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☆ When it comes to climate change and democracy, Liev Schreiber is taking it personally
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Penelope Patsuris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Programming Note: The CNN Original Series Violent Earth with Liev Schreiber explores the unbelievable science behind epic natural events. CNN —Unlike Logan Roy’s offspring in “Succession,” Liev Schreiber can appropriately be described as a serious person. I think once swimming in the ocean became a regular event for me, that’s really where my own personal relationship to climate change began to develop,” Schreiber told CNN in a recent interview. Things are going a lot better in terms of our awareness and the steps we’re taking, but there’s still a long way to go,” Schreiber said. He’ll bring viewers back to the NFL training camp fields with the Chicago Bears when the series returns in August.

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☆ Memorial Day weekend marred by severe weather — and it's not over
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Memorial Day weekend was marred by severe storms across the US. Scientists blame the heat and say the severe weather will continue. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementMemorial weekend is the unofficial start of summer, and this year it was marred by a series of severe weather incidents that scientists say could continue as temperatures rise. Severe weather, including thunderstorms and tornados, swept across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kentucky over the holiday weekend, destroying buildings and killing over 20 people, according to the Associated Press.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, tornados, Associated Press, Business Locations: Maryland , Texas, Texas , Oklahoma , Arkansas, Kentucky

☆ A cluster of sunspots 15 times bigger than Earth could send a solar storm our way as early as Saturday
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

These have been fizzing with activity and could send solar weather toward Earth as early as Saturday. Space weather is mostly harmless, though scientists are looking out for a rare once-a-century superstorm. It had already shot out three M-class and several C-class solar flares before it came into view, per spaceweather.com. "The spots are fairly big and complex, which suggests they're likely to produce some space weather," said Owens. AdvertisementAs of Friday evening, the US and UK agencies that monitor space weather forecasted a low risk of any type of dangerous solar weather in the coming days.

Persons: Daniel Verscharen, Matt Owens, Owens, they're Organizations: Service, European Space Agency, NASA, University College London, University of Reading, US

☆ How Democrats can win big in red states
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | Walt Hickey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Democrats are finding ways to advance their candidates and causes in traditionally red states. Tuesday's elections show that while the party may never reach its former heights in increasing red states, it can still notch victories that continue to claw back power. Some states have long elected Democrats at the local level while rejecting Republicans at the national level and vice-versa. AdvertisementAdvertisementHere are some of the ways Democrats are still winning:Keep it local. Issue 1's proponents, like other previous red state movements, couched some of their appeals in broader language that would welcome Republicans.

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☆ Installing solar isn't the only big financial decision to make about controlling home power
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

That means it may be a good time to consider a home backup power storage system. Fossil fuel vs. battery power If you're not opposed to fossil fuel-powered options, there are several categories to consider based on your power needs. EVs as a backup power option for the home Some electrical vehicles can be used to back up essential items, or, in some cases, a whole home. "If you're contemplating spending $10,000 on a whole home gas generator system, why not think about an EV with this capability instead?" Some states provide additional solar battery incentives.

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☆ How to buy a home insurance policy in era of climate risk and more frequent disasters
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Frequent weather catastrophes, induced in part by climate change, are bearing down on homeowners and would-be buyers. Here's how consumers can navigate the home insurance market amid increasing climate-driven weather risks:The home insurance market disruption is going to get worseThings are likely to get worse for homeowners and would-be buyers. Also in June, Farmers Insurance became the latest insurer to pull out of Florida, a market that's been roiled with turmoil for many years. Policyholders should expect to pay moreThe average cost of homeowners insurance nationwide is $2,777 a year, with rates varying by state, according to Insurance.com, a consumer comparison service. Already, some homeowners are choosing to roll the dice on ownership without insurance rather than pay increasing premiums.

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☆ Tornado alley is widening, putting millions more people and properties at risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Much of that is because the season is starting earlier, and tornado alley is expanding due to a warmer climate. Tornadoes need four ingredients to form, explained Ashley: moisture, instability (which provides the energy necessary for the storms), wind shear and lift. When a powerful F-4 tornado plowed through Rolling Fork, Mississippi, in March, residents were largely unprepared. The only one that I can remember is 1971, and the tornado bypassed Rolling Fork. That's precisely why the widening of tornado alley is fast becoming a new focus for insurers.

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☆ The Southern Tornado Alley: Where the deadliest twisters touch down in the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Amy O'Kruk | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Some climate scientists call it the Southern Tornado Alley (STA): An area above the Gulf of Mexico that stretches from the western borders of Arkansas and Louisiana to eastern Georgia, encapsulating Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee in between. But in the Southern Alley, tornadoes are uniquely dangerous and often much more fatal. “The Southern Alley is where you get the human population to meet up with the storms. “Because when it gets down to it, the minutes matter.”Tornadoes that occur in the Southern Tornado Alley are far less predictable than in the Great Plains Tornado Alley, often making them more deadly. “A lot of times people hear Tornado Alley and they just think Kansas.

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☆ Tornados! Fire! Ice Storms! These Real-Estate Agents Risk Life and Limb for the Sale
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Robyn A. Friedman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +3 min

Illustration: A Richard AllenWhat is the worst weather you have ever had to contend with while showing a home? I see wall clouds all the time, but for those not familiar with them, it’s a giant tower of clouds, and it’s very dark and ominous-looking, so it can be scary. My buyer, who claimed to have been some sort of weather watcher, started freaking out, saying things like, “That’s a wall cloud! I wouldn’t say this was the worst weather, but it was definitely the weirdest. The sky was red and black, and all we could see was a small circle of light in the sky.

Persons: Richard Allen, Justin Fox, Max, —, hysterically, Victoria Rong Kennedy Organizations: Cottage, Corcoran Group Locations: Cottage Grove, Minn, New York, N.Y, Manhattan

☆ A sunspot four times the size of Earth is visible right now — here's how to see it without a telescope
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-23 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A sunspot four times the size of the Earth is crossing the sun right now. "A giant sunspot is crossing the sun's disk, and I could see it clearly with solar glasses," said Yeom, per spaceweather.com, adding: "Caution! The sun is gearing up to a peak of activityA video of the sun taken on May 18 shows a powerful solar flare being released. SDO/NASAExperts have been keeping a watchful eye on this particular sunspot, called AR3310, while it is facing the Earth. As this one rolled around the side of the sun, it let off a substantial solar flare, a giant explosion that sends energy, light, and high-speed particles into space.

☆ Powerful solar flare that erupted from a sunspot three times the size of the Earth caused widespread radio blackouts
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A powerful solar flare exploded on Tuesday, caused by a sunspot three times the size of the Earth. There have been a series of recent space weather events as the sun enters a period of peak activity. A video of the sun taken on May 18 shows a powerful solar flare being released. As the sun becomes more active, it is exhibiting more frequent solar events like solar flares and coronal mass ejections. An X-class solar flare was spotted in March causing radio blackouts in parts of southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

☆ Authorities search for more victims after tornado pummels Arkansas
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( Liliana Salgado | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 1 (Reuters) - Arkansas first responders on Saturday will sift through debris for more possible victims after a fierce tornado sliced through the Little Rock area and northeastern part of the state, killing at least two people and injuring dozens of others. Two fatalities in Arkansas were reported in Wynne, about 100 miles (160 km) east of Little Rock, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Friday night. One person was killed and more than 50 people hospitalized in North Little Rock, Pulaski County spokeswoman Madeline Roberts told the Washington Post. Although more than 30 people were taken to hospital in the Little Rock area, none had died as of Friday night, said Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr., who added that the count remained imprecise. [1/9] A view of destroyed buildings following the tornado in Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S., March 31, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a video of a tornado churning on the sun. The fiery formation of boiling solar plasma grew to an estimated height of 14 Earths. SDO/NASAThe magnetic structure that caused this tornado is actually a lot bigger than what we're seeing. As these move around the sun, they create magnetic fields that erupt through the solar surface. The sun is getting more activeA video from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the massive hole in the sun's atmosphere.

☆ Mortgage giant Fannie Mae tackles climate risk, but changes to underwriting may take several years
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

But the housing market currently doesn't price that climate risk into home values. The mortgage giant's chief climate officer, Tim Judge, says mortgage underwriting does not currently account for climate risk. To help, Judge is hiring climate risk modeling firms, such as First Street Foundation and Jupiter Intelligence, as well as others, to figure out just how to factor climate risk into home values and mortgage underwriting. First Street, for example, looks at climate risk from floods, fire and wind, and brings it down to an individual property level. But Fannie Mae is not yet rejecting any mortgages based solely on climate risk.

☆ Ukrainian pilot pair in Arizona to fly military simulators -US officials
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( Mike Stone | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - Two Ukrainian pilots are in Arizona to fly flight simulators and be evaluated by the U.S. military, two U.S. officials said on Saturday, as Washington remains mute on whether it will send fighter jets or sophisticated remotely piloted drones to Kyiv. "This event allows us to better help Ukrainian pilots become more effective pilots and better advise them on how to develop their own capabilities," the defense official said. Other allies have also conducted similar events in the past, the defense official said. The defense official did not say how long the Ukrainians had been in the Southwestern state. Training on military equipment, both for its use and maintenance, has been a leading indicator of a potential transfer.

☆ U.S. Northeast braced for arrival of sprawling winter storm
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Vehicles are covered by snow in Murdo, South Dakota, U.S., December 16, 2022 in this screen grab taken from a social media video. Rick Dorion/via REUTERSDec 16 (Reuters) - A massive winter storm that spawned deadly tornadoes in the South and pummeled the Northern Plains with blizzard-like conditions earlier in the week was expected to arrive in the Northeast on Friday, bringing heavy snows and fierce winds. The conditions will make driving "very difficult to impossible" as slushy snow covers roadways during the day and into the afternoon commute, the NSW warned. The weight of the wet snow could also bring down trees and power lines, causing widespread power outages, forecasters said. Some 33,000 homes and businesses were without power in Pennsylvania and West Virginia as of Friday morning, Poweroutage.us reported.

☆ U.S. East Coast in path of powerful winter storm that killed 3 in South
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 15 (Reuters) - A sprawling winter storm was expected to unleash ice, snow and strong winds across the Northeast on Thursday after spawning dozens of tornadoes that claimed the lives of three people as it left behind a trail of destruction in the South. More than 20 people suffered injuries in Farmerville, Louisiana, when a tornado hit an apartment complex and a mobile home park, a police spokesperson told CNN. The relentless storm was not finished on Thursday. Additionally, the storm was forecast to unleash freezing rains across the region, glazing roadways with ice and prompting transportation officials to urge motorists to stay off the roads. Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Chicago; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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