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Hurricane Isaias is forecasted to produce a storm surge of up to seven feet along the Gulf Coast, accompanied by strong winds and heavy rains. Authorities warn residents of potential flooding, tornadoes, and dangerous conditions in the affected areas.
Meteorologists say Tropical Storm Isaias is tracking toward the Gulf Coast and could strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall this weekend. Forecasters warn the storm may bring dangerous storm surge, flash flooding, and high winds to affected areas.
A powerful nor'easter dumped floodwaters into Surf City, New Jersey over the weekend, turning suburban streets into waterways. A resident captured video of a shark's dorsal fin cutting through the water in a driveway before it headed toward Barnegat Bay. Shark researcher Greg Skomal identified it as a smooth dogfish, a small species common to the area and harmless to humans.
A developing nor'easter is expected to bring strong northeasterly winds, heavy surf and rain from North Carolina to Nova Scotia this weekend, with gusts of 60 to 70 mph forecast for New England on Friday and Saturday. Forecasters warn of coastal flooding, beach erosion, dangerous rip currents, isolated power outages, and flight delays at New York and Boston airports, though the storm's exact track and duration remain uncertain.
A group of artists has designed a conceptual tote bag that functions as an emergency flotation device, unfolding into a wearable vest that inflates via a pull cord. Under normal circumstances it looks and works like a standard tote, but is intended for use if flooding, such as in a subway, becomes life-threatening.
A new study by researcher Chris Schmitz tracks 84 cases across 11 jurisdictions showing sharp increases in filings to public services since ChatGPT's launch. UK housing ombudsman complaints more than doubled from 2,600 in 2022 to over 7,000 last year, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau saw complaints grow fivefold, and similar spikes occurred in Brazilian court petitions and German parliamentary submissions. Schmitz's paper, to be presented at the AI Ethics and Society conference, links the rise to AI tools making it easier to draft forms and complaints, though it stops short of proving direct causation.
Forecasters say the current El Niño event, already projected to be one of the strongest on record, may drive extreme weather patterns lasting into 2027. New analysis suggests it could also raise sea levels along the California coast by roughly a foot, a previously underreported consequence of the phenomenon.