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As a Los Altos Hills homeowner who treasures the open space that surrounds my neighborhood, I applaud the efforts of the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council to seek a grant to set up a South Bay Prescribed Burn Association. Prescribed burns reduce fuels, leading to less intense wildfires, along with other proven benefits, such as promoting the resilience of forest habitats.

I think this is on the topic of every CXO conversation I'm a part of. And I think the thought process has to be looking for high-impact areas that may not be necessarily the most glamorous or high-profile functional areas, but are ripe for automation and use of this technology to create efficiencies as well as innovation. And over time, AI agents will be also in customer-facing and growth-oriented domains.

When Floridians first heard about tropical storm Helene's rapid intensification in late September 2024, they initially anticipated the storm to hit as a Category 2 hurricane. However, on September 26, it made landfall near Cedar Key as a Category 4 hurricane. The storm caused widespread damage across Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. A state of emergency was implemented for 49 Florida counties, and people were asked to evacuate from several areas. But because the storm worsened so quickly, many people had to rush their preparation.

Birds throughout the US have adopted a disturbing habit that could have devastating implications for human society if it continues. Researchers have found that birds are abandoning their usual migration patterns, with warmer temperatures in their winter habitats disrupting their annual flights While delaying their yearly flight south may not sound like a major problem, a visiting scientist at Cornell University, Andrew Farnsworth, warned that it could lead to many bird species dying out and drastically altering nature.

Rescuers have guided more than 350 people to safety after they were stranded by blizzard-like conditions on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest, Chinese state media reported on Sunday. In total, more than 500 people were caught by surprise when unusually heavy snow and rainfall lashed them on the way in the Tingri region of Tibet, one of the main routes to ascend the world's tallest mountain.

About 15 million deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could drop by 15% if people worldwide shift to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets, according to the EAT-Lancet Commission, which brought together scientists worldwide to review the latest data on food's role in human health, climate change, biodiversity and people's working and living conditions. Their conclusion: Without substantial changes to the food system, the worst effects of climate change will be unavoidable, even if humans successfully switch to cleaner energy.

Had I ditched the pint of Guinness and invested in Apple in the early 2000s, each pint worth of stock would now be valued at $3,500. Over those college years, I would have accumulated enough stock to buy a brownstone on New York's pricey Upper West Side. All cash. Looking back, I probably still would have enjoyed that cold brew with my friends. A pint of Guinness felt just right in the moment.

Our town is supposed to be well developed because we have oil. We are supposed to be the heartbeat of Nigeria,' she says. They have taken so much from us and given us nothing in return.' Photograph: Etinosa Yvonne/ActionAid The land defender Chan Kimcheng lives in Trapeang Pris, in Koh Kong province, which she says was once home to nearly 50 freshwater ponds.

For as long as there have been people in what is now California, the granite peaks of the Sierra Nevada have held masses of ice, according to new research that shows the glaciers have probably existed since the last Ice Age more than 11,000 years ago. The remnants of these glaciers, which have already shrunk dramatically since the late 1800s, are retreating year after year, and are projected to melt completely this century as global temperatures continue to rise.

The world's biggest capital cities are now sweltering under 25% more extremely hot days each year than in the 1990s, an analysis has found. Without urgent action to protect millions of people from high temperatures, more and more will suffer in the dangerous conditions, analysts said. From Washington DC and Madrid to Tokyo and Beijing, the analysis shows a marked rise in hot days as the climate crisis intensifies.

Mohabir's poems plumb and reimagine the history of human interaction with these aquatic mammals, classified by science as cetaceans. Mohabir's poetry is as existential as it is timely, political, and emotional. Each poem invites readers to contemplate the wondrous-what it's like to be alive, for cetaceans and for Homo sapiens. Within the space of a stanza, he roves through questions about scientific classification, immigrant identity, carnal desire, and climate change.

Gavin Abundis watched as firefighter Adrian Chairez demonstrated how he uses pulleys and harnesses to rappel down buildings. You've probably seen it in the movies where they're going down Mission: Impossible style, Chairez said with a laugh one day this past winter as he prepared to step off a tower. We get to do that. Abundis, a then senior at Aptos high cchool in Santa Cruz county's Pajaro Valley unified school district,

'These results are very concerning,' said Professor Lizzie Kendon, Head of Climate Projections at the UK Met Office and an author of the study. 'They imply we need to be prepared for tropical-type hailstorms impacting Europe in the future, associated with very large hailstones that can cause severe impacts. 'This possibility also extends to the UK, although the risk of hail here remains low into the future.'

When I first started researching antinatalism a few years ago I presumed its proponents would be losers and edgelords. You know, those men who love playing devil's advocate. Incels masquerading as philosophers and 14-year-olds who have just discovered Nietzsche. The world's most famous antinatalist academic, David Benatar, has a book called The Second Sexism: Discrimination Against Men and Boys. I remember rolling my eyes back into my skull, thinking: here we go.

The erosion from saline winds is clearly visible at the Baths of Antoninus, one of the three largest Roman bath complexes ever built and the only one on African soil. Numerous columns are cordoned off for their protection. At the nearby Punic Port site along the coast, which serviced Carthaginian and Roman ships, parts of the port island can be seen crumbling into the sea.

While it is correct that everyone will feel the effects of climate change, the extent to which it impacts people differs-people's access to information and knowledge, for example, is one of the most important differentiating factors. During the wildfires in Los Angeles earlier this year, a UCLA study showed that affected communities with limited English proficiency suffered specific challenges as a result of not being able to understand alerts and information shared.

Climate change could push humanity into a dystopian nightmare of fires, biblical-scale floods and food shortages. But those lucky enough to survive the chaos could end up living amid a global economic meltdown. Scientists at the University of Cambridge warn that global warming could make the average person 24 per cent poorer by 2100. Life in Britain could resemble conditions in less developed countries, according to researchers - with higher unemployment, lower wages, closed businesses, and an even lower standard of living.

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It was dark and smelled of rotten leaves. As I shook the tube, I tried to keep the muck from getting on my shoes. There must have been three or four gallons of it. Contorted in an uncomfortable crouch and harassed by bugs as the water glugged slowly out of the little hole, I felt impatient. I was ready to share my grubby prize with my friends, but the hole was so small and I was still far from the road.

"The stakes could not be higher," a senior UN official told reporters ahead of the UN Climate Summit in New York. Heavy flooding, drought and ever longer heatwaves are just some of the extreme weather events that have battered communities over the past summer alone. Climate disasters are "wreaking havoc" on every continent, the UN official added. Scientists say human-caused global warming is driving the changes in Earth's climate and that rising temperatures will mean worse impacts in the long run.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. When John Pitzel started the 2025 Tokyo Marathon, he knew that it was going to be hot. Tokyo is typically 50 degrees in early March, but on March 2, the temperature hit 68 degrees-perfect weather for a stroll but very warm for a marathon, especially for athletes who had trained through the winter to be there.

StudentNation is made possible through generous funding from The Puffin Foundation. If you're a student and you have an article idea, please send pitches and questions to [email protected].In theory, weather reports should be neutral communications, free from ideological bias or political pressure. In practice, public broadcasting now faces severe federal funding cuts amid a crackdown on independent media and free speech; the terms "climate crisis" and "climate science" are being purged from government documents; and numerous meteorologists have received threats simply for explaining climate science.

However, this is beginning to change. By studying the impact of heat waves since 1980 on more than 1,400 rivers, American researchers have discovered that these extreme events are increasing at a rate four times greater than that of atmospheric heat waves. The work, published in the journal PNAS, is based on data from the United States, but European experts believe the phenomenon is global.

This week we posted three videos on our short video channels, two of which focused on providing less-than-a-minute summaries on two news stories. The other re-debunked some fake news from the summer because the misinformation was repeated this week by President Donald Trump. On Monday, we posted the TikTok version of our legislative update, the text version was also published on Monday.