Typhoon Jebi path: Where is Typhoon Jebi now? Will it hit Taiwan?
TYPHOON Jebi is swirling in the Pacific and heading towards Japan, with the current forecast showing it approaching Japan next week. So where is the tropical cyclone and could it have an impact on Taiwan? ✔ Typhoon Jebi formed in the Pacific Ocean in the early morning of August 28 ✔ However it is still being observed for any unexpected developments, according to the Central Weather Bureau reports (CWB) ✔ If Jebi makes landfall, the impact could be devastating
Japan typhoon MAP: Typhoon Jebi on its way to Japan latest path update
TYPHOON season is well under way in the Pacific Ocean, with the newest typhoon, Jebi, spotted making its way towards Japan. ✔ Rain fell at a rate of 136mm per hour, with residents warned to watch for flooding and landslides ✔ The majority of the typhoon is expected to remain over open seas ✔ While less likely, Jebi could track farther west before turning north, sparing Japan from the cyclone's worst impacts
Boy swept in sewer sticks finger out of manhole and is saved
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An 11-year-old boy sucked into a flooded Wisconsin storm sewer was saved when an eagle-eyed firefighter saw the boy's fingers pop through an opening in a manh ✔ A dive team, sheriff's deputies and volunteer firefighters responded ✔ One train bound for Chicago was forced to stop near Tomah in western Wisconsin; another bound for St ✔ A gazebo from nearby Veterans Memorial Park is seen pinned up against the Hwy ✔ (Joe Ahlquist/The Rochester Post-Bulletin via AP)
Al Roker gave me a crash course in grilling — and it wasn't a total disaster
"Today" anchor Al Roker co-hosts a new cooking class on NBC subscription service Bluprint, which made this first-time griller (almost) competent at flipping patties. ✔ (Word to the wise: It's worth splurging on something that's not one burger flip away from falling apart, particularly if you have ambitions of being a grill master.) Both recipes required minimal prep ✔ The video component of the class is most helpful to show how your finished food should look, but the detailed recipes you can download – some of which are used in New York restaurants – are at least as valuable
Chasing quakes with machine learning
Scientists have used a neural network to determine the pattern of earthquake aftershocks ✔ We're quite far away from having this be useful in any operational sense at all, says Dr DeVries ✔ To me that type of machine learning is really exciting because that takes a huge amount of [processing] work off my plate, and I can get into the science of what's after
20 Breathtaking Photos That Show the Power of Nature
Nature inspires us with its beauty, but it also hides a lot of secrets. Flowers or animals that look sweet at first glance can be really deadly, while picturesque natural events can bring irreparable harm. After experiencing this it becomes clear why humanity hides behind the walls of crowded cities. ✔ Flowers or animals that look sweet at first glance can be really deadly, while picturesque natural events can bring irreparable harm ✔ After experiencing this it becomes clear why humanity hides behind the walls of crowded cities ✔ We at Bright Side put together some photos from different corners of the world which show how truly amazing our planet is
'Weather models have flipped the switch': Hurricane season coming to life in the Atlantic
The sleeping giant may be about to awaken. Hurricane activity in the Atlantic is forecast to ramp up over the next couple of weeks. One storm could spin up in the Caribbean over the next couple of days and potentially impact Florida over the Labor Day weekend. ✔ The 2018 hurricane season will likely be below-normal, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ✔ Regardless of what happens this year, 2018 will be hard-pressed to top the calamitous 2017 season, which featured monster hurricanes such as Harvey, Irma and Maria
Meteorology: A field of professionals who found their passion at an early age
It is a profession where this is commonplace. ✔ It was September 2003 and Hurricane Isabel was fast approaching ✔ Sarah Brooke Lyon: My desire to study meteorology goes back to when I was 5 years old ✔ The author, Samantha Durbin, is a Capital Weather Gang intern who recently completed a master’s degree in meteorology
Gavin Newsom focuses on helping fellow Democrats take control of the House
Ahead in the polls, gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom plans to hit the road after Labor Day with a statewide bus tour to help fellow Democratic congressional candidates trying oust Republicans so their party can take control of the House. Newsom highlighted the tour in a fundraising email sent... ✔ Today, California reforms its bail system so that rich and poor alike are treated fairly, he said in a statement ✔ Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) proposed a lifetime gun ban on those convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence, which extends the current 10-year prohibition in state law
Proposition 6 backers allege state-paid road crew was politicking against gas tax repeal
Supporters of an initiative to repeal the state’s recent gas tax increase alleged Wednesday that state-hired private contractors working on a Caltrans road project improperly stopped traffic and gave motorists fliers opposing Proposition 6. ✔ There is absolutely no grey area here, DeMaio said in a statement ✔ Brown Press Office (@GovPressOffice) August 28, 2018 California Gov ✔ Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) said San Francisco Mayor London Breed has offered to make the city a guinea pig for the program
Bid to revive deal on lead paint cleanup in California falters in Sacramento
After months of negotiations, a last-minute proposal for a deal in the Legislature on cleaning up lead paint in homes across California has failed. ✔ The state Senate voted to expand the state’s gun-violence restraining order law, which currently allows family members and law enforcement to petition the court to temporarily remove guns from persons seen as a threat to the public ✔ Mullin’s bill would have also required monthly disclosure of campaign contributions
California moves towards 100% carbon-free electricity after landmark vote
State legislators vote for complete shift to clean energy such as solar and wind by 2045 – and now bill heads to senate and governor for approval ✔ California has given fossil fuel-derived energy a hefty shove towards obsolescence after legislators voted to require that 100% of the state’s electricity come from carbon-free sources ✔ The bill to go 100% renewable energy was authored by state senator Kevin de Leon, who called it a victory for clean air
Here's what we know about what caused the Grenfell Tower fire
A HORRIFIC inferno which tore through Grenfell Tower in West London left 72 people dead in June 2017. An inquiry began hearings in May 2018 to investigate the cause of the tragedy. Here’s wha… ✔ A public inquiry heard he was awoken by his smoke alarm on June 14 27, immediately calling 999, alerted his flatmates and neighbours as soon as he saw smoke ✔ The devastating blaze was described as the city's greatest tragedy since World War Two in a powerful statement by chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick
Corrie's Simon attacked by two masked thugs who try to force him into a car
Kate Connor rushes to help the terrified teen - but is his life still in danger? ✔ (Image: ITV) Read More Coronation Street's Sophie Webster plays dangerously as new love interested is revealed as Sally's lawyer Paula Meanwhile, Carla notices that one of the applicants for the machinist job is the spitting image of Tina McIntyre
Blackwater founder seeks to privatize Afghan war despite mercs getting butt kicked in Yemen
Upon departing as commander of US Forces Afghanistan, Gen. John Nicholson recently said that America's military strategy, revised a year ago under the Trump administration, is working. ✔ Prince's notion that his PMCs will get the job done where the military couldn't is equally unrealistic ✔ Trump's frustration suggests that inevitably he will need to face the fact that any military solution to halt the war in Afghanistan isn't going to work and that it is long past time to get the countries of the region together, with the US present, to come up with a lasting political solution
EU waters 'infected with RADIOACTIVE waste on par with Chernobyl
TONNES of forgotten radioactive waste has been poisoning EU waters after nuclear inspections on the North Atlantic Ocean stopped than 30 years ago, according to a new study. ✔ Radiation levels have been estimated at 9,250 TBq, a radioactivity 200 times lower than that of the infamous nuclear disaster Chernobyl ✔ Next month negotiations for the creation of an Oceans Constitution will kick off, which would enforce the protection of EU waters
Why did Sinead Tinker have an abortion on Coronation Street and when was she pregnant with Daniel Osbourne's baby?
SINEAD Tinker and Daniel Osbourne were over the moon when they found out they were expecting a baby. Things could take a turn for the worse when Sinead is rushed to hospital but could she be having… ✔ SINEAD Tinker and Daniel Osbourne were over the moon when they found out they were expecting a baby ✔ After being told by Daniel that he wouldn’t be taking his place at Oxford, Ken summoned Sinead to his house and pleaded with her to dump Daniel and let him focus on his academic career
Mayor lambasts Trump's hurricane 'shame'
The head of Puerto Rico's capital calls the response to Hurricane Maria a "stain" on the presidency. ✔ But During a visit to Puerto Rico in October, Mr Trump suggested officials should be proud the death toll - at the time only 16 - was not as high as a real catastrophe like Hurricane Katrina in 2005 ✔ The governor of Puerto Rico said he would sign an executive order to create a committee to examine and put into practice the report's recommendationsSyrian army preparing phased Idlib assault: source
Syrian government forces are preparing a phased offensive in the northwestern province of Idlib and surrounding areas, the last big rebel enclave, a source close to Damascus said on Wednesday. ✔ Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said this month he hoped Ankara and Moscow could find a solution for Idlib, warning that a bombing campaign there would be a massacre ✔ Ankara also fears a major offensive could unleash a new flood of refugees across the Turkish border ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
From schools to sand piles: Critic Alexandra Lange tracks how design has shaped kids and kids have shaped design
Alexandra Lange talks about her book, 'The Design of Childhood,' which examines how attention to children and their needs has shaped design — including public space and urbanism (playgrounds, safe streets), architecture (schools and the home) and, of course, toys. ✔ So the idea was that the Rosenwald Schools program would cover part of the cost to build schools and they’d provide architectural patterns to build them ✔ Gabel's indie press gamble, Hat & Beard How Christopher Nolan used architecture to alienating effect in 'The Dark Knight'
Pointless to hunt for Salmond clype, says ALAN COCHRANE
A STUNNED silence has engulfed all of my sparring partners in the Scottish National Party over the past week since the astonishing news broke that Alex Salmond was the subject of complaints, now with the police, that he had sexually assaulted two members of staff. ✔ Alex Salmond has vehemently denied the claims (Image: GETTY) The Trappist vow of the leading lights in this party, for long the dominant force in Scottish politics, reveals that it has now taken on all the attributes of a family at war ✔ Jews have plenty of evidence to support their claims of anti-semitism within Labour but now Corbyn’s refusal to adopt the international definition of anti-semitism looks like being reversed by the party’s ruling national executive>>> Open This Series
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