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“Bouncing” winds damaged Houston skyscrapers in 2024

Ars Technica

Those buildings were constructed to withstand much stronger hurricane-force winds up to 67 meters per second, as one would get with a Category 4 hurricane. And when Hurricane Beryl hit Houston that July with roughly comparable wind speeds of 36 meters per second, the damage wasn't nearly so severe. Why would that be the case?

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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for February 18

Mashable Tech

Today's connections fall into the following categories: Yellow: Fastball Green: Parts of a field goal attempt Blue: Miami teams Purple: Defunct WNBA teams Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle. Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

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This is what your life will be like when the world hits a dangerous climate tipping point

Fast Company Tech

The peak transmission period for West Nile currently lasts about three months per year in Miami, but would likely increase to about five months. Flooding from extreme storms like hurricanes will also become more frequent. Today’s extreme event becomes tomorrow’s normal event.

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Hurricane forecasts are at stake after NOAA Hurricane Hunter layoffs

Fast Company Tech

Layoffs last week at NOAAs Office of Aircraft Operations, home of the NOAA Hurricane Hunters, threaten to reduce the quality of data critical for hurricane monitoring, prediction, and warning. Hurricane Hunters fly into active storms to collect data used for weather forecasts.

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Housing market map: How much home insurance is expected to rise by 2055

Fast Company Tech

Among the 500 most populous counties, these are the 20 where First Street expects the highest 30-year growth in home insurance premiums: Orleans Parish, Louisiana: +634% Miami-Dade County, Florida: +590% Pinellas County, Florida: +451% St. These values are not inflation adjusted in any way, First Street tells ResiClub.

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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for March 20

Mashable Tech

Then give these a try: Yellow: Scoring 2 in basketball Green: Forecasted team names Blue: Longshot mascots to make NCAA tournament runs Purple: In Florida, but not Miami Featured Video For You Connections: How to play and how to win Here are today's Connections Sports Edition categories Need a little extra help?

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Inside the ‘slow-rolling catastrophe’ of Trump’s NOAA cuts

Fast Company Tech

In Miami, multiple hurricane researchers were let go. Because the cuts were tied to federal employees with probationary status, the impact was haphazard and largely without regard to their specific job functions. In Alaska, a member of the 24/7 National Tsunami Warning Center lost her job.