ocean surrounds the Straitsmouth Island Light Station as an Arctic Front brings bitterly cold weather in Rockport, Massachu...

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Wind chill of -79 C : Arctic blasts barrels into US Northeast

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February 3, 20231080 Views

A powerful arctic blast swept into the U.S. Northeast on Friday, threatening to push temperatures to record lows in many spots, including New Hampshire's Mount Washington, where the wind chill could drop to -110 degrees Fahrenheit (-79 Celsius), forecasters said. The National Weather Service said in an advisory that the mass of frigid air would keep temperatures at life-endangering levels through Saturday, warning of "extremely dangerous" conditions from the "short-lived blast." Boston and Worcester, the two largest cities in New England, were among the school districts to close on Friday as administrators worried about the risk of hypothermia and frostbite as children waited for buses or walked to school. People walk in Washington Square Park in Manhattan as bitter cold temperat...

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Lake Tahoe is favourite for couples and honeymooners

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January 25, 20231064 Views

Lake Tahoe in US is a leader when it comes to weddings and honeymoons. It is one of the most mesmerizing and picturesque destinations in the world. It is a perfect place to enjoy your special moments and make memories inspired by your love. The variety of accommodation options with stunning views of the Sierra Nevada mountains is every couple's dream come true. Luxury accommodation The Landing Resort and Spa is a luxury escape that provides cozy, chic, comfortable accommodations and spaces to relax and unwind. Its strategic location at the edge of Lake Tahoe, its luxe, thoughtful amenities, authentic and attentive service are some of the highlights which make the resort one of the most preferred among honeymooners. Things to do Take a ride up the Gondola and take a walk on...

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Ancient fresco among 60 treasures returned to Italy from US

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January 24, 2023837 Views

A fresco depicting Hercules and originally from Herculaneum, a city destroyed along with Pompeii by the 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius, was back in Italy Monday, along with 59 other ancient pieces illegally trafficked to the United States. Italy on Monday celebrated the return of 60 looted archaeological artefacts worth more than $20 million, many of which had been on display at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art before their illicit origin was discovered. Some of the antiquities worth an estimated $19 million are seen after being returned to Italy by New York City, in Rome, Italy, January 23 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli Among the more precious pieces Italian and U.S. officials displayed to journalists in Rome is a B.C. kylix, or shallow two-handled drinking vessel, some 2,6...

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48 hours of fun-filled weekend in California’s Tri-Valley

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January 19, 20231163 Views

From the top of Mount Diablo, one can see the three valleys that give this place its name. There are four cities nestled within the Tri-Valley each with its own unique history and charm: Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, and the town of Danville. Here you’ll find California’s oldest wine country with 55 tasting rooms, a craft beer trail with 17 stops, California’s largest Premium Outlets, a delightfully diverse restaurant scene, an award-winning Ice Cream Trail, adorable downtowns, plenty of music and theater, unspoiled hiking trails with views for days, and sunshine you can count on. The Tri-Valley is accessible from anywhere in the Bay Area, just 30 miles east of San Francisco, less than an hour away from three international airports, and serviced by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) an...

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Florida manatees dying off at an alarming rate, experts say

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January 18, 2023871 Views

Florida manatees, the gentle sea mammals known as "sea cows," are dying in Florida at an alarming rate, mostly of starvation as their main staple of sea grass disappears in the state's Panhandle region, according to experts. Out of an estimated population of 6,000 to 7,000 manatees in Florida, up to 1,000 died last year alone, manatee biologist James "Buddy" Powell told Reuters TV. People ride a kayak as a manatee swims off-boundaries of a sanctuary in Three Sisters Springs at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, in Crystal River, Florida, U.S., January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello "I think what we see now is a wake-up call," Powell said. "You'll have thousands of manatees in an area, to which they come sort of expecting, you know, 'Where's the buffet?' And they arrive an...

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Burning Man latest foe of ‘green energy’ project in Nevada

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January 14, 2023783 Views

Add Burning Man to the list of plaintiffs challenging one of the growing number of “green energy” projects in the works in Nevada. Lithium mines aimed at boosting production of electric vehicle batteries and geothermal power plants that tap underground water to produce renewable energy are at various stages of planning and development in the nation’s top gold mining state. Environmental groups, Native American tribes and ranchers are among those who’ve filed lawsuits over the past two years seeking to block individual projects. FILE PHOTO: Burners climb onto an art installation titled, "Night of the Climb," at Burning Man, in Gerlach, Nev., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. (Andy Barron /The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP) They say that while they support reductions in greenhouse gas emi...

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U.S. air travel rumbles back to life after FAA computer outage

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January 11, 20231022 Views

Thousands of flights affected, no evidence of cyberattack so far U.S. flights were slowly resuming departures and a ground stop was lifted after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) scrambled to fix a system outage overnight that had forced a halt to all U.S. departing flights. More than 6,000 flights were delayed and nearly 1,000 canceled according to the FlightAware website as officials said it will take hours to recover from the halt. The numbers were still rising. Passengers wait for the resumption of flights at O'Hare International Airport after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures due to a system outage, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska The cause of the problem with a pilot...

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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts again, summit crater glows

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January 6, 2023117 Views

Hawaii’s Kilauea began erupting inside its summit crater Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, less than one month after the volcano and its larger neighbor Mauna Loa stopped releasing lava. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected a glow in webcam images indicating Kilauea had begun erupting inside Halemaumau crater at the volcano’s summit caldera, the agency said. This webcam image provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, from the west rim of the summit caldera, looking east, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. ( U.S. Geological Survey via AP) Kilauea’s summit is inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and away from residential communities. Earlier Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey raised the alert level for Kilauea due to signs that magma was moving...

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Gray whale calf born in front of amazed crowd off California

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January 4, 20231010 Views

Spectators on a Southern California whale-watching cruise were excited when they spotted a gray whale, then amazed when the giant mammal gave birth right in front of them. The birth and the first moments of the calf’s life were recorded on cellphone and drone video Monday off Dana Point, south of Los Angeles. This Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, video image courtesy Capt. Dave's Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari shows a gray whale calf being born in front of an amazed crowd off Dana Point, Calif. (Matt Stumpf/Capt. Dave's Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari via AP) Passengers and crew on a boat operated by Capt. Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Safari spotted blood in the water and initially worried the 35-foot (10.6-meter) gray whale might be injured. The boat’s captain, Gary Brighouse, sa...