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This would involve applying small, carefully–timed cloud seeding operations in the days before the peak of an extreme weather event. According to the researchers, this method could not only defuse heatwaves, but could also be used to steer hurricanes and redirect atmospheric rivers. However, cloud seeding is not without its controversy. Scientists have warned that the technique might pose risks since little is known about its effects. Johan Jaques, Senior Meteorologist at KISTERS, previously told the Daily Mail: ‘Interference with the weather raises all kinds of ethical questions, as changing the weather in one country could lead to catastrophic impacts in another, after…

Britain is bracing for what could become the hottest day ever recorded in the UK, as a blistering ‘heat dome’ pushes temperatures towards an extraordinary 40C amid dire health warnings, travel chaos and widespread disruption. A rare red extreme heat warning covering a vast swathe of England and Wales came into force this morning for just the second time. The Met Office has forecast that temperatures could reach 40C this week and said that the exceptional conditions pose a risk to life not just for vulnerable people, but across the wider population. Britain’s highest temperature on record is 40.3C which was set…

American Olympic skiing icon Bode Miller was in possession of psychedelic mushrooms when he was arrested by police in Idaho, according to police records obtained by TMZ. Miller, who won a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, was charged with a pair of misdemeanors stemming from an incident on June 6. Per the outlet, Miller was found with a dispensary bag containing 4.1 grams of psilocybin mushrooms. According to court records, Miller knew that the drugs were illegal and he was arrested for one count of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. Miller posted a $5,000…

A 3-year-old eating outside with her family was killed when a teen crashed into the outdoor dining area, police in Ohio said. The Beachwood Police Department said in a news release that two people are facing charges in connection with the crash, including 18-year-old Jasmine McFadden, who investigators said was behind the wheel of the vehicle. Authorities said the crash happened on Sunday around 1:30 p.m. at City Barbeque in the Pavilion Shopping Center. According to the news release, McFadden was driving through the shopping center’s parking lot when she left the road, crossed a curb and crashed into the outdoor dining…

President Trump says major automakers Ford and General Motors are in talks with defense contractors about possibly repurposing some plants for weapons production. On Monday, reporters asked Mr. Trump about his upcoming meeting with the contractors on Wednesday. In response, the president said, “We’re building many plants throughout the country. They’re dealing with General Motors. They’re dealing with Ford, but I know General Motors is all excited about building weapons. They have some plants which they’re going to switch over. We’re going to build weapons.” The president added, “We’re really in a big, strong economic push to do the weapons and…

Some people living in Chicago’s Lakeview community have launched a very public push to keep two men off the street, after they have repeatedly attacked victims on the street. Residents say the repeat offenders make the neighborhood unsafe given the randomness of their attacks. An online petition calling on the local alderpeople, the commander of Chicago Police Department’s Town Hall (19th) District, and the Cook County State’s Attorney to crack down on the two “serial offenders” had received more than 3,700 signatures as of Tuesday afternoon. Neighbors say the men, Willie Wright and Leon Jackson, attack random strangers. But the…

Many users are seeing the error message: “Sorry, something went wrong. We’re working on it and we’ll get it fixed as soon as we can.” The issue is affecting access to Facebook for users in multiple regions. Meta has not yet released an official statement regarding the cause of the disruption. More updates to follow as the situation develops.

A teacher accused of sexually abusing six teens while being blackmailed by the minors for OnlyFans content may once again be hurled behind bars as prosecutors allege she broke her house arrest a whopping 85 times.  Maris Nichols, 25, was arrested on May 6 in Douglasville, Georgia, on charges of improper sexual activity by an employee for having sexual intercourse with a student from her third-period class at Alexander High School, according to an arrest warrant.  She was arrested for a second time later that month for charges related to sexual abuse of five other teenagers, including a girl whom she told to watch the R-rated Fifty Shades…

A grandmother killed two of her female family members before turning the gun on herself in a double murder-[self-murder] that has rocked her quiet Pennsylvania community. Janice Picano, 67, shot her 18-year-old granddaughter Angelina Picano in the head at her home in South Philadelphia Monday night, a preliminary police investigation revealed. Picano also shot 55-year-old Denise Grottini in the head before killing herself, Philadelphia police told the Daily Mail.Angelina, who was diagnosed with autism, celebrated her 18th birthday in January and was enrolled at a high school within the Philadelphia school district. She appeared to live at the two-bedroom home with Picano, her grandfather,…

A personal trainer repeatedly ran over a man after she failed to defrost her windscreen properly and drove the wrong way down a one-way street – before dismissing him as a ‘smackhead’ as he lay dying under the wheels of her car. Megan Murphy, 26, drove over amateur footballer Darryl Tomlinson, 31, three times as he lay slumped in the road after a night out drinking with friends on January 9 last year. Murphy, who runs a fitness coaching class near her home in Ince, near Wigan, lied to police at the scene of the crash, saying she had been reversing along…