(WBRE/WYOU) — Numerous counties in our area are now on a winter storm watch for Tuesday, pending extreme weather, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The NWS has issued severe winter storm watches starting late Monday night through Thursday evening for the following counties: Accumulations of six inches or more are possible in these…
Each week, Food Tank is rounding up a few news stories that inspire excitement, infuriation, or curiosity. The Federal Government Shutdown Ends Earlier this week, eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus sided with Republican colleagues by voting to reopen the government and end the longest shutdown in U.S. history. On Wednesday, the House passed…
In September, the Tesla Model Y stayed the top-selling electric vehicle in China at 59,900 vehicles sold, according to the EV blog. This news comes after reports of lower-than-average third-quarter sales in the country hit the press. Some suspect that the new Model Y L, with three rows of seating, has helped keep sales high…
Visible satellite image of Super Typhoon Ragasa on Monday, September 22, 2025. RAMMB/CIRA Super Typhoon Ragasa has roared into view, standing out this season—not just for what it has done, but for what it is. As the strongest tropical cyclone of 2025 so far, Ragasa is testing how well societies, infrastructure, and forecasting systems can…
Airlines in East Asia canceled hundreds of flights on Tuesday as China’s Pearl River delta and the financial hub of Hong Kong braced for Super Typhoon Ragasa, which authorities have warned could have a “catastrophic” impact on the densely populated region. Why It Matters Meteorologists have warned that Ragasa, the most powerful typhoon to hit…
“WE HAVE THE BODY BAGS READY.” Though it was more than 25 years ago, I still feel the chill that ran through my body in a conference room in the wetlands of Northern California. I was a graduate student on a multi-university, interdisciplinary wetland restoration project team. We, a group of scientists from the south…
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. Shanghai cooperation summit SUSTAINABLE COOPERATION: A “final declaration” from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin this week included a pledge to “strengthen cooperation on sustainable development…
A Hong Kong court has ordered on-demand food delivery platform Foodpanda to pay more than HK$1.3 million (US$167,000) in compensation to a worker who injured himself during a tropical storm five years ago, ruling that the company failed to ensure the employee’s safety in extreme weather. The High Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of…
Brandy Melville — one of the leading brands in the world of fast fashion — has sued one of its rivals, the online platform Temu, for allegedly selling counterfeits and infringing on intellectual property. The July 21 filing continues a trend of fast-fashion titans clashing in the courts. What happened? In the federal lawsuit filed…
Weather forecasting is not an exact science. It becomes even more difficult when decision-making is involved, as reflected in the debate over whether the government should have declared Tuesday’s downpour as “extreme conditions” so workers did not have to go to their jobs during hazardous weather. With the highest black signal in place for more…