AvatarTika5flipped into Odd Things3 hours agoUK braces for even higher bills as Norway threatens electricity export cutverified_publisherThe GuardianBritish consumers could face even higher bills and potential energy shortages this winter after Norway threatened to ration electricity exports. The UK receives hydroelectric power from Norway through a subsea interconnector cable running beneath the North Sea. However, water levels in southern …
AvatarTika5flipped into Environment 1 day agoHuman remains discovered in Lake Mead for fourth time as drought causes shoreline to retreatverified_publisherUSA TODAY - Cady StantonMore human remains were discovered on the edge of Lake Mead, marking the fourth such find since May as the lake's shoreline recedes from drought. Rangers received a call Saturday morning reporting "human skeletal remains" at Swim Beach in Lake Mead's Boulder Basin, according to the National Park …
AvatarTika5flipped into Ideas11 hours agoThis New Nuclear Thorium Breakthrough SHOCKS American Scientistsgreentech-news.org - GeraldineNuclear ThoriumNuclear Thorium Reactor, Thorium reactors, energy production, Future of Nuclear Power, Revisiting Thorium Energy, future of renewable …
AvatarTika5flipped into Environment 1:277 hours ago'Wait for It': Amazed Onlookers Delight as Whale Sprays 'Rainbow' From BlowholeStoryfulA gray whale put on quite a show for onlookers just off Whidbey Island in Washington, spraying a “rainbow” from its blowhole, footage posted on August 3 shows.Footage filmed by Shannon Boss shows the light hitting just right to give the whale’s spray a beautiful multi-color appearance.Boss told Storyful that the whale in the video is CRC 2440, and is “a new visitor to the Puget Sound”.“He was first spotted off Vancouver Island in January 2022 looking emaciated,” Boss said. “He has since been eating all around the northern Puget Sound and looking much healthier.” Credit: Shannon Boss via Storyful
AvatarTika5flipped into Odd Things2 hours agoBystander Tussles With Car Thief, Driverless Car Runs Over Suspect: PDverified_publisherPatch - Lauren TrautA man tried to steal a car outside an Oak Forest gas station Sunday afternoon. The car owner's friend wasn't letting that happen. OAK FOREST, IL — A …
AvatarTika5flipped into Odd Things1 day agoAfter a police officer sent a racist text, a town dissolved its police departmentverified_publisherNPR - Juliana Kim , Emma BowmanAn Alabama police department was disbanded last week after a racist text message sent by one of its three officers surfaced on social media. The police chief and the assistant police chief were suspended, city of Vincent Mayor James Latimore confirmed to NPR. Then, the city council voted to dissolve …
