East, south peninsula to get rain, thunderstorms next week, IMD predicts IMD forecasts wet spell, thunderstorms, gusty winds in east, south peninsula till May 10. Cyclonic circulation in northeast Assam, Bihar. Southwesterly winds from Bay of Bengal. Rains in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal. |
Tiny Central Coast newsroom Lookout Santa Cruz wins Pulitzer Prize Lookout Santa Cruz has won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage of the 2023 flooding along the Central Coast. CR Analysis Finds Pesticide Exposure and Hazards Persist, Despite Availability of Safer Alternatives (Beyond Pesticides, May 6, 2024) The pattern of failure to protect the public from pesticides is again brought to public attention by an analysis by Consumer Reports (CR) that effectively updates its previous report released in 2020. The report and its earlier iteration identify deep structural weaknesses with the institutions charged with protecting the public’s health and safety. The health risks outlined by CR in 2020 and related to ongoing pesticide exposure, even at low levels, include car… |