Idalia crashed ashore as a high-end Category 3 hurricane near Keaton Beach, Florida, at 7:45 a.m. EDT Wednesday, packing maximum sustained winds of 125 mph. The potent hurricane unleashed a fierce storm surge along Florida's Gulf Coast before it carved a path of destruction across northern Florida and southern Georgia. Idalia gradually lost wind intensity as it moved over land and was downgraded into a tropical storm over southeastern Georgia by 5 p.m. EDT Wednesday evening. Two men were killed
Air travel has made a significant resurgence in the past year, including smashing pre-pandemic passenger records leading up to the Fourth of July holiday. However, as the number of air travel passengers climbs, the skies have become increasingly turbulent. The increase in turbulence has led to more reports of wings bouncing, drink carts flying and passengers being jolted around. Researchers at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom have raised concerns that the duration of severe turbul
As temperatures skyrocketed into triple digits across Texas on Tuesday, ERCOT asked residents to voluntarily conserve power due to forecasted record demand. No emergency status was issued, but the electric customers aren't in the clear just yet. Over the past week, ERCOT had declared a "weather watch," which warns of possible significant weather and a high demand for electricity, in the face of a heat dome that has been driving up temperatures across the majority of Texas. Stress on the electric
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An early wave of warmth washed over the Finger Lakes region in New York State, coaxing the vines at the area's multiple vineyards weeks ahead of schedule. But when a cold snap hit the area in mid-May, it brought some of the worst frosts the region's winemakers had faced in decades. While the full extent of the frost's impact on this year's crop isn't clear yet, it's likley that yields will be lower than usual this year for some grape varieties across the region. "When you have a week of 80 degre