DISCLAIMER: None of the stuff below is written or endorsed by the Outpost, and we’d be willing to bet that at least some of it is crazy and/or wrong. Use critical thinking.
Monday, Jan. 2, 2023
KCRA: Dozens rescued from Highway 99 after vehicles get stuck in floodwaters; 1 found dead
KCRA: 2 levee breaches confirmed near Wilton, officials say
Times-Standard : 5.4-magnitude aftershock puts Rio Dell residents on edge
Times-Standard : Arcata sanctuary garden looks to add security after 5th act of vandalism
Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023
MIT Tech Review: A Roomba recorded a woman on the toilet. How did screenshots end up on Facebook?
MIT Tech Review: A startup says it’s begun releasing particles into the atmosphere, in an effort to tweak the climate
NY Times : Failing Septic Systems Create A Toxic Stew on Cape Cod: Human Waste and Warming Water
Wired: Alaska’s Arctic Waterways Are Turning a Foreboding Orange
Non Sequitur: Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for Mon, 02 Jan 2023
LA Times: Storm pummels Northern California, compromising levee and leaving thousands without power
NCJ: 5.4 Earthquake Hits Near Redcrest
RHBB: [UPDATE 11:02 a.m.] Estimated 5.4 Quake Shakes in the New Year
EcoNews: California’s Third Shakiest Earthquake?
Reuters: Exclusive: Drugmakers to raise prices on at least 350 drugs in U.S. in January
CNN: Magnus Carlsen becomes triple world chess champion for the third time in his career
NY Times : This Nerve Influences Nearly Every Internal Organ. Can It Improve Our Mental State, Too?
NY Times : Waste Less: How Central Ohio Got People to Eat Their Leftovers
NPR: Mega Millions jackpot hits $785 million in time for the first drawing of 2023
NPR: A powerful storm in California is causing flooding, road closures and power outages
CNN: Why Planet Fitness hasn’t raised its $10 monthly gym price in 30 years
Washington Post: Suspect in Idaho stabbings expects to be ‘exonerated,’ lawyer says
Pro Publica: Medicare Keeps Spending More on COVID-19 Testing. Fraud and Overspending Are Partly Why.
SciTechDaily: Startling Discovery: 60% of Home “Compostable” Plastic Doesn’t Fully Decompose, Contaminating Our Soil
SciTechDaily: Key Micronutrients: Study Identifies Supplements That Benefit Cardiovascular Health
Reuters: Kim Jong Un orders new ICBM, bigger nuclear arsenal
WTTW: Illinois Supreme Court Pauses Plans to Eliminate Cash Bail on Eve Before Taking Effect
KCRA: Several teens rescued from tree limbs after car gets stuck in flooded area of Sacramento County
KCRA: 72-year-old man killed by tree during Santa Cruz storm
Redding Record Searchlight: Redding spared from flooding for now as storm brings rain, snow to parched California
The Columbian: Willamette Stone is the reference point for every property in Washington and Oregon
The Columbian: Proposal to expand Olympic Peninsula’s wilderness falls short
Cap Radio: ER doctors call private equity staffing practices illegal and seek to ban them
The Guardian: 1m people gather on Champs-Élysées in Paris to see in new year
The Guardian: Why everyday stress could be the key to a healthy old age
Modesto Bee: Winter storm: Dry Creek and Tuolumne rising, Modesto area motorists advised to be cautious
Modesto Bee: ‘Imminent’ failure of levee in Wilton. Sacramento County urges residents to seek higher ground
Marin Independent Journal: West Coast waves could bolster state energy grids
Marin Independent Journal: Marin wastewater data show array of COVID-19 variants
Press Democrat: New sex abuse allegations emerge in Sonoma Academy lawsuit filed by famed attorney Gloria Allred
Press Democrat: Golden Gate Bridge, in 'fair' shape, gets $400 million to brace against earthquakes
KTLA: Elderly couple zip-tied for hours as home-invasion robbers ransack San Marino home: Police
KTLA: Family seeks return of French bulldog stolen at gunpoint in LA
SF Chronicle: Atmospheric rivers hitting California will become even more intense. Here’s how they work
SF Chronicle: Another series of winter storms is headed to California — here's when the first will hit in 2023
SFGate: Bay Area slammed with thousands of power outages during storm, PG&E says
SF Chronicle: Bay Area flooding nightmare: Drivers stranded, residents rescued, stores and homes swamped
Times-Standard : Yes, Mother Nature is at it again! 5.4 shakes Humboldt County
RHBB: Thou Shale Not Pass: Canyon Creek Slide Comes Down Again (Video of the Slide Coming Down)
RHBB: [UPDATE] Residents Evacuated After Multifamily Apartment Catches on Fire in Ukiah Early New Year’s Day