The real damage from Helene will be 12ā-20ā (!!) storm surges & a wide area of excessive rainfall. Just like Katrina, Harvey, etc. Can we please stop rating hurricane strength by wind speed, which is relevant mostly to ships at sea?
š The simple things we often overlookāhealth, breath, relationshipsāare the very things others are praying for. When you focus on your blessings, you tap into a power that can lift you higher, beyond any obstacle. So, today, let gratitude fuel your strength, your joy, and your journey. ā¤ļø
š Each second is a gift, an opportunity to breathe, to laugh, to love, and to grow. Donāt wait for some perfect time to enjoy lifeāmake this moment count. When you embrace the present fully, you unlock the beauty and joy that are right in front of youā¤ļø
Looking for the JD Vance dossier? Ken Klippenstein hasn't given us a summary, but these guys have. Enjoy! šø www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSoT...
YouTube video by Firas Durri
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Cats have attained evolutionary perfection. Anjali Goswami explains how weird and awesome cats are from an evolutionary standpoint--and the meaning of evolutionary success--in this @sciam.bsky.socialwww.scientificamerican.com/article/cats...
Cats have attained evolutionary perfection
A group of scientists is trying to cryopreserve tissue from *every* endangered animal in the U.S., as a "just in case" measure
The birth of a cloned black-footed ferret named Elizabeth Ann, and her two new sisters, has sparked a new pilot program to preserve the tissues of hundreds of endangered species ājust in caseā
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Update: Israeli airstrikes kill at least 100 in Lebanon, health ministry says, as the IDF intensifies its campaign against what it says are Hezbollah targets
The Israeli military said Monday it was āconducting extensive strikesā on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.Ā Israel and Hezbollah exchanged waves of strikes over the weekend, with the militant group striki...