Stormy Drainels lives on 21st and Worth Street in San Francisco. That’s what a volunteer San Franciscan calls the drain they adopted, agreeing to keep it clear of debris to help prevent street flooding and ocean pollution under the city Public Utilities Commission’s Adopt-a-Drain program. The program sends periodic emailContinue Reading
Where did they come from? What message were they meant to send? Who was behind their presence? “It started really bothering everyone,” said Ellie Erhart, a design assistant at the company. “Not in a bad way. It was good and happy to receive a flamingo, but it was also like,Continue Reading
Coffee capsules are now ubiquitous: By 2025, the global market for the product is expected to grow to more than $29 billion. These mostly plastic pods are currently popular in Europe and North America, but research predicts their popularity is likely to grow in markets in Asia, particularly ChinaContinue Reading
Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze on Sunday morning to ride out the frigid storm that has killed at least 24 people across the United States and is expected to claim more lives after trapping some residents inside houses with heaping snow drifts and knocking out powerContinue Reading
Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power in Quebec and Ontario ahead of Christmas Eve as a major winter storm barelled into the region, bringing heavy snowfall, rain and strong winds that led to flight cancellations and closed highways. The number of outages across Quebec rose steadily onContinue Reading
Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power in Quebec and Ontario ahead of Christmas Eve as a major winter storm barrelled into the region, bringing heavy snowfall, rain and strong winds that led to flight cancellations and closed highways. Friday’s storm was marked by a lowContinue Reading
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News It will be a white Christmas all right, and a freezing rain, high-wind holiday that’s sure to disrupt travel plans. The City of London’s division manager of road operations John Parsons leans against a sander/salter with a front plow on Wednesday as the city getsContinue Reading
At the heart of this global, collaborative effort has been the acceleration of digital services and the data they rely on, both of which are underpinned by cloud computing. As we head into 2023, cloud computing’s impact on collaboration and connection is set to get deeper and wider. Working togetherContinue Reading
The mountainous Colombian island of Providencia – which lies midway in the extension of the Caribbean Sea that separates Costa Rica and Jamaica – is home to stunning colours of the sea, lush underwater landscapes, extensive mangrove forests, and even tropical dry forests. The diversity of marine ecosystems and surroundingContinue Reading
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News The chunks of hail ranged from the size of peas, dimes, nickels, golf balls, hen eggs, tennis balls, baseballs and softballs Author of the article: CP, The Canadian Press Fakiha Baig Damage to a car is shown after a hailstorm near Innisfail on Monday. EnvironmentContinue Reading
