A tropical wave located a few hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands on Tuesday morning was headed west at about 15 mph. Satellite imagery showed that the wave had a modest-sized area of heavy thunderstorms that were poorly organized. The system was located far enough south of the dry air of the Saharan Air Layer to favor development, …
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Trump Shares Woody Allen’s Praise, And Critics Make ‘Fitting’ Connections
President Donald Trump on Monday appeared to brag about his acting skills by citing comments from Woody Allen, the Oscar-winning director accused of sexually molesting his adopted daughter, which social media users argued was more than a little “fitting.” Allen, whose ex-wife Mia Farrow alleged in 1992 that he had sexually abused their then-7-year-old child, recalled on the latest episode …
Read More »Nebraska’s roster is full of Kansas City connections, and it has Jamar Mozee to thank
LINCOLN, Neb. — When Matt Rhule meets a high school football coach he likes, Rhule knows it. “They do everything,” Rhule said. “They don’t just coach. They lead. They mentor. They’re not in it for the money. They’re in it because they love the game. They love coaching.” In 2013 at Temple, Rhule hired Terry Smith out of high school. …
Read More »What it was like to sound the alarm ahead of Hurricane Katrina » Yale Climate Connections
I first started blogging for Weather Underground, the weather service I founded, in the spring of 2005. For the first few months, it was a slow time for interesting weather events, and I had trouble finding topics to write about. I was relieved when June 2005 brought two Atlantic tropical storms to discuss. But as July brought an unprecedented five …
Read More »Hurricane Erin exits stage right as new systems bubble in Atlantic » Yale Climate Connections
Hurricane Erin continued to churn in the North Atlantic well southeast of New England on Friday. Rip currents will continue to plague parts of the U.S. East Coast, Bermuda, and Atlantic Canada into the weekend, as Erin’s massive circulation – including tropical-storm-force winds spanning an area 600-700 miles wide – pushes immense volumes of high surf. Erin had already embarked on …
Read More »Hurricane Erin pulling away from U.S., but coastal flooding will peak Thursday night » Yale Climate Connections
Hurricane Erin made its closest approach to the U.S. at 2 a.m. EDT Thursday, when its center passed about 200 miles (320 km) southeast of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. At the time, tropical storm-force winds of the massive hurricane extended out about 230 miles (370 km) to the northwest of the storm. The U.S. Coast Guard Station at …
Read More »Pranks, custard, camp and connections
“I was 5 or 6 years old watching (49ers quarterback Joe) Montana on ‘The Drive’ to win the Super Bowl,” Rodgers recalled to WDVE. “From that point forward, that’s what I wanted to do. “I don’t need this. I’ve made a ton of money, I have a great life, I could walk away and start my family and do that, …
Read More »Today’s NYT ‘Connections’ Hints And Answers For Sunday, August 10th
Today’s Connections Credit: NYT / Erik Kain Looking for Saturday’s NYT Connections hints, clues and answers instead? You can find them here: ForbesNYT ‘Connections’ Hints And Answers For August 9By Paul Tassi New York Times Connections Guide Sunday August 10th Looking for a little help with your Sunday Connections puzzle? The New York Times has given us a pretty tricky …
Read More »Get ready for an active mid-August in the Atlantic » Yale Climate Connections
The relatively modest Atlantic hurricane season to date may soon kick into high gear. Long-range outlooks from multiple models are in unusual agreement on the chance of a powerful hurricane moving toward North America in the one- to two-week window. That’s way too far out for any definitive forecasts in terms of location, strength, or timing – or whether this …
Read More »First The Paper trailer isn’t shy about its connections to The Office
Introducing Endless Mode: A New Games & Anime Site from Paste The first full trailer for Peacock’s The Paper—the new spin-off set in the same universe as NBC’s massively successful American remake of The Office—wastes very little time in establishing its ties to the original show: We’re told, right up top, that this is the new pulp-adjacent project from the …
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