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fox11online.com > news > nation-world > tornado-alleys-slow-shift-east-puts-southern-mobile-home-residents-at-greater-risk

Tornado Alley's slow shift east puts Southern mobile-home residents at greater risk

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (836+ words) (TNND) — A new Census Bureau analysis warned that shifting tornado activity is raising the risk to vulnerable communities in the South. Last year was one of the most active tornado seasons on record, with 27% more tornadoes than a recent 30-year…...


billmckibben.substack.com > p > from-bad-to-better

From Bad to Better

8+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1713+ words) I’m going to start with that hard scientific update today, but I promise I’m not going to end there—the arc of this short essay is going to tend towards the more hopeful. Because there are ways to fight, and…...


news.ucr.edu > articles > 10/07/2026 > department-energy-awards-ai-geothermal-project-ucs

Department of Energy awards AI geothermal project to UCs

8+ hour, 42+ min ago   (432+ words) Project will deploy latest tools to tap into heat beneath the Earth's surface “This is, of course, an honor but also a major responsibility to meet the grand vision set by the DOE for the Genesis Mission,” he said. “A…...


ctinsider.com > news > article > hurricane-isaias-approaches-the-gulf-coast-in-22470115.php

Hurricane Isaias approaches the Gulf Coast, in photos

9+ hour ago   (42+ words) CT Insider Hurricane Isaias brings the threat of dangerous storm surge, high winds and heavy rainfall to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The storm prompted preparations across the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi....


knowridge.com > 2026 > 10 > wave-shaped-walls-and-roofs-could-help-buildings-resist-hurricane-winds

Wave shaped walls and roofs could help buildings resist hurricane winds

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (451+ words) Walls and roofs with large, wave shaped surfaces could reduce some of the strongest wind pressures on buildings, a new study suggests. In wind tunnel tests, the deepest waves lowered peak pressures near vulnerable corners by about 40–60% compared with flat…...


charlotteobserver.com > news > weather-news > article317556916.html

UPDATE: Wind advisory for Western North Carolina for Saturday and Sunday

4+ hour, 32+ min ago   (148+ words) An updated wind advisory was issued by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Friday at 5:19 p.m. valid from Saturday midnight until Sunday 8 a.m. The advisory is for Northern Jackson and Southern Jackson as well as Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Swain, Haywood, Buncombe, Graham, Macon…...


sacbee.com > news > california > fires > article317563071.html

Update: Hogye Fire burns 0.9 acres in Kern County since Oct. 6

5+ hour, 7+ min ago   (78+ words) First discovered: 3 days ago, 4:10 p.m. Oct. 6 Initial location: Kern County, Calif. Hogye Fire initially started at 4:10 p.m. Oct. 6 in Kern County, California. It has burned 0.9 acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management after being active for three days....


charlotteobserver.com > news > weather-news > article317559901.html

Flood watch in place for Western North Carolina for Saturday and Sunday

8+ hour, 10+ min ago   (118+ words) On Friday at 1:43 p.m. a flood watch was issued by the NWS Blacksburg VA valid from Saturday 11 a.m. until Sunday 8 p.m. The watch is for Ashe, Alleghany, Surry, Watauga and Wilkes counties. The NWS informs, "Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible." This…...