8 h. ago Alaska’s Juneau orders evacuations as record glacier flood looms

Mendenhall Glacier outburst threatens homes, with scientists warning events are intensifyingAlaska’s capital city of Juneau is urging many residents to evacuate, bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the area’s Mendenhall Glacier, with the event being driven by climate change amid glacial retreat, according to a federal agency.Summer glacial flooding, known as a glacial lake outburst flood, or GLOF, threatens parts of the city due to a combination of rainwater and snowmelt. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Alaska’s capital orders evacuations as record glacier flood looms

Mendenhall Glacier outburst threatens homes in Juneau, with scientists warning events are intensifyingAlaska’s capital city of Juneau is urging many residents to evacuate, bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the area’s Mendenhall Glacier, with the event being driven by climate change amid glacial retreat, according to a federal agency.Summer glacial flooding, known as a glacial lake outburst flood, or GLOF, threatens parts of the city due to a combination of rainwater and snowmelt. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Best drybags for wet swimwear and gym kit: Upgrade your summer gear

Stylish, utilitarian pouches that’ll change your summer lido trips for good

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33 h. ago Students will want universities to ‘understand context’ over grades – Ucas chief

Fewer students who are receiving their post-16 results this summer met the entry requirements for A-level courses two years ago, Ucas’s boss suggests.

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46 h. ago Uvalde school district releases records for 2022 classroom shooting, after legal fight over access

School district officials have released text messages, personnel files and student records of the shooter from the 2022 attack at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 students and two teachers

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56 h. ago Palestine Action is a ‘violent organisation’, Downing Street says after mass arrests over the weekend – UK politics live

Anyone showing support for Palestine Action ‘will feel full force of the law’, says justice minister as government defends decision to proscribe protest groupRichard Adams is the Guardian’s education editorStudents in England are expected to receive A-level grades that are closer to normal for the first time since the Covid pandemic triggered school closures and exam cancellations.If the student, for instance, needed three As [and] gets AAB, as long as the B is not in something that’s absolutely crucial for the course, I think there’s a very strong possibility the student would find they’d be getting a place. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Bosnia's mountain resorts pivot to summer tourism as climate changes

Mountain resorts near Sarajevo are shifting from snow sports to summer tourism

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2 d. ago Blow for Reeves as company hiring plans ‘at record low’ in wake of national insurance hike

Labour chancellor has warned the public that the change they voted for in last summer’s election was ‘never going to happen overnight’

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3 d. ago Feel sticky this summer? That's because it's been record muggy East of the Rockies

More than 70 million Americans have experienced the muggiest start to summer on record, with climate change increasing humidity in the Eastern U.S. An Associated Press analysis shows that parts of 20 states and Washington, D

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3 d. ago Climate change is killing fireflies – threatening a US summer ritual

Scientists say lightning bugs are having a revival this year – but they’re concerned about the insects’ long-term viabilityMax Vogel, a 29-year-old public defense attorney, was picnicking with friends in early August at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, when he noticed flashes of light appear in the air around him.They were fireflies, bioluminescent insects that the Washington DC native had not seen while living in Oregon, where there are few, if any. For many Americans who live where fireflies do, their flashing lights at dusk are a tangible rite of summer – though one that may now be under threat. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Provocative? Polarising? Or just plain weird? Welcome to ugly shoe summer

Vibram’s toe-spreading styles are the ubiquitous side of a trend that can be traced back to 15th-century JapanWhen it comes to summer style muses, Jane Birkin in a pair of woven sandals or plimsoll sneakers strolling around Provence was once the perennial reference. But change is afoot. This summer’s biggest footwear muses include kayakers and barefoot running enthusiasts.The most surprising yet desired shoes in fashion right now include rubber flip-flops, neoprene slip-on water shoes and Vibram’s FiveFingers, a glove-like fitness shoe that punctuates each individual toe. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago These high school students say Northeastern’s London summer school changed everything

These high school students say Northeastern’s London summer school changed everything  Northeastern Global News

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5 d. ago Paul Scholes raises Ruben Amorim suspicion after what he spotted in Man United pre

Manchester United recently returned from their pre-season tour of the USA and Paul Scholes thinks he has spotted one change ordered by Ruben Amorim this summer

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5 d. ago 'Pure gold' teen comedy sums up the 1990s now streaming on Netflix

The 1995 teen comedy about Cher Horowitz, a wealthy, stylish and endlessly optimistic high school student in Beverly Hills, has landed on Netflix

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6 d. ago Florida charter school teacher arrested for ‘hurling a shoe at a misbehaving student’

Sandra Marta Colombo was arrested on a charge of child abuse with no great bodily harm.

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6 d. ago BBC viewers cringe at Kemi Badenoch's 'fields of wheat' moment

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch opened up about snitching on a fellow student, who was cheating on his exams, while at school in a BBC interview - and viewers have slammed the politician

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6 d. ago ‘Ubuntu’ Spirit Guides New Black Network at Northeastern London

‘Ubuntu’ Spirit Guides New Black Network at Northeastern London  Northeastern Global News

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6 d. ago Apple is giving students free AirPods 4 with every Mac or iPad – plus £150 off tech

Apple has launched a huge back-to-school giveaway for students – including free AirPods 4, £50 AirPods Pro 2 and big savings on MacBooks and iPads.

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6 d. ago Schools are using AI surveillance to protect students. It also leads to false alarms — and arrests

Surveillance systems in American schools increasingly monitor everything students write on school accounts and devices

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6 d. ago Youngsters take part in Summer School run by project creating new Monklands Hospital

The Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) welcomed school students from North and South Lanarkshire for a week of classes.

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