Waves crash over a breakwater in Alameda, Calif., on Sunday. (Noah Berger/AP) Scientists are saying that climate change and El Niño, a climate pattern caused by the warming of the Pacific Ocean, are the culprits for the extreme weather that California is experiencing this winter. Here’s what USA Today reported: Multiple weather phenomena are conspiring to make these storms particularly damaging. Warm water provides energy to storms, and record-high ocean water temperatures, likely from… Source link
Read More »Academy Award-nominated director Bing Liu returns to Rockford for … – Rock River Current
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Read More »Oklahoma demolished 49-0 by Texas in most lopsided Red River game in history
With its starting quarterback sidelined, Oklahoma turned in another miserable performance on Saturday. And this time it came against its most-heated rival, Texas. The Sooners were trounced 49-0 by the Longhorns on Saturday in the Red River Rivalry. With the loss, Oklahoma dropped to 3-3 for the first time since 2009 and saw its four-game winning streak over Texas come to an end. Additionally, the 49-point margin is the biggest ever in a loss to Texas. The loss also marks the first time that… Source link
Read More »Google’s new Hudson River campus opens with park, views of NYC
Google has officially unveiled its new campus for New York City employees, a sprawling facility atop a pier that juts into the Hudson River with amenities that include a two-acre rooftop park with views of Lower Manhattan and Little Island. The 630,000-square-foot Hudson River campus on Pier 57 includes three buildings of office space for some 450 employees just above the West Side Highway near 15th Street in Chelsea. The two-acre park space is open to the… Source link
Read More »Google opens Hudson River campus to attract more New York talent
Google officially opened its new mixed-use campus on New York’s Hudson River that includes a two-acre rooftop and public gathering spaces. Photo courtesy of Google As Google employees return to campus life following over two years of remote work, the company has a splashy new office for workers in New York. Google has officially opened a new campus on a Hudson River pier, and it sits on New York’s largest rooftop. The 630,000-square-foot campus, which sits on Pier 57, includes three buildings… Source link
Read More »Body of fourth tuber, age 7, found in North Carolina river
EDEN, N.C. (AP) — The body of a fourth tuber has been found in a North Carolina river following a deadly accident in which a family on a recreational float went over a dam, local officials said Sunday. The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a news release that Isiah Crawford, 7, was the person who was found in the Dan River. Another tuber, Teresa Villano, 35, is still missing. The search for her continued on Sunday, including near the Virginia state line, officials said. The… Source link
Read More »Fisherman discovers terrifying creature in river
A man has been left terrified after he was confronted by a mysterious sea creature with dozens of long black legs while fishing. Desha Srichai, 41, pulled in the bizarre life form with long spindly limbs moving like a spider in southern Thailand on November 30. He noticed the odd-looking creature among the fish and recoiled with horror – hurling the net to the ground. The curious fisherman poked the mysterious creature with a stick before making a video on his phone to help identify the… Source link
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