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A traffic advisory has been issued for hazardous driving conditions attributed to heavy rain on I-35 between US-169/K-7/Exit 215 and Sunflower Road/Exit 202. The event affects 9.09 miles.
Disasters and accidents August 2018 Lombok earthquake The death toll from the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Lombok, Indonesia, rises to 259, and may go higher still. (BBC) Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico raises its official death toll from Hurricane Maria from 64 to 1,427. (The Kansas City Star) Bolivarian diaspora Ecuador declares a state of emergency over increases in migrant entry from Venezuela ...
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.It orbits at an average distance of 384,400 km (238,900 mi), about 30 times the diameter of Earth. Tidal forces between Earth and the Moon have over time synchronized the Moon's orbital period (lunar month) with its rotation period at 29.5 Earth days, causing the same side of the Moon to always face Earth.
A supermoon is a full moon or a new moon that nearly coincides with perigee —the closest that the Moon comes to the Earth in its elliptic orbit —resulting in a slightly larger-than-usual apparent size of the lunar disk as viewed from Earth. [1] The technical name is a perigee syzygy (of the Earth–Moon–Sun system) or a full (or new) Moon ...
August 2023 is putting on two lunar shows for us, coming in the form of two super full moons.The Sturgeon Moon, the first of the month's full moons, rises on Aug. 1 in the sign of Aquarius.
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's Chang'e-6 probe has lifted off from the far side of the moon, starting its journey back towards Earth, China's national space agency announced on Tuesday. The probe's ...
International relations Turkey–United States relations, 2016–present purges in Turkey The White House imposes sanctions on two Turkish officials over the detention of Andrew Brunson, an American pastor who is being tried on espionage and terror-related charges. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime An orb and two crowns, part of the Regalia of Sweden, are stolen from Strängnäs Cathedral. (BBC ...
Weather. Waymo recalls more than 600 self-driving vehicles for software, map updates after one strikes a pole. Updated June 13, 2024 at 6:44 PM.