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4+ hour, 8+ min ago (538+ words) Contrails form behind a Boeing 757 aircraft. Newswise " ALBANY, N.Y. (Dec. 4, 2025) " If you look up at the sky on a clear day, chances are you'll notice thin, white clouds following behind airplanes" also known as contrails. The formation of these wispy ice clouds is a complex process that involves the mixing of hot exhaust gases with cold air. Depending on the atmospheric conditions, contrail ice particles can last for a short time or persist for several hours or longer. Before dissipating, they trap heat that would otherwise be released into space, contributing to climate change. A study that looked at aviation's contribution to climate change between 2000 and 2018concluded that contrails create57 percentof the industry's warming impact, significantly more than the CO2 emissions from burning fuel. Fangqun Yu, a senior research faculty at the University at Albany'sAtmospheric Sciences Research Center, hasdeveloped an advanced model for simulating…...

14+ hour, 41+ min ago (571+ words) Sri Lanka on Wednesday declared 22 of the country's 25 administrative districts as "disaster zones' even as a special cabinet meeting approved supplementary expenditure estimates for recovery work in the aftermath of Ditwah. At least 474 deaths and 356 persons went missing as landslides, floods and heavy rains due to the powerful Cyclone Ditwah last week. Sri Lanka's total economic loss from Cyclone Ditwah is estimated to be between $6 billion and 7 billion, which is roughly 3-5 per cent of the island nation's GDP, Prabath Chandrakirthi, Commissioner General of Essential Services, told reporters here. Meanwhile, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said in a UN and international agencies supported rapid needs assessment report that Ditwah destroyed crops, flooded farmland, damaged fishing and livestock sectors and severely disrupted market access. "These raise serious concerns about worsening food shortages and rising prices across the island," the DMC added. India expands humanitarian…...

16+ hour, 39+ min ago (179+ words) Road crews are out and about clearing this new layer of snow, so take it slow! A potent cold front has passed through SE Minnesota and North Iowa this morning, which will significantly impact our ... More From KIMT News 3 Hot & Humid Through the Weekend, Changes Coming Soon Windy Sunday, with scattered showers into next week Smoky Skies and Seasonal Temperatures This Weekend, with Showers and Storms Arriving Midweek; Cooler Temperatures to Follow StormTrack 3: Sunny start to Friday, dodging drops at Band Festival Friday evening? StormTrack 3: Heat/humidity on the rise, low-end severe threats StormTrack 3: Another foggy commute, summer soon to return More From KIMT News 3 Hot & Humid Through the Weekend, Changes Coming Soon Windy Sunday, with scattered showers into next week Smoky Skies and Seasonal Temperatures This Weekend, with Showers and Storms Arriving Midweek; Cooler Temperatures to Follow StormTrack 3: Sunny…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (332+ words) The neural network gives a highly detailed forecast for the Barents and Kara Seas more than 50 times faster than resource-intensive physical models - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " Newly-developed AI system forecasts extreme winds in Arctic MOSCOW, December 3. /TASS/. Russian researchers developed an AI system capable of detailing data from global meteorological services and predicting dangerous vortices and storms in the Arctic about 50 times faster than complex physical models do. The development will improve weather forecasts in the Russian Arctic, press service of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) told TASS. "Our development's main advantage is speed with minimal loss in quality. The neural network gives a highly detailed forecast for the Barents and Kara Seas more…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago (165+ words) (KIMT) -- Travel will be tricky for the Wednesday morning commute as a fresh layer of snow has coated roads. Road crews are out and about, so take it slow! Road conditions will remain iffy throughout our Wednesday. Northwest winds will remain breezy behind this passing cold front with gusts up to 30 MPH Wednesday. Winds will gradually wane into Wednesday night as high pressure builds into the region. Temperatures will suffer from this new air mass straight out of Canada. Wednesday morning temperatures are holding in the 20s and 30s. By sunset Wednesday, temperatures will have fallen to around 10. Clouds will have cleared by sunset as high pressure takes control. Wind chills will hold below zero by sunset, so make sure you are ready for the cold by grabbing your hefty winter gear before you leave the house this morning. Into Wednesday night,…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago (270+ words) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Whether it's a house fire or bad weather destroying your home, the stress of figuring out what to do next can be overwhelming. Last year alone, Indiana Red Cross teams responded to more than 200 emergencies in northeast Indiana, most of which were house fires. RELATED: Red Cross asks Fort Wayne area for help with "critical need' for disaster volunteers Red Cross disaster volunteers make it their mission to help people through that stress. "When you see somebody on the worst day of their life, and they're crying with gratitude, it just does good for your heart." Both Elizabeth Craft and Nancy Clarke are part of the Red Cross disaster action team. Craft began volunteering just two years ago, shortly after retiring. "I would be called out to house fires, trees through a house, car in a…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago (188+ words) A chance of patchy freezing fog is likely through the early morning hours for the Columbia Basin, base of the Northern Blue Mountain Foothills, and the Yakima and Kittitas Valleys." A chance of patchy freezing fog is likely through the early morning hours for the Columbia Basin, base of the Northern Blue Mountain Foothills, and the Yakima and Kittitas Valleys An inversion setup will keep highs in the low 40s and upper 30s while lows are in the mid to low 20s for the middle of this week The high pressure that keeps the inversion setup through the middle of the week will be nudged south by a deepening trough from the NW This will help an atmospheric river setup Friday morning through the weekend Temps will warm to the mid 50s during the day and mid 30s overnight with 15-25 MPH SW gusts and showers…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago (149+ words) The death toll from recent devastating floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand has topped 1,200 with hundreds sRead full story here Death toll from Asia floods tops 1,200 with hundreds still missing PADANG, Indonesia - The death toll from recent devastating floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand has topped 1,200 with hundreds still missing, according to tallies from local authorities. Two separate cyclones made landfall on Indonesia and Sri Lanka on Nov. 26, leaving more than 700 dead and about 500 missing on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, and 410 dead with about 350 still unaccounted for in Sri Lanka. Torrential rains prompted the Thai government to declare a state of emergency in the southern province of Songkhla on Nov. 25. Some 170 people have died in southern Thailand since the flooding began around a week earlier, according to local authorities....

2+ day, 7+ hour ago (295+ words) Emergency crews are racing to reach survivors and recover more bodies after the death toll from catastrophic floods and landslides surged past 1200 in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, with more than 800 people missing. Days of heavy monsoon rains inundated vast areas, leaving thousands stranded and many clinging to rooftops waiting for help. The flooding and landslides killed at least 1230 people, with 659 people confirmed dead in Indonesia, 390 in Sri Lanka and 181 in Thailand, authorities said on Tuesday. In Indonesia, the hardest-hit nation, rescuers are struggling to access villages in Sumatra island, where roads have been washed out and bridges have collapsed. At least 475 people remain missing, according to the country's National Disaster Management Agency. Helicopters and boats have been deployed, but officials warn that worsening weather and damaged infrastructure are slowing operations. Military-led rescue teams in Sri Lanka continue to scour…...

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