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Delaware Online | The News JournalHaitians on Delmarva rally to help their own through tragedies and slim options
Haitian communities, from Delaware to Eastern Shore Maryland, are organizing support for a homeland rattled by crisis, while still coping with tragedy themselves.
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Virus Expert Says Here's Where Delta Will Strike Next
Coronavirus may be on the ropes—with kids 5 to 11 now getting vaccinated—but it won't go down without a fight. "The Delta infection is going to capture anyone who is unaccinated," warns Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner, board member of Pfizer and author of the book Uncontrolled Spread, appeared on Face the Nation opposite Margaret Brennan yesterday. "And that is ultimately going to be the endgame." So where is Delta spreading now? Read on to hear where, and to learn 5 life-saving piec
- Barrons.com
House Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Sending to Biden. What to Know.
The House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill late Friday after months of debate. The measure, already approved in the Senate, is the first milestone in President Biden’s economic agenda. Biden said Friday night he’ll sign the landmark bill into law soon.
- Fox News
Democratic governor turns on Biden vaccine mandate, not 'correct' or 'effective' solution
Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly came out against President Biden’s federal vaccine mandate
- The Weather Network
The Great Lakes are at record warmth. Here's what that means for snow squalls
Cold air and relatively warmer lake waters are a prime setup for lake-effect snow squalls. Here's what forecasters expect in the coming weeks.
- AccuWeather
Another storm will help chip away at California drought
A couple of weeks after an atmospheric river dumped record rainfall and prolific amounts of snow on parts of California, the Pacific storm train is set to deliver another helping of rain and snow to a large part of the drought-stricken state. However, this time it will also come in more manageable amounts. Through the first week in November, most of the rain and snow along the West Coast has been directed toward Washington and Oregon. A brief break in precipitation is expected across much of the
- The Weather Network
B.C. 'weather bomb' will bring heavy rain, strong winds, and snow
The unsettled trend will continue for B.C. for the foreseeable future – with waves of moisture bringing copious amounts of rainfall for the South Coast, blustery winds, and considerable amounts of snowfall for the mountain passes.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
‘Reclusive and secretive’ predators seen roaming near West Texas property, video shows
Spotting just one of these animals is “incredibly lucky,” experts say. A trail camera captured four.
- The Weather Network
The Big Blow is still the deadliest natural disaster in Great Lakes history
The Great Lakes Storm of 1913 is still the deadliest and most destructive natural disaster to hit the five lakes in recorded history, killing more than 250 people, destroying 19 ships and stranding 19 others.
- The State
Major flooding closes roads, ramps in Charleston, SC as harbor tide rises over 8 feet
Unusually high tides reached the most serious flood warning level three times this weekend in Charleston, causing major infrastructure and event closures across town.
- USA TODAY
Winter worry: A shortage of snowplow drivers could spell trouble for motorists in 11 states
While perhaps taken for granted by some motorists, plowed roads are incredibly important for the economy, emergency services and day-to-day life.
- The Weather Network
Third 'weather bomb' in three weeks threatens damaging winds in B.C.
A rapidly strengthening low is stretched along the Pacific coast and will bring strong winds from the North Coast to California. Brace for gusts between 60-80 km/h through Tuesday.
- INSIDER
A mountain of unsold clothing from fast-fashion retailers is piling up in the Chilean desert
A former employee at Chile's Iquique port said tons of clothes, which arrive in Chile to be resold, end up in limbo.
- AccuWeather
Potential blizzard to kick off wintry stretch in the Plains, East
Now that Halloween has passed and the clocks have turned back, many are seeing more and more of the traditional sights and sounds of the winter holiday season. AccuWeather forecasters say Mother Nature may add to the growing winter feeling by contributing its own dose of wintery conditions to northern and eastern portions of the nation beginning late this week. While forecasters are looking ahead to a wintry surge, it may not feel much like winter is on its way for the first part of the week. Te
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
It could take at least 500,000 acre-feet of water a year to keep Lake Mead from tanking
If the Lower Basin states agree to keep this much water in Lake Mead this quickly, it would be an amazing feat of regional cooperation.
- App.com | Asbury Park Press
Flooding expected for coastal areas on Monday; potential road closures
A powerful storm system hovering over the Atlantic has created the threat for minor coastal flooding along New Jersey's coastline.
- BBC
Chennai floods: Heavy rains bring Indian city to standstill
The heaviest rainfall in the city since 2015 has caused severe flooding and brought life to a standstill.
- AFP Videographics
Living on the Great Lakes -- a dream threatened by climate change
The five bodies of water that make up the Great Lakes, which account for more than 20 percent of the world’s freshwater supply, have always risen and fallen over the decades. But climate change has now made the extremes much stronger than before, with residents installing hurricane shutters and signs of erosion becoming severe. Researcher Aaron Packman warns, "We're going to see increasing lakefront damage and we're going to see increasing inland flooding."
- The Telegraph
Six ways to stop microplastics getting into your body
Microplastics are “one of the greatest manmade disasters of our time”, according to the Natural History Museum. That’s bad news, given they are also everywhere; in tap water, the food you buy, the clothes you wear and the air you breathe.
- LA Times
October's torrential rains brought some drought relief, but California's big picture still bleak
Rainfall in parts of Northern California are way above average for this time of year, but the state is still gripped by an extensive drought that even a strong winter likely can't erase.