Bayer/Monsanto has now won 14 of 23 lawsuits over glyphosate use. www.reuters.com/legal/bayer-...
Bayer won a legal victory in its fight to limit liability from claims that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer, as a U.S. appeals court on Thursday said federal law shields the German company from a lawsuit by a Pennsylvania landscaper.
Earth might be about to fly through the ion tail of a comet tonight, an extremely rare event not seen for decades. The tail could also produce a visible blue streak in our skies until the end of October. Could be cool! Story by me in New Scientist www.newscientist.com/article/2451...
The ion tail of C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) could appear as a blue streak across the northern hemisphere sky during October, in a rare event thought to happen only every few decades
🌘 SATURDAY 10/19 at Puʻukoholā Heiau NHS VC: an evening with Native Hawaiian master storyteller Lopaka Kapanui! 6pm - Meet & Greet book signing 7-9pm - Mysteries of Hawaiʻi: A storytelling event ʻHawaii's Night Marchers: A History of the Huakaʻi Pō' available for purchase FREE & sponsored by HPPA.
Friends, our brother Matthew @omega7stone.bsky.social is stick in the path of Milton with no way out and needs funds to get through any outages If you have any extra $ that you could spare, his Cash app is: $Matt712hew 💙💙💙
The NYT paywalling their hurricane tracker feels like a dark omen of the US to come. Administrative state undermined and dismantled, a thousand necessary services each with their own subscription. Trading gift links to evacuation routes in a crisis.
See the likely path, evacuation orders and wind arrival times for Milton.
Pinellas, Pasco, Hillsborough counties: Residents can call 800-729-3413 from 7 am to 7 pm if they need assistance getting to a shelter This is the Hurricane Evacuation Charter Bus Schedule for Oct. 8 provided by the Florida Division of Emergency Management www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-n...
Residents needing transportation to a shelter can use a shuttle service, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management
When a storm like Milton decreases in cat, the winds decrease but the storm widens; so the volume of water affected stays roughly the same, so the storm surge doesn't much decrease. That's why even if the category drops a little, don't think you're safe. Get out of its way.
Tomorrow, my book, As Many Ships As Stars, hits shelves. Cover by @sadekaronhes.bsky.socialwww.android-press.com/product-page...
Milton's already a Category 5 hurricane. Get the fuck away from the West Coast of Florida if you can.