A “winter-like” storm will move into Southern California late Monday into Wednesday, bringing the chance for widespread, significant rainfall and locally damaging winds that could trigger flash floods, the National Weather Service warned Monday. A flood watch has been issued for much of the region from Monday evening through Tuesday, particularly in areas in and around recent burn scars, including …
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A fleet of sentinel spacecraft, including one with a huge solar sail, could watch out for sneaky “space tornadoes” posing a threat to Earth during solar storms, a new study suggests. The proposal says that four deep-space spacecraft, collectively called Space Weather Investigation Frontier (SWIFT), could speed up “space weather” warnings by 40%. While three spacecraft would be powered by …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🌪️ Geomagnetic storms could cause global internet outages, costing the U.S. economy $7.2 billion per day. 🔍 A new study by the University of Michigan highlights the need for better detection of space tornadoes. 🚀 Solar sail probes could increase space weather warning speeds by 40% if deployed strategically. 📡 Real-world impacts of geomagnetic storms include disrupted …
Read More »MONTICELLO, Utah (AP) — Tornadoes destroyed several homes in southeastern Utah over the weekend, but authorities said there were no reports of people injured. A storm produced two tornadoes in San Juan County in southeastern Utah over the span of an hour starting around 12:35 p.m. Saturday, according to meteorologist Kris Sanders with the National Weather Service’s office in Grand …
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When the Sphere in Las Vegas opens its doors for The Wizard of Oz next month, visitors to the venue will find themselves in the middle of a twister. And not just because the 160,000 square foot LED screen will wrap around them. Executives at the Sphere say that its version of the classic 1939 film, which opens Aug. 28, …
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