zo Hackers reported to be 'Zoombombing' private video meetings in Watford By www.watfordobserver.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 17:00:00 +0100 Hackers have been reported to be ‘Zoombombing’ private online video meetings with abusive messages and offensive video footage. Full Article
zo Watford beat Bournemouth to climb out of the relegation zone By www.watfordobserver.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 16:12:52 +0000 Watford's resurgence under Nigel Pearson continued as they swept to a 3-0 win at Bournemouth to heap more misery on their fellow strugglers and climb out of the relegation zone. Full Article
zo TRAFFIC ALERT FOR OCTOBER 22-26, 2018 - Highway Work Zones in the Staunton District By www.virginiadot.org Published On :: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 24:00:00 GMT-8 STAUNTON – The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton district consists of 11 counties from the Alleghany Highlands to the northern Shenandoah Valley: Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Highland, Augusta, Rockingham, Page, Shenandoah, Frederick, Clarke and Warren. Scheduled work is subject to change due to inclement weather and material supplies. Motorists are advised to watch for slow-moving tractors during mowing operations. When traveling through a work zone, be alert to periodic changes in traffic patterns and lane closures. Full Article
zo TRAFFIC ALERT FOR OCTOBER 29 – NOVEMBER 2, 2018 - Highway Work Zones in the Staunton District By www.virginiadot.org Published On :: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 24:00:00 GMT-8 The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton district consists of 11 counties from the Alleghany Highlands to the northern Shenandoah Valley: Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Highland, Augusta, Rockingham, Page, Shenandoah, Frederick, Clarke and Warren. Full Article
zo TRAFFIC ALERT FOR NOVEMBER 5-9, 2018 - Highway Work Zones in the Staunton District By www.virginiadot.org Published On :: Fri, 02 Nov 2018 24:00:00 GMT-8 The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton district consists of 11 counties from the Alleghany Highlands to the northern Shenandoah Valley: Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Highland, Augusta, Rockingham, Page, Shenandoah, Frederick, Clarke and Warren. Full Article
zo Outgoing Draghi calls for government action with eurozone ‘close to stagnation’ By www.telegraph.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 16:05:25 GMT Full Article topics:people/mario-draghi structure:business/markets topics:organisations/ftse-100 topics:things/share-prices structure:business topics:organisations/dow-jones-industrial-average topics:things/global-economy storytype:standard topics:things/pound
zo Jeff Bezos pledges $10bn to tackle climate change By www.telegraph.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:27:02 GMT Full Article topics:things/climate-change topics:people/jeff-bezos structure:business topics:organisations/amazon storytype:standard
zo ECB brings 750 billion euro bazooka to coronavirus fightback By www.telegraph.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 03:09:40 GMT Full Article topics:organisations/ecb topics:in-the-news/coronavirus structure:business storytype:standard
zo Huracan Lorenzo Advertencia Numero 29 Centro Nacional de Huracanes Miami FL AL132019 Traduccion por el Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia San Juan PR 1100 AM AST domingo 29 de septiembre de 2019 ...INTERESES EN AZORES DEBEN MONITOREAR EL PROGRESO DE LOREN By www.nhc.noaa.gov Published On :: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 15:21:32 +0000 000 WTCA43 TJSJ 291521 TCPSP3 Huracan Lorenzo Advertencia Numero 29 Centro Nacional de Huracanes Miami FL AL132019 Traduccion por el Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia San Juan PR 1100 AM AST domingo 29 de septiembre de 2019 ...INTERESES EN AZORES DEBEN MONITOREAR EL PROGRESO DE LORENZO... ...VIGILANCIAS PUDIERAN SER EMITIDAS PARA ESAS ISLAS TARDE EN EL DIA DE HOY O ESTA NOCHE... RESUMEN DE LAS 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMACION ------------------------------------------------------- LOCALIZACION...25.9 N 44.4 O ALREDEDOR DE 1315 MI...2115 KM AL SO DE LOS AZORES VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS...145 MPH...230 KM/H MOVIMIENTO ACTUAL...NNE O 15 GRADOS A 10 MPH...17 KM/H PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA...938 MILIBARES...27.70 PULGADAS VIGILANCIAS Y AVISOS -------------------- No hay vigilancias o avisos costeros en efecto. Intereses en los Azores deben monitorear el progres de Lorenzo. DISCUSION Y PRONOSTICO ---------------------- A las 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), el centro del Huracan Lorenzo estaba localizado cerca de la latitud 25.9 norte, longitud 44.4 oeste. Lorenzo se esta moviendo hacia el norte-noreste a cerca de 10 mph (17 km/h) y se espera que este movimiento continue hasta esta noche. Un giro hacia el noreste, en conjunto con un aumento en su velicidad de traslacion deben ocurrir el lunes y continuar hasta el miercoles. Los vientos maximos sostenidos estan cerca de 145 mph (260 km/h) con rafagas mas fuertes. Lorenzo es un huracan categoria 4 en la escala de vientos de huracan Saffir-Simpson. Se espera un debilitamiento constante durante los proximos dias, pero se sigue esperando que Lorenzo siga siendo un huracan potente para los proximos par de dias. Lorenzo es un huracan grande, con vientos con fuerza de huracan extendiendose hasta 80 millas (135 km) del centro y los vientos con fuerza de tormenta tropical se extienden hasta 275 millas (445 km) del centro. La presion central minima estimada es de 938 mb (27.70 pulgadas). PELIGROS AFECTANDO TIERRA ADENTRO --------------------------------- LLUVIA: Se espera que Lorenzo produzca un total de acumulacion de lluvia de 3 a 6 pulgadas sobre la mayoria del oeste de Azores y de 1 a 2 pulgadas sobre el centro de Azores el martes y miercoles. Esta lluvia pudiera causar inundaciones repentinas que amenacen la vida en el oeste de Azores. RESACAS: Marejadas generada por Lorenzo se estan desplazando a traves de la mayoria de la cuenca del Atlantico. Estas marejadas son muy probables que caucen condiciones de resacas y corrientes marinas que amenacen la vida. Favor de consultar los productos de su oficina local de meteorologia. PROXIMA ADVERTENCIA ------------------- Proxima advertencia completa a las 500 PM AST. $$ Pronosticador Latto Traduccion FRamos Full Article
zo Atlantic Hurricane Lorenzo Tropical Cyclone Update By www.nhc.noaa.gov Published On :: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 02:07:56 +0000 000 WTNT63 KNHC 290207 TCUAT3 Hurricane Lorenzo Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132019 1010 PM AST Sat Sep 28 2019 ...LORENZO STRENGTHENS INTO A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE... Recent satellite data indicate that Lorenzo has continued to rapidly strengthen to an extremely dangerous category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 160 mph (260 km/h). This increase in intensity will be reflected in the forecast issued at 11 pm AST (0300 UTC). SUMMARY OF 1010 PM AST...0210 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...24.1N 45.0W ABOUT 1410 MI...2270 KM SW OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH...260 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...925 MB...27.31 INCHES $$ Forecaster Brown/Latto Full Article
zo Atlantic Post-Tropical Cyclone SEBASTIEN Forecast/Advisory Number 23 NWS NATIONAL Hurricane CENTER MIAMI FL AL202019 0300 UTC MON NOV 25 2019 THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. INTERESTS IN THE AZORES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF POST-T By www.nhc.noaa.gov Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 02:31:37 +0000 000 WTNT25 KNHC 250231 TCMAT5 POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SEBASTIEN FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 23 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL202019 0300 UTC MON NOV 25 2019 THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. INTERESTS IN THE AZORES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SEBASTIEN. POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 41.0N 28.9W AT 25/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 60 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR 55 DEGREES AT 35 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 993 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. 50 KT....... 0NE 50SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT....... 90NE 170SE 190SW 90NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 90NE 240SE 420SW 150NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 41.0N 28.9W AT 25/0300Z AT 25/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 40.0N 30.8W FORECAST VALID 25/1200Z 43.6N 22.7W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 0NE 50SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT... 90NE 170SE 190SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 26/0000Z 48.1N 14.2W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 0NE 50SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT...110NE 190SE 190SW 70NW. FORECAST VALID 26/1200Z...MERGED WITH ANOTHER LOW REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 41.0N 28.9W THIS IS THE LAST FORECAST/ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON SEBASTIEN. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY METEO FRANCE UNDER WMO HEADER FQNT50 LFPW. $$ FORECASTER LATTO Full Article
zo Why was the Deepwater Horizon alert system disabled? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:23:14 +0000 The answer, it turns out, is simple: BP didn't want workers to be disturbed by "false alarms." Full Article Gadgets & Electronics
zo How to use the USDA's planting zone map By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:36:54 +0000 Looking for plant hardiness zones? This useful map shows which plants you can grow in your garden based on temperatures in your area. Full Article Organic Farming & Gardening
zo Wobbly polar bear twins debut at German zoo By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:00:00 +0000 The cuddly duo — a boy and a girl born at the Hellabrunn Zoo on Dec. 9 — explore their enclosure with their mom, Giovanna. Full Article Animals
zo At Oregon Zoo, waste heat to be transferred from the tundra to the tropics By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 19:40:08 +0000 A geothermal loop will keep a fancy new elephant house toasty with the captured heat generated by the cooling system in the polar bear habitat. Full Article Energy
zo Why is Amazon buying Whole Foods? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:07:25 +0000 Amazon is buying Whole Foods, though the stores will operate as a separate unit from Amazon. Full Article Green Workplace
zo Why we must protect the ocean's 'twilight zone' By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 12:35:10 +0000 Deep in the ocean is a 'twilight zone' teeming with 1 million undiscovered species, yet fishing there isn't regulated. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
zo Nuclear power and earthquake zones overlap in the U.S. By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:43:20 +0000 Earthquake in Japan raises concerns about what could happen in the U.S. Full Article Energy
zo Too many nuclear plants located in tsunami risk zones, say researchers By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:29:28 +0000 A recent study led by European researchers found Fukushima is not alone, as 22 other plants around the world may be similarly susceptible to destructive tsunami Full Article Wilderness & Resources
zo 2011 Japan tsunami unleashed ozone-destroying chemicals By www.livescience.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:33:38 +0000 The 2011 tsunami that struck Japan released thousands of tons of ozone-destroying chemicals and greenhouse gases into the air. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
zo Stepping inside the nuclear red zones of Fukushima By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:30:00 +0000 An eye-opening photo essay documents the haunting towns that were forcibly abandoned following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
zo Pluto's moons pose risk for NASA's New Horizons craft By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:51:08 +0000 The moons of Pluto, and a potential set of rings, may create dangerous debris zones for a NASA spacecraft currently speeding toward the distant world, researche Full Article Space
zo New Horizon spacecraft zooms beyond Neptune's orbit By www.space.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 14:11:01 +0000 A speedy NASA probe has crossed the orbit of Neptune, notching one more spaceflight milestone on its way toward a historic flyby of Pluto. Full Article Space
zo New Horizons probe begins survey ahead of Pluto flyby By www.space.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:05:07 +0000 A NASA spacecraft's epic Pluto encounter is officially underway. Full Article Space
zo New Horizons probe snaps fresh view of Pluto By www.space.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Feb 2015 14:43:27 +0000 NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has snapped new images of Pluto — the first taken by the probe during its six-month approach to the dwarf planet. Full Article Space
zo New Horizons' photos of Pluto show possible ice cap By www.space.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 13:56:32 +0000 A Pluto-bound NASA probe has captured the best-ever images of the dwarf planet. Full Article Space
zo New Horizons probe spies Pluto's 'heart' By www.space.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Jul 2015 13:58:36 +0000 Pluto looks especially welcoming in a new photo by NASA's approaching New Horizons probe. Full Article Space
zo New Horizons phoned home after Pluto flyby By www.space.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 14:04:46 +0000 The first-ever flyby of Pluto was a big success. Full Article Space
zo New Horizons gets eyeful of Pluto's icy mountains By www.space.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:24:41 +0000 A new photo from New Horizons shows Pluto's towering ice mountains cast and frozen nitrogen glaciers. Full Article Space
zo There's a newly discovered Amazon tribe, but here's why we're not contacting them By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Sep 2018 18:08:43 +0000 Based on our mostly destructive history of interacting with isolated cultures, we should stay away. Full Article Arts & Culture
zo Antarctic ozone hole among the smallest recorded in 20 years By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:25:52 +0000 The ozone hole above the Antarctic has hit its maximum extent for the year. Due to warm temperatures, the opening in the protective atmospheric layer was the se Full Article Wilderness & Resources
zo Ozone hole shrinks to record low By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:48:01 +0000 Good news from Antarctica: The hole in the ozone layer is shrinking, new measurements reveal. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
zo Amazon rain forest breathes in more than it breathes out By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 11:50:08 +0000 Absorbing more carbon dioxide than they release, these vast forests can be credited with helping to lower levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
zo Arctic's ozone hole is looking good By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 19:51:42 +0000 The worldwide ban on ozone-depleting chemicals stopped Arctic ozone from disappearing and forming an "ozone hole" similar in size to Antarctica's. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
zo Can green space reduce risk of schizophrenia? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 17:42:59 +0000 Researchers used satellite images and medical records over an almost 20-year period to determine if access to green areas reduces schizophrenia risk. Full Article Fitness & Well-Being
zo Werner Herzog goes 'Into the Inferno' By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 26 Nov 2016 18:24:53 +0000 Werner Herzog's investigates our fascination with volcanoes in his latest movie, Netflix's "Into the Inferno." Full Article Wilderness & Resources
zo Only known wild jaguar in the U.S. caught on camera in Arizona By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Feb 2016 17:19:44 +0000 Jaguars used to roam all over the Southwest but now are an extreme rarity. And this unique cat is already threatened by the mining industry. Full Article Animals
zo The upside-down world of the Gulf's dead zone By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:18:03 +0000 Farming runoff turns the sea floor into a wet desert and forces species onward or upward. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
zo What's your plastic bag fee comfort zone? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sun, 06 Aug 2017 18:52:00 +0000 In the 2 years since the U.K. imposed a 5-pence fee, about a third of shoppers still use plastic bags. What price would change your habits? Full Article Responsible Living
zo Deepwater Horizon anniversary By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:55:09 +0000 On the one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal tells TODAY that there's still work to be Full Article Wilderness & Resources
zo Scientists study oil from Deepwater Horizon disaster By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:39:11 +0000 Using a sample from the very riser pipe that the plume escaped from, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution chemist Christopher Reddy and his team ascertained tha Full Article Research & Innovations
zo Deepwater Horizon tar balls laden with deadly bacteria By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:56:18 +0000 Nearly two years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster gushed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls from the spill still turn up on Alaba Full Article Wilderness & Resources
zo How big will the Gulf Dead Zone get this year? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:43:20 +0000 The predicted size of this year's dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico depends on whom you ask. One forecast model predicts an unusually small area of oxygen-deplete Full Article Wilderness & Resources
zo How the wind saved Florida from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:10:40 +0000 At the time of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the spring of 2010, computer models predicted that the 200 million gallons of crude oil pouring out of the gus Full Article Climate & Weather
zo Hurricane Isaac deposits oil, possibly from Deepwater Horizon, on Louisiana beaches By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:19:17 +0000 More than 12 miles of Louisiana coast have been closed to fishing following the discovery of tar balls and other toxins. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
zo BP ends Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:53:29 +0000 But environmental groups say oil is still coming ashore and more work needs to be done. Full Article Energy
zo What's causing oil sheens near Deepwater Horizon spill site? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:03:49 +0000 Recurrent sheens of oil in the Gulf of Mexico near the site of 2010's Deepwater Horizon oil spill have baffled researchers. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
zo Silver lining of a disaster: Deepwater Horizon spill inspires beautiful bird art By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:39:49 +0000 Jason Alexander Byers uses an unusual material to make an environmental point. Full Article Arts & Culture
zo The Amazon is burning, and here's why it's not just Brazil's problem By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 21:33:16 +0000 The Amazon rainforest fires have been burning for 3 weeks, and some are wondering why Brazil's crisis isn't getting more attention. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
zo New ozone-destroying chemicals discovered in atmosphere By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:30:04 +0000 Loopholes in the Montreal Protocol may need to be tightened, researchers say. Full Article Wilderness & Resources