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2024 will probably be hotter than this year because of El Niño, NASA scientists say

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:19:39 GMT

(CNN) — As millions bake under a relentless heat wave in the South and Southwest US – and as temperatures soar around the Northern Hemisphere – NASA scientists warned Thursday that we haven’t even seen the worst of El Niño and next year will likely be even warmer for the planet.Climate change, caused by burning fossil fuels, is unequivocally warming the Earth’s temperature, NASA scientists said.And El Niño, the natural climate pattern in the tropical Pacific that brings warmer-than-average sea-surface temperatures and influences weather, has only just started in recent months and therefore is not having a huge impact yet on the extreme heat people around the globe are experiencing this summer, said Gavin Schmidt, a climatologist and director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.“It’s really only just emerged, and so what we’re seeing is not really due to that El Niño,” Schmidt told reporters. “What we’re seeing is the overall warmth pretty much everywhere – particularly i...

Tips to stay safe during Excessive Heat Advisory in Miami-Dade County

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:19:39 GMT

MIAMI-DADE, Fla. (WSVN) — As residents of Miami-Dade County face scorching temperatures and a second-ever Excessive Heat Advisory, the National Weather Service and Miami-Dade County officials have issued crucial warnings and safety tips to help residents stay safe during this extreme weather event.Officials are emphasizing the importance of checking in on the most vulnerable groups during this heatwave, including children under the age of 5, adults over 65, and pets. As temperatures continue to rise, the risk of heat-related illnesses such as heat exhaustion and heatstroke increases significantly.To mitigate the impact of the extreme heat, residents are urged to follow these essential guidelines:Seek Air-Conditioned Environments: Whenever possible, stay indoors in air-conditioned buildings to escape the sweltering heat.Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of water throughout the day. Avoid or limit consumption of caffeinated and alcoholic beverages, as they can contribute to dehydratio...

Police investigating after stabbing at Park Street station leaves woman with life-threatening injuries

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:19:39 GMT

A large police presence gathered at the Park Street Station entrance to Boston Common overnight after a stabbing left a woman with life-threatening injuries, officials said.Officers responding to a reported stabbing at the station around 11:30 p.m. assisted in transporting the victim to the hospital, according to Boston police.No arrests have been made.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Late Storms, Solid Weekend

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:19:39 GMT

After a beauty of a summer’s afternoon yesterday, we start the morning off comfortable with temps in the 60s. Dew points start to sneak back up this morning and will be higher this afternoon. The higher humidity will fuel scattered storms this afternoon too, mainly across central and western Massachusetts. Across Western New England, a few of the storms will be strong to severe. A lower risk of severe weather exists across Central Mass, with severe weather not expected across far eastern Mass. In fact, across eastern Mass, the shower/storm threat is low until a few move in late-day/evening. That system drags across southern New England tonight, tries to push most of the instability east of us by Saturday. Although a spot shower/storm can’t be ruled out Saturday, the bulk of the day should turn out to be dry with temps in the low to mid 80s. Sunday looks gorgeous, with highs in the mid 80s, lower humidity and mostly sunny skies. Copy and paste that into Monday.Next week overal...

Patriots mailbag: Is more help needed at cornerback?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:19:39 GMT

With Patriots training camp opening up in less than a week, we opened up the mailbag for questions on Twitter. Here’s what Patriots fans want to know:@yuruhwizzrdGood to have you back Doug!! I’m interested to know, what are your expectations for Mac and the offense this season? #MailDougThank you! It’s great to be back on the beat.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots announce dates for Pat Patriot throwback uniforms New England Patriots | Patriots players bulked up ahead of 2023 NFL season New England Patriots | Source: Patriots hosting RB Leonard Fournette for free-agent workout New England Patriots | OBF: Bill Belichick’s future in the hands of Mac Jones To answer your question: better. How much better is the real question because it would be difficult to be as bad or worse than the unit played in 2022 with Matt Patricia and Joe Judge at the helm.The goal should be to be more improved than the P...

Russia aims missiles at Ukraine’s farm storage after days of hitting port facilities

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:19:39 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian cruise missiles, flying low and hugging the terrain to dodge Ukrainian air defenses, destroyed farm storage buildings in the Odesa region early Friday, Ukrainian officials said, as the Kremlin’s forces expanded their targets following three days of bombardment of the region’s Black Sea port infrastructure.Hours later, seven Russian missiles also damaged what officials described as an “important infrastructure facility” southwest of the port city of Odesa, in what appeared to be part of an ongoing Kremlin effort to cripple Ukraine’s Black Sea food exports. Officials did not immediately provide details of that attack.During the night, two missiles struck the agricultural storage facility, starting a fire, and while workers fought to put it out another missile hit, destroying farm and firefighting equipment, the southern Odesa region’s Gov. Oleh Kiper said.The attack injured two people and destroyed 100 metric tons of peas and 20 metric tons of barley, acco...

Swiss order hang gliders to stay away, closing air space as firefighters battle forest inferno

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:19:39 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss authorities have temporarily shut the airspace over a small part of southwestern Switzerland because recreational gliders have endangered the work of emergency teams battling a persistent forest fire in the area.The Federal Office of Civil Aviation said Friday that the restriction in an airspace of up to 8,000 feet (about 2,400 meters), over a wooded mountainside near the town of Bitsch, will last a week.The measure affects civil aircraft and drones and is aimed “to protect the ongoing activities of response teams on the ground and in the air,” the office said on its website.Office spokesman Christian Schubert, in an email to The Associated Press, said the closure affects about 40-50 square kilometers (about 15-20 square miles) in an area that is popular with recreational gliders.The heads of local helicopter crews and firefighting squads requested the closure because of the dangers presented by the gliders to what was already risky work, Schubert said. No incide...

Cyprus court finds Briton who killed his ailing wife guilty of manslaughter, not premeditated murder

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:19:39 GMT

PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus court on Friday found a British man who killed his ailing wife in their home guilty of manslaughter, saying that the prosecution didn’t prove beyond reasonable doubt that the 76-year-old man committed premeditated murder. In a unanimous decision, the three-judge bench said that David Hunter’s decision to suffocate his 74-year-old wife Janice as she was sitting in a recliner was a spur-of-the-moment decision because he snapped as he could no longer stand her weeping in pain. The court accepted witness testimony that Janice feared her blood ailment would develop into full-blown leukemia and had repeatedly pleaded with her husband to take her life because she didn’t want to share the fate of her sister who died of the disease. Hunter attempted to take his own life by consuming a large amount of pills after “closing his hands over his wife’s mouth and nose,” the court heard, but medical staff saved his life.The court cited expert testimony that Janice Hunt...

After decades of struggle in Israel, dozens of African Hebrew Israelites face deportation

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:19:39 GMT

DIMONA, Israel (AP) — For two years, Toveet Israel and dozens of other residents of the Village of Peace have lived in fear.Dimona, a city on the edge of the nation of Israel’s Negev Desert, has been her home for 24 years. Her eight children were born here and know no other country. Now, she and 130 other undocumented members of the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem face deportation.Receiving the order to leave two years ago was a “moment of disbelief” for Israel, 53. “I feel like the government has been merciless to me and my children,” she said.The Hebrew Israelites, as the spiritual community’s members are commonly known, first made their way to Israel from the United States in the 1960s. While members do not consider themselves Jewish, they claim an ancestral connection to Israel.Around 3,000 Hebrew Israelites live in remote, hardscrabble towns in southern Israel. The Village of Peace, a cluster of low-slung buildings surrounded by vegetable patches and immaculate gar...

Albanian Parliament legalizes medical cannabis despite harsh opposition

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:19:39 GMT

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Albanian Parliament on Friday legalized cannabis for medical purposes in a country once known as a European crossroads for marijuana trafficking.The Parliament voted 69-23 to allow limited and controlled growth of cannabis plants, a move harshly contested by the opposition.It was not clear how the medical cannabis will be regulated. The government believes that allowing limited production of cannabis can boost tax revenue. Marijuana growing flourished in Albania in the past as drug traffickers exploited a lack of strong governance in the post-Communist country.After coming to power in 2013, the left-wing Socialist Party government of Prime Minister Edi Rama set destroying cannabis plants as a main target.Over the next two years it destroyed millions of cannabis plants with an estimated market value of 7 billion euros ($8.5 billion), more than two-thirds of the country’s annual gross domestic product at that time.In 2014, a police officer was fatally shot d...