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Yellowstone volcano eruption: When are scientists predicting next Yellowstone eruption?

10/23/2018, 11:57:17 AM
YELLOWSTONE volcano is one of the most dynamic sites on earth and speculation the volcano could explode some time soon was sparked after a dormant Yellowstone Geyser recently erupted. When are scientists predicting the next Yellowstone eruption? ✔ Three eruptions at Yellowstone appear to have occurred on a 600,000 to 700,000 year cycle starting 2.1 million years ago ✔ So far in 2018, Steamboat has erupted 23 times, the latest being October 15 ✔ Steamboat Geyser can scatter water and steam 300 to 400 feet up in the air ✔ Millions of people would be killed, along with plants and animals dying and buildings being crushed



Hurricane Willa map: Hurricane path shows DIRECT SMASH on Mexico and heading for Texas

10/23/2018, 8:33:45 AM
HURRICANE Willa is tracking straight towards Mexico and even heading towards Texas after the barrelling storm went from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in just two days. ✔ Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles ✔ There have been 10 major hurricane in 2018, including Willa, which ties 1992 as the most major hurricane seen in the northeast Pacific in one year



Earthquake WARNING: Magnitude 6 tremors predicted TOMORROW as planets align

10/23/2018, 11:40:10 AM
A MAJOR earthquake has been predicted for the coming days as planets will align and tug on the Earth, according to a tremor forecaster. ✔ Mr Hoogerbeets does not give any indication where the earthquakes might occur however, but he predicts a tremor will register at around magnitude six, which may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas, according to Michigan Tech ✔ Sometimes before a large earthquake you'll have a foreshock or two, but we don't know they're foreshocks until the big one happens



Perspective | Our research found that climate change could cause a beer shortage. Here’s why.

10/23/2018, 11:21:28 AM
Drought and heat waves are bad news for barley. ✔ That’s one conclusion of research we recently published in Nature Plants ✔ And in the worst-case scenario, yields will fall 17 percent ✔ We know that climate change will mean less barley but what about beer ✔ This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license



Hurricane Willa tracker LIVE: Mexico braces for 'LIFE THREATENING' Cat 4 IMPACT TODAY

10/23/2018, 8:42:46 AM
HURRICANE WILLA is barrelling towards Mexico, predicted to bring life-threatening storm conditions to the southwestern coast. ✔ Moving to the north at a speed of 9mph, the hurricane is predicted to reach the Mexican coast this afternoon or this evening local time ✔ This amount of rainfall will impact western Jalisco, western Nayarit, southern Sinaloa and far southern Durango ✔ Pacific Hurricane Season began on May 15 in the eastern Pacific Ocean and on June 1 in the central Pacific



Twitter deletes 18 more accounts linked to Alex Jones and Infowars

10/23/2018, 8:33:09 AM
The conspiracy theorist was banned previously but continued to remain active through affiliated accounts ✔ Rescuers scrabbled through mud for survivors after the powerful earthquake sent hillsides crashing down onto homes, killing at least nine people and leaving dozens of people missing AFP/Getty 48/50 5 September 2018 US Capitol Police arrest a protestor as Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the second day of his US Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing to be an Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court



Trump missile treaty withdrawal could further escalate tensions with China, experts warn

10/23/2018, 9:06:57 AM
The president's decision will 'change the picture fundamentally', says former pentagon official ✔ - US President Donald Trump said Friday, October 19, 2018, that he found credible Saudi Arabia's assertion that dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi died as a result of a fight AFP/Getty 4/50 19 October 2018 A Palestinian youth runs past a rolling burning tire during clashes with Israeli forces following a demonstration after the weekly Friday prayers, in the centre of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron AFP/Getty 5/50 18 October 2018 Honduran migrants heading in a caravan to the United States, leave Guatemala City



'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Willa expected to make landfall Tuesday on Mexico coast

10/23/2018, 10:21:32 AM
The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned Willa was likely to bring “life-threatening storm surge, wind and rainfall” to parts of Mexico. ✔ ALFREDO ESTRELLA, AFP/Getty Images Fullscreen A man works to protect a restaurant from Hurricane Willa, before its arrival in Mazatlan, Sinaloa state, Mexico on Oct.22, 2018 ✔ Farther to the south, a weakening Tropical Storm Vicente was expected to dissipate soon, but it still caused heavy rainfall that caused dangerous flooding in southern and southwestern Mexico



Mexico: Is it safe to travel as ‘dangerous’ Hurricane Willa hits today?

10/23/2018, 8:33:43 AM
MEXICO is preparing for the onslaught of Hurricane Willa today, expected to be one of the strongest storms to ever hit Mexico’s Pacific coast - so how safe is it to travel? ✔ Mexico: Is it safe to travel as ‘dangerous’ Hurricane Willa hits today ✔ It’s highly likely other airlines with flights to the region will also follow with travel waivers ✔ The 2018 Eastern Pacific hurricane season is the most active on record, according to an index called ACE – Accumulated Cyclone Energy - used to track hurricane activity



As this Sonoma County land preserve heals from the devastating Tubbs fire, so too does its steward - Los Angeles Times

10/23/2018, 11:16:48 AM
An ecologist at Pepperwood Preserve, north of Santa Rosa, has thrown herself into her work after her in-laws died in California's most destructive wildfire. As she watches the land heal itself, she is also collecting information that could help future generations build more resilient communities. ✔ But nothing could prepare her for what greeted her: a charred moonscape dotted with barren trees, and an unearthly silence ✔ No traffic from the nearby Mark West Springs neighborhood, where hundreds of homes had burned ✔ At 5 a.m., she heard a pounding on the front door ✔ Knowing what she knows, it will probably live through another



Meghan Markle giggles as Harry drinks Kava in Fiji as she wears Queen’s earrings on tour

10/23/2018, 8:16:08 AM
MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry were given a traditional welcome in Fiji when they arrived for a three-day visit as part of the royal tour, with all eyes on the Duchess of Sussex after it was revealed she is pregnant. ✔ Meghan accepts a bouquet of flowers after arriving in Fiji (Image: GETTY) Harry greets a group of youngsters (Image: GETTY) Harry and Meghan attend a welcome ceremony after arriving in Fiji (Image: GETTY) Harry conducts an inspection after arriving in Fiji (Image: GETTY) Harry’s grandparents, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, attending the same event during their Commonwealth tour in 1953, which just as was the case with Harry and Meghan, marked their first Royal tour since getting married



The cyborg dancer who can detect earthquakes

10/23/2018, 11:31:22 AM
Moon Ribas can detect earthquakes happening anywhere on the planet, thanks to implants in her feet. ✔ But these human-machine hybrids don't look the way movies might have you believe ✔ Whenever there is an earthquake, I move according to the intensity of the earthquake ✔ It's a bit like a duet between the earth and myself ✔ Earth is actually the choreographer of the piece and I'm just imitating the data that she gives



The little surprises of October are at hand

10/23/2018, 10:18:00 AM
The infamous October Surprise, without which we can’t hold a November election, are soon upon us, and right on schedule there’s a real one. Almost no one saw this one coming. ✔ Unexpected events, like the Saudi slaying of Jamal Khashoggi in of all unlikely places the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, can be another kind of October surprise, further scrambling the odds ✔ This tale has taken on so many twists and turns that it’s difficult to see how it could get weirder, but the Turkish president promises to release new details of what and how it happened this week ✔ • Wesley Pruden is editor in chief emeritus of The Times



Water bond would spread money across the state — but pour it on the Central Valley - Los Angeles Times

10/23/2018, 11:16:50 AM
Proposition 3, the latest state water bond to go before voters, spreads money around California, but it is especially generous to programs that directly or indirectly benefit Central Valley growers. ✔ The measure directs $750 million to safe drinking water projects, with an emphasis on improving public water systems in poor communities ✔ The authority is trying to determine whether groundwater pumping miles from the aqueduct is contributing to the subsidence ✔ We’ve got to fix the canal but we can’t have it sinking this fast, Phillips said



New pictures reveal George Mallory's first bid to climb Everest

10/23/2018, 11:58:34 AM
First World War veteran George Mallory and his hardy team of adventurers made history in 1921 as part of the first British reconnaissance expedition to the world's highest peak. ✔ Newly discovered pictures reveal the extraordinary bravery of George Mallory's expedition to Mount Everest in 1921 ✔ The first, undertaken without using oxygen, reached a world record 26,985 ft ✔ Mallory's ultimate fate remained unknown for 75 years, until his body was discovered on May 1, 1999, by an expedition that had set out to search for the climbers' remains



The World's Longest Sea Bridge Is Officially Open

10/23/2018, 10:34:05 AM
The 34-mile bridge connects the semi-autonomous regions of Hong Kong and Macau to the Chinese mainland. ✔ Associated PressThe 34-mile Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge was officially opened on Tuesday ✔ https://t.co/DTR8O5XgbL The Associated Press (@AP) October 23, 2018 For all the official fanfare, however, the bridge, which will be open to traffic on Wednesday, has not been without controversy



National Park Service cancels controlled burn near Earth's largest tree - Los Angeles Times

10/23/2018, 10:12:27 AM
National Park Service plan to set fire to an ancient sequoia grove in the western Sierra Nevada has been canceled for the second time this year, further delaying a delicate forestry operation aimed at triggering new growth near the world’s largest tree. ✔ A National Park Service plan to set fire to an ancient sequoia grove in western Sierra Nevada has been canceled for the second time this year, further delaying a delicate forestry operation aimed at triggering new growth near the world’s largest tree ✔ For the controlled burn in the Sequoia and Kings Canyon parks, the plan was for the fire to chew through most of the fuel bed and to knock down dead trees and snags



‘NASA is hiding life on Mars’: Here’s what’s really going on in red planet ‘explosion’ IMAGES

10/23/2018, 11:17:33 AM
Conspiracy theorists went into overdrive after spotting a ‘mysterious plume of smoke’ near a dormant Martian volcano, with many claiming this as proof that alien life exists on the red planet and we’re being lied to here on Earth. ✔ Are They Hiding It?’ There was an explosion – I don't know whether it was a volcano or something detonated, Tyler Glockner of secureteam10 told his audience, during a video which has amassed almost 390,000 views since publication on October 20 ✔ To spoil the fun and settle the debate, RT.com contacted the ESA for an explanation of the contentious images of the red planet ✔ Corvaja) pic.twitter.com/ZuooWk7BoK ESA Science (@esascience) October 21, 2018 Trends: NASA news



Is it climate change or mismanagement that's behind higher overtime costs at the L.A. County Fire Department? - Los Angeles Times

10/23/2018, 11:35:53 AM
Huge L.A. County Fire Department overtime costs may be a result of changing climate and high vacancies brought on by the recession of a decade ago. Or they may be the result of poor management. We're anxious to find out. ✔ Los Angeles County officials have been quietly talking among themselves about possibly asking voters to approve a supplemental fire protection tax, perhaps on the 2020 ballot ✔ That averages out at six 24-hour shifts every week of the year ✔ All three measures, while not cheap, are important to the quality of life of county residents



Midterm elections: 5 hot races that could help decide House control

10/23/2018, 9:31:17 AM
While red rural states will likely decide whether Senate Republicans keep the majority, House Republicans are on defense in suburban swing districts. ✔ This simple checklist will help make sure your vote counts ✔ It’s changing in a hurry, said Wasserman, noting the district population is mostly nonwhite ✔ Sessions is suddenly seeing the ground shift beneath his feet ✔ NICHOLAS KAMM, AFP/Getty Images Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide



House Democrats consider how they would balance investigating and cooperating with Trump

10/23/2018, 9:16:46 AM
The diverging priorities will be a continual tightrope walk for Democrats should they win control of the chamber. ✔ We worked with George Bush, she said Monday at an event hosted by CNN ✔ Pelosi has tried to downplay the idea, while some of the more liberal members in her caucus continue to tout the possibility ✔ We’re still trying to wrap our head around this process, another senior House Democratic aide said



Parents slam 'Screamania' Halloween event in Stockport

10/23/2018, 9:08:20 AM
Parents have slammed a Halloween event in Stockport, Greater Manchester, as an 'absolute shambles', and described it as 'a load of half put-up marquees in a field'. ✔ Pictured are children sitting on large inflatables inside a marquee The organisers have since apologised for the 'disappointing start' and have offered refunds to anyone who attended on Saturday ✔ 'Save your money and don't bother is my advice! Absolutely shocking experience!'



Presidents sober up under pressures like Khashoggi murder and nuclear treaties. Not Trump.

10/23/2018, 11:35:49 AM
Nuclear deterrence and US policy in the Middle East are at stake. But Trump is apparently uneducable on the gravest issues facing a president. ✔ The president’s math on this was never accurate, but it’s gotten worse ✔ But there is no evidence that this move is the result of advice or discussion with arms control experts, or with the Senate ✔ Tom Nichols, a professor of national security affairs at the Naval War College and an instructor at the Harvard Extension School, is the author of The Death of Expertise



Migrant Caravan Puts Mexico Back in U.S. Cross Hairs

10/23/2018, 9:57:08 AM
The American government has demanded that Mexico halt thousands of Central Americans making their way north. But Mexico may be in a no-win situation. ✔ There are a lot of unknowns of how this will play out in the next few days ✔ In June, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that such cases would no longer qualify ✔ There was always going to be trouble finding areas of agreement, but he is making it a lot harder for the incoming government to deal with this issue



A sea change: how one small island showed us how to save our oceans

10/23/2018, 10:18:16 AM
In just 10 years, the Isle of Man has rid its beaches of plastic and earned Unesco status as a world leader in ocean protection. So how did it do it? ✔ Seagrass has declined globally in a really scary way, particularly in the UK, since the 1920s, said Gell ✔ Sign up here for weekly emailed updates from this series Gell has been instrumental in trying to bring the public and fishing industry along with the conservation efforts ✔ If that eventually puts Bill Dale out of a job, he could not be happier



True story behind Netflix's Outlaw - the war for Scottish Independence

10/23/2018, 11:28:19 AM
Outlaw King sees Chris Pine play the Scottish King ✔ Netflix investing increasingly more in its original film content means an important period in Scottish history is being brought to our screens once more ✔ Robert the Bruce was excommunicated by the Pope for his offence, due to a written letter from King Edward



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