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In The Know by YahooWhy TikTok’s ‘tunnel girl’ is building a shelter beneath her home
She first began digging a tunnel under her suburban home and sharing the process on TikTok in 2022
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Iceland volcano update: Earthquake 'swarm' strikes Grindavik area as residents still evacuated
The public safety level in Iceland was downgraded last week to "Alert Phase."
- Autoblog
SUVs with the best gas mileage for 2023-2024
These are the top 5 SUVs with the best gas mileage according to the EPA. This list only includes vehicles with internal combustion engines and they are all plug-in hybrids (PHEVs).
- Engadget
EVs are way more unreliable than gas-powered cars, Consumer Reports data indicates
Consumer Reports has published an extensive ranking of vehicle reliability, and the results pour cold water on EVs and plug-in hybrids. The survey says electric vehicles suffer from 79 percent more maintenance issues than gas- or diesel-powered ones, while plug-in hybrids have 146 percent more problems.
- Engadget
What happened to Washington's wildlife after the largest dam removal in US history
That thing fish do in water is shockingly important to biological diversity in the Pacific Northwest.
- Autoblog
Electric cars are less likely to catch fire than gas cars
'All the data shows that EVs are just much, much less likely to set on fire than their petrol equivalent.'
- Autoblog
The PowerSmart snow blower is $250 off today thanks to Amazon's extended Cyber Monday deals
Looking to save a few hundred dollars on a snow blower? You can get this super high-powered PowerSmart snow blower for 39% off right now!
- Autoblog
6 Cyber Monday snow blower deals for 2023 - save up to 35% on EGO, Craftsman, Greenworks and more
Looking to up your snow removal game this winter? Check out these 6 awesome Cyber Monday snow blower deals!
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Iceland is bracing for a volcanic eruption. Here's the latest on evacuations and travel restrictions
Officials in Iceland have warned that the Fagradalsfjall volcano could erupt within days.
- Autoblog
Junkyard Gem: 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid Sedan
A very rare 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid sedan, found in a San Francisco Bay Area self-service car wrecking yard.
- TechCrunch
Courtesy of AI: Weather forecasts for the hour, the week and the century
Machine learning models are taking over in the field of weather forecasting, from a quick "how long will this rain last" to a 10-day outlook, all the way out to century-level predictions. The technology is increasingly important to climate scientists as well as apps and local news stations — and yet it doesn't "understand" the weather any more than you or I do. For decades meteorology and weather forecasting have been largely defined by fitting observations into carefully tuned physics-based models and equations.
- Yahoo Finance
Why Toyota Prius hybrids are a 'bridge' to full EVs
The all-new, super-practical Toyota Prius joined the ranks of the Chevrolet Corvette, Lucid Air EV, and Nissan's “Godzilla” as MotorTrend's Car of the Year.
- Yahoo News
Climate change is threatening your Thanksgiving cranberries
Between catastrophic floods and longer spells of heat, cranberry farmers are finding their work imperiled by the reality of a rapidly warming planet.
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Has America’s 50-year fight to protect endangered species been successful?
The Endangered Species Act has a remarkable record of preventing plants and animals from disappearing for good, but very few of those creatures have rebounded enough that can survive without our protection.
- TechCrunch
Polestar's climate-tweeting bot isn't actually a bot, for good reason
"When is a bot a person?," my colleague Kirsten asked after I learned that Polestar's climate bot is more human than machine. Polestar launched its "Truth Bot" on X (formerly Twitter) ahead of COP28, the UN climate conference overseen by an oil executive. Unsurprisingly, the account promotes the upsides of electric vehicles.
- TechCrunch
Lucid adopts Tesla's charging standard
Lucid has reached an agreement that will give owners of its luxury EVs access to Tesla's network of superchargers — following the path of Ford, GM and the majority of automakers that sell EVs in North America have taken in recent months. Ford kicked off the trend in May 2023 when it announced its EV owners would soon have access to about 12,000 Tesla chargers initially via an adapter; Ford added that its next generation of EVs would be integrated with Tesla’s charge port called the North American Charging Standard (NACS) starting in 2025. GM, Rivian, Honda, Mercedes, Hyundai, Kia, Toyota and most recently Subaru followed with their own announcements to adopt Tesla's charging standard.
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Why Halloween is an ecological disaster
The candy wrappers, discarded costumes and molding pumpkins may seem innocuous – but can cause environmental harm.
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‘No more scratching ice in the morning’: Protect your car from the outdoors for just $17
Don't let Jack Frost start nipping at your car — this windshield cover will put Frost in his place.
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Your burning holiday sex questions — answered by sexologists
We asked two prominent sexologists common questions about holiday hookups, breakups and sex etiquette.
- Yahoo Sports
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban selling majority stake to billionaire Miriam Adelson, will retain control of team
Mark Cuban said last year he wanted to partner with Las Vegas Sands to build a new arena for the Mavericks in a resort and casino.