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Die „Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch“ – die erste seit fast 20 Jahren – wird herausgegeben, wobei die NOAA davor warnt, dass die Stromnetze, Kommunikationsnetze und Satellitenbetriebe der Welt beeinträchtigt werden könnten

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Beamte haben gewarnt, dass am Freitag ein ungewöhnlich starker Sonnensturm im Weltraum auftreten könnte – der erste seit fast 20 Jahren, wenn er zum Tragen kommt.

Die National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hat am späten Donnerstag die Warnung vor schweren (G4) geomagnetischen Stürmen herausgegeben – die erste seit Januar 2005, als die Erde von der höchsten Strahlungsdosis seit einem halben Jahrhundert getroffen wurde.

Dieses Mal das „ungewöhnliche Ereignis“ könnte elektronische Geräte wie GPS und Teile von Stromnetzen stören, warnten

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The U.S. now has a drug for severe frostbite. How does it work?

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In the worst cases, frostbite can cause the tissues in fingers, toes, noses and other extremities to die and require amputation. Now doctors in the United States have a way to save patients from these life-altering effects.

In February, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the country’s first medication to treat severe frostbite. In a clinical trial, the drug, iloprost, greatly reduced amputations in nearly all the frostbite patients who received it.

Although frostbite affects a relatively small number

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Harry and Meghan’s Montecito home is under severe flood warning as killer storms from atmospheric river pummel California while prince dashes home to be with cancer-stricken King Charles

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The Duchess of Sussex is believed to be bunkering down at the nearly $15million mansion she owns with Prince Harry as killer storms pummel southern California. 

Harry has landed in Britain to be reunited with his father King Charles following the announcement that the monarch is battling cancer. He was spotted arriving at Clarence House in London this afternoon.

The Duke is travelling alone, without his wife or their children Prince Archie, four, and Princess Lilibet, two, a source close

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Electrical brain implants may help patients with severe brain injuries

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For people with traumatic brain injuries, cognitive functions like memory, attention and mood regulation can become exceedingly difficult. But “there is no therapy for this kind of problem, even though it’s so prevalent,” says Nicholas Schiff, a neurologist at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.

Now, in a small study of individuals who have suffered moderate to severe brain injury, five patients scored better on a test of attention and information processing after having electrodes surgically implanted into

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Verfolgung der Sturmgefahr nach Ablauf der Severe Thunderstorm Watch für Nordtexas

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NORDTEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) – Das schwere Gewitter ist für Nordtexas abgelaufen.

Wir beobachten derzeit noch einige starke Gewitter in der Gegend, darunter auch einige im Metroplex.

Nach einer Reihe schwerer Stürme in Nordtexas am Sonntagabend verfolgt Ihr Wetterteam „Texas First Alert“ von CBS News immer noch die Gefahr weiterer Stürme in Teilen der Region bis spät in die Nacht hinein in den Montagmorgen.

Von Norden her schiebt sich eine Kaltfront nach Nordtexas. Da es weiter nach Süden vordringt, wird unser Wetter

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Met Office announces ‘Storm Antoni’ with ‘danger to life’ from severe weather | Weather | News

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The Met Office has updated its weather warnings for this weekend, and officially announced the first named storm of summer 2023.

In an update to its yellow alert for the coming Saturday, the agency has warned Britons to expect severe weather, with Storm Antoni powering conditions that could cause a “danger to life”. 

People in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be exposed to “unseasonably windy” conditions, with winds tipped to pick up debris over 12 hours on August 5. 

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Jason Aldean’s Massachusetts concert temporarily evacuated due to severe weather

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Jason Aldean’s concert in Mansfield, Massachusetts got off to a rocky start after the venue was temporarily evacuated due to severe weather.

The 46-year-old country star, who was set to take the stage at the Xfinity Center at 7:30pm ET, shared a screenshot of the evacuation announcement to his Instagram Story shortly after 8pm.

“Severe Weather Alert. We are evacuating the venue. Calmly proceed to the nearest exit and seek shelter in your vehicles. Please stay tuned to the venue

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Man suffering from rare genetic disorder which turns his muscles to bone details the severe pain

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A man who is suffering from a one in two million genetic disorder that is slowly turning his muscles into bone has opened up about the stark realities of his condition – detailing his struggle to find love, while coming to terms with the harsh realization that he will never be able to fulfill his lifelong dream of traveling the world.

Joe Sooch, 29, from Kips Bay, New York, has fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), also known as ‘Stone Man Syndrome,’

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Severe drought sends Lake Tahoe water levels below natural rim

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Lake Tahoe’s water levels have dropped about half-an-inch below its natural rim as experts warn that another dry winter could put the body of water at risk of becoming ‘terminal’ – meaning the lake will no longer be able to supply its only outflow, experts say.

The severe drought conditions across California and the Sierra Nevada mountains have taken their toll on the popular tourist destination, which this year has already been clouded by smoke and ash from multiple wildfires

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