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View All 9Traveller site rejected after council suspects 'fraudulent letters of support' in favour
A controversial traveller site has been refused planning permission after suspicions of "fraudulent letters of support".Derbyshire Dales District Council rejected an application for two touring caravans and two static caravans off Foxholes Lane, a mile north of Tansley, on the outskirts of Matlock. A court-enforced injunction is currently in place, preventing more than the three initial touring caravans moved onto the site last July from occupying the plot, DerbyshireLive reports. An 11th-hour eviction notice was issued for the site last August, and residents claimed during the meeting that the plot has been vacant since then. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Tansley Parish Council and 107 residents filed objections to the proposals.Cited factors included the impact on the countryside, added congestion and alleged unsafe roads, the substantial distance from shops and services in an isolated rural location, a lack of drainage and waste facilities, and the risk of flooding and pollution.A total of 52 support letters have been submitted to the authority; however, council officials say they have "serious concerns" that many are "not genuine".One Foxholes Lane resident claimed the application was based on "mostly false and misleading information" and "fictitious surveys and tests", along with "fraudulent letters of support".Councillor Peter Slack said: "There is so much wrong with this application that it is not fit to be cleared. Fresh water, sewerage, land drainage, access to the site- there are so many problems."Meanwhile, Councillor Gareth Gee added: "I would just like to hope that in the future, when a developer comes to want to build 200 houses in Tansley, they have the same stringent objections to things surrounding the same principles, and we come to the same conclusion."Council planners had written: "It is acknowledged that the refusal of planning permission, and subsequent enforcement action would interfere with the occupants' rights under Article 8 and would have implications for a family."However, the interference would be in accordance with the law as it would pursue legitimate aims through the operation of planning law, including the protection of the character and appearance of the countryside, the promotion of sustainable patterns of development and movement, and the protection of the environment."LATEST DEVELOPMENTSAngela Rayner opens door to more traveller sites near you as councils lose power to stop encampmentsLocals living next to UK's biggest traveller site send heartbreaking message to Angela RaynerFurious farmer uses tractor to help clear off travellers after caravans pitch up outside primary schoolThe application wrote: "The council is asked to respectfully consider that there are evidenced circumstances of a local Gypsy and Traveller families which can be read against the council's fundamental failure to provide sufficient allocations for Gypsy/Travellers in this district."What must be highlighted here is that due to the nature of this type of application, often being contentious and inflammatory, there is no 100 per cent perfect site for a Gypsy/ Traveller site.""On this basis, where can a council successfully fulfil their duty to provide a site and allow a settled base for a Gypsy/Traveller who has the right to settle to be close to family, attain medical treatment and school their children?"Chair of Tansley Parish Council, Councillor Vicki Raynes, claimed the site was too far from facilities such as doctors and schools, adding that nearby routes were not walkable.Edward Vaudin, a council planning officer, said the site was a 10-minute walk on unlit, uneven paths to the nearest bus stop and nearly a mile to Tansley, with no footways.Councillor David Hughes said it was clear Tansley residents had a strong "commitment" to planning in their area and posed "remarkably useful interventions".He said: "We do not have sufficient information to come to a conclusion about foul water drainage"It can be seen that the planning issues are substantial and outweigh human rights." Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
Whisky to be aged in space for first time in 'very bold' new experiment
Whisky will be distilled in space for the first time in a new experiment.Engineers in Scotland and Japan will plan to put Scotch on a rocket in 2028, sending a satellite containing samples of whisky and its base ingredients on a five-year mission orbiting the Earth.Scientists hope the frequent changes between extreme heat and freezing cold experienced by the whisky as it rotates the planet could speed up maturation.If successful, future production of space-aged whisky could emerge. Researchers expect the spirit to have "very bold" flavours as a result of its journey. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Dr Gilles Bailet, of the University of Glasgow, said students had travelled to Japan to help develop the cubesat - a small cube shaped satellite - which will contain the tiny whisky samples.The space technology lecturer said: "We want to see what the effect of a space environment is on the aging of the whisky."He added: "We've got the best people here in Scotland to be able to inform that, with centuries of experience, so we can bring this whisky experience into space."The current plan for the whisky experiment – nicknamed "Space Puffin" – is to launch the cubesat in 2028 on a SpaceX supply mission to the International Space Station, before deploying it into orbit from the Japanese module of the space station.The cycle of whisky breathing as it ages is not fully understood, but cycles may happen much faster in space, Dr Bailet said.He added: "We build our spacecraft to be able to get an environment which is better for the whisky, but this wood will breathe faster than on Earth."And so we are hoping that we'll be able to accelerate the ageing to be able to get something more interesting."The cubesat will feedback data such as the whisky's colour and chemical composition back to the team on Earth.LATEST OUTSIDE OUR ORBIT:British rover sent to Mars on mission to discover humans' ancient ancestorsSaturn's moon could hold alien life as scientists make stunning discoverBritain's first space squadron to protect sovereign satellitesOn the ground, whisky is produced by mixing barley with water and yeast, producing ethanol as a byproduct.The team's system will demonstrate how ethanol can be extracted in orbit.The cubesat and potentially uniquely-flavoured whisky will not be recovered at the end of its five-year mission, but Dr Bailet said he is keen to scale up whisky maturation in space and develop a system for launching Scotch out of orbit and returning it to Earth.He said: "We are really keen to be able to actually fly a full whisky-making system, with a full cask, if we're able to collaborate with investors or other people interested about it."But it's totally in the realm of possible to bring back something like a litre of whisky within the next three to five years."The cube will not have a full whisky cask on board, but will have small wood chips in liquid samples.Distilleries in Scotland and Japan are expected to contribute the whisky. Dr Bailet said: "Previous research has suggested that the microgravity of space may allow us to grow larger, purer chemical crystals and to fold proteins in new ways."Big questions still remain over how we might actually do chemistry in space, however, and this project aims to provide some answers."Whisky gives us a very recognisable, very well-understood model for studying and monitoring biological and chemical processes in microgravity." Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
The best suede jackets, skirts, bags and shoes to shop for autumn
We blinked, and somehow September is here, meaning a new season is imminent. Despite how we’re still battling warm temperatures, now is as good a time as any to get prepared ahead of its arrival, as many brands are launching their autumn collections. Whilst brown and deer print are dominating colours and prints, there’s one fabric in particular that is shining above the rest, and it’s suede. The soft, buttery texture has been creeping back onto our fashion radars for a while now, but come the new season, we’re going to be seeing it everywhere from jackets and skirts to shoes and bags. And before you ask, no, you don’t need to blow your hard-earned cash to bag these staples. There’s a reason the fabric makes its triumphant return annually. It has that cosy feel that we naturally gravitate towards as the temperatures drop, whilst its rich, earthy tones pair well with the autumnal colour palette. It’s also surprisingly easy to wear, adding a little texture and polish to anything you pair it with, without trying too hard. We’ve rounded up the best suede buys to shop now, whether you go full 70’s glam or just want to dip your toe into the trend. This green number from River Island might just be not only the perfect shirt to see you through autumn and winter with its layering versatility, but its green shade adds that bright pop of colour to brighten up your outfits on the more grey days. A trench coat, but make it autumn-ready. This stone-coloured number swaps the traditional cotton for a soft faux suede, giving the timeless double-breasted design a seriously luxe-looking upgrade. Throw it over everything from jeans, dresses and knitwear and prepare for countless compliments. Suede trousers might seem like a commitment you’re not ready for, but this straight-leg pair makes the trend surprisingly easy to embrace. The soft fabric adds texture, while the streamlined cut means they’ll elongate your silhouette and work just as nicely with chunky knits as they would with a blouse or shirt. If you’d rather ease yourself into suede styles, let your accessories lead the way. This structured shoulder bag comes in a sleek light grey tone that adds just the right amount of autumnal texture, but will serve you all year round. Let this be your sign to give the classic blazer a seasonal switch-up.
Dozens 'ripped off' in £500,000 building 'scam'
Sian and Simon Romsey say they lost nearly £16,000 after paying a deposit to secure a start date for work to create their dream family home More than 30 customers claim they were scammed after paying deposits totalling nearly £500,000 for building work that was not delivered, the BBC has learned. The BBC has heard from 13 of those customers who say they paid tens of thousands of pounds to South Coast Construction (Sussex) Ltd (SCC) which operated in Dorset, Hampshire, Sussex and Surrey. Sussex Police said it was investigating "a number of reports of alleged fraud" in connection with the company. SCC's director strongly denied he had deliberately scammed customers saying he did not take customers' money without intending to carry out the work and that he was "deeply sorry" to all those affected. More stories from Hampshire & the Isle of Wight Watch the latest episode of South Today from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Sian and Simon Romsey from Southampton were planning a double-storey extension with two extra bedrooms, a new kitchen-diner and shower room. They said SCC had appealed to them because the company claimed to offer a full design and build package and appeared to have a number of endorsements on its website. "They had all of their accreditations... even talking to them on the phone very, very reassuring... even down to the contract, I looked through it with a fine-tooth comb and everything was just so slick, so professional," Simon said. The couple said they paid a deposit of nearly £16,000 in March which they were told would cover architectural drawings and secure the last available start date in June. But Simon said "alarm bells started blowing up in our heads" when the architect contacted them to say she had not been paid and would not release the drawings a week before work was due to start. "We tried getting in contact with South Coast - they'd disconnected the phone, couldn't get through... my whole world just crumbled and it's a feeling that I never, ever want to experience again," said Simon. Sian added: "Having no control over that was really scary... the fact it can happen in an instant is really frightening." The couple have since joined an action group made up of 36 other customers who also claim to have all paid SCC thousands of pounds for work that was not done. Simon said he called his bank multiple times over two months before he finally got his money back in August.
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View All 10India news: Top court to hear petitions against Chief Election Commisioner Gyanesh Kumar
https://p. dw. com/p/5NkeO The hearing comes after thousands of protesters and opposition supporters rallied in Delhi and Mumbai over the weekend to demand Kumar's resignationImage: Abiraj Kumar Arulgnanakumar/DW Skip next section What you need to knowWhat you need to know India's Supreme Court will hear petitions against the functioning of Chief Election Commisioner Gyanesh Kumar amid voter list controversy Meanwhile, protests are seeking Kumar's resignation Here are the from India on Monday, October 5. Then tap the "Star" or "Preferred" to keep DW News at the top of your feed. The Election Commission of India rejects allegations of wrongdoing and says the process removes deceased, relocated and duplicate voters and also prevents the inclusion of "foreign illegal immigrants." Opposition parties and critics allege that the changes to voter lists benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a charge the party denies. Kumar is yet to make a comment on the allegations against him. On Monday, a three-judge bench, headed , is expected to hear petitions over the decisions taken . One of the petitions is seeking a declaration that the chief election commissioner cannot take decisions for the ECI without the concurrence of the other two Election Commissioners, legal news website LiveLaw reported. Meanwhile, legal pressure also surrounds Kumar with India's top court slated to hear petitions against the chief election commissioner today. Stay tuned as we bring you more. https://p. dw. com/p/5NkeP Show more posts
Hundreds of French schools closed amid protests
https://p. dw. com/p/5Nkg4 The school protests have spread nationwide, as here in LyonImage: Laurent Cipriani/AP Photo/picture alliance Several hundred schools in France will close totally or partially on Monday amid security fears following a wave of nationwide student protests, the education minister has said. The protests 17 but last week mutated into sometimes violent demonstrations across the nation. France students protest school conditions To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Why are the schools staying closed? Education Minister Edouard Geffray said on Sunday that lessons would be totally or partly suspended" in some "400-500" high schools on Monday, as the security conditions "have not been fulfilled." According to Geffray, the schools were being closed mainly as a precaution, with more large protests planned for Tuesday. Geffray said the number of schools remaining closed on Monday would be similar to that on Friday but that there was planned to be a "partial, progressive return to lessons." He said 24 schools had been "burned or ransacked" and 78 education staff members injured since the protests began. "There are activists — particularly from the far left — who have infiltrated the high school student movement, hijacked it from the students themselves, and engaged in extreme violence," Geffray said. "Clearly, this poses a risk to both our staff and our students," he added. Valerie Pecresse, the president of the Ile-de-France region surrounding the capital, said that more than a third of the 468 schools in the region would be shut on Monday. Several schools have been damaged amid the protestsImage: CLPRESS/ABACA/picture alliance What are the school protesters saying? The protesting teenagers at French high schools, called lycees, have complained of high rates of absenteeism by teachers, school days that are too long and dilapidated facilities. They have also protested at the lack of adequate cooling on hot summer days, with some towns seeing temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenehit) last summer in a country without widespread air conditioning. Organizers have called for the protests to continue on Tuesday, saying the government was still failing to proposed "concrete measures" to remedy the situation. On Sunday, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu urged local authorities to make it a priority to fill gaps left by long-term absences and unfilled posts. He also called a meeting for Tuesday with regional presidents to discuss renovating school buildings that are often in poor condition.
Brazil Elections Head to Runoff Between Lula and Bolsonaro
Neither President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nor Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of a former president, won the first round, but Mr. Bolsonaro took more votes.
Ethiopia's government retakes Mekelle after opposition fighters withdraw from Tigray capital
Ethiopia's government retakes Mekelle after opposition fighters withdraw from Tigray capital Government-allied fighters have entered Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front announced its withdrawal October 4, 2026, AM Share Follow ABC News on Google KAMPALA, Uganda -- Government-allied fighters entered Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, a witness said Sunday, after the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front announced its withdrawal following renewed fighting. The TPLF last month seized the Mekelle airport and the city, one of Ethiopia’s largest. In a statement Saturday, it said its forces had pulled out. They had done so in the previous two-year war, which ended with a peace agreement in 2022, apparently to spare the city from destruction. Ethiopian Airlines had suspended flights to Mekelle and the Tigrayan cities of Axum and Shire after the rebels seized the airport. The African Union urged restraint, warning that renewed tensions threatened the 2022 agreement. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has tried and failed to subdue Tigray’s rebellious leaders in recent months, with TPLF Chairman Debretsion Gebremichael openly challenging him. Debretsion said Thursday that the fighting was a “continuation of the previous war” and that his fighters would keep attacking and defending Tigray from its enemies. After federal troops take control of Mekelle, Abiy is very likely to leave regional security in the hands of the Tigray Peace Force, which comprises former members of the TPLF armed wing, Tigray Defense Forces, according to Jalale Getachew Birru, an analyst of Ethiopia for ACLED, an independent global monitor that collects, analyzes and maps data on conflict. The Tigray Peace Force is fighting alongside federal troops against the TPLF. Severe disruptions to internet and cellphone networks have made gathering and verifying information from Tigray difficult, although some connectivity was reported Sunday. Residents of Mekelle told The Associated Press on Saturday that federal forces had retaken the airport, although details were scanty. Civilians looted government offices and hauled away equipment from police headquarters in Mekelle as TPLF-allied fighters withdrew, a local business owner, who witnessed the departures and looting, said Sunday. The looting targeted the TPLF administration office, the regional police headquarters and some shops, Filmon Equar Hailu said. Speaking , Filmon said he saw some TPLF-allied fighters with light weapons leaving the city, some on foot. Departures began in small groups about three days ago and continued through Saturday afternoon, he said.
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View All 10'Don't axe Youth Parliament' pleads teen member
Aman Fatima has been a Member of Youth Parliament for two years A taxpayer-funded programme aimed at boosting young people's interest in politics should not be axed just because "money is tight", one of its members has said. Last month the BBC learned the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) would not be committing to giving any more grants to the UK Youth Parliament. "If the government is to cut the Youth Parliament there should be reasons and there has to be alternatives, even if the funding is tight," Aman Fatima, MYP for Essex, told BBC Politics East. The government said it was working on a new scheme to increase young people's involvement in democracy and decision-making, with further announcements due this autumn. Established in 1999, the parliament takes place at the House of Commons and boasts more than 300 elected members aged between 11 and 18, including Aman. In recent years, they have campaigned on issues such as votes for 16-year-olds and for free period products to be made available to students. "There are lots of opinions from people saying that they haven't seen any difference made, but I think we do contribute to how the government works today," added Aman. In the last year, the youth parliament received £453,000 in taxpayer funding with about £2.4m public money spent on it between 2017 and 2024. Do you have a story suggestion for Essex?
Deutschland im Verteidigungsmodus
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Friedrich Merz reist überraschend am Wochenende nach Kiew, ausgerechnet während massiver russischer Drohnenangriffe. Am heutigen Montag danach werden die Chefs der deutschen Nachrichtendienste wohl deutlich: Wie nah ist der hybride Schattenkrieg bereits in Deutschland angekommen? POLITICO-Reporter Hans von der Burchard ordnet ein, welche Botschaften der Kanzler aus der Ukraine mitbringt und was die öffentliche Anhörung des Geheimdienst-Ausschusses über Sabotageakte verraten wird. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview warnt Thüringens SPD-Innenminister Georg Maier vor einer Zunahme russischer Attacken auf die heimische Infrastruktur. Er skizziert, wie sich Deutschland gegen Spionage und Cyberangriffe wappnen muss und ob Betreiber kritischer Anlagen künftig selbst feindliche Drohnen abschießen dürfen. Zurück in Berlin wartet auf den Kanzler der politische Überlebenskampf. Vor dem Treffen des Koalitionsausschusses analysiert Rasmus Buchsteiner die Gemengelage aus Haushaltslücken, Rentenstreit und Pflegereform. Steht das Regierungsbündnis vor dem endgültigen Bruch oder gelingt in der anlaufenden Jahresendrallye noch ein Befreiungsschlag? Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es jeden Morgen ab 5 Uhr. Rixa Fürsen, Maximilian Stascheit und das POLITICO-Team liefern Politik zum Hören – kompakt, international, hintergründig. Für alle Hauptstadt-Profis: Der Berlin Playbook- bietet jeden Morgen die wichtigsten Themen und Einordnungen. POLITICO Deutschland – ein Angebot der Axel Springer Deutschland GmbH Axel-Springer-Straße 65, 10888 Berlin Tel: +49 (30) 2591 0 [email protected] Sitz: Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg, HRB 196159 B USt-IdNr: DE 214 852 390 Geschäftsführer: Christoph Eck-Schmidt, Carolin Hulshoff Pol, Mathias Sanchez Luna
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Sanders backs Pope Leo’s call to protect human art from AI
Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday backed Pope Lepo XIV’s call to prioritize art made by humans over that made by artificial intelligence (AI). “Pope Leo is right. Art is not some kind of superfluous luxury that can be eliminated from our lives. It is a crucial part of the human experience,” the Vermont…
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The 2029 tipping point: Western populations are about to start shrinking, piling pressure on public finances
Livestream Menu Europe's population will peak in 2029 according to forecasts, while the U. S.' s lies further ahead but is heavily dependent on immigration. Moody's says the fiscal pressures from aging emerge long before populations actually start shrinking. AI and increased productivity can only partially offset the long-term challenge of an aging workforce, Chemla said. VIDEO4:1204:12 Moody's: AI will not soften population drag on growth Squawk Box Europe As Western populations age, fewer workers and higher costs will strain public finances, credit rating agency Moody's has warned. Europe is at the sharp end of the demographic shift. The European Union's population is projected to peak as soon as 2029, "after which a sustained long-term decline will begin," according to the European Commission. The U. Census Bureau does not expect the American population to peak until 2080 under its main projection, or until 2043 under its low-immigration scenario. Excluding immigration impact, the population decline has already started. But Moody's says the fiscal pressures from aging emerge long before populations actually start shrinking. Today, G7 economies have about three working-age people for every person over 65. That ratio is expected to fall to around two by 2050, putting further pressure on growth and public finances, including healthcare systems, according to Moody's. Aging populations affect economies through slower economic growth, greater pressure on public finances from pension and care costs, changing consumer demand, and shifts in real interest rates and sovereign yields, Olivier Chemla, vice president of credit strategy and standards at Moody's, told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" on Friday. In a report published last week, Moody's forecasts that the world's aging populations will have fundamental impacts on the global economy and lead to difficult policy decisions. While population growth has long been a tailwind for growth and creditworthiness, falling fertility rates and unprecedented speed of changing age structures are now changing that picture, Moody's writes. "Fewer workers will limit productive capacity, while fewer households and consumers will weaken demand. As a result, countries will have to rely more on productivity to sustain growth," the report states. AI and increased productivity can only partially offset the long-term challenge of an aging workforce, Chemla said. "This is a partial mitigant because you can certainly replace and enhance the supply side of the economy in factories and in services, but at the same time, robots do not consume – at least not yet – and so on the demand side, you will still be having that gap, which will slow growth," he added. And it's not only Europe and the U.
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View All 10Skulls Reveal Evidence of Human Sacrifice in Egypt 5,000 Years Ago
Human History Skulls Reveal Evidence of Human Sacrifice in Egypt 5,000 Years Ago Royal tombs at Abydos were surrounded . In the 1920s, an Egyptologist questioned whether all those people could have died naturally at the same time. 5, 2026, am ET Reading time 3 minutes The Temple of Seti I in Abydos. © Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Read Later Read Later Comments (0) In the 1920s, Egyptologist Flinders Petrie theorized that numerous ancient Egyptian burials in Abydos represented human sacrifices. Around 100 years later, another Egyptologist has found evidence that he was likely right. Roselyn Campbell, an Egyptologist and bioarchaeologist at Purdue University, studied dozens of ancient Egyptian skulls that Petrie had excavated. The complexes included the royal tombs, chamber tombs and enclosures likely employed for funerary rituals, and surrounding subsidiary burials. A subsidiary burial consisted of a simple chamber, and some of the people buried in one had a simple coffin. Most had been laid to rest with a small number of burial objects, Campbell explained. Petrie also found some grave markers with official titles, which appear to mostly indicate artisans and mid- or lower-level officials. Some royal tombs are surrounded , and Petrie thought it impossible for so many people to have naturally died at the same time. He suspected retainer sacrifice but did not find evidence of fatal wounds on the skeletons, which weakened his hypothesis. Flinders Petrie at Abydos in 1922. © Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons “Retainer sacrifice is a type of human sacrifice where those close to a ruler are killed when the ruler dies,” said Campbell. “In many cultures, retainer sacrifice is practiced because of beliefs that the sacrificed individuals will continue to serve the ruler in some kind of afterlife, but retainer sacrifice can also be a visceral display of the ruler’s power. Some retainers might have volunteered to die to achieve eternal life or honor, others may have been chosen or even forced.” Reinvestigating A century later, Campbell essentially checked some of Petrie’s work with modern forensics. She investigated his notes and 46 skulls he had excavated and sent to the United Kingdom and found that 18 of them had traces of significant cranial trauma. The injuries consisted of linear fractures that Petrie appears to have thought were natural damage. Forensic science today reveals them to be perimortem injuries. “The injuries on the preserved crania are generally linear fractures, which would likely cause rapid unconsciousness, internal bleeding, and death,” said Campbell, who is also author of the forthcoming book, State-sanctioned Violence and Human Sacrifice in Early Dynastic Egypt.
EmTech Future 2026: When AI Meets Everything
Only available to MIT Technology Review subscribers. Yossi Matias, Vice President & Head of Google Research, explores how AI is beginning to reshape biology, infrastructure, manufacturing, and science, and why its greatest impact may come when it intersects with other fields. Step inside the newsroom with our MIT Technology Review editors for sharp analysis and unpublished insights from the team that researches and reports on emerging tech daily. There’s much more to discover These are just two sessions from EmTech Future 2026. Across three days, EmTech Future explored some of the most important questions shaping technology right now: how AI is impacting industries, where quantum is heading, what new energy systems could make possible, how robotics are evolving, and what challenges and opportunities arise when these technologies start to converge. Hear the ideas, insights, and perspectives you missed at EmTech Future 2026. The full program is now available on demand, giving you access to all the conversations and sessions from the event, including: Quantum in context Hartmut Neven, founder and lead at Google Quantum AI, explores how quantum is advancing alongside other frontiers and why its significance may lie not only in what it can do on its own, but in how it begins to interact with the systems around it. Energy Systems for the Future Evelyn Wang, VP for energy & climate at MIT, explores how energy, computing, infrastructure, and climate technologies are increasingly interconnected, and what these converging systems could mean for the future of industry and society. Rethinking our relationship with AI –Cory Doctorow, bestselling author and award-winning writer, explores how AI is changing the way we work and think. As an MIT Technology Review subscriber, you’ll get a 20% discount, meaning you can access the full EmTech Future 2026 program for just $596. ACCESS FULL PROGRAM Keep Reading Most Popular AI’s recursive self-improvement might not come so quickly after all AI agents are not yet creative enough to carry out genuinely innovative open-ended AI research, it seems. ’t be fooled Breathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny. M. Benderarchive page These startups are chasing the next big thing in LLMs Meet the new kids nipping at the heels of the AI giants. ’ve passed AI’s danger thresholds. Now what? In a new interview, the billionaire philanthropist sounds an alarm on the urgency of getting our AI policies in order. , top stories, upcoming events, and more.
Trump Names National Intelligence Director as New ‘Super Intelligence’ Czar
Artificial Intelligence Trump Names National Intelligence Director as New ‘Super Intelligence’ Czar National intelligence director Jay Clayton will lead Trump's AI task force. 4, 2026, pm ET Reading time 3 minutes © Win McNamee / Staff via Getty Read Later Read Later Comments (9) President Trump officially named an artificial intelligence czar to lead his new AI task force—which he refers to as his “SI” task force. In a post on Truth Social, the President said that he is appointing four government leaders to lead the task force, freshly renamed Super Intelligence Force (SIF) after Trump’s attempt to rebrand artificial intelligence as Super Intelligence. The four leaders Trump is appointing are national intelligence director Jay Clayton, Federal Trade Commission chairman Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon chief technology officer Emil Michael, and the Office of Personnel Management director Scott Kupor. Clayton will be the chair of the task force among the four names announced, according to the Wall Street Journal, effectively making him the AI Czar. Or, rather, the SI Czar. The rest of the group, Michael, Ferguson and Kupor, will be vice chairs. Other members will reportedly include Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Bush-era Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. “The Super Intelligence Force will coordinate the Federal Government’s engagement with Consumers, Public Interest Groups, Religious Organizations, Critical Infrastructure Providers, and Super Intelligence Companies,” Trump wrote. Clayton told the Journal earlier that the task force will get 120 days to determine the federal government’s level of responsibility in AI development. The task force will examine the extent of the law and discuss what actions Congress should take, per the WSJ report. Trump announced last month in an unexpected Truth Social post that he was forming an AI Force and appointing an AI Czar. Without volunteering much detail on what this AI Force would do, the President only implied that it would resemble the Space Force, a new branch of the U. Armed Forces that he established in his first presidential term with the mission to secure American interests in space, a lot of the time -based warfare. Considering the pivotal role Clayton will play in the Administration’s AI policy moving forward, simultaneously with his position as director of national intelligence, it’s perhaps safe to assume that the AI Force will be similarly focused on defense. The AI task force announcement also came at a time of heightened panic throughout the industry on cyber threats from new AI models and increasing calls for government intervention.
In the wake of closure, a digital archive of animated materials appears online
The stop motion work of Phil Tippett and the now closed Tippett Studios is being preserved in a free-to-browse online archive. August brought with it the sad news that Tippett Studios, the Berkeley-based animation and effects house founded , was closing down. The company had been in financial trouble for a while, and ... Tippett Studios | In the wake of its closure, a digital archive of animated materials appears online The stop motion work of Phil Tippett and the now closed Tippett Studios is being preserved in a free-to-browse online archive. August brought with it the sad news that Tippett Studios, the Berkeley-based animation and effects house founded , was closing down. The company had been in financial trouble for a while, and as it closed its doors on the 28th of that month, decades of props, memorabilia and art was sold off in a two-day auction. As if the closure itself – and Phil Tippett’s retirement – wasn’t sad enough news on its own, there was the fear that huge amounts of art stored in the studio was about to vanish into private collections, never to be seen again. Tippett was, after all, the animator whose work illuminated the likes of Star Wars, RoboCop, Starship Troopers and too many other classic movies to list. There’s now happier news to report, though. An anonymous person was at the auction in August, spotted a folder of CD-ROMs and other discs, and managed to acquire it for an undisclosed sum. Rather than keep the contents of those discs to themselves, that person has now uploaded it all to the Internet Archive. “I quickly realized that some of this information wasn’t available online and might not ever be in the future in such high resolution,” the donor, who simply calls themselves ‘TippettFan’, writes. “So I purchased the disc folder and digitized all of its contents. What you have here are . ISO image files of the 90 key, non-duplicated discs from Tippett’s archives.” The huge collection of discs, now preserved on Archive. org. There are a few clips in there that are available to view online, including test clips of CGI creatures and an interview with Phil Tippett from 2008. The bulk of the archive, however, is all in the . ISO disc image format the donor mentioned above – and there are gigabytes of files to download and comb through (listed here), with filenames describing behind the scenes images from RoboCop and Starship Troopers, slides of Tippett’s work on the original Star Wars, and, unexpectedly, publicity stills from the calamitous Catwoman.
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View All 10Early Lampard findings could come within weeks
Baroness Lampard said that the inquiry was of "national interest" The chair of a public inquiry into mental health deaths said she would make interim recommendations if she identified issues that "might pose an urgent risk to patient safety". Baroness Kate Lampard is examining the deaths of more than 2,000 people who died while under the care of Essex mental health services between 2000 and the end of 2023. The Lampard Inquiry will hear further evidence during hearings beginning on 5 October before deciding whether recommendations were needed ahead of a final report, Baroness Lampard said. Any recommendations were expected to focus on inpatient safety, including resuscitation procedures and monitoring technology used to detect patients in distress. Oxevision uses infrared sensors and cameras to monitor patients while they are in their bedrooms "Those two matters are not specific to Essex and therefore the evidence the inquiry hears will be of relevance to service providers across the entire country," Baroness Lampard said. "It may carry implications for the care and treatment provided on all mental health units." One system under examination as part of the inquiry is Oxevision, which can take footage, record breathing and pulse rates and is used by a number of NHS mental health trusts in England. Concerns have been raised about privacy, dignity and whether the technology could be used as a substitute for face-to-face care. Tammy Smith, whose daughter Sophie Alderman died in 2022, previously told the inquiry: "It actually takes away human interaction. They are at their most vulnerable. "They need those conversations. They need someone to ask, 'Are you OK? Do you need anything?' We all need that." What is the Lampard Inquiry and what could it change? Lampard Inquiry: Five things we've learned so far Oxevision is a system that has been discussed a number of times at the Lampard Inquiry , LIO Health, said the technology helped prevent serious incidents, supports staff in providing care and reduces time spent on paperwork. NHS England said any vision-based monitoring technology must support a human rights-based approach to care and be used in line with legal requirements and appropriate patient consent. The inquiry is due to hear evidence from NHS England, the Care Quality Commission and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency during hearings between 5 and 15 October. The latest sessions will take place at Chelmsford Civic Centre rather than in London, where previous hearings have been held. Families will then be invited to give their views on possible recommendations during a virtual hearing on 20 October, before Baroness Lampard decides whether interim recommendations should be issued.
The “glue” holding your cells together has a surprising second job
Date: October 4, 2026 Source: University of Liverpool Summary: Scientists have discovered that E-cadherin, a protein best known as the “glue” holding cells and tissues together, has a surprising second job: helping epithelial cells swallow nearby dead cells. Using live zebrafish and mouse embryos, researchers found that cells can dramatically reshape their lower surfaces to engulf cellular debris while keeping their upper surfaces stable, allowing protective barriers to remain sealed. Share: Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email FULL STORY A living zebrafish embryo with actin, the internal scaffolding that gives cells their shape and allows them to move, shown in cyan, and swallowed dead cells in red. The outer layer of the embryo remains intact and sealed even as individual cells within it engulf dead material. Bianchi/Centro de Regulación Genómica A protein best known for helping cells and tissues stay connected has another unexpected role. Researchers have found that it also helps epithelial cells, which form continuous sealed layers throughout the body, engulf nearby dead cells. The discovery could have implications for chronic inflammation. Debris from dying cells is a major contributor to inflammatory responses, so understanding how tissues remove that material may reveal new clues about what happens when the cleanup process fails. The study, published in Nature Communications, focuses on the E-cadherin complex. This molecular system includes E-cadherin along with three additional proteins. Together, they connect epithelial cells lining areas such as the skin, gut and airways, giving tissues the structural strength they need to remain intact. In these tissues, each cell connects to E-cadherin molecules on neighboring cells. Cellular Glue Takes on a Cleanup Role A team led . They found that the same molecular machinery also gathers at the exact location where a dying cell comes into contact with the tissue. The researchers wanted to know whether E-cadherin and its partners were attaching to the dying cell in the same way they normally attach neighboring epithelial cells. To test that possibility, they carried out two experiments. First, they presented the tissue with dying cells that had been stripped of E-cadherin. The epithelial tissue removed those cells just as effectively as it removed normal dying cells. Next, the team introduced fat droplets that contained no protein at all but carried a signal normally displayed on the surface of dying cells. The epithelial cells engulfed those droplets as well. "We were intrigued to find out that epithelial cells repurpose their molecular adhesion machinery -- the 'glue' that normally holds them together -- to engulf dying cells," says ICREA Research Professor Verena Ruprecht, senior author of the study.
Scientists find a surprising clue to why the universe’s expansion doesn’t add up
Date: October 4, 2026 Source: The Conversation Summary: Tiny magnetic fields created shortly after the Big Bang may help explain the long-running disagreement over how fast the universe is expanding. Detailed simulations show that these primordial fields could have changed the formation of hydrogen in the early universe, affecting the cosmic microwave background and the expansion rate inferred from it. Share: Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email FULL STORY Ancient magnetic fields from moments after the Big Bang may hold a clue to one of cosmology’s biggest mysteries: how fast the universe is really expanding. Credit: AI/ScienceDaily. com It’s well established that the universe is expanding, but there’s serious disagreement among scientists over how fast it’s happening. Two of our best ways of measuring the cosmic expansion rate, the Hubble constant, give answers that are stubbornly at odds. This presents a major problem in modern cosmology known as the Hubble tension. However, we wondered if an idea originally proposed to solve another cosmic mystery — the origin of cosmic magnetic fields — could help us unlock the mystery of the Hubble tension. Our recently published research explores whether extremely weak magnetic fields left over from the earliest moments after the Big Bang might help us unpack the Hubble tension, while offering a glimpse into physics at energies far beyond anything achievable on Earth. The Hubble constant and tension Astronomers use the Hubble constant as a measure of how fast the universe is expanding. It is named after the American astronomer Edwin Hubble who first discovered that the universe is expanding. There are two conceptually different approaches to measuring the Hubble constant. One is indirect, based on predictions of our cosmological model tuned to match the patterns in the cosmic microwave background, the faint afterglow of the Big Bang. Telescopes such as the Planck Space Telescope have measured tiny fluctuations in this ancient light, predicting a Hubble constant of about 67 kilometers per second per megaparsec (km/s/Mpc). A parsec is a unit of distance used in astronomy equal to about 3.26 light years, or 30.9 trillion kilometers. A megaparsec is one million parsecs. The second method is more direct, similar to the one used 1920s when he first demonstrated that the universe is expanding. It measures how fast distant galaxies are moving away from our home galaxy, the Milky Way, . Type Ia supernovae are known to be “standard candles” because we know that their luminosity is the same wherever they are.
Just short of its 200th birthday, a landmark natural history museum shuts down
Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences closes after nearly 200 years Beloved for its dinosaurs, Philadelphia's storied Academy of Natural Sciences closed down this week, amid an intense fight , politicians and scientists to save it. NPR Science LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio RSS link Science Just short of its 200th birthday, a landmark natural history museum shuts down October 3, 20267:00 AM ET By Andrew Stelzer Historic science museum in Philadelphia to close Listen · Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www. npr. org/player/embed/nx-s1-5989716/nx-s1-9945336" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum's dinosaur skeleton exhibits have been popular with generations of children, since they first were exhibited in 1868. Andrew Stelzer for NPR hide caption toggle caption i Andrew Stelzer for NPR PHILADELPHIA — Every weekend for the past month, the sidewalk in front of the Natural Academy of Sciences has simultaneously felt like a festival, a funeral, and a science fair. On the Museum's final Friday, there was a line of attendees waiting to get in; Activists circulating petitions and flyers to "Save the Academy"; and a museum educator showed off a giant salamander skull and a rare coat of pangolin scales. For Philly area kids, visiting this place has been a rite of passage for generations. So when word dropped on September 1st that the nearly 200-year-old museum was closing at the end of the month, thousands of families began a wistful pilgrimage, to make one final visit. "This is a very special place, for my family and also me growing up," said Alexandria McCormick, who was visiting with her husband and six kids. She said when she was a child, her family used to come multiple times a year, awakening her love of natural history. Animals A fossil feather from the age of dinosaurs may explain why only some birds survived "It makes me really sad to think that my children might not also grow up having these experiences and being inspired to love nature this way." she said. Founded in 1812, and opened to the public in 1828, the Academy of Natural Sciences was the first place in the world to display a dinosaur skeleton, back in 1868. There's also mammal dioramas, live animals, and other rotating exhibits. Its collection of scientific specimens is widely recognized as one of the most important in the world.
Environment
View All 10To win over locals, data centers pump $340M into rural Texas projects
This article first appeared in The Texas Tribune. A new water tower in Turkey: $3 million. Upgrades for a museum in Stamford: $400,000. A first responders appreciation barbecue in Medina County: $10,000. These are just some of the public investments data center companies have paid for across rural Texas in the past year. According to a Texas Tribune analysis, data center companies have donated or invested more than $343 million across the Lone Star state for various community needs, including school programs, infrastructure repairs and emergency services. Much of that money has gone to the very communities that have fought against data center development and is seemingly an effort to win over public support through their bottomless bank accounts. The Texas Tribune reviewed news releases, public meeting agendas, and interviewed local officials to understand how data centers are using their money in Texas. Because not every donation is made public, the total — the first of its kind compiled in Texas — is likely an undercount. To support our nonprofit environmental journalism, please consider disabling your ad-blocker to allow ads on Grist. Here's How Google donated millions of dollars to the Haskell area for its hospital, pregnancy center, and other causes. Rowan Digital Infrastructure is giving $38 million to Temple for its water infrastructure, along with more money for STEM Centers at schools in nearby small towns. Read Next The rush to power data centers is weakening the Clean Air Act Emily Jones Data centers also created community action grants, which are used for recurring investments in the communities they’re building in. Others, such as Google’s Texas Water Impact Fund, provide funds to restore resources that cause concern for Texans or provide direct lump sum donations to both community and state funds. As data centers move into the state at a rapid pace, Texas communities in mostly rural areas face a fiscal cliff from property tax cuts, inflation, and overall economic uncertainty. Over the last year, data center companies have stepped in as a white knight of community investment. “There is no question that these data centers are an opportunity for rural communities that are living in the margin,” said Suzanne Bellsnyder, an editor and publisher of two Panhandle newspapers and a Substack focused on rural issues. “Most infrastructure resources are paid with tax dollars, and there’s not a ton there.” Grist thanks its sponsors. To support our nonprofit environmental journalism, please consider disabling your ad-blocker to allow ads on Grist.
New California Law Aims to Stop ‘Predatory’ Developers from Moving In on Wildfire-Ravaged Community
ALTADENA, Calif.—Sylvie Andrews walks among the brilliant white poppies, purple California grapes and olive-green thorns surrounding her yard’s blackened pizza oven—one of the only things that survived last year’s devastating Eaton Fire. But her eyes scan the block beyond, ever-aware of changes to her neighborhood. Andrews says virtually all of her neighbors have received unsolicited […]
A Colorado Water Trial Could Decide the Future of an Agricultural Valley
Water regulators and farmers in Colorado’s San Luis Valley are in a lose-lose situation. Either they adopt a plan to aggressively manage the use of groundwater from their rapidly declining aquifer, likely forcing a contraction of the local agricultural economy, or continue overpumping and further lower the water table, which will likely force mass shutoffs […]
Students blast off to US for Nasa robotics competition
The team is made up of 10 students from Queen's University Belfast Could a robot designed ? A team, from Queen's University Belfast (QUB), are heading to Florida later this month to take part in a Nasa 'lunabotics' competition. Lunabotics is a university-level competition for teams to use the Nasa systems engineering process to design, build, and operate a lunar robot. The students created a lab-built robot that they will bring to the competition to find out how it would deal with future moon missions. The robots will be expected to dig up lunar material, drive over obstacles and use the material to form a wall. Jack Fitzpatrick, who's studying for a PhD in mechanical engineering, said "it's a great feeling" to have been invited and they're looking forward to the opportunity to take part. Jack Fitzpatrick is studying for a PhD and is part of the mechanical team The team of 10 QUB students made it to the competition following their win at the competition earlier this year. They'll be competing at the University of Central Florida against university teams from Australia, India and the US. Jamie Smith is the team's software lead Jamie Smith is a third-year electrical and electronic engineering student. He explained that the team was divided into three groups for software, electronics and mechanical. Jamie was the software team lead for this project. He said their main task was to control the rover then provide the autonomous capabilities towards it. And, they had to build rover simulations to test their software before they actually got one. Jack, however, is part of the mechanical side. "We analyse that something is physically strong enough, it's well built enough to survive this environment, it's going to have the traction to drive in this environment," he explained. Jack Fitzpatrick, Sandro O'Hara, Eoin Conway, Jamie Smith and Alex Dunne Jamie explained they designed the 52 kg aluminium frame robot rover and took it compete at a competition in Milton Keynes. "We got on very well. We ended up winning the competition and had great fun," he said. Then a few weeks later, they were invited to compete at Nasa's international Lunabotics competition. Jack said that being asked to go was a "great feeling" and "a real opportunity to demonstrate everything that you've learned". "It's just a great opportunity to represent Northern Ireland, the UK and really Europe abroad as we are the only European team that will be there," Jack explained.
Weather
View All 4Today: Light Rain, Minimum Temperature: 14°C (57°F) Maximum Temperature: 19°C (67°F)
This video can not be played Today will be a cloudy day for most, with only the odd brief brighter spell in spots. Some scattered showers will drift in at times too. Tonight will see mainly cloudy conditions and the odd shower to start. Later on, the cloud cover will thicken further, and some patchy light spells of rain will sink in from the north. Tomorrow will see a cloudy day, with some patches of rain or showers in spots throughout. A few longer spells of rain developing in the evening. Outlook for Wednesday to Friday Wednesday will see a dry and bright day for most, though there will be a few isolated showers towards the west. Early showers will ease on Thursday, leaving it dry with sunny spells. Cloud will build in from the west in the evening though. A windy day on Friday, with blustery rain to start, clearing to sunny spells later on. Average wind speed 5 Miles per hour, Southerly5Average wind speed 9 Kilometres per hour, Southerly9 Humidity: Humidity: 88%,88% Visibility: Visibility, not available,-- Pressure: Pressure: 1022 millibars, Steady,1022mb, Steady Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° North, 2.283° West)Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° N, 2.283° W) Our favourite Weather Watchers photos nearby Report for Mossley, Tameside Report for Rochdale, Rochdale jol1yReported by jol1y Report for Rochdale, Rochdale stevenReported , Bolton Cheryl DoranReported
Tuesday: Light Rain, Minimum Temperature: 11°C (51°F) Maximum Temperature: 18°C (64°F)
This video can not be played Today will be a cloudy day for most, with only the odd brief brighter spell in spots. Some scattered showers will drift in at times too. Tonight will see mainly cloudy conditions and the odd shower to start. Later on, the cloud cover will thicken further, and some patchy light spells of rain will sink in from the north. Tomorrow will see a cloudy day, with some patches of rain or showers in spots throughout. A few longer spells of rain developing in the evening. Outlook for Wednesday to Friday Wednesday will see a dry and bright day for most, though there will be a few isolated showers towards the west. Early showers will ease on Thursday, leaving it dry with sunny spells. Cloud will build in from the west in the evening though. A windy day on Friday, with blustery rain to start, clearing to sunny spells later on. Average wind speed 5 Miles per hour, Southerly5Average wind speed 9 Kilometres per hour, Southerly9 Humidity: Humidity: 88%,88% Visibility: Visibility, not available,-- Pressure: Pressure: 1022 millibars, Steady,1022mb, Steady Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° North, 2.283° West)Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° N, 2.283° W) Our favourite Weather Watchers photos nearby Report for Mossley, Tameside Report for Rochdale, Rochdale jol1yReported by jol1y Report for Rochdale, Rochdale stevenReported , Bolton Cheryl DoranReported
Hurricane Nolo forecast to cross International Date Line into western North Pacific, transitioning into a typhoon
Nolo’s center was located about 655 km (405 miles) west-southwest of Maro Reef. The cyclone was moving west at 30 km/h (18 mph), with an estimated minimum central pressure of 963 hPa. Hurricane-force winds extended as far as 55 km (35 miles) from the center, while tropical-storm-force winds extended up to 240 km (150 miles). NHC forecast Nolo near 24.0°N, 179.2°W at UTC on October 4, with maximum sustained winds of 195 km/h (120 mph). The forecast placed the cyclone west of 180° near 24.8°N, 177.6°E at UTC on October 5, with winds of 205 km/h (125 mph), followed by a peak near 215 km/h (130 mph) at UTC that day. Video credit: NOAA/NHCNo coastal watches or warnings were in effect at UTC on October 4. Large swells associated with Nolo were affecting Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, and NHC said surf would likely inundate some low-lying atolls from Maro Reef to Lisianski Island during the following several days. For tropical-cyclone monitoring, 180° longitude separates the central North Pacific from the western North Pacific. A tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of at least 119 km/h (74 mph) is termed a hurricane in the central North Pacific and a typhoon in the western North Pacific. Nolo will remain the same physical cyclone and retain its name after crossing the basin boundary. Regional advisory responsibility will shift from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center/NHC to the Japan Meteorological Agency’s Regional Specialized Meteorological Center in Tokyo. Official wind estimates issued before and after the crossing may differ because NHC and JMA use different sustained-wind averaging periods. How rare are hurricane crossings of the Date Line? East-to-west Date Line crossings , while crossings at hurricane strength are less common. NOAA’s HURDAT2 and International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) records identified 27 completed crossings at U. S. tropical-storm strength or higher from 1949 through 2025: 15 at tropical-storm strength and 12 at hurricane strength. The hurricane-strength cases were Della in 1957, Patsy in 1959, Peke in 1987, Uleki in 1988, Keoni in 1993, John in 1994, Ele and Huko in 2002, Ioke in 2006, Genevieve in 2014, Kilo in 2015 and Dora in 2023. If Nolo crosses 180° with one-minute sustained winds of at least 119 km/h (74 mph), it would become the 28th tropical-storm-or-stronger crossover and the 13th hurricane-strength crossover in that record. The analysis counts each cyclone once and estimates its intensity at 180° from adjoining best-track points. It excludes systems that crossed only as tropical depressions, subtropical or post-tropical cyclones, disturbances or remnant lows; totals based on JMA data can differ because JMA uses 10-minute sustained winds, while NHC uses one-minute winds, and some early records lack comparable intensity estimates.
California heat wave triggers Heat Advisories and Extreme Heat Warnings through October 8
The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) said an anomalous ridge over the western United States is producing a long-duration October heat wave across central and southern California. Its Short Range Forecast Discussion, issued at UTC on October 2 and valid from UTC on October 3 to UTC on October 5, identifies October 3 as the hottest day of the period. Temperatures are forecast to be about 8–11°C (15–20°F) above normal, with coastal areas well into the 30s°C (90s°F) and the hottest valleys reaching approximately 42°C (107°F). Warm nighttime temperatures are expected to provide limited relief. Heat Advisories cover portions of northwestern California, the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, the Bay Area, Central Coast and adjacent interior terrain. Extreme Heat Warnings cover parts of Southern California, including coastal and valley zones of Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties. Several products extend well beyond the weekend. The Sacramento Heat Advisory continues through PDT on October 7 ( UTC on October 8), while Extreme Heat Warnings issued /Oxnard and San Diego offices remain in effect through PDT on October 8 ( UTC on October 9). NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard described the episode as a major and long-lasting heat wave. Downtown Los Angeles and Long Beach reached 39.4°C (103°F) on October 2, breaking daily high-temperature records, while Burbank reached 38.9°C (102°F) and tied its daily record. /NWS NWS San Francisco/Monterey National Weather Service (NWS) San Francisco/Monterey issued its latest Heat Advisory products at PDT on October 2 ( UTC on October 3), with the advisories beginning at PDT ( UTC) on October 3 across affected portions of the Bay Area and Central Coast. San Francisco, the Marin Hills, Northern Monterey Bay and the Northern Salinas, Hollister and Carmel valleys remain under a Heat Advisory through PDT on October 4 ( UTC on October 5). Maximum temperatures are forecast at approximately 27–34°C (low 80s to low 90s°F). Mild minimum temperatures and weak onshore flow are expected to limit overnight relief. A longer-duration advisory covers interior portions of the Bay Area and Central Coast through PDT on October 5 ( UTC on October 6). The area includes the North Bay interior mountains and valleys, San Francisco Bay shoreline, East Bay interior valleys and hills, Santa Clara Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, interior Monterey County, much of San Benito County and the southern Salinas Valley. Maximum temperatures are forecast at approximately 35–39°C (mid-90s to low-100s°F). NWS Hanford A Heat Advisory issued PDT on October 2 ( UTC on October 3) covers the San Joaquin Valley and Sierra foothills from PDT ( UTC) on October 3 through PDT on October 6 ( UTC on October 7).
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