• CNN

    ‘Like wildfires underwater’: Worst summer on record for Great Barrier Reef as coral die-off sweeps planet

    As the early-morning sun rises over the Great Barrier Reef, its light pierces the turquoise waters of a shallow lagoon, bringing more than a dozen turtles to life. These waters that surround Lady Elliot Island, off the eastern coast of Australia, provide some of the most spectacular snorkeling in the world — but they are also on the front line of the climate crisis, as one of the first places to suffer a mass coral bleaching event that has now spread across the world. The Great Barrier Reef just...

    • KIFI

    ‘Like wildfires underwater’: Worst summer on record for Great Barrier Reef as coral die-off sweeps planet

    By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson and Tom Booth, CNN Great Barrier Reef, Australia (CNN) — As the early-morning sun rises over the Great Barrier Reef, its light pierces the turquoise waters of a shallow lagoon, bringing more than a dozen turtles to life. These waters that surround Lady Elliot Island, off the eastern coast of Australia,

    • KEYT

    ‘Like wildfires underwater’: Worst summer on record for Great Barrier Reef as coral die-off sweeps planet

    By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson and Tom Booth, CNN Great Barrier Reef, Australia (CNN) — As the early-morning sun rises over the Great Barrier Reef, its light pierces the turquoise waters of a shallow lagoon, bringing more than a dozen turtles to life. These waters that surround Lady Elliot Island, off the eastern coast of Australia,

    • KTVZ

    ‘Like wildfires underwater’: Worst summer on record for Great Barrier Reef as coral die-off sweeps planet

    By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson and Tom Booth, CNN Great Barrier Reef, Australia (CNN) — As the early-morning sun rises over the Great Barrier Reef, its light pierces the turquoise waters of a shallow lagoon, bringing more than a dozen turtles to life. These waters that surround Lady Elliot Island, off the eastern coast of Australia,

  • Venomous snakes likely to migrate en masse amid global heating, says study

    Researchers find many countries unprepared for influx of new species and will be vulnerable to bitesClimate breakdown is likely to lead to the large-scale migration of venomous snake species into new regions and unprepared countries, according to a study.The researchers forecast that Nepal, Niger, Namibia, China, and Myanmar will gain the most venomous snake species from neighbouring countries under a heating climate. Continue reading

  • Near-record heat Thursday with storms on Friday

    It's been getting hotter across the Tennessee Valley and Thursday will be one of the hottest days all week. Temperatures are forecast to reach the upper 80s across the region. The record high temperature in Huntsville is 91 degrees set back in 2012. Thursday afternoon will bring a slight chance of a shower. Thunderstorms are []

  • Ocean Heat Pummels the Great Barrier Reef, Again

    It’s never been so bad. The Great Barrier Reef, which is one of nature’s most iconic mosaics of biodiversity, is on the ropes because of extreme global warming. Coral bleaching at the World Heritage-listed reef is “experiencing its worst mass bleaching event on record.” (Source: Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is ‘Transforming’ from Repeated Coral Bleaching, More

  • Analysis Shows 2023 to be “Worst Year for Phishing on Record”

    Newly-released data highlights our worst fears about the prevalence of phishing, and some glimmer of hope that the good guys may be winning the fight.

  • Record-breaking heat and humidity predicted for tropics this summer

    A new statistical analysis of the interaction between El Niño and rising global temperatures due to climate change concludes that the approaching summer in the tropics has nearly a 7 in 10 chance of breaking records for temperature and humidity.

  • Showers, storms coming after Monday’s near-record heat

    Winds and clouds increase ahead of our next system. Showers and thunderstorms accompany a slow moving cold front overnight. Thankfully, no severe risk. Unfortunately, rain will stick around through midday Tuesday.

  • Philippines Shuts Schools as Heat in Capital Busts 1915 Record

    The Philippines announced it will halt in-person classes at public schools, while Thai power demand rose to a record, as the heat wave gripping southern Asia continued to take its toll.

    • Adweek

    David Yurman Names PHD Global Media Agency of Record

    The David Yurman Company has wrapped up a four-month-long traditional and digital media review led by the media consultancy ID Comms. The business includes four markets—the U.S. and Canada in the Americas and France and the U.K. in Europe. The luxury jewelry brand operates 49 retail stores globally, and at more than 300 authorized locations worldwide. The brand's 2024 billings are estimated to be between $50 million and $60 million, according to an anonymous source familiar with the pitch. ...