October 2024
NOAA previously predicted ‘above-normal hurricane activity’ this year: ’17 to 25 named storms’
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a government agency, previously predicted in May that this year, the country would experience “above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin.” The agency’s National Weather Service forecasters at the Climate Prediction Center reported earlier this year that the 2024 hurricane season, stretching from June 1 through November 30, had…
YOU’RE the Sitting VP! Kamala Harris Forgets Who’s in Charge, Insists We Need to ‘Turn the Page’ on Trump
<![CDATA[Kamala Harris can’t seem to make up her mind. One day, she’ll warn us all that Donald Trump’s plan for America is Project 2025, and that it’s a very bad thing by the mean Orange Man. Other days, she’ll say Trump has no plan and that’s also a bad thing.]]>
‘Metaphor: ReFantazio’ Is the Future of RPGs
Atlus’ new game from Persona designer Katsura Hashino is about to transform fantasy games—with anxiety.
Motorsport Picks: The top 10 IndyCar drivers of 2024
The 2024 IndyCar Season has concluded, crowning Alex Palou as its champion for a third time in just five seasons. And all while Palou was fighting for a three-time champion finish, the rest of the season filled itself out with enough intrigue, adding in drama and controversy, along with the complexities of the long-awaited hybrid…
Hurricane Milton Could Cause $150B in Damages
Hurricane Milton, considered a once-in-a-century storm, could cause between $50 billion to $150 billion in damages when it makes landfall Wednesday on Florida’s Gulf Coast, CNBC reported Tuesday, citing leading Wall Street analysts.
Married mother admits to sexually assaulting teen hockey players ‘young enough to be her kids’ during family vacation
A married mother from Minnesota has admitted to sexually assaulting two 15-year-old hockey players during a family vacation, according to authorities. Allison Leigh Schardin, 39, was arrested Feb. 1. Schardin was charged with third- and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. On Friday, she pleaded guilty to the third-degree count and the fourth count will be dismissed…
Right-Wing Influencers Claim ‘They’ Defeated Physics, Geoengineered Hurricane Milton
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and a whole host of conspiracy theorists are claiming the hurricane was planned in order to harm Republicans. Climate experts tell WIRED that’s impossible.