Skyscrapers make hurricanes much worse, study finds
11/14/2018, 6:18:19 PMTall buildings ‘snag’ cyclones, and bring warm surface air up into weather systems, scientists claim ✔ Houston has experienced one of the most impressive urban-development booms in US history, and with growth comes an increase in impervious surfaces ✔ And our simulations strongly indicate that as time goes on we can expect to see even greater increases in rainfall
Japan volcano eruption: Stunning pictures of lightning as Mt Sakurajima erupts
11/14/2018, 6:53:36 PMTHESE stunning images capture the moment a volcano erupts firing a huge ball of black smoke into the atmosphere in Japan. Mount Sakurajima standing over 1,400 metres high can be seen engulfed in lava at the the summit at around 12.45 am (local time) on November 14. ✔ This is the first time the volcano has flared up since July 16 and is the third such eruption this year ✔ On January 11, 1914, the volcano began violently erupting with large flows of magma ✔ While no one died directly due to the eruption, 35 people died from the resulting earthquake 3 days later
Houston skyscrapers may have worsened Hurricane Harvey rain
11/14/2018, 6:22:32 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — Two new studies show how humans made recent hurricanes even wetter but in different ways. One study found last year's Hurricane Harvey snagged on Houston's skyscrapers, causing the storm to slow and dump more rain than it normally would. And the city's massive amounts of paving had an even bigger impact by reducing drainage. The study authors said land development in Houston, on average, increased the chances of extreme flooding by 21 times. A second study looked at last year's major Hurricanes Maria and Irma and 2005's deadly Katrina. Researchers used computer simulations to determine that human-caused global warming significantly increased rainfall from those three storms, but did not boost wind speed.
So. Calif. wildfire roars to life in wilderness
11/14/2018, 5:03:50 PMThousands returned to neighborhoods evacuated during Southern California's deadly wildfire but officials said the threat is far from over. The huge blaze briefly gained renewed life Tuesday with a flare-up in the Santa Monica Mountains. (Nov. 14)
PG&E's wildfire risks mount; shares and bonds plunge
11/14/2018, 5:00:45 PMPG&E Corp, the electricity provider in the Northern California region being rava... ✔ In its filing, PG&E said it had $1.4 billion of insurance coverage ✔ It added, however, if the utility’s equipment is determined to be the cause, the utility could be subject to significant liability in excess of insurance coverage that would be expected to have a material impact on PG&E Corporation’s and the utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Relatives appeal to help find 200 missing in California wildfires
11/14/2018, 6:29:07 PMMore than 200 people remain unaccounted for since the wildfire torched Paradise city last Thursday and over the weekend. ✔ But two utility companies, Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric, reported to regulators they experienced problems with transmission lines or substations in areas around the time the blazes were reported to have started ✔ At a nearby community swimming pool, recovery workers stirred green, darkened waters with long poles to probe for bodies
California wildfire death toll rises to 50 as search for missing people continues - follow live updates
11/14/2018, 5:18:34 PMBlaze incinerates more than 8,800 homes and other buildings ✔ The remains of six more victims of California’s most lethal and destructive wildfire in history were found on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 48 ✔ The singer-songwriter brought large boxes of pizza to comfort those who had lost their belongings and loved ones in the state's deadliest and most destructive fires in history
Drone Footage Shows Devastation of California City Where Wildfire Killed Residents, Destroyed Homes
11/14/2018, 7:08:49 PMThe town of Paradise, California, has largely been reduced to rubble due to the massive Camp Fire ✔ It’s been nearly a week since a massive wildfire broke out in Northern California, wreaking havoc on the once picturesque town of Paradise ✔ According to NPR, the deadliest fire to strike the state in the past was 1933’s Griffith Park blaze, which killed 29 people in Los Angeles
Man stays behind with blind mum, 90, and fights California wildfire with a hose
11/14/2018, 4:55:42 PMBrad Weldon, who did not evacuate with mum Norma, had just minutes to grab buckets and water as the deadly fire tore towards their house in the town of Paradise ✔ The pair are currently camped out in their house after Brad said: My mom is my world ✔ Read More California Wildfires Death toll reaches 31 Robin Thicke's home burned down Terrifying footage of wildfire flames Specialist DNA teams identify the dead
Sandra Bullock Donates $400,000 to Red Cross for California Wildfire Relief: 'We’re All Family'
11/14/2018, 7:50:10 PMSandra Bullock has now donated a total of $500,000 for relief efforts during the California wildfires ✔ Get push notifications with news, features and more ✔ They’ve already burned hundreds of thousands of acres, claimed at least 50 lives and left over 100 people missing, according to CNN ✔ Bullock next stars in Netflix’s Bird Box , out in theaters Dec. 13 and on the streaming platform Dec. 21
Lady Gaga Delivers Pizza and Coffee to Evacuees in Wildfire Shelters After Fleeing Malibu Home
11/14/2018, 6:48:53 PMMother Monster observed World Kindness Day on Tuesday by delivering meals to those in need ✔ Mother Monster observed World Kindness Day on Tuesday by delivering meals to those in need ✔ The 32-year-old superstar arrived with a stack of pizzas, in addition to coffee and gift cards, to give to those receiving care ✔ She’s not the only rock star making sure that those affected by the wildfires are well-fed
PG&E outlook ominous if utility found responsible for California’s worst wildfire - Los Angeles Times
11/14/2018, 7:49:15 PMIn a grim sign for the Northern California utility giant, Pacific Gas & Electric said Wednesday that if it is deemed responsible for the fire that destroyed much of Paradise, the liability would exceed its insurance coverage. ✔ Some who lost homes in Paradise have already sued PG&E, accusing the utility of negligence and blaming it for the fire ✔ The bill allows the company to borrow money for its 2017 wildfire costs while using money collected from ratepayers to pay back the loan
California fire evacuees could find bodies in charred homes: What we know now
11/14/2018, 4:17:08 PMThe death toll from the deadliest wildfire in California history has reached 48 and continues to rise, and more bodies could be found. ✔ In the early history of the Earth, nearly all wildfires were started by lightning strikes ✔ Hart commented under the picture that he is not one of the masked men, adding if you are a looter, think twice if you are heading back into Malibu ✔ ROB SCHUMACHER, The Republic via USA TODAY Network Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide
Election recount forced to restart in Florida
11/14/2018, 6:18:09 PMRepublicans have been claiming without evidence that the automatically triggered recount is an effort by Democrats to steal the election ✔ headquarters AP 50/50 26 September 2018 Members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) search for victims after a building collapsed in New Delhi killing five people, the latest incident highlighting India's poor urban planning and construction AFP/Getty 1/50 14 November 2018 A crew member escorts a migrant child out of a plane transporting a group of 51 migrants from Niger, entitled to international protection, after its landing at the Mario De Bernardi military airport in Pratica di Mare, south of Rome AFP/Getty 2/50 13 November 2018 Palestinians gather in front of damaged buildings in Gaza City following Israeli air strikes targeting the area overnight
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly may leave after clashes with Melania Trump
11/14/2018, 6:38:24 PMVice President Mike Pence's chief of staff is reportedly being considered to replace Mr Kelly, among other potential candidates ✔ White House Chief of Staff John Kelly may soon leave his post after clashing with first lady Melania Trump, according to multiple reports ✔ AFP/Getty 48/50 28 September 2018 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a press conference in Berlin
Trump nominates former Iraq war general to be Saudi Arabia ambassador
11/14/2018, 4:33:13 PMThe post has been vacant since president took office in 2017 ✔ Erdogan's official state visit has been met with protests EPA 49/50 27 September 2018 Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N ✔ Ambassador Joseph Westphal, appointed by Barack Obama, was the last to fill the diplomatic seat
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How humans are transforming the hurricanes of the future
11/14/2018, 7:13:22 PMGlobal warming is already increasing hurricane rainfall, a new study says — and it could get worse ✔ Hurricane Harvey from the International Space Station, August 28th, 2017 ✔ The team also analyzed wind speeds, but didn’t see much of a contribution of global warming for the recent storms ✔ And preparing for these events won’t be easy, according to Villarini
Lion Air, US pilots say Boeing withheld info on plane model that crashed
11/14/2018, 5:25:00 PMBoeing faced mounting pressure Wednesday over the Indonesia plane disaster as the owner of the doomed jet joined a US pilots' group in alleging the firm failed to warn pilots about the potential hazards of a new safety feature implicated in the crash. ✔ He added that if important information hadn't been communicated to pilots, it would be a matter for aviation regulators, rather than individual airlines ✔ Rene Marsh contributed to this report from Washington ✔ James Griffiths contributed to this report from Hong Kong
Climate change is making hurricanes even more destructive, research finds
11/14/2018, 6:20:50 PMHurricane rainfall could increase by a third and wind speeds boosted by up to 25 knots if global warming continues ✔ Cyclone Yasi, which hit Australia in 2011, would have had around a third more rain, while the deluge during Gafilo, a huge storm that killed more than 300 people in Madagascar in 2004, would have been 40% more intense ✔ We know climate change is having an affect, the only real question is how much
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth donate $500,000 to fire victims after losing home
11/14/2018, 5:29:47 PMThe couple hope their donation will help 'restore Malibu's magic' ✔ The couple are helping others (Image: Patrick McMullan) I spent the day in Malibu yesterday and it was amazing to see the community pulling together to help each other out in any way they can ✔ Get in touch with us at webcelebs@trinitymirror.com or call us direct 0207 29 33033 Read More Showbiz and TV editor's picks Little Mix Jade weeps Wildfires latest Pink's hubby gets angry Lady G latest
Mummified bodies of three climbers found buried in ice 18,400ft up Mexico’s highest volcano 59 years after they went missing
11/14/2018, 7:15:31 PMTHE mummified bodies of three climbers who went missing 59 years ago on Mexico’s highest volcano have been recovered by an army unit. The three bodies were found on the Pico de Orizaba volcano, the… ✔ The three climbers were the only ones reported as missing in the avalanche and Espinosa claimed to recognise one of their shirts and a ring with one of their initials was reportedly spotted ✔ According to Luis Espinosa the rescued bodies belong to Enrique Garcia Romero, Juan Espinosa Camargo, both of whom have living relatives, and Manuel Campos Reyes who reports suggest has no living relatives ✔ Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368
Analysis | California hasn’t been this blue since the Civil War
11/14/2018, 6:32:20 PMFour states have more densely Democratic House delegations than at any point in at least 40 years. ✔ Katie Hill, a Democratic candidate from California's 25th Congressional District, waves at supporters during an election watch party on Nov. 6 in Santa Clarita ✔ (Uncalled 2018 races are attributed to the currently leading party.) (Philip Bump/The Washington Post) There are some interesting patterns in the graph above
Miley Cyrus shares dramatic before and after snaps of her home following fire
11/14/2018, 6:10:59 PMThe singer took to Twitter to post a harrowing shot of her home, which has been levelled in the Woolsey fires ✔ Liam shared this wider view of the devastation on his Instagram page (Image: Instagram) A third tweeted: I am so sorry for your loss! Thank you so much for contributing so much money to help others in need during your time of loss ✔ Read More Showbiz and TV editor's picks Little Mix Jade weeps Wildfires latest Pink's hubby gets angry Lady G latest
Malibu Residents Stranded By The California Wildfires Are Using Yachts And Surfboards To Bring In Supplies By Sea
11/14/2018, 5:47:39 PM"Malibu really is so strong and there's a whole army that wants to help." ✔ This was all organized and executed by residents who stayed, evacuees, and many others who supported with communications and funds to get it off the ground, Mahon told BuzzFeed News ✔ Malibu really is so strong and there's a whole army that wants to help
Gangs of looters steal from areas evacuated by California wildfires
11/14/2018, 4:19:59 PMTHE wide-spread panic caused by the California wildfires has shockingly sparked looting as gangs stormed evacuated areas to steal guns and chainsaws. Six people have now been arrested after being f… ✔ THE wide-spread panic caused by the California wildfires has shockingly sparked looting as gangs stormed evacuated areas to steal guns and chainsaws ✔ The department said in a release: We have experienced some looting activity during the past two days ✔ Southeastern Ventura County is within a declared disaster area ✔ Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368
New drone footage shows full horror of California's wildfires
11/14/2018, 4:28:32 PMNew drone footage shows how home after home was leveled in Paradise, where many of the 48 victims of the Camp Fire were killed. The Camp Fire is now the deadliest fire in the state's history. ✔ Home after home completely leveled, cars all burned to a crisp, everything in site either gray rubble or black ash ✔ 'A tireless provider, a dependable and loyal friend, a considerate neighbor, and loving father, he will be sorely missed by all who knew him,' said family friend Myrna Pascua
Lawyer Uses Teen's Lace Thong As Evidence Of 'Consent' In Rape Trial
11/14/2018, 7:58:24 PMBacklash and protests have erupted after an Irish defense attorney told jurors to look "at the way she was dressed." ✔ Grace O’Malley Dunlop, chair of the National Women’s Council of Ireland, said blame-the-victim trial tactics are a nightmare for rape survivors ✔ No victim of rape or sexual assault brings it upon themselves, O’Malley Dunlop told The Irish Independent ✔ Send David Lohr an email or follow him on Facebook and Twitter
Finally, an Oscar for Viggo? Mortensen shines a light on 1960s-era racism in
11/14/2018, 6:06:51 PMViggo Mortensen, previously been Oscar-nominated for "Captain Fantastic" and "Eastern Promises" could finally take home the gold for "Green Book." ✔ Viggo Mortensen was prepping for Green Book (in major markets Friday), in which he packs on the pounds to play a working class Italian-American, Tony Lip (real name: Frank Anthony Vallelonga) ✔ The film quietly entered the Toronto International Film Festival in September, emerging with the festival’s top prize ✔ Jerod Harris/Getty Images for AFI Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide
After Paradise Fire, a Hunt for Human Remains Among the Ashes
11/14/2018, 5:26:24 PMTo find and identify the dead as quickly as possible, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea has called in nearly 200 search personnel, along with canine teams trained to find human remains. ✔ Where modest single-story homes shaded by tall pines and leafy trees stood at the beginning of last week, little remained but ash and rubble ✔ In Paradise on Tuesday, search teams fanned out, targeting locations where those who are missing lived or were last seen ✔ 13) Essay: Trying to Hold on as California Burns (Sept
Giant Menorah Survives At Jewish Summer Camp Devastated By Woolsey Fire
11/14/2018, 6:54:02 PMThe Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps were destroyed in the Woolsey fire, but a hilltop menorah withstood the blaze. ✔ Toybes said that through this ancient Jewish symbol, the leaders wanted to remind campers that this was a safe place for Jews to be free ✔ The United States granted Jews freedoms of practice that stood in stark contrast to Nazi Germany and our founders were proud of that, Toybes said ✔ … Rather, this flame will light our way to a bright, bright future
Bomb Egypt, behead disloyal Arabs: Israel parts ways with 'Jewish ISIS' defense chief
11/14/2018, 4:19:01 PMAvigdor Lieberman has resigned as Israel's defense chief, but his inflammatory utterances – ranging from calling for disloyal Arabs to be beheaded, to proposing Egypt be bombed – remain as reminders of his right-wing politics. ✔ He went on to note that the US military was able to defeat the Japanese without occupying the Japanese mainland – a not-so-subtle nod at America's use of atomic bombs to force the Japanese into an unconditional surrender ✔ Share it with a friend! Trends: Gaza newsIsrael newsState of Palestine news
Pink's Husband Carey Hart Threatens Looters Amid California Wildfires in Gun-Wielding Photo
11/14/2018, 5:22:53 PMCarey Hart is encouraging California residents affected by the deadly wildfires to use force to protect their properties from potential looters ✔ Carey Hart is prepared to use force against looters of the properties affected by the deadly California Wildfires ✔ Get push notifications with news, features and more ✔ + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications ✔ As of Wednesday morning, it was just 35 percent contained
'She hasn't got the numbers' Parliamentary arithmatic will DOOM Theresa May's Brexit plan
11/14/2018, 7:47:59 PMPARLIAMENTARY arithmetic will DOOM Theresa’s May’s draft Brexit proposals even if she does manage to win the blessing of her cabinet, a leading British economist has said. ✔ Anti-Brexit campaigners want a second referendum (Image: GETTY) It means you’d need about 50 Labour backbench MPs to vote for this and there’s no suggestion that that is likely to happen ✔ We could not as Unionists support a deal that broke up the United Kingdom
Body of Norwegian man found hanged from 31-storey building in Thailand
11/14/2018, 4:44:22 PMWARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Max Holden, 69, from Oslo, was found hanging from the Pattaya apartment block at around 9am this mornning, with a bullet wound and slash marks all over his body. ✔ Emergency services abseiled down the side of the building to recover the corpse in front of horrified tourists ✔ 'We will investigate how he died and find the true cause of death ✔ Many people saw the body hanging there because it took a long time to get it.'
Grim search for the dead continues in Paradise as firefighters make slow progress
11/14/2018, 6:17:20 PMThe grim search for victims of California’s deadliest fire continued Wednesday as firefighters made progress in containing the Camp fire that burned the town of Paradise. The fire has killed at least 48 people, destroyed more than 8,000 structures and scorched 135,000 acres in Butte County. It wa... ✔ Air tankers prepared to drop retardant in the fire’s path to impede its progress, officials said ✔ The lawsuit seeks compensation for the plaintiffs' losses and unspecified damages ✔ More than 8,800 structures mostly homes in Paradise were leveled as the blaze charred the region
Mum tells how perverts try to lure daughter, 14, away for sex
11/14/2018, 4:20:00 PMA MUM has told how perverts have tried to lure her 14-year-old daughter away for sex as she walks to school through the UK’s first official red light district. Horrified Gemma Lynch told The Sun On… ✔ SWNS:South West News Service 11 The Holbeck district of Leeds is a poor, working-class industrial heartland south of the city centre Local residents and business owners claim the controversial move has escalated violence in the district, while drug use and couples having sex happens in full view of kids
Six arrested on suspicion of looting homes in evacuated areas of Butte County
11/14/2018, 6:17:16 PMSix people have been arrested so far this week on suspicion of looting in evacuation areas of Butte County, officials said. ✔ (OnScene.TV) A brush fire that erupted late Tuesday in Rialto near the Fontana city limits grew to 147 acres overnight amid relentless winds, fire officials said Wednesday ✔ During a special meeting Tuesday evening, the council unanimously voted to approve the declaration and to return within 30 days to determine whether it needs to be continued
Third body found in Woolsey fire burn area, authorities report
11/14/2018, 6:23:55 PMAuthorities found a body Tuesday in an area of Agoura Hills charred by the Woolsey fire burn, bringing the fire’s death toll up to three, authorities said. The body was found in a burned out home on the 32000 block of Lobo Canyon Road, L.A. County sheriff’s spokeswoman Nicole Nishida said. ✔ County boundary; red: mandatory evacuation areas; orange: voluntary evacuation areas Road closures Highway 101 offramps from Valley Circle Blvd to Liberty Canyon Road Highway 1 southbound (Pacific Coast Highway) closed at Las Posas Road Bell Canyon Road at Valley Circle Boulevard Borchard at Los Vientos Drive Lynn Road at Reino Road Potrero Road between Rancho Dos Vientos and South Lewis Road Kanan Road between Westlake Boulevard and Lindero Canyon Road Falling Star Avenue at Kanan Road Potrero Road at Wendy Drive State Route 118 eastbound between Topanga Canyon and Yosemite Avenue Mureau Road, Calabasas Boundary to 101 Freeway Cornell Road, Mulholland Hwy to Kanan Road Encinal Canyon Road, Malibu Boundary to Mulholland Hwy Click here to see a full list of closures
Mountain gorilla numbers SOAR to 1,000 as great ape no longer Critically Endangered
11/14/2018, 5:41:10 PMMountain gorillas have taken a giant leap from the jaws of extinction with conservation efforts pushing their numbers to more than 1,000 individuals. ✔ Tourists get close up shots of mountain gorillas in Uganda (Image: GETTY) Conservation group Fauna & Flora International (FFI), which has been operating a programme to protect gorillas and their habitats with the WWF for the past 27 years, says efforts should be enhanced not weakened after today’s Red List announcement showed an increase from 680 individuals in 2008 to more than 1,000 today
Brussels PANIC over Iran trade deal with EU states RUNNING SCARED of Trump
11/14/2018, 7:11:56 PMA NUCLEAR arms race in the Middle East is looming, with a European Union initiative to protect trade with Iran from newly reimposed US teetering on the brink of collapse – because member states are running scared of President Donald Trump. ✔ He said: At the government level the decision was reached that there are simply still too many open questions and imponderables with this SPV ✔ Disaster for Europe's credibility if this trajectory continues for much longer ✔ It would initially be more symbolic than effective, they said
Opinion | The world is moving on from Trump. And others are stepping forward.
11/14/2018, 5:48:07 PMThe United States used to own the role of global broker. Not anymore. ✔ By David Ignatius David Ignatius Columnist covering foreign affairs Email Bio Follow Columnist November 13 at 7:51 PM One of the assumptions that economists sometimes use to frame their models is to specify that some variables will be held constant, a concept that’s expressed with the Latin phrase ceteris paribus ✔ Macron announced Monday the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace
Opinion | The White House is in meltdown
11/14/2018, 4:57:12 PMAn angry president, a backstabbing staff, and an administration about to be under siege from Congress. ✔ By Paul Waldman Paul Waldman Opinion writer covering politics Email Bio Follow Opinion writer November 14 at 10:24 AM Every White House experiences tension and turnover; it’s a stressful environment where punishingly long hours are the norm, everyone has his or her own ambitions, and the stakes are extremely high ✔ It was indeed, and he was pretty emphatically rejected
What It Means to Be ‘Latinx,’ and What That Means for America
11/14/2018, 5:11:03 PMJulian Castro, the former San Antonio mayor and Obama cabinet member, reviews Ed Morales’s new book on the diversity and hybridity of Latino identity. ✔ Morales, an adjunct faculty member at Columbia University who describes his own identity as that of a racialized person living in a U.S. megacity, who has a somewhat ambiguous phenotypical appearance, proves refreshingly introspective, weaving enough personal biography into the book to pull the work back from veering too far into inaccessible academic jargon
Perspective | 'Tribalism’ doesn’t explain our political conflicts
11/14/2018, 5:38:56 PMWe should look to history, not prehistory, to understand how diverse groups can co-exist. ✔ An attendee dressed as Uncle Sam holds a flag in support of President Trump during an election night rally for Sen.-elect Mike Braun, a Republican from Indiana, in Indianapolis ✔ We are many things at once; nobody wants to be reduced to a census category and everyone has multiple allegiances
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