Hurricane Agatha drenches Mexican beach resorts
Hurricane Agatha, the first of the season, lashed a string of beach resorts on Mexico's Pacific coast as it barreled ashore Monday, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and flood warnings......»»
Threatened in their homeland, feral Mexican parrots thrive on LA"s exotic landscaping
During a walk through the Huntington Botanical Gardens with her mother one morning, Brenda Ramirez was alarmed by the sudden squawks, warbles, and screeches of troops of parrots flying overhead at great speed in tight, precise formations......»»
Crocs, cyclones and "magnificent melaleucas": Aussie beach named world"s best
It may have deadly animals and wild weather, but Palm Cove in Australia's northeast has been named the world's best beach, beating rivals in Hawaii, Greece and Fiji......»»
Satellite catches coastal flooding during California storms
A series of atmospheric rivers drenched California in February, with record amounts of rainfall and hurricane-force winds sweeping across parts of the state. At one point, weather agencies posted flood watches for nearly the entirety of California's.....»»
Swimming in sewage: UK water forecasts are not keeping people safe, say researchers
The UK's bathing water forecasts need urgent improvement to prevent beach goers from swimming in sewage without warning, a new study has shown......»»
Group 1 buys 2 Lexus stores in Southern California with $350M in combined sales
Group 1 Automotive expects Newport Lexus in Newport Beach and Tustin Lexus to generate $350 million in combined annual revenue......»»
AT&T’s botched network update caused yesterday’s major wireless outage
AT&T blamed itself for "incorrect process used as we were expanding our network." Enlarge / Cellular towers in Redondo Beach, California on February 22, 2024. (credit: Getty Images | Eric Thayer ) AT&T said a botched upd.....»»
Skyrocketing ocean temperatures have scientists scratching their heads
Shattered temperature records have grim implications for hurricane season. Enlarge (credit: jay_zynism via Getty) For nearly a year now, a bizarre heating event has been unfolding across the world’s oceans. In March 20.....»»
Ocean Temperatures Keep Shattering Records—and Stunning Scientists
Sea surface temperatures have been skyrocketing beyond expectations. That may be a bad sign for hurricane season—and the health of ocean ecosystems......»»
BYD plans new EV assembly plant in Mexico, report says
Japan's Nikkei reported BYD has launched a feasibility study for the Mexican plant and is negotiating with officials over terms, including the factory's location......»»
The dynamics of deformable systems: Study unravels mathematical mystery of cable-like structures
Are our bodies solid or liquid? We all know the convention—that solids maintain their shapes, while liquids fill the containers they're in. But often in the real world, those lines are blurred. Imagine walking on a beach. Sometimes the sand gives w.....»»
Security Bite: Ransomware payments hit record $1.1 billion in 2023 despite previous year’s decline
It was a landmark year for ransomware in 2023 and a well-publicized one following the MOVEit and MGM Resorts beaches that shook the security industry. Not only did threat actors collectively pocket a record-breaking $1.1 billion from victims, but a n.....»»
Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category
A handful of super powerful tropical storms in the last decade and the prospect of more to come has a couple of experts proposing a new category of whopper hurricanes: Category 6......»»
Research reveals the key to an irresistible online dating profile
In writing a good online dating profile, the average love-seeker will likely fill it up with all the appealing qualities and interests that make them special. They paraglide and do hot yoga on the weekends, enjoy Riesling on the beach or seeing indie.....»»
Ghana struggling with tsunami of secondhand clothes
It takes Nii Armah and his crew of 30 fishermen hours to haul their weighty nets to shore on the bustling Korle-Gonno beach of Ghana's capital Accra......»»
In a warming world, climate scientists consider category 6 hurricanes
For more than 50 years, the National Hurricane Center has used the Saffir-Simpson Windscale to communicate the risk of property damage; it labels a hurricane on a scale from Category 1 (wind speeds between 74–95 mph) to Category 5 (wind speeds of 1.....»»
CCA orients wooden Casa Wabi pavilion around orchid cultivation
Mexican architecture studio Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica has created a pavilion made from wood at Casa Wabi outside of Puerto Escondido, Mexico. Read more Mexican architecture studio Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica has cre.....»»
Anglers battle huge fish on Florida beach — and reel in 1,200-pound surprise, video shows
Anglers battle huge fish on Florida beach — and reel in 1,200-pound surprise, video shows.....»»
US center"s tropical storm forecasts are going inland, where damage can outstrip coasts
The "cone of uncertainty" produced by the National Hurricane Center to forecast the location and ferocity of a tropical storm is getting an update this year to include predictions for inland areas, where wind and flooding are sometimes more treachero.....»»
Death Stranding 2 gets a title, release window, and a bonkers new trailer
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach just got an absolutely wild new trailer full of guitar swords and sentient dummies......»»
Hideo Kojima partners with Sony on a return to the stealth action genre
Hideo Kojima revealed that his studio plans to develop a new stealth action game for PlayStation after Death Stranding 2: On The Beach......»»