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Today in History: Oct. 12, Bali nightclub bombings kill more than 200

By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Oct. 12, the 286th day of 2024. There are 80 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 12, 2002, bombs blamed on al-Qaida-linked militants destroyed two nightclubs on the Indonesian island of Bali, killing 202 people, many of whom were foreign tourists. Also on this date: In 1492, Christopher Columbus’s first expedition made landfall on what is now San Salvador Island in the Bahamas. In 1870, General Robert E. Lee died in Lexington, Virginia, at age 63. In 1960, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev protested remarks at the ...

Climate change gave significant boost to Milton’s destructive rain, winds, scientists say

By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press Human-caused climate change intensified deadly Hurricane Milton ‘s rainfall by 20 to 30% and strengthened its winds by about 10%, scientists said in a new flash study. The analysis comes just two weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the southeastern United States, a storm also fueled by climate change. World Weather Attribution researchers said Friday that without climate change, a hurricane like Milton would make landfall as a weaker Category 2, not considered a “major” storm, instead of a Category 3. WWA’s rapid studies aren’t ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, increasing clouds, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Tonight, showers, mainly after 2 a.m. Low around 44. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. ...

Severe solar storm could stress power grids as US deals with hurricanes

MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A severe solar storm is headed to Earth that could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes, space weather forecasters said Wednesday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch for Thursday into Friday after an outburst from the sun was detected earlier this week. Such a storm could temporarily disrupt power and radio signals. NOAA has notified operators of power plants and orbiting spacecraft to take precautions. It also alerted the ...

Today in History: October 7, surprise attacks spark Israel-Hamas War

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Oct. 7, the 281st day of 2024. There are 85 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led militants launched air and ground attacks on Israel, killing nearly 1,200 and taking more than 250 hostages. The attacks, followed hours later by Israeli counterattacks, marked the beginning of the current Israel-Hamas War. Also on this date: In 1765, the Stamp Act Congress convened in New York to draw up colonial grievances against England. In 1913, the first moving assembly line began operation at the Ford Motor Company ...