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☆ Moana 2's Auliʻi Cravalho's multicultural heritage reflects Hawaii's rich history
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Arturo Conde | Arturo Conde Is An Editor | A Bilingual Freelance Journalist. He Writes For La Opinión A Coruña | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Auliʻi Cravalho was only 16 years old when she voiced her breakout role as Moana. DisneyCravalho said that before Moana, she found inspiration in another Disney character — a Chinese folk heroine. Cravalho's — and Hawaii's — multicultural heritageMoana is widely recognized by viewers as a Polynesian hero. In a way, Cravalho’s diverse background reflects a small part of the much larger history of migrations, including Latinos, to Hawaii. Reflecting on her beloved character, Cravalho said Moana's bold actions redefine how girls and women can identify as heroes in pop culture.

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CNN —Western Myanmar is being battered by strong winds and heavy rain after Cyclone Mocha made landfall on the Bay of Bengal coastline Sunday. Local residents check the damages after Cyclone Mocha's crashed ashore in Kyauktaw in Myanmar's Rakhine state on May 14, 2023. Two children stand under a roadside shelter to protect from rain before Cyclone Mocha hits in Sittwe, Rakhine State, on Sunday, May 14, 2023. APTropical Cyclone Mocha has intensified to the equivalent of a category 5 Atlantic hurricane. Most live in bamboo and tarpaulin shelters perched on hilly slopes that are vulnerable to strong winds, rain, and landslides.

Since forming in the Bay of Bengal early Thursday, tropical Cyclone Mocha has intensified to a high-end Category 4 Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 240kph (150mph). Tropical cyclones (also known as hurricanes, typhoons and tropical storms depending on ocean basin and intensity), feed off ocean heat. They need temperatures of at least around 27 degrees Celsius (80 Fahrenheit Fahrenheit) to form, and the warmer the ocean, the more moisture they can take up. The waters in the Bay of Bengal are currently around 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit Fahrenheit), about 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than average for May. Climate-change fueled sea-level rise adds to the risks, worsening storm surges from tropical cyclones and allowing them to travel further inland.

☆ Jason Momoa wanted to take his pet pig to the 'Slumberland' premiere
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Jason Momoa’s real-life pet pig didn’t end up making it to the premiere of “Slumberland.”The actor attended the premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday, where he told Entertainment Tonight that though he had hoped to bring the pig to the event, his little pig stayed home. He’s a wild boar, so I couldn’t bring him with me,” said Momoa, who instead posed on the red carpet with a stuffed animal. “I think it would’ve been pretty gnarly, though.”In “Slumberland,” Momoa plays an eccentric outlaw named Flip, who guides young orphan (Marlow Barkley) and her toy-pig-turned-real through a world of dreams. Momoa revealed earlier this month that he had adopted a pig after filming with it. Momoa was at last updating picking a name for his new pet – torn between Lau Lau and Manapua.

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