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Mark Gongloff: Biden’s words on climate change don’t match his actions

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:59:16 GMT

In his speech at the United Nations General Assembly last week, President Joe Biden called climate change an “existential threat” to “all of humanity.” The week before he went even further, calling the prospect of long-term global warming of 1.5 C above preindustrial averages “even more frightening than a nuclear war.”If all of this is true, then maybe Biden should govern himself (and the country) accordingly.First: Is that nuclear war claim true? The answer depends on what you mean by “nuclear war.” A limited engagement, maybe an exchange of a few tactical nukes before everybody comes to their senses, would indeed be much less hostile to human life than 1.5 C (or 2.7 F) of global heating.That number may not sound like much; a 75F day feels basically as delightful as a 72.3F day. But when that amount of warming affects the planetary average over several years, then it has profound effects. Extreme heat waves of the sort that gripped mo...

Vikings without starting center Garrett Bradbury against Chargers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:59:16 GMT

For the second straight game, starting center Garrett Bradbury will not suit up for the Vikings due to a back injury.After returning to practice this week as a limited participant, Bradbury was not active for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers at U.S. Bank Stadium. He was listed as questionable and appeared to test out the back injury in the hours leading up to kickoff.In place of Bradbury, backup center Austin Schlottmann will get the nod in the middle of the offensive line.Though the Vikings were without Bradbury, left tackle Christian Darrisaw was active despite his ankle injury. He was active last week against the Philadelphia Eagles, too, before sitting out the game.The other inactives include pass rusher Marcus Davenport, running back Cam Akers, tight end Nick Muse, defensive tackle Khyiris Tonga, and quarterback Jaren Hall.The hope within the organization is that Akers will be active next week when the Viking travel to play the Carolina Panthers.Related Arti...

Crews respond to fire in Watervliet

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:59:16 GMT

WATERVLIET, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Watervliet Fire Department responded to a house fire on the evening of September 23. The fire broke out at 902 24th Street around 8 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Crews were able to put out the blaze by 9 p.m. on Saturday. The house was occupied by one family, all of whom were evacuated, though one woman was tended to at the scene by emergency personnel. The family's dog was tragically lost in the fire, according to the fire department. The fire remains under investigation at this time.

Pedestrian killed in Denver Saturday night crash

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:59:16 GMT

A pedestrian struck by a Denver driver in a Saturday night crash died in the hospital, police announced Sunday.Just after 9 p.m. Saturday, Denver police officers responded to a crash involving a pedestrian and a motorist in the area of Sheridan Boulevard and Morrison Road, the police department stated on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter.#Traffic: #DPD is investigating a traffic crash with serious injury involving a pedestrian and a motorist in the area of Sheridan / Morrison. The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital. Expect delays in the area. #Denver pic.twitter.com/oNxCrtv28g— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) September 24, 2023The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital, where they later died from their injuries, the Denver Police Department stated in an update.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Interstate 70 westbound reopens in Glenwood Canyon after crash Crashes and Disasters | Woman lying down in...

Suspect arrested in Denver double shooting that killed one, injured another

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:59:16 GMT

Denver officers arrested a man connected to a fatal Thursday night shooting that killed one and injured another Saturday.Just before 2 a.m. on Thursday, officers responded to reports of a shooting in the City Park West neighborhood, near the area of East 16th Avenue and North Marion Street.According to a Saturday news release from the Denver police department, when police officers arrived on the scene, they found two victims and transported them to a nearby hospital. One, 42-year-old Kenneth Watkins, later died from his injuries.The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner ruled Watkins’ death as a homicide caused by a gunshot wound.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | One man killed, one injured in overnight Lakewood shooting Crime and Public Safety | Pedestrian killed early Saturday walking in front of CU Anschutz campus Crime and Public Safety | Fire evacuations in Garfield County lifted Crime and Public Safety | ...

South Coast AQMD issues smoke advisory for Los Angeles area due to Northern California wildfires 

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:59:16 GMT

Wildfires burning in Northern California are having an impact on the Los Angeles metro area. According to the South Coast AQMD, smoke from the fires is currently being blown towards the South Coast air basin, causing elevated fine particulate matter (PM2.5) levels throughout the region. The impacts of the smoke are expected to last through the end of the day Sunday, officials said. PM2.5 levels may approach or exceed “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” levels at times, and the highest particulate levels are forecast for Sunday morning and into the afternoon. The air quality index as of 7:35 a.m. on Sept. 24, 2023. (KTLA)Areas further away from the coast are expected to see the worst air quality in the region this weekend.“Even if you don’t smell smoke, there may be smoke in your area,” the South Coast AQMD said in a statement.  Winning $5.4 million Powerball ticket sold in Southern California Actions SoCal residents can take during periods of poor air quality include: Limit...

NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:59:16 GMT

NASA’s first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey.In a flyby of Earth, the Osiris-Rex spacecraft released the sample capsule from 63,000 miles (100,000 kilometers) out. The small capsule landed four hours later on a remote expanse of military land, as the mothership set off after another asteroid.“We have touchdown!” Mission Recovery Operations announced, immediately repeating the news since the landing occurred three minutes before anticipated. Officials later said the orange striped parachute opened four times higher than anticipated — around 20,000 feet (6,100 meters) — which led to the early touchdown.Forty minutes later, the recovery team confirmed that the capsule was intact and had not been breached.“It's like ‘Wow!’” said NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who happened to be in Utah training for her own space capsule mission. “This is just amazing. It can go from the movies, but this is reality.”Scientists e...

5 people found overdosed in Long Beach residence

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:59:16 GMT

A total of five people were hospitalized after it was discovered that they all overdosed on drugs.Officers with the Long Beach Police Department responded to a home in the 800 block of Grand Avenue shortly after 2:50 a.m. Sunday morning to assist Long Beach Fire Department paramedics with “multiple patients in full arrest,” LBPD said in a statement.  1 dead, 2 wounded in shooting outside home in Wilmington The hospitalized individuals were not identified but were listed as four men and one woman. Their conditions, and the substance or substances they ingested, are unknown.An investigation is underway. 

Major League Baseball and Oakland are talking, and it’s not good

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:59:16 GMT

With the Athletics’ proposed move to Las Vegas looming ever closer, the finger-pointing and animosity is only intensifying between Oakland officials and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred.In a story published Friday by the San Francisco Chronicle, Manfred said the account of events being put forth by Oakland mayor Sheng Thao is “all about covering your ass at this point.”Thao’s chief of staff, Leigh Hanson, replied: “We will leave it to the fans to decide who’s telling the truth, Mayor Thao or Manfred. At this point, their reputations speak for themselves.”The back and forth came in a series of interviews conducted by John Shea, the Chronicle’s national baseball writer.“I know everyone wants to pile on the A’s and pile on MLB,” Manfred told Shea. “But I do think, in fairness, people have to look at what Mayor Thao has done and not done. She’s great on ‘MLB ‘did this wrong’ and ‘John Fisher ‘did that wrong.’ Did she really handle this well? Don’t think so.”He ...

Cremated remains card found in Marin during coastal cleanup

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:59:16 GMT

A card associated with someone’s cremated remains was found in Marin during the annual California Coastal Cleanup Day, according to the California Coastal Commission.The card identified the person as being from North Carolina, and organizers speculated the card may have ended up in Marin after the person’s ashes were spread along the California Coast.The cremation card was among the most unusual items found during the annual cleanup, which also included a small floppy disk. The volunteer who discovered the card earned a $100 prize.Related ArticlesEnvironment | ‘This Earth, it’s all we have’: California Coastal Cleanup brings thousands of volunteers to shorelines Environment | Beach bounce back? California’s largest volunteer event seeks to restore former glory after COVID downturn The annual cleanup brought tens of thousands of volunteers to the coast and inland shoreline, collecting over 67 tons of trash and recyclable materials.