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FlowingData
1 month ago
Business intelligence

Researchers might have found Amelia Earhart's crashed plane

Deep Sea Vision captures sonar images that could be Amelia Earhart's aircraft at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
The discovery was made possible by a high-tech unmanned underwater drone and a 16-member crew that surveyed over 5,200 square miles of ocean floor.
OMG science
Mail Online
1 month ago
OMG science

Avi Loeb reveals findings of 'alien' elements found in the Pacific

Harvard physicist finds 'alien' elements in fragments recovered from Pacific Ocean
10 percent of the fragments contain elements not seen in our solar system
Futurism
2 months ago
OMG science

Scientists Working to Explain "Superstructures" on Ocean Floor

The Melanesian Border Plateau, a massive superstructure of igneous rock below the Pacific Ocean, was formed as a result of four distinct episodes of volcanism.
The plateau's formation is different from other major structures, which were the result of just one episode of volcanism.
time.com
9 months ago
OMG science

El Nino Has Begun. What to Know About the Weather Phenomenon

1. El Niño is a naturally-occurring phenomenon in which warming ocean waters in the equatorial Pacific region lead to extreme weather events, including floods, droughts, and tropical storms.
2. El Niño is part of a larger climate pattern called the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), which is made up of periodic changes in the atmosphere and ocean temperatures.
3. El Niño can have dramatic impacts on local ecosystems, including changing temperatures, altering
Ars Technica
1 year ago
OMG science

NASA will target November 2024 to send astronauts around the Moon

About three months have passed since NASA's Orion spacecraft splashed down into the Pacific Ocean after a flight beyond the Moon and back.At the time, the space agency said the Artemis I mission had successfully met its goals and paved the way for humans to follow suit.This week, after carefully reviewing data from that Artemis I mission since splashdown, space agency officials reiterated that although there were a few minor issues with the flight, overall it bolstered confidence.
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
1 year ago
OMG science

The future of NASA'S Artemis missions- Sam Trotman Hampton School

The Orion capsule leaving earth powered by the SLS rocket (Image: NASA) On the 16th of November 2022, the Artemis 1 NASA (National aeronautics space administration) mission took place.At 6.47 am the SLS (Space launch system) rocket carrying an Orion capsule set to orbit the moon blasted off from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
time.com
1 year ago
OMG science

Natural Weather Weirdness Boosted By Climate Change Behind Extreme Start to 2023

In a world getting used to extreme weather, 2023 is starting out more bonkers than ever and meteorologists are saying it's natural weather weirdness with a bit of help from human-caused climate change.Much of what's causing problems worldwide is coming out of a roiling Pacific Ocean, transported by a wavy jet stream, experts said.
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San Francisco
Sacramento Bee
2 months ago
San Francisco

Emergency crews searching for airplane that went down in bay south of San Franciso

An airplane crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Half Moon Bay Airport in California.
Rescue crews are searching for the plane and there is no information about the number of people on board or the type of aircraft involved.
Sacramento Bee
2 months ago
San Francisco

Emergency crews searching for airplane that went down in bay south of San Franciso

An airplane crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Half Moon Bay Airport in California.
Rescue crews are searching for the plane and there is no information about the number of people on board or the type of aircraft involved.
Medium
1 year ago
San Francisco

"Everything, Everywhere, All at Once" Oscars victories moved me more than I expected

This past weekend, "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once" won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), and Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis).
Funcheap
1 year ago
San Francisco

SF Zoo Free Admission Day (World Water Day 2023)

The San Francisco Zoo, Northern California's largest zoological park and conservation center, periodically offers free admission for San Francisco residents.When is the next free zoo day for SF residents?The free days are often the first or second Wednesday of the month.But dates often announced on VERY short notice as little as 24 hours in advance and sometimes months are skipped altogether.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Two adults hiking off-trail at SF's Fort Funston rescued

San Francisco Fire Department Media Two adults hiking off-trail in San Francisco's Fort Funston were rescued by firefighters on Sunday evening, sending a reminder that the bluffs and sand dunes of this coastal area in the city's southwest corner are dangerous, officials said.Captain Jonathan Baxter, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Fire Department, said the two individuals were walking in the area around the hang-gliding pad and had reached a point where they would have fallen up to 70 feet if they had continued.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

WW II structure falls 200 feet from cliff onto San Francisco beach

SFFD/Golden Gate National Recreation Area A World War II structure tumbled an estimated 200 feet down a cliffside onto Fort Funston Beach in San Francisco, officials said Monday.San Francisco Fire Department spokesperson Jonathan Baxter told SFGATE that the building is a former battery bunker and fell amid a landslide.
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California
Sacramento Bee
2 months ago
California

US Navy helicopter crew survives crash into ocean in Southern California

A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean during a training exercise off Southern California, but all six crewmembers survived.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
California

Ojai woman rescued from ocean after driving vehicle off PCH in Ventura County

An Ojai woman was rescued from the Pacific Ocean on Friday afternoon after she apparently drove her vehicle off the Pacific Coast Highway in Ventura County, authorities said.Dramatic footage posted by the Ventura County Aviation Unit shows the woman on a gurney being hoisted to a helicopter after rescuers pulled her from the water.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

She helped save one of the world's rarest creatures from extinction - and herself along the way

Jana Johnson was a struggling grad student in 2003 when she first met the butterfly that would change her life.She was 34, with two little boys and a crumbling marriage.Her research into the effect of wildfires on reptiles in the Santa Monica Mountains had stalled, she was juggling multiple part-time jobs, and her family was far away in Texas.
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Science
Mail Online
4 months ago
Science

First 'alien' objects on Earth? Experts reveal what metal spheres are

A Harvard physicist claimed to find interstellar objects on Earth, but a new study casts doubt on his claims.
The study suggests that the fragments found in the Pacific Ocean are actually coal ash resulting from industrial activity.
The elements found in the fragments are consistent with those found in burning coal, not interstellar material.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Science

La Nina, which worsens Atlantic hurricanes and Western droughts, is gone

A house sits in Rock Creek in June 2022 after floodwaters washed away a road and a bridge in Red Lodge, Mont.David Goldman/AP WASHINGTON After three nasty years, the La Nina weather phenomenon that increases Atlantic hurricane activity and worsens western drought is gone, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.
KQED
1 year ago
Science

Saving Salmon: Chinook Return to California's Far North - With a Lot of Human Help | KQED

Even though the Central Valley's river system, which includes the McCloud River, marks the southern limit of the Chinook's range, it was once their stronghold.Between 1 and 2 million fish, some weighing 50 pounds or more, spawned in the tributaries of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers each year before the Gold Rush.
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Sun Sentinel
9 months ago
Miami

The Atlantic hits record-breaking temperatures for June. Here's what it means for hurricane season.

Things are supposed to warm up in June, but not this much - especially the waters off the East Atlantic, where many hurricanes form.Recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data shows that sea-surface temperatures globally are well above normal for this time of year - last month had the warmest May ocean temperatures since 1850, when record keeping began, registering 1.53 degrees higher than normal.
SFGATE
9 months ago
SF real estate

Paul Revere Williams-Designed 'Entertainer's Dream House' in SoCal Entices a Buyer Right Away

Realtor.comAnd just such an enthusiast seems to have materialized quickly, as the home is already pending sale after just a few weeks on the market.This listing is priced at $2.2 million.The four-bedroom, three-bath, 2,059-square-foot home was built in 1960 and is set on a 19,000-square-foot lot.It is part of the Williams-designed, 190-home SeaView subdivision, which was featured in Atomic Ranch magazine in 2011.
SFGATE
10 months ago
SF real estate

Beyonce, Jay-Z buy priciest home in Calif. from soap opera heir

Picture this: You're America's preeminent power couple, and you have a couple hundred million dollars burning a hole in your pocket(s).What do you do with the money?One possible answer, according to recent TMZ reports, is buy the most expensive home in California history.Neilson Barnard/NBCUniversal/NBCU Photo Bank
Beyonce and Jay-Z - with a net worth well into the billions, and famous enough that I don't need to identify their professions - reportedly paid $200 million... in cash... for a 30,000-square-foot Malibu mansion.
SFGATE
10 months ago
SF real estate

Hall of Fame Baseball Broadcaster Jon Miller Sells Coastal NorCal Home for $5.3M

Lachlan Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images / Realtor.comAdios, pelota!Adios, casa?Jon Miller, a man whose voice is synonymous with San Francisco Giants baseball, has simplified his commute to Oracle Park.The Hall of Fame broadcaster's four-bedroom, 3.5-bath property in the coastal community of Moss Beach, CA, was sold earlier this year for $5,300,000.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

Open Your Heart to Madonna's Former Mulholland Drive Mansion, Available for $21M

Getty Images / Realtor.comIt just doesn't get more old-Hollywood glam than the Los Angeles estate known as Castillo del Lago.Set on legendary Mulholland Drive in the Hollywood Hills, this spread is said to have been a Bugsy Siegel lair in the 1930s.After that, it served as a prominent movie location for 1984's "Beverly Hills Cop" and as Madonna's home in the 1990s.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

POV: Above It All in This $10M Oregon Coast Home and Lighthouse

Realtor.comA home with a unique viewpoint is coming into focus on the Oregon coast.The 7,442-square-foot home, with its own lighthouse, sits on almost 26 acres along the Pacific Ocean in Cloverdale, OR.The stunning property is listed for $10 million."The Oregon coast is beautiful and rugged-they call it the wilderness coast, and it's exceptional in its beauty," says Brian Ladd, with Cascade Hasson Sotheby's International Realty.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

Waterfront home in scenic Malibu Colony

A luxurious, oceanside four-bedroom in the coveted Malibu Colony community has just hit the market.Priced at $21.5 million, 23456 Malibu Colony Rd., Unit 88 is a striking home with grand scale, stunning vistas and high-end finishes.Built in 1957 and lovingly updated, the residence features beamed ceilings, picture windows, built-ins and a contemporary aesthetic.
Dezeen
9 months ago
Design

Cometa House is nestled within trees on coastal site in Oaxaca

A pair of stone towers and a thatched-roof palapa are among the features at a nature retreat in southern Mexico designed by architects Mauricio Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo.The Cometa House is located in the small, coastal town of Mazunte in the state of Oaxaca.It sits at the edge of a nature preserve on Punta Cometa, or Comet Point, a peninsula that juts into the Pacific Ocean and was once the site of an Aztec fort.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
NYC real estate

$2.5 Million Homes in California

Daniel Dahler for Sotheby's International Realty Daniel Dahler for Sotheby's International Realty Daniel Dahler for Sotheby's International Realty Daniel Dahler for Sotheby's International Realty Daniel Dahler for Sotheby's International Realty Daniel Dahler for Sotheby's International Realty Daniel Dahler for Sotheby's International Realty Daniel Dahler for Sotheby's International Realty Daniel Dahler for Sotheby's International Realty Daniel Dahler for Sotheby's International Realty Daniel Dahler for Sotheby's International Realty This house is in the Sunset Square Historic Protection Overlay Zone, designated by the City Council in 2017 to protect a well-kept collection of early 20th-century homes.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
NYC real estate

$4.2 Million Homes in California

Cameron Carothers for Sotheby's International Realty Cameron Carothers for Sotheby's International Realty Cameron Carothers for Sotheby's International Realty Cameron Carothers for Sotheby's International Realty Cameron Carothers for Sotheby's International Realty Cameron Carothers for Sotheby's International Realty Cameron Carothers for Sotheby's International Realty Cameron Carothers for Sotheby's International Realty Cameron Carothers for Sotheby's International Realty This house was designed by the well-regarded architects A. Quincy Jones and Whitney R. Smith for a housing cooperative established by a group of musicians in postwar Los Angeles.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

Sea Ranch Abalone Bay offers revitalizing coastal retreat

Since the 1960s, Sonoma County's Sea Ranch has been synonymous with distinctive homes conceptualized by visionary architects.Among them is Abalone Bay, a revitalized three-bedroom with multiple decks, floor-to-ceiling windows and a flowing floor plan.Owned by Donna and Jorge Martinez, the striking residence is also offered as a short term rental.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Scalloped concrete walls anchor California house by Laney LA

Undulated concrete walls form the lower portion of this Californian house by architecture studio Laney LA, while its top half is wrapped in glass and cedar.The aptly named Scalloped Concrete House sits on a hill in the Manhattan Beach neighbourhood, just south of LAX airport, which affords the property sea views.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Design, Bitches creates modern bungalow in Venice Beach

Architecture studio Design, Bitches has completed a southern California home that takes cues from the traditional beach cottage and is meant to be "not too precious".The B+B House is located in Venice Beach, a coastal town known for its mix of century-old bungalows and experimental contemporary architecture.
Breaking Muscle
9 months ago
Exercise

Timothy Monigatti (74KG) Squats 283.5 Kilograms (625 Pounds) for IPF Raw World Record - Breaking Muscle

The New Zealander showed out under a global spotlight.For most of his sanctioned strength career, powerlifter Timothy Monigatti has mostly shined in his native New Zealand context.However, on occasion, Monigatti steps out of "The Shire" and shows the world what he brings to the table with a barbell in his hands.
Food & Beverage Magazine
9 months ago
Food & drink

BRUNCH OFFICIALLY DEBUTS AT THE RESTAURANT AT THE GEORGIAN

The Restaurant at The Georgian, Santa Monica's newest dining hotspot is delighted to announce the debut of their weekend brunch menu starting Saturday, June 10th.Guests are invited to immerse themselves in a vintage-lovers dreamland and start their days in an art-deco meets Havana inspired Dining Room and Sunset Terrace with views overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
Los Angeles

A spill of 50,000 gallons of sewage temporarily closes Long Beach beaches to swimmers

Long Beach officials have temporarily closed coastal swimming areas in the city after about 50,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the Alhambra Wash.Long Beach City Health Officer Dr. Anissa Davis issued the closure on Tuesday, which will affect beaches along 5th and 10th places, Granada and Prospect avenues, and the west side of Belmont Pier among other locations, according to city officials.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
Los Angeles

Plane that crashed off coast of Half Moon Bay was owned by Sergey Brin's investment firm

(Josh Edelson / For the Times)

The fuel-starved plane that plunged into the Pacific Ocean while attempting to reach Half Moon Bay on Saturday was owned by the financial investment firm of billionaire Google co-founder Sergey Brin.A statement by Bayshore Global Management sent to The Times late Monday confirmed ownership of the plane, which had been blocked from Federal Aviation Administration-fed tracking services and was registered to a trust run by a bank in Utah.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
Los Angeles

Coast Guard suspends search for 3 people after aircraft crash off San Clemente Island

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday for three people who were aboard a U.S. Navy contractor's aircraft that crashed Wednesday into the water off San Clemente Island, officials said.Coast Guard officials, along with the Navy and U.S. Customs and Border Protection searched the suspected crash site of the Phoenix Learjet, but no survivors had been found since the plane plunged into the Pacific Ocean at about 7:55 a.m.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

United Airlines flight nearly plunged into Pacific Ocean after takeoff, records show

A United Airlines flight departing Hawaii for California in December plunged more than 1,000 feet right after takeoff - nearly into the Pacific Ocean, according to flight data.Just 71 seconds into the Dec. 18 flight from Kahului Airport in Maui that was bound for San Francisco International Airport, the Boeing 777 jet, Flight 1722, suddenly began a steep descent toward the ocean, the data show.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Snow on the ground at sea level: Wild weather on Northern California coast

Snow turned the Northern California coastal town of Ferndale into a rare winter scene on Thursday.Caroline Titus, the former owner of the Ferndale Enterprise in Humboldt County, said the snow wasn't sticking on the asphalt, just blanketing the trees, houses, buildings and fields with photo-worthy precipitation.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Sea Dragon ride on Santa Monica Pier swings away into retirement

For nearly 27 years, the green Sea Dragon ride swung back and forth on the Santa Monica Pier, but on Thursday, the 6,000-pound two-headed metal beast took its last ride 250 feet over the Pacific Ocean.The famed Sea Dragon ship at Pacific Park was retired Thursday as a helicopter lifted it off the pier.
www.housingwire.com
9 months ago
Real estate

DataDigest: Water wars in the Southwest

Is this a glimpse of the future in the Southwest?Arizona state officials announced last week that there is not enough groundwater for all of the construction that has already been approved in the Phoenix area.The state paused approving new housing subdivisions in the Phoenix area that would have relied solely on groundwater, which is likely to limit expansion in fast-growing (and, relatively speaking, affordable) areas outside of Phoenix.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
NYC real estate

The Newest High-End Amenity: Houses That Come With Horses

Plenty of luxury housing developments are built around glamorous perks: a manicured 18-hole golf course, a private beach club, even an exclusive on-site restaurant crowned with Michelin stars.Tucked in the coastal jungle of Western Mexico comes yet another hyper-luxurious real estate offering, this one banking on a novel perk: a pony named Karen.
www.scientificamerican.com
10 months ago
Science

Is E.T. Eavesdropping On Our Phone Calls?

Ever worry about shadowy forces tapping into your phone calls and listening in on your private conversations?Well, astronomers have some good news for you: It won't be aliens with their ears (or whatever auditory sensory organs they evolved) to the speaker getting into your business.At least, not yet.
Design Milk
1 year ago
Design

Two Levitating, Rammed Earth Villas in a Costa Rican Jungle

Dagmar Štěpánová of Formafatal recently completed the first rammed earth structures in Costa Rica that can be yours to rent for your next vacation.Achioté is a pair of minimalist villas in Playa Hermosa that look as if they're levitating above an overgrown cliff by the Pacific Ocean.
therealdeal.com
1 year ago
LA real estate

Beachfront Home in Dana Point Lists for $55M

A Dana Point beachside home has listed for a Malibu-like price of $55 million.The 9,600-square-foot house overlooking Monarch Beach is for sale at 7 Strand Beach Drive, the Orange County Register reported.If it can fetch its asking price, it would be the most expensive home sold in the South Orange County city, surpassing a $33 million off-market deal in March 2022.
Inverse
1 year ago
Environment

An ambitious plan could help repair one of California's biggest ecological catastrophes

The Salton Sea spreads across a remote valley in California's lower Colorado Desert, 40 miles (65 kilometers) from the Mexican border.For birds migrating along the Pacific coast, it's an avian Grand Central Station.In midwinter, tens of thousands of snow geese, ducks, pelicans, gulls, and other species forage on and around the lake.
Truthout
9 months ago
Left-wing politics

Supreme Court Won't Hear Industry Challenge to California Offshore Fracking Ban

Lower courts ruled that fracking for oil and gas in the Pacific Ocean could pose a threat to marine life.Gas is flared off from a flame boom aboard offshore oil and gas platform Edith in the Beta field off the coast of Long Beach, California.Tim Rue / Corbis via Getty Images On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the fossil fuel industry's challenge to a 2018 court-ordered moratorium on offshore fracking in federal Pacific Ocean waters off the coast of California, a rare victory for environmental groups and coastal conservationists who say producing oil and gas from under the seafloor poses a serious threat to ocean ecosystems and the climate.
theconversation.com
9 months ago
Science

El Nino and Extreme Ocean Heat Are About to Clash for the 2023 Hurricane Season

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and forecasters are keeping a close eye on rising ocean temperatures, and not just in the Atlantic.Globally, warm sea surface temperatures that can fuel hurricanes have been off the charts in the spring of 2023, but what really matters for Atlantic hurricanes are the ocean temperatures in two locations: the North Atlantic basin, where hurricanes are born and intensify, and the eastern-central tropical Pacific Ocean, where El Nino forms.
The Mercury News
10 months ago
Silicon Valley food

Explore agave spirits through interactive, educational experiences across Mexico

In resort towns across Mexico, the hospitality industry is celebrating all things agave, the sacred native succulent that provides the nectar for tequila, mezcal and other spirits.Agave spirits were the second-fastest-growing category by revenue and volume in the U.S. in 2022, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Environment

Heat Will Likely Soar to Record Levels in Next 5 Years, New Analysis Says

Global temperatures are likely to soar to record highs over the next five years, driven by human-caused warming and a climate pattern known as El Nino, forecasters at the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday.The previous record for Earth's hottest year was in 2016.There is a 98 percent chance that at least one of the next five years will exceed that, the forecasters said, while the average from 2023 to '27 will almost certainly be the warmest for a five-year period ever recorded.
The Verge
10 months ago
Environment

Buckle up because El Nino is almost here, and it's going to get hot

The next five years are almost guaranteed to be sweltering, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned today.Climate change has already raised baseline temperatures for the planet.Now, a weather pattern known as El Niño is going to make things even hotter when it develops later this year.
www.scientificamerican.com
10 months ago
Science

Watch Out: Tornado Alley Is Migrating Eastward

Roughly 1,200 tornadoes strike the U.S. during an average year.They're prevalent in the U.S.far more so than anywhere else in the worldbecause its geography sets up the perfect conditions, especially in spring and summer.Westerly winds from the Pacific Ocean drop their moisture when they push up over the Rocky Mountains, becoming high, dry and cool as they move farther east.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

Navy Destroyer Sunk in World War II Is Discovered Off Okinawa

A U.S. Navy destroyer sunk in 1945 by a kamikaze aircraft during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II has been discovered by a group of civilian underwater explorers deep in the Pacific Ocean, the group's leader said on Wednesday.The U.S.S.Mannert L. Abele was the first warship hit by what was then a new Japanese weapon called an Ohka essentially a flying bomb capable of reaching speeds of 600 miles per hour.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
Los Angeles

Three killed in plane crash during Navy training exercise off San Clemente Island

(Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Three people aboard a U.S. Navy-contracted aircraft were killed Wednesday when it crashed during a training exercise off San Clemente Island, officials said Friday.The three men - Eric Tatman, Spencer Geerlings and Shane Garner - were from Georgia and worked for Phoenix Air Group, which owned and operated the Learjet that crashed near the Navy-owned island, according to officials.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

77 tons less trash made it into the ocean thanks to this experimental L.A. County device

(Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

After a historic winter hit California with dozens of atmospheric rivers, the last line of defense protecting the Pacific from much of L.A.'s trash held strong.In the first storm season of a two-year pilot project, Ballona Creek Trash Interceptor 007 stopped nearly 155,000 pounds of garbage from flowing out to the ocean.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Rishi Sunak has electricity grid upgraded to heat his private pool

Rishi Sunak's new private heated swimming pool uses so much energy that the local electricity network had to be upgraded to meet its power demands, the Guardian has been told.While many Britons are facing increased electricity bills and are trying to limit their energy usage extra equipment was recently installed in a remote part of North Yorkshire to provide extra capacity from the National Grid to the prime minister's constituency home.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Offensive' police code name for Nadhim Zahawi tax probe linked to tropical fish

Friends of Nadhim Zahawi have questioned the decision by police to name their secret inquiry into his tax affairs after a spikey orange tropical fish.The National Crime Agency, which alongside HMRC was involved in probing Tory chairman Mr Zahawi's finances, gave the investigation the codename Operation Catalufa.
KQED
1 year ago
Science

Rivers in the Sky: What You Need to Know About Atmospheric River Storms | KQED

How do they happen?Atmospheric rivers commonly begin as warm water storms over the Pacific Ocean, where evaporation creates a high concentration of moisture in the air.Prevailing winds give ARs their distinctive shape, and probably helped give rise to their comparisons to a fire hose, pointed at California.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
Los Angeles Rams

Commentary: For all his accomplishments, NFL legend Jim Brown leaves a highly flawed legacy

(Lennox McLendon / Associated Press)

When I interviewed Jim Brown 10 years ago, he had an agenda and so did I.They were not the same agenda.When he died Friday in Los Angeles, at age 87, I pondered that interview, that day in a quiet restaurant in West Hollywood, where this mostly brooding man, dressed all in black, spoke in grunts and grumbles.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Editorial: Midwest farmers look set to feed a hungry world

This is planting season in the Farm Belt, and Midwest farmers are revving up for a big year ahead.Global demand for corn, soybeans and other basic commodities remains strong, supplies are tight and producers have plenty of money to invest in their crops as they eye a third straight year of robust farm incomes.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
Los Angeles

Los Angeles welcomes back the sun and heat after an unusually wet year

(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

After making like the Pacific Northwest for much of this unusually wet year, Southern California is returning to its dry, sunny norm this weekend.Temperatures in the San Fernando Valley are expected to range from the high 80s into the low 90s Saturday and Sunday, while a marine layer will keep the coast in the temperate high-60-degree range, before beaches push into the low 70s Tuesday and Wednesday.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

Could This Be New York City's Least Snowy Winter in Recorded History?

New York City's springlike winter is on track to set a record: the least snowy season on the books.It's likely, though by no means guaranteed, that the city will fall short of the lowest total snowfall accumulation since record-keeping began shortly after the Civil War.The National Weather Service station at Central Park has so far measured just 2.3 inches of snowfall.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

Is this normal? California is facing its 12th atmospheric river this winter following a historic drought

California is bracing for yet another powerful, atmospheric river storm this week, continuing the onslaught of major weather whiplash after a yearslong, historic megadrought.Many welcomed this winter's heavy rain and snow since it was so desperately needed to replenish the state's severely drained reservoirs and depleted groundwater.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

First, a blizzard warning in Southern California. Now thundersnow?

A series of low-pressure systems packing cold air straight from Canada has brought low-elevation snow and a rare blizzard warning for Southern California's mountains.Now, as if to add an exclamation point to the freakiness of this week's weather, there has been thundersnow in the Southland - and more could be on the way.
Redfin | Real Estate Tips for Home Buying, Selling & More
1 year ago
Real estate

Discover Your New Home: 14 of The Best Day Trips from Los Angeles

Los Angeles is a diverse and exciting city with endless options for exploration and adventure.Whether you're a local renting an apartment in Los Angeles, CA , looking to buy a house in the area , or a tourist, there's always something new to discover.And if you're looking to escape the city for a day and explore the surrounding areas, you're in luck.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

La Nina Has Ended, and El Nino May Be on the Way

La Nina, the climate pattern that helped fuel the extremely active hurricane seasons and drought in the southwest over the past two and a half years, has ended, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.The intermittent phenomenon which occurs when sea-surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are below average typically brings drier, warmer conditions to the southern half of the United States and wetter weather to the northern half.
www.mercurynews.com
10 months ago
Environment

Australia's colossal bushfires likely made La Nina worse, study finds

Smoke from Australia's worst wildfires in decades may have contributed to the rare triple La Nina weather event that impacted continents thousands of miles away, according to new research.Flames burned through 46 million acres from June 2019 to January 2020 during Australia's summer months thrusting emissions into the Earth's atmosphere and potentially shifting weather patterns, said a study published in Science Advances on Wednesday.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Environment

US lawsuit seeks to protect habitat of endangered corals

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - An environmental group filed a lawsuit Monday accusing the U.S. government of failing to protect 12 endangered coral species across the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean that have been decimated by warming waters, pollution and overfishing.Are you on Telegram?Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine.
Slate Magazine
1 year ago
Environment

This Winter's Weird Weather Goes Beyond Climate Change

This winter season has thrown some wild weather our way, from winter storm Elliott to the arctic airmass that consumed New York, and now a major snowstorm is simultaneously hitting the Northeast and California.Climate researchers generally agree this is not normal.So what's causing it?Researchers are actively trying to answer that and it's proving to be complicated.
The Mercury News
10 months ago
Silicon Valley food

12 terrific Bay Area pie shops where you can sate your sweet tooth

Is there anything more nostalgic, more all-American, more all-around satisfying than a well made pie?Swirls of meringue float atop lemon curd.Creamy flounces adorn a fresh banana pie.And crumbly, gooey deliciousness oozes from flaky pastry shells everywhere.Many Bay Area restaurants feature a slice or two on their dessert menus, but this region is also home to some stellar pie-centric bakeries, each with its own spin on the classics.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
NYC real estate

$3.2 Million Homes in California

Open Homes Photography Open Homes Photography Open Homes Photography Open Homes Photography Open Homes Photography Open Homes Photography Open Homes Photography Open Homes Photography Open Homes Photography Open Homes Photography This building is in Cow Hollow, less than a block from the Presidio, an expansive city park with views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay, as well as a golf course, public art installations and a theater.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC real estate

$1.5 Million Homes in California

Mark Karlstrom Mark Karlstrom Mark Karlstrom Mark Karlstrom Mark Karlstrom Mark Karlstrom Mark Karlstrom Mark Karlstrom Mark Karlstrom The builders of this brand-new house used 1950s design elements including terrazzo floors, pops of aqua in the main living spaces and colorful tile in the kitchen to evoke the midcentury aesthetic that draws so many visitors to Palm Springs.
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

WAVR designs 3D-printed prototype of wave-energy collector

Hawaii-based company WAVR has developed a prototype for a modular technology that floats on top of the ocean waves to gather energy from the motion of the water.Called the WAVR Wave Energy Converter (WEC), the system uses a hinged floating device to constantly capture energy from the motion of the waves.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

This beautiful U-shaped beach house in Chile is located on the edge of a cliff - Yanko Design

Based in Chile, ERRE Arquitectos built the Casa Ferran, a stunning low-profile holiday home located in Matanzas.Placed on the coast of Chile, the home occupies 240 square meters, in the form of a U-shape, on the edge of a cliff, which drops majestically down to the Pacific Ocean.The home was designed by Raimundo Gutiérrez of ERRE Arquitectos
Designer: ERRE Arquitectos
While building the holiday home, the architect paid immense consideration to three important factors.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

ERRE Arquitectos designs U-shaped Chilean beach house overlooking the Pacific Ocean

Chilean studio ERRE Arquitectos has constructed Casa Ferran, a low-profile holiday house in Matanzas on the coast of Chile.Raimundo Gutiérrez of ERRE Arquitectos designed the 240-square-metre (2,580-square-foot) residence as a U-shape on the edge of a cliff that limits the buildable area of the 2,200-square-metre site, as it drops steeply down to the Pacific Ocean.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Dezeen's top five houses of February 2023

A mirrored villa in Belgium, a demountable house in the UK and a "truly ordinary" home in Vietnam feature in Dezeen's top five houses of the month for February.A pair of rammed-earth villas in Costa Rica and a fortress-like home in Portugal round off the list of Dezeen readers' favourite houses published in the past month.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

Los Angeles Can't Forget P-22, the Mountain Lion Who Made the A-List

It's been five months since he died, but Los Angeles residents still can't seem to shake their obsession with the mountain lion known as P-22.Fans wear pins and T-shirts that feature his wide-eyed stare.The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a composition in September at the Hollywood Bowl that it commissioned in his memory.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Seven California Parks to Visit This Spring

Image Point Mugu.Credit...Brent Stirton/Getty Images HOLLISTER The road to Pacheco State Park begins in this old Central Coast cowboy town, famous for its apricot farms.There is still a barnlike saloon in the quaint downtown, and then the road begins to wind through fields of yellow blooms of wild mustard and lush, light green hills dotted with majestic, gnarled oak trees.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

At Least 8 Dead as Two Small Boats Capsize in San Diego

At least eight people died after the small boats they were in capsized near a San Diego beach, the authorities said on Sunday.San Diego Fire-Rescue Department lifeguards responded to a 911 call around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to the department spokeswoman, Monica Munoz.The caller, a woman, said she and other passengers of a panga boat, a small fishing vessel, had reached the shores of Black's Beach, a secluded strip of sand beneath the bluffs of Torrey Pines on the Pacific Ocean.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Storm Wallops Portland as California Braces for Rare Blizzard

Read our latest updates on the storm in California here.A powerful winter storm sweeping the West Coast walloped areas of the region unaccustomed to snow and wintry mix, paralyzing parts of Portland, Ore., before shifting south toward California.Forecasters in Oregon said the storm was continuing to overperform in terms of snowfall in areas of the state on Thursday.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

United Flight From Maui Came Within 800 Feet of Striking Pacific Ocean

In December, about a minute after a United Airlines flight departed from Kahului Airport in Maui, the plane, a Boeing 777-200, entered a steep dive and came within 775 feet of the surface of the Pacific Ocean, according to flight data.The plane had initially ascended to an altitude of 2,200 feet before suddenly falling at a rate of nearly 8,600 feet per minute, according to The Air Current, which reported on the episode on Sunday after analyzing data from the Dec. 18 flight.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

A Brief History of Spying With Balloons

A Chinese balloon seen hovering over Montana this week has been described as an intelligence-gathering airship by the Pentagon and a stray civilian research airship by China.Whatever its intended use, the balloon offers a reminder of how for more than a century, governments have used balloons for surveillance and observation, most often during times of war.
Fatherly
10 months ago
Fathers

May's Full "Flower Moon" Will Feature An Elusive Eclipse

The Full Moon in May will be here in just a few short days - gracing our skies on May 5 - but there's something extra special about the full moon this month.In addition to the May Flower Moon, marking the final month of spring, we're going to have a penumbral lunar eclipse, too.Not sure what that means?
Truthout
11 months ago
Left-wing politics

Oceans Have Reached Warmest Levels in Modern History. Scientists Are Worried.

Oceans have absorbed some 90 percent of the heat caused by human-induced climate change - at a devastating cost.Gatis Vilaks via Unsplash
This story was originally published by Grist.Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter here.The world's oceans have reached their warmest levels in modern history, outpacing climate forecasts and alarming scientists.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
Tech industry

Their Boat Hit a Whale and Sank. The Internet Saved Their Lives.

When Rick Rodriguez's sailboat collided with a whale in the middle of the Pacific Ocean earlier this month, it sank within about 15 minutes.But not before he and his three fellow mariners had escaped with essential supplies and cutting-edge communications gear.One was a pocket-size satellite device that allowed Mr. Rodriguez to call his brother, who was thousands of miles away on land, from a life raft.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

The Mike Pence Raid, The Mitt Romney Scold, The Ashton Kutcher Charmlessness Defense, and Cocaine Dolphins (I Wish)

How do you do, fellow Trash Pandas?It's your old pal Elinor Jones here with the latest in news and nonsense.Where to even start?Well, Valentine's Day is tomorrow and if you haven't planned anything yet, there is still time to submit a Mercury reader valentine!Nothing says romance like something free and last-minute.
Redfin | Real Estate Tips for Home Buying, Selling & More
1 year ago
Real estate

10 Beautiful Places to Go in Huntington Beach

Thinking about living in Huntington Beach ?Huntington Beach, CA is a city that's filled with stunning natural beauty and iconic landmarks.From the breathtaking sunsets to the vibrant flora and fauna, there are plenty of stunning and must-see spots in this coastal community.To help you get started, we've compiled a list of the top 10 beautiful places in Huntington Beach that you won't want to miss.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

Big storm barrels toward a Big Sur school shuttered by landslides for months

Since early January, Ellen Hall has been teaching in an empty classroom.Hall's students have been popping in and out of her online lessons since storms rocked Big Sur and led to massive landslides on Highway 1 late last year.More than two months later, half of the students at Hall's school are still blocked from their classes, separated by immense levels of dirt, muck and rock.
Yahoo Sports
1 year ago
San Jose Sharks

Patrick Marleau lauded by NHL icons who also were first to have jersey retired

Like many a great explorer, Patrick Marleau didn't really know anything about where he was going, he just went."I didn't know much about San Jose," Marleau recalled thinking when the Sharks selected the teenager second overall in the 1997 NHL Draft."I think in my head, I had a vision of just a lot of beach, a lot of sand, a lot of palm trees."
www.winemag.com
1 year ago
Wine

ChileanSauvignonBlancIs on the Rise Thanks to Two Coastal Regions

Casablanca and Leyda are acquiring a reputation as producers of world-class Sauvignon Blancsome of which rival that of the iconic expression from New Zealand.But at the same time, they have identified unique characteristics of their specific terroir that are site-specific expressions with a true sense of place.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Will court fight over fireworks shows affect Long Beach's popular Big Bang celebration?

A growing debate over the possible environmental damage caused by fireworks shows, especially over waterways, recently erupted in federal court where climate activists are pushing for stronger regulations of a popular Independence Day celebration in Southern California.While fireworks have for years been known to cause significant air pollution - with July 4 and 5 recording some of Southern California's worst air quality days - activists and attorneys with the Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation want officials to help minimize the damage fireworks pose to waterways when the pyrotechnics debris and chemicals sink into the ocean or other water sources.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Hours after the first quake, the region was hit by an unusually large aftershock.

Like all large earthquakes, the powerful 7.8 magnitude temblor that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday was followed by dozens of aftershocks, secondary quakes that occur when the movement of the first causes changes in stresses underground.One of those aftershocks, which struck about nine hours after the initial quake, was nearly as strong as the first and measured at magnitude 7.5.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Hannes Keller, Swiss Deep-Sea Diving Pioneer, Is Dead at 88

Hannes Keller, a Swiss mathematician and inspired amateur explorer, planned his audacious deep ocean dive for more than a year.In December 1962, he intended to descend deeper than anyone before him: 1,000 feet down, off Santa Catalina Island, near Los Angeles, in a diving bell called the Atlantis.If a man could go, for instance, to 1,000 feet down and do practical work, Mr. Keller wrote in The Sydney Morning Herald, then all the continental shelf zone could be explored, a total of more than 16 million square miles.
therealdeal.com
1 year ago
LA real estate

BlacKkKlansman Producer Revealed as Buyer of $91M estate

Edward H. Hamm Jr. and 28060 Sea Lane Drive, Malibu (Daniel Tacconelli/Sotheby's International Realty, Getty) The buyer of a $91 million manse in Malibu last month has been hamming it up in Paradise Cove.Edward Hamm Jr., a movie producer and heir to the Hamm's Beer fortune, was revealed as the buyer of the 17,000-square-foot mansion at 28060 Sea Lane Drive, the Wall Street Journal reported.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Child killed as bomb cyclone' ravages US state of California

The storm is the third in a series of extreme weather events to hit the drought-stricken state in the span of a week.As heavy rains and strong winds continue to batter the western United States, officials in the state of California have said that they are preparing for a war to keep residents safe against the extreme weather.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
OMG science

How a vanished Ice Age lake shaped the past and present of Missoula, Montana

Had the city of Missoula, Montana, existed thousands of years ago, it would have been under water.During the last Ice Age, a sheet of ice 20 miles wide got stuck in the Idaho panhandle and blocked the Clark Fork River, creating glacial Lake Missoula.At its highest, the water level reached 4,250 feet above sea level-over 1,000 feet above the present city's altitude.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

How atmospheric rivers and a bomb cyclone add up to mayhem in California

California is bracing for monumental weather conditions this week, with heavy rain, strong winds, snow and choppy surf expected thanks to a set of weather events known as a "bomb cyclone" and a series of "atmospheric rivers."Flood advisories are in effect for most of Northern and Central California.
Funcheap
1 year ago
San Francisco

SF Zoo Free Admission Day: First Free Day of 2023

The San Francisco Zoo, Northern California's largest zoological park and conservation center, periodically offers free admission for San Francisco residents.When is the next free zoo day for SF residents?The free days are often the first or second Wednesday of the month.But dates often announced on VERY short notice as little as 24 hours in advance and sometimes months are skipped altogether.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
OMG science

Above and beyond: key events in 2022 that shaped space exploration

The year has been a blast in space exploration, from Nasa's big step in returning to moon missions, to glimpses at the origins of the universe and hope that humanity could survive the doomsday scenario of an asteroid hurtling towards Earth.These are the events that shaped 2022 in space advances: Nasa hadn't sent a crew-capable spacecraft to the moon for half a century when Artemis 1 blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral in November.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

LA and US west coast ring in 2023 as celebrations continue

1672575139 In the Pacific Ocean, the uninhabited Baker Island and Howland Island are the last places in the world to reach the new year.The new year is now truly underway for the whole world and was welcomed with exquisite scenes of fireworks and lights.You can see the best photos from the new year's displays here: Millions celebrate first New Year without Covid restrictions since 2019 On that note, happy new year to you all and thank you for tuning in!
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

Ready To Run Down a Dream? Buy Tom Petty's Malibu Beach House for $9.8M

Getty Images / Realtor.comListing agent Chris Cortazzo, of Compass, originally sold the oceanfront compound to the Grammy winner in 2010 for $6.8 million.And he's back to find its next owner.According to the Wall Street Journal, the "American Girl" singer wrote and recorded many songs at the shorefront abode, including "Something Good Coming."
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