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US ski resorts turn to drones to make it snow amid dire drought
Despite a barren start to Colorado’s ski season, Winter Park Resort opened on Halloween and served up holiday powder.... Read More
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This Day in History, February 8th
On February 8th, 1693, The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia is granted a charter.
Historic low temps, booze and drugs led to a number of NYC's cold weather deaths: ME
Frigid weather, alcohol and drugs proved to be a fatal combination for a number of people found dead outdoors during New York’s continuing deep freeze as the city prepares for two more days of record low temperatures, ...Read more
What is biochar? Miami-Dade thinks it might help reduce waste in landfills
At the top of the South Dade Landfill, a massive oven that turns wood into charcoal is being tested by Miami-Dade County as an environmentally friendly way to cut down on landfill waste.
The material that comes out of the...Read more
Shipwrecks teem with underwater life, from microbes to sharks
Humans have sailed the world’s oceans for thousands of years, but they haven’t all reached port. Researchers estimate that there are some three million shipwrecks worldwide, resting in shallow rivers and bays, ...Read more
Today's Word "voracity"
voracity \vo-RAEH-seh-ti\ (noun) - An enormous appetite, uncontrollable hunger, ravenousness.
"Madeleine has an insatiable voracity for German classical music."
From Latin vorax "ravenous" from vorare "to swallow, devour...Read more
The Reason
If you run, you will need me,
If you live, you will breathe me.
When you climb a mountain,
I will start to disappear,
No matter how hard you listen,
No sound will enter your ear.
I'm a reason you're alive,
Without me you would surely die.
The way I come in is not the way I get out,
Another hint is that you use me more when you shout.
Without a helper I would not get in or out at all. ...
Today's Word "Nephelococcygia"
Nephelococcygia \ne-feh-leh-kak-SI-je-yeh\ (noun) - 1 : (Literally, "Cloudcuckoosville") Interpreting the shapes of clouds. 2 : La-la land, a dream land cut off from reality.
"Harold's boss told him that he was engaging ...Read more
Chunky Situation
Below, 10 nine letter words have been broken into chunks of three letters. These chunks have been mixed up, no chunk is used twice and all chunks are used. Can you determine what the 10 words are?
cer ent ead rat uti spr
ful oun pro ann ope ockr
nce een oat est liv ionr
nou sev ion ast hou akfr
bre bea ens dim bed sebr
This Day in History, February 7th
On February 7th, 1863, the HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.
NYC Mayor Mamdani adds more homeless outreach, warming centers as 'lethal' cold weekend weather expected
NEW YORK — As temperatures are expected to drop again into single digits over the weekend, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city is enlisting the help of school nurses, business improvement districts and formerly homeless ...Read more
Parts of Massachusetts could get 8 inches of snow amid 'arctic blast'
BOSTON — It could be a double weather whammy for Bay Staters this weekend.
Ahead of some downright brutal temps and wind chills, parts of the region may see several inches of snow.
The National Weather Service’s ...Read more
New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking
In late 2025, Interpol coordinated a global operation across 134 nations, seizing roughly 30,000 live animals, confiscating illegal plant and timber products, and identifying about 1,100 suspected wildlife traffickers ...Read more
Today's Word "Elevenses"
elevenses \i-LEV-uhn-ziz\ (noun) - A midmorning break for refreshments taken between breakfast and lunch, usually around 11am.
"And if you really must stay for a bite of lunch after you've finished off your elevenses, ...Read more
Use Your Illusions ... Again
The following are famous books and their authors. Letters have been taken from each book and each author. From the letter list below fill in each letter to give the names of the books and authors.
D- Vi--i C-d-
Da- B-ow-
G-e-t E-pe-ta-io-s
Ch--le- D-c-e-s
To K--l A Mo-k--g Bird
Ha-p-r L-e
Fr-n-en-t-in
M--y Sh--l--
Of M--e An- M-n
J--n S-ei--e-k
The O-t-id--s
S. -. H--t-n
The A-v-ntu--s of H--kle-er-y ...
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This Day in History, February 6
On February 6th, 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi, the founding document of New Zealand, was signed.
What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski racing faster and riskier – and it’s everywhere
When viewers tune in to the 2026 Winter Olympics, they will see pristine, white slopes, groomed tracks and athletes racing over snow-covered landscapes, thanks in part to a storm that blanketed the mountain venues of ...Read more
How environmental enforcement has dropped under Trump
WASHINGTON — Federal enforcement of polluters slumped in the first year of the second Trump administration, a new analysis of government data by a nonprofit watchdog group has found.
Compared with the first year of ...Read more
EPA chief vows federal support for Tijuana River crisis, voices confidence in Mexico
SAN DIEGO — Federal officials met in San Diego on Thursday to discuss the government’s response to the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis, with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin expressing confidence in Mexico’s ...Read more
California bill would make fossil fuel companies help pay for rising insurance costs
A bill that would make oil and gas companies pay for rising insurance costs due to climate-related disasters was introduced this week in the California Legislature.
SB 982, the Affordable Insurance Recovery Act, would ...Read more
Death toll from Kentucky winter weather increases to 22, Gov. Beshear says
The death toll from prolonged winter weather in Kentucky has increased to 22, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday.
The new deaths were reported in Floyd, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Leslie and Madison counties. The ages of the new...Read more
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