WASHINGTON — Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked in government, politics, tech and journalism. The crashes, which began late last year and carried into 2025, were the tipoff to a sophisticated cyberattack that may have allowed hackers to infiltrate…
Hundreds of people in the UK may die from heat-related causes this weekend, researchers have warned, as a new real-time analysis estimates that high temperatures from Thursday to Sunday could claim as many as 570 lives. Scientists at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Imperial College London published the findings on Saturday,…
SAN JOSE, Calif. – A new emergency notification system was launched in San Jose yesterday, just before the Ranch Place Fire sparked. That fast-moving brush fire in the East San Jose hills came very close to several homes on Tuesday, as it burned through 92 acres. “The fire started getting closer and closer, and then…
A fire risk sign seen in a dry Richmond Park during a heatwave in 2022 (Picture: SOPA/Getty) Heatwave-level hot weather will be here for a while – and we might even see temperatures pass 40°C this summer, a UK forecaster has warned. A UK heatwave is expected to be officially declared by this weekend, with…
A study by the Met Office highlights the rapidly increasing likelihood of extreme temperatures for the UK. Scientists estimate that the chance of seeing temperatures above 40C is now more than 20 times greater than it was in the 1960s. They add that there’s a 50 per cent chance of seeing a 40C day again…
Travelers in central and eastern China need to be aware of a large-scale rainfall event during the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival from Saturday to Monday, the China Meteorological Administration said on Thursday. The CMA warns that regions including parts of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Xizang autonomous region and Hubei, Henan, Anhui, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces…
Wildfires erupted across Britain over the past week amid the driest start to spring in nearly 70 years. Fires burned through forested areas in Scotland, Wales and England, coinciding with declining river levels and warnings of drought. In Scotland, a large forest fire near the village of Fauldhouse, west of Edinburgh, broke out late Saturday…
Q: The tornado sirens once again wailed recently, warning the city when the threat was actually to the south of Mankato and moving east. There is nothing wrong with being overly cautious about severe weather conditions, but I suspect many people might be ignoring the siren or at minimum seeking localized information from the National…
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With May being National High Blood Pressure Education Month, now is a great time to reflect on staying healthy. About half of American adults have high blood pressure, but only about 25% of them have it under control. Undiagnosed or untreated high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, can put a person at higher risk…