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It’s eggnog season. The boozy beverage dates back to medieval England but remains a holiday hit

SAN FRANCISCO — At Scoma’s Restaurant in San Francisco, this holiday season ‘s batch of eggnog began 11 months ago. “It’s a wonderful, specialty drink,” Kenny said of Scoma’s recipe, which has been honed in recent years to take advantage of the boozy beverage’ s aging process. “A drink that you would sort of associate with grandma and grandpa on …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Cyclone Chido: What to know about storm that devastated France’s Mayotte

Al Jazeera

Officials fear hundreds of people could be dead as a result of the cyclone, which ravaged France’s poorest department. More than a thousand may be dead in Mayotte cyclone Cyclone Chido has become the worst storm to impact the French overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean in 90 years. Chido intensified into a cyclone and hit Mayotte, an …

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1 week, 5 days ago

East Coast storm makes a mess at ski resorts as strong winds cause power outages

Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine — A storm that swept up the East Coast delivered a blow to New England, packing powerful gusts that knocked out power along with a deluge of rain and warming temperatures that washed away snow and dampened ski resorts. “Is that what they’re calling it?” said Jen Roberts, co-owner of Onion River Outdoors sporting goods store in Montpelier, …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Does talking about climate "tipping points" inspire action — or defeat?

Salon

Climate tipping points are a specter looming over our future — thresholds beyond which the Earth’s systems switch into new states, often abruptly and irreversibly. Kopp said that the emphasis on climate tipping points might have made sense as a call to action 20 years ago, when the consequences of climate change weren’t so obvious. “Most importantly, tipping points are …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Second-warmest November on record means that 2024 is likely to be Earth’s hottest year, report says

Associated Press

Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured, according to a report Monday by European climate service Copernicus. Jennifer Francis, a climate scientist at the Woodwell Climate Research Center in Cape Cod, who wasn’t involved in the report, said …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

2024 on its way to being the hottest year ever, break record set in 2023

India Today

2024 is set to become the hottest year on record, with global temperatures expected to remain elevated into early 2025. This alarming prediction from European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service follows a series of extreme weather events worldwide, including severe droughts, floods, and heatwaves that have wreaked havoc across multiple continents. C3S reported that from January to November 2024, average …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

How Elon Musk's SpaceX aced heat shield challenge that Nasa is struggling to fix

India Today

Nasa's Artemis-II mission, which aims to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo program, has been delayed from September 2025 to April 2026 due to issues with the Orion spacecraft's heat shield. The heat shield is designed to protect the spacecraft from extreme temperatures exceeding 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit as it re-enters Earth's atmosphere at speeds …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

IOC official open to back-to-back World Cup in Saudi Arabia and Salt Lake Olympics in early 2034

Associated Press

GENEVA — Scheduling the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia back-to-back with the 2034 Salt Lake City Winter Games would pose “no risk” to the Olympics, a senior IOC official said Tuesday. Dubi’s comments suggested January 2034 is surprisingly open for FIFA and Saudi Arabia to stage soccer’s marquee event despite a near-clash with the Salt Lake City Olympics that …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

A doctor’s food safety tips for Thanksgiving

CNN

CNN — Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. I want to make sure that the food my family and I are preparing is safe—and so are the leftovers, so I turned to CNN wellness expert Dr. Leana Wen. Wen: Over the past year, there have been several instances of high-profile food recalls, but it’s important …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Anders Celsius and his legacy which defines how we measure temperature today

India Today

Happy Birthday, Anders Celsius! The SI unit we use today to measure temperature was introduced by Celsius in 1742 when he proposed his now-famous temperature scale to the Swedish Academy of Sciences, the oldest Swedish scientific society. Celsius contributed to the Swedish General Map through his geographical measurements and was among the first to observe Scandinavia’s gradual rise above sea …

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1 month ago

Here’s what happened when experts at COP29 played a climate change board game

Associated Press

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Activists and experts who are pushing world leaders to save an overheating planet learned it’s not so easy, even in a simulated world. And every round comes with a new card, such as, “Storms: Every player adds 1 Community in Crisis” per 0.1 degrees Celsius temperature rise, or “Sea Level Rise: Every player loses 1 Infrastructure Resilience.” …

Climate Change World Climate Temperature Players Game Crisis

1 month ago

Chile’s rare salt flat fish faces extinction from lithium mining

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At more than 3,700 meters above sea level, the “karachi” swims happily in dense salt …

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1 month ago

Climate Change Has Boosted Hurricane Wind Strength By A Terrifying Amount

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING BAKU, Azerbaijan — Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found Wednesday. A Category 5 storm causes more than 400 times the damage of a minimal Category 1 hurricane, more than 140 times the damage of a minimal Category 3 hurricane and more …

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1 month ago

Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says

Associated Press

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found Wednesday. A Category 5 storm causes more than 400 times the damage of a minimal Category 1 hurricane, more than 140 times the damage of a minimal Category 3 hurricane and more than five times …

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1 month ago

Meat Thermometers To Help You Achieve A Disaster-Free Turkey

Huff Post

If you judge the doneness of your turkey by taking it out of the oven when the skin turns golden brown, you risk giving food poisoning to everyone at your holiday feast. The best way to know when your turkey is done is by sticking a meat thermometer into the space between the thigh and the breast, and making sure …

Turkey Your Turkey

1 month ago

Fall has felt more like summer this year. It’s a sign of things to come

CNN

CNN — Summerlike warmth has been eating away at fall in the United States this year as the season continues to wither in a warming world. This fall is on pace to be one of, if not the warmest on record across the Lower 48, a CNN analysis of preliminary data from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information shows. CNN …

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1 month, 1 week ago

This Self-Heating Mug Keeps Things Warm—and Simple

Wired

Whether it’s the morning coffee that gets your brain going or the afternoon tea that gets you through to the end of the day, few things are as comforting as a slurp of a hot beverage. I’ve tried mugs with lids and temperature controls, but nothing has nailed my warm tea and coffee needs like the Ohom Ui3. Keeping it …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Earth’s projected warming hasn’t improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing

Associated Press

BAKU, Azerbaijan — For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — even as countries gather for another round of talks to curb warming, according to an analysis Thursday. “Fossil fuels and emissions are not peaking,” said Sherry Rehman, chair of climate and environment committee in …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Microplastics Could Be Making the Weather Worse

Wired

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Clouds form when water vapor—an invisible gas in the atmosphere—sticks to tiny floating particles, such as dust, and turns into liquid water droplets or ice crystals. In a newly published study, we show that microplastic particles can have the same effects, producing ice crystals at temperatures 5 to …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

"The Handmaid's Tale," "1984" and more: See which books got a boost in sales post-election

Salon

We're all Under His Eye once again. With the reelection of Donald Trump as president this past week, sales of Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" have experienced a surge in sales The novel saw a 6,866% rise in sales based on Amazon figures early Thursday, reports CNN. Written in 1985, "The Handmaid's Tale" presents a totalitarian society known as Gilead …

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Trump victory renews interest in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and other fictional dystopias

New Indian Express

NEW YORK: “The Handmaid’s Tale” is selling again. “The Handmaid’s Tale” was popular throughout Trump’s first term, along with such dark futuristic narratives as George Orwell’s “1984” and Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451,” both of which were in the Amazon top 40 as of Thursday afternoon. Another best-seller from Trump’s previous time in office, Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Agencia europea del clima prevé que este será el año más caluroso jamás registrado

LA Times

ARCHIVO - Ricky Leath, especialista de la ciudad de Miami, habla con Bei Zhao, derecha, mientras distribuye botellas de agua y otros suministros a personas sin hogar en Miami para ayudarles a mantenerse frescos el 15 de mayo de 2024. El reporte concluyó que los 28.000 millones de dólares gastados en todo el mundo para adaptarse al cambio climático en …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again

Associated Press

CHICAGO — For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it’s ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming compared to the pre-industrial average, the European climate agency Copernicus said Thursday. Going over that number in 2024 doesn’t mean the overall trend line …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Year 2024 to be the first to breach 1.5C warming limit: EU climate agency

Al Jazeera

The Copernicus Climate Change Service warning comes days before nations are due to gather for crunch climate talks led by the UN. On Thursday, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said this year is also “virtually certain” to eclipse 2023 as the world’s warmest since records began. “This marks a new milestone in global temperature records and should serve as a …

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It’s eggnog season. The boozy beverage dates back to medieval England but remains a holiday hit

Cyclone Chido: What to know about storm that devastated France’s Mayotte

East Coast storm makes a mess at ski resorts as strong winds cause power outages

Does talking about climate "tipping points" inspire action — or defeat?

Second-warmest November on record means that 2024 is likely to be Earth’s hottest year, report says

2024 on its way to being the hottest year ever, break record set in 2023

How Elon Musk's SpaceX aced heat shield challenge that Nasa is struggling to fix

IOC official open to back-to-back World Cup in Saudi Arabia and Salt Lake Olympics in early 2034

A doctor’s food safety tips for Thanksgiving

Anders Celsius and his legacy which defines how we measure temperature today

Here’s what happened when experts at COP29 played a climate change board game

Chile’s rare salt flat fish faces extinction from lithium mining

Climate Change Has Boosted Hurricane Wind Strength By A Terrifying Amount

Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says

Meat Thermometers To Help You Achieve A Disaster-Free Turkey

Fall has felt more like summer this year. It’s a sign of things to come

This Self-Heating Mug Keeps Things Warm—and Simple

Earth’s projected warming hasn’t improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing

Microplastics Could Be Making the Weather Worse

"The Handmaid's Tale," "1984" and more: See which books got a boost in sales post-election

Trump victory renews interest in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and other fictional dystopias

Agencia europea del clima prevé que este será el año más caluroso jamás registrado

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again

Year 2024 to be the first to breach 1.5C warming limit: EU climate agency