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#cold-temperatures

An aging star dubbed ZTF SLRN-2020 has been caught in the act of swallowing a planet.Credit: K. Miller/R.Hurt (Caltech/PAC)

Roughly five billion years from now, our Sun will end, not with a bang but with a whimper.That's when it finally burns through all the fuel in its core and puffs outward into a red giant, swallowing all the inner planets of our Solar System in the process, including Earth.

Local BOSTON (AP) - Boston held its St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday, an event Mayor Michelle Wu called one of the biggest events of the year for the city and a day for bringing people together.Boston is home to one of the country's largest Irish enclaves, and the parade typically draws about 1 million people.

L ondoners have been warned of possible travel disruption throughout Sunday as a freezing fog hits large parts of England.Met Office forecasters issued a yellow weather warning for parts of England, saying slower journeys by car were probable and delays to buses and trains could be possible.Mayor of London Sadiq Khan also issued a moderate air pollution alert as still, foggy conditions make it harder to dissipate toxic fumes.

As Winter Storm Elliot blew through New York, Mayor Eric Adams wasn't part of the city's response to flooding in coastal areas of Queens like Broad Channel and the Rockaways  - and reporters wondered where he was Friday.Adams himself was absent from a Friday afternoon briefing that City Hall officials provided about the storm.

Temperatures are expected to jump by 15 degrees or more across the UK after days of severely cold and icy weather.The recent cold snap will be replaced with warmer temperatures due to milder air coming in from the Atlantic.Daytime maximum temperatures across the UK on Monday will range from 11C to 14C  in stark contrast to the chilly temperatures recorded over the last week.

Fall and winter are traditionally boom times for respiratory virusesa point well proven by this year's confluence of influenza, RSV, and COVID-19.Almost 9 million people nationwide have been sickened by the flu already this season, RSV is surging among children, and COVID-19 continues to infect tens of thousands of people in the U.S. each day.

Does the five second rule actually work?What kind of paper airplane flies best?Does your heart rate change when you're watching a horror movie?Does Diet Coke explode crazier than Coke?Our city's future thought leaders put these questions and more to the test Thursday, March 16, at Buena Vista Horace Mann's science fair, where around 100 sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders proudly presented tri-fold poster boards bearing their experiments.

Snow flurries and gusting winds will reduce visibility and could possibly coat Chicagoland roads Monday morning to start a week marked by "roller-coaster" temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.Winds could gust as high as 35 mph in Chicago Monday with flurries throughout the day and snow showers most likely to occur before noon, the NWS said.

With winter settled in, going outside means frigid temperatures, early darkness and rain or snow.That can make it hard to get out to exercise.NPR's Life Kit has tips on how to work out in the cold.ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The freezing temperatures across much of the country may not be beckoning you to excercise outside.

As a winter storm blasted much of California on Friday, the state's most famous bald eagles - Jackie and Shadow - have been hunkering down in their Big Bear nest keeping two eggs warm in snowy conditions.On Friday afternoon, Jackie was spotted on a live camera sitting on the two eggs, standing firm against thundering winds and constant snow that has nearly covered the entire nest.

Many professionals dream about shifting into a new role or perhaps an entirely new career.Of course, making the case for yourself in a new industry may be challenging, especially if you lack directly relevant experience.But even beyond the obstacle of convincing others to give you a shot, there's often a larger conundrum: how to pay for it.

Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter.Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.The mysterious red streaks crisscrossing the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa may be the result of a newly discovered kind of salty ice.Europa has long intrigued scientists because the moon has a subsurface ocean beneath a thick shell of ice.

We liked Tenerife in the Canary Islands so much on our trip last January, we decided to visit another island in the Canaries', Lanzarote.After the frigid weather during our trip to Norway in December and the cold temperatures in Paris in January, we were ready to thaw out somewhere warm.Riding to our hotel, the landscape of high mountains contrasted with palm trees and low white buildings on the flat parts, reminded me of Palm Springs.

If you're celebrating Valentine's Day with your sweetheart Tuesday, plan to spend the evening cuddling against the cold.The National Weather Service issued a high surf advisory Tuesday morning as a winter storm passes through Los Angeles.The advisory will last until 10 p.m. Wednesday and warns of "large breaking waves of 5 to 9 feet with dangerous rip currents."

Southern California has only gotten a taste of the powerful winter storm system that forecasters say will bring an extended period of cold temperatures, high winds and snow, prompting what officials called the region's first blizzard warning since 1989.The blizzard warning, which is in effect Friday and Saturday for Southern California's highest mountain ranges, is likely only the second on record for the Los Angeles area, according to the National Weather Service, Officials initially called this week's warning the first on record, then later confirmed a blizzard warning was also issued in 1989, when a strong winter storm brought rare snowfall to Southern California, from Palm Springs to the hillsides of Malibu.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The UK is preparing for blizzard conditions as heavy snowfall is set to hit central and northern England on Thursday.The Met Office issued an amber weather warning for the area between Stoke-on-Trent and Durham, warning of strong winds and blizzard conditions.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Met Office has issued a warning for a chilly spell later this week with snow expected to hit the UK next week following a Sudden Stratospheric Warning (SSW).

Disruption caused by freezing fog and flooding is likely to continue in southern England after cold temperatures set in across the region.Travel delays, cancelled flights and dangerous road conditions cannot be ruled out despite the weather being expected to improve slightly on Wednesday afternoon, the Met Office said.

While the Dodgers were away in Arizona for spring training, their home field, Dodger Stadium, was visited by some rain and hail.Sunny Los Angeles has been not-so-sunny this week as dark clouds, high winds, and cold temperatures took up the forecast.The Dodgers' team photographer Carrie Giordano took to Instagram to show off this rare sight in LA.

Soggy, snow-capped California faces the likelihood of yet another month of wet weather, but what remains uncertain is whether this late winter precipitation will augment weeks of record-setting snowpack, or cause it to vanish should warmer rains arrive.Last week, a frigid storm transformed portions of the state into a white landscape while toppling trees, prompting power outages, spurring water rescues and leaving some residents trapped by heavy snow.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Tesco, Aldi, Asda and Morrisons are limiting sales of some fruit and vegetables to handle a shortage of supplies from Europe and Africa.Which fruit and vegetables are affected by the shortages?

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Potatoes can now be stored in the fridge, food experts have said as they U-turn from years of warning about the dangers of chilling the humble spud.It was previously believed that storing potatoes in the fridge had harmful effects on health due to the production of acrylamide, a chemical that is thought to increase the risk of cancer.

Tesco has followed Aldi, Asda and Morrisons in introducing customer limits on certain fresh produce as shortages leave supermarket shelves bare.The UK's biggest supermarket has introduced a temporary buying limit of three items per customer on tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers as a precautionary measure.

There was a lot of attention paid to the weather heading into last Saturday night's game between the Dolphins and Bills in Buffalo, but the impact of snow on the game was mainly limited to fans throwing snowballs from the stands.Snow did start falling again in the fourth quarter without having any real impact on play, so Bills offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey didn't have to alter the game plan in order to adapt to the conditions.