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Experts are warning that the Eastern US should prepare for another barrage of tropical storms this year. The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be more active than average for the seventh year in a row, according to the latest prediction from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).   There is a 70 percent chance that the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, which starts on June 1 and ends November 30, will bring 14 to 21 named storms, or storms with winds of 39 mph (63 km/h) or higher; six to 10…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Storm surge, the massive mound of water that builds up and comes ashore during a hurricane, is often the deadliest and most destructive threat from these devastating storms. …

Draped in liquid-smooth aluminum bodywork, this visually stunning custom motorcycle features a number of air scoops that wouldn't look out of place on a fighter jet, as well as a nearly fully-enclosed front wheel and some absurdly low-mount clip-ons.It's the work of South Africa's FabMan Creations (FMC), built at the request of a customer using a BMW R NineT as a base. Most of the bike's frame and guts remain intact, including the signature boxer engine, whose cylinder heads peek out through the side panels.But absolutely…

Stablecoins, as the name suggests, are designed to be the rocks of the crypto ecosystem, pegged sturdily to real-world assets like the dollar. Exchanges use stablecoins to even out the volatility of other coins, and crypto investors may favor them as a safer bet to park money. They have served their function pretty well so far, although questions around consumer safety and their potential for illicit activity have certainly caught the attention of regulators. Algorithmic stablecoins, however, are different. They are a…

Hollywood diva Megan Fox had a promising career starting from the Olsen twins' Holiday in the Sun. She rose to fame after starring in Michael Bay's 2007 box office hit Transformers and went ahead to become one of the most desirable women in the industry until it all came to an end with her infamous stance about the Transformers director. While Megan's career has had a fair share of highs and lows since then, her unapologetic statements often opened the floodgates of controversies. Now as she turned a year older today,…

An administrative law judge’s recommendation that Xcel Energy-Colorado be allowed to recover approximately $509 million from customers for costs from a 2021 winter storm led Gov. Jared Polis to denounce letting utilities “balance their financial loss on the backs of consumers.” The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will decide whether Xcel Energy, the state’s largest electric utility, can pass on some of the costs through temporary monthly charges on customers’ bills. The company has proposed stretching out the…

On a sunny afternoon in April, I stood indoors in front of the only machine in the world that can create a Category 5 hurricane in a lab. Housed in a large building at the University of Miami on Virginia Key, it consists of a swimming-pool-sized tank, a wave generator, and a loud jet engine that pipes in hurricane-strength winds. The tank is an essential tool for research into how coral can lessen hurricanes’ damage to coastal communities. I was here to see how it works.…

Elon Musk's ambitious plan to provide low-latency broadband Internet connectivity to remote areas around the globe through a constellation of small satellites in low-Earth orbit suffered an expensive blow recently, but there's little Musk or SpaceX could do about it. On February 3, SpaceX launched 49 satellites into orbit but a geomagnetic storm destroyed nearly 40 of them. SpaceX said the storm caused “up to 50 percent higher drag than during previous launches,” which prevented the deployed satellites from reaching their…

Jeep has gone all in on its annual raft of Easter Jeep Safari concepts this year, dazzling the Moab 4x4 crowd with what it defines as its most impressive lineup of Safari concepts ever. Its slogan "Zero Emissions Freedom" helps shape the concept slate, which is headlined by a ferocious evolution of last year's Wrangler Magneto. The Magneto 2.0 emerges as an absolute off-road tour de force, developing up to 625 hp and 850 lb-ft of torque for everything from slow-motion, high-consequence rock crawling to furious two-second…

Scientists are expecting a major solar storm to hit the Earth on April 14. This event could cause possible damage to Earth, researchers suggest. Space agencies say that this geomagnetic solar storm could be particularly powerful as the Sun has been quite active lately. Recently, the Sun has been flaring up more. This is because it is approaching its Solar Maxima in its 11-year solar cycle. Solar maxima is the time of greatest activity during the solar cycle. As a result, the Sun has been flaring up with Coronal Mass…