Hurricane Beryl is breaking records as it wreaks havoc in the southeastern Caribbean. On Sunday, Beryl became the first Category 4 storm ever to form in the Atlantic Ocean in the month of June. No storm has reached Category 4 intensity so early in the hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. […]
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Hurricane Beryl now the earliest category 4 hurricane on record in the Atlantic Ocean
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — On Sunday, Hurricane Beryl strengthened to a major category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph. Intense hurricanes this early in the season are rare. In fact, Hurricane Beryl is now the earliest category 4 hurricane on record in the Atlantic Ocean. 5 p.m. CT, Beryl was about 250 […]
With all this rain, how did this June fare in Minnesota record books?
June is Minnesota’s wettest month, and this year it lived up to its billing in spades. So much rain fell during this year’s sixth month that rivers all across Minnesota jumped their banks and massive flooding swept away homes, drowned downtowns, swamped parks and farm fields, and closed roads. Though precipitation fell on 16 of […]
Rhasidat Adeleke breaks Irish 100m record at the National Senior Track and Field Championships
Rhasidat Adeleke won the women’s 100 metres at the National Senior Track and Field Championships in Santry. In doing so, she smashed the Irish record in a time of 11.13 seconds. Sarah Lavin finished second, who last summer had taken that Irish 100 metres record down to 11.27 seconds. Adeleke has repeatedly claimed senior records […]
These are the hottest days ever on record for North Jersey
If any North Jersey residents needed a reminder that summer is here, a brief trip outside for much of June certainly would have done the trick. But while the temperatures may feel hotter than ever, historical data shows the region is still well shy of setting any records in the near future. Hottest days ever […]
CNN reports 20-year record low debate viewership
CNN reports indicate that just 47.9 million people tuned in to the first 2024 presidential debate. The 2020 re-match saw a 35% dip in audience from the first clash between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, which drew 73.1 million viewers in September 2020. The debate, hailed by many as catastrophic for the Biden campaign as […]
Presidential election seen as climate turning point as CO2 hits record
BALTIMORE, MD – MARCH 09: Emissions spew from a large stack at the coal fired Brandon Shores Power Plant, on March 9, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. Last year the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced that it would repeal President Obama’s policy on curbing greenhouse gas emissions from coal fired power plants. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty […]
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Presidential election seen as climate turning point as CO2 hits record
Emissions spew from a stack at the coal-fired Brandon Shores Power Plant in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – Despite policies the Biden administration has championed to target climate change, recent findings show carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is at an all-time high, raising the stakes for November’s presidential election […]
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites, lands Falcon 9 rocket on record 22nd flight (video)
SpaceX launched 23 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today, marking a new milestone in the company’s reusability mission. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7:14 a.m. EDT (1114 GMT) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Aboard the rocket was a batch of 23 […]
Texas Congressman defends military record amid combat badge scandal
Under fire for accusations of stolen valor, U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls is doubling down on defending his military record by blaming “the establishment” forces seeking to discredit him. Nehls, R-Richmond, has been under intense scrutiny over his display of a combat service badge that the Army revoked and removed from his service record last year. […]