Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. With a Low around 51° F.
Dewpoint: 55°F Humidity: 57% Barometer: 30.06 in. Winds: 5 (get wind direction from Windd) Visibility: 10.00 mi.
In the wake of the 2023 Hawaii wildfires, researchers at Recorded Future, Microsoft, NewsGuard and the University of Maryland documented an organized propaganda campaign by Chinese operatives targeting U.S. social media users.
There are fewer than 400 Right Whales left in the wild. Like manatees, they’re vulnerable to being clobbered by boats. In 2021, for instance, one boat called the About Time clobbered two of them off St. Augustine — a mama whale and its new calf. Both died.
One Family Church has graciously offered their facility as a shelter for these dates. We are working diligently with other community churches for future sites (if needed) during this cold weather season.
Due to this predicted cold weather, Orange County will support the Homeless Services Network in welcoming residents and people without stable housing to two area Warming Centers.
The order empowers the Division of Emergency Management to coordinate the state and local response to the weather, expected to include up to four inches of snow in the Panhandle.
Since 2022, seven of the 12 largest insurance companies have stopped issuing new policies to homeowners in California, citing increased risks due to climate change. California isn’t alone: The same thing has happened in other vulnerable states, including Louisiana and Florida.
There used to be an estimated 7,000 Cape Sable Sparrows flitting through the River of Grass. Now, 25 years later, their numbers have dropped to fewer than 2,500.
The potential extinction of one of Florida’s ancient plant species is more than just the loss of an individual species; it’s the loss of millions of years of evolution.
Pittman: "The Tortoise Conservancy is all over social media right now, their sponsored posts popping up on Facebook, Instagram, you name it. They claim to be all about saving Florida’s poor imperiled gopher tortoise — with your help, of course."
If you want to participate, your community’s leadership can request a brief presentation and get the ball rolling. Two options are available: Yard of the Month and Yard of the Quarter.
Recent lab results from a sample collected on Lake Ola indicate the continued presence of trace amounts algae toxins in the water column. As a result, Lake Ola will continue to be closely monitored.
