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Electricity prices are soaring in California, with residents' power bills in some cases exceeding the rent they pay for their homes or businesses, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. [emphasis, links added] The price rise is largely due to a national push for infrastructure upgrades such as buried power lines, as well as increased demand driven by the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and the proliferation of power-hungry data centers needed to sustain growing artificial intelligence. The Wall Street Journal reported that the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. Those costs — along with the capital costs of new wind and solar…
Malaika Arora turned 50 last year.Malaika Arora and Arbaaz Khan decided to part ways in 2016.Malaika Arora is one of the leading actors in Bollywood who is popular for her dancing and fitness. The actress has been the spokesperson for some of the country's biggest influencers and served as a judge on the mega-hit reality show. The actress and model's love life has been a tumultuous journey, for which she often makes headlines. According to reports, Malaika Arora met Arbaaz Khan while shooting for a coffee commercial and the two eventually fell in love. In 1998, the two tied the…
A recent article in milwaukee sentinel“Ads running in Wisconsin give weather events worsened by climate change a new name: unnatural disasters,” discusses an ad campaign that seeks to mobilize moms to take climate action at the polls by claiming Climate change threatens them with more severe flooding, heat waves and wildfires. [emphasis, links added] This is wrong. The trends for all types of extreme weather events they warn about are not getting worse. American families are now less affected by weather than at any time in history. The article says: An ad in Wisconsin and other battleground states urges residents…
Last updated: August 8, 2024 4:42 pm ISTDevotees must keep their homes clean during fasting.Devotees can make rangoli using rice flour and hang mango leaves as decoration.In southern parts of India, it is customary to worship Goddess Lakshmi during the auspicious month of Sawan. In fact, many families observe Varalakshmi Vrat (fasting) during this time. It is believed that fasting during the month of Sawan brings wealth, prosperity, happiness and peace. Speaking to Local18, Ram Sharma, the priest of the Santoshi Mata temple in Karimnagar, Telangana, said that observing the fast of Goddess Varalakshmi during Sawan will please the goddess.…
Although raw sewage and gastrointestinal disease are rarely topics brought up in polite conversation, they have a clear impact on hundreds of cities and towns across the United States. A recent study led by a team at the Boston University School of Public Health showed that the risk of acute gastrointestinal illness increases by up to 62 percent after certain types of sewer overflows. Climate change is likely to make the problem worse, with predicted increases in extreme rainfall events. So how does wastewater treatment affect digestive health, and what does climate change have to do with all this? The…
Associated Press reportHeavy rainfall from tropical storm Debbie is expected to cause flooding in parts of the mid-Atlantic states and the Northeast on Saturday morning as Debbie hits South Carolina. Meanwhile, residents as far away as the Great Lakes and New Jersey experienced heavy rains associated with the slow-moving tropical storm.This is the latest:Debbie triggers apparent tornado in North Carolina, damaging homes, churches and schoolsCounty officials said Debbie's belt triggered an apparent tornado as it blew across North Carolina, damaging at least four homes, a church and a school in Wilson County, east of Raleigh.The county said in a statement…
A reader asked us: What will happen to South Florida's coastal cities if things continue to get worse this decade? Will they flood? To answer this question, we turned to environmental reporter Johnny Ponce for help. He is a longtime resident of Miami and has reported extensively on the impacts of climate change. Here is his response: According to research by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), coastal sea levels in the United States are expected to rise by 10 to 12 inches (0.25 – 0.30 meters) by 2050. By 2050) (the study was completed in 2022), sea level…
Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh speaks in the Lok Sabha during the monsoon session of Parliament on Thursday, August 8, 2024. Rajiv Ranjan Singh “Lalan” criticized the Congress party, accusing it of having no credibility on minority issues.At a meeting in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, Union Minister and Janata Dal (United) MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh “Lalan” made a strong case for the new Waqf Bill against criticism from the opposition. defend. Singh argued that opposition members had twisted the bill into being anti-Muslim. In response to the opposition's anger, Singh insisted that he would continue to…
Between 2010 and 2017, 20 people died in California from heat-related illnesses at work. Many of them work outdoors. But with at least seven people working indoors, the hot weather can be just as dangerous. Frazzini: “Even if they're not exposed to direct sunlight, the temperatures can be very high.” Ali Frazzini serves in the Los Angeles County Office of Chief Sustainability. A few years ago, her office studied how people in Los Angeles County are being affected by global warming. She said workplaces without air conditioning, such as indoor car washes and warehouses, can get very hot in the…
Last updated: August 8, 2024 3:45 pm (IST)calcutta [Calcutta]IndiaActor Shanto Khan and his father Selim Khan, who was making a film about Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, were killed by mobs in Bangladesh . (@MINDKRRAFT/X)However, Kolkata-based actors, several of whom had worked with Shanto Khan on film projects in Bangladesh, did not want to comment on the cause of the murder.People in the Kolkata film industry on Wednesday expressed shock over the killing of Bangladeshi actor Shanto Khan and his father, producer Salim Khan, during unrest in the neighboring country.However, Kolkata-based actors, several of whom have worked with Shanto Khan on film…