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Winnipeg Free Press
18 hours ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Cordero and Gomez Kodela retire as Pumas winners after thumping Uruguay
SALTA, Argentina (AP) — Argentina sent Santiago Cordero and Francisco Gomez Kodela into retirement as winners after beating up Uruguay 52-17 on Saturday. Cordero, 12 years after his test debut, came off the bench and scored a try just moments after tighthead prop Gomez Kodela walked off in his last professional match at age 41, the oldest to ever play for the Pumas. They contributed to an eight-try victory to uphold the Pumas' unbeaten record against Uruguay — now 31-0 — and rebound from a humbling two-series loss at home to England. The Pumas started with a second-minute penalty try then bombed at least three more chances before 92-cap center Matias Moroni, the only backline starter with more than nine caps, broke a couple of tackles to score in injury time and break a 7-7 deadlock. Argentina reset at halftime and dominated the second half. Captain Julian Montoya plunged for a try off a ruck and that was Gomez Kodela's moment to leave to applause, then vice-captain Cordero touched down after seven minutes on the field. The move was begun by first-time starting flyhalf Nicolas Roger, who impressed. Winger Rodrigo Isgro had a try disallowed because lock Pedro Rubiolo was yellow-carded for shoulder-to-head contact in a ruck. It was upgraded on review to a 20-minute red card. Scrumhalf Santiago Alvarez's converted try narrowed the gap to seven near the hour mark, but the Pumas backs blew away Uruguay the rest of the way. Isgro scored, along with Justo Piccardo, Agustin Moyano, and Roger, who also slotted five of seven goalkicks. Argentina has the Rugby Championship next month, while Uruguay plays Paraguay next weekend to begin qualifying for the 2027 Rugby World Cup. ___ AP rugby:
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Science
- Yahoo
Rare snowfall in Atacama Desert forces the world's most powerful radio telescope into 'survival mode'
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A rare snowfall in the driest place on Earth has halted operations of one of the world's premier telescope arrays, and climate change may mean the observatory will face more extreme weather events like this in the future. The snow has blanketed part of the Atacama Desert, which gets less than an inch of rainfall per year and is home to home the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a large network of radio telescopes in northern Chile. The snowfall occurred over ALMA's Operations Support Facility, located at an altitude of 9,500 feet (2,900 meters) and about 1,050 miles (1,700 kilometers) north of Santiago. Scientific operations have been suspended since Thursday (June 26). "There hasn't been a record of snowfall at the base camp for over 10 years. It doesn't snow every day at ALMA!" ALMA representatives told Live Science via WhatsApp. ALMA's radio telescope array is perched high on the Chajnantor Plateau — a desert plain at 16,800 feet (5,104 m) in Chile's Antofagasta region — typically sees three snowfalls a year. The high plateau shared by Chile, Bolivia and Peru typically experiences snowstorms during two seasons: in February, during the "Altiplanic Winter," driven by moist air masses from the Amazon; and from June to July, during the Southern Hemisphere's winter, said Raúl Cordero, a climatologist at the University of Santiago. "In winter, some storms are fueled by moisture from the Pacific, which can extend precipitation even to the Atacama Desert's coastal areas," Cordero told Live Science. At elevations above 16,400 feet (5,000 m), annual snowfall ranges from 8 to 31 inches (20 to 80 centimeters). However, snowfall at 3,000 meters (9,840 feet), where ALMA's base camp is located, "is much less frequent," Cordero noted. This week's snowfall was triggered by unusual atmospheric instability affecting northern Chile. The Chilean Meteorological Directorate issued a snow and wind alert due to the passage of a "cold core" through the region, said meteorologist Elio Brufort. "We issued a wind alert for the Antofagasta region and areas further north, with gusts reaching 80 to 100 km/h [50-62 mph]," Brufort said to the local press. The phenomenon was accompanied by heavy rainfall that occurred farther north, causing a stream to swell and damage several properties. Schools were ordered to close, and power outages and landslides were reported. So far, no casualties have been reported. A weather event of this magnitude has not been seen in nearly a decade. Extreme conditions paralyze ALMA As of Friday, ALMA reported to Live Science that the snowstorm remained active over the Chajnantor Plateau, so scientific operations continued to be suspended to protect the antennas from extreme weather conditions. Early Thursday morning, the observatory activated its "survival mode" safety protocol: In addition to the snowfall, temperatures had plummeted to 10 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 12 degrees Celsius) — with a wind chill of minus 18 F (minus 28 C) — making work at the high-altitude camp extremely difficult. As part of this protocol, all of ALMA's large antennae have been reoriented downwind, helping to minimize potential damage from snow buildup or strong gusts. "Once the storm passes, snow-clearing teams are immediately activated to visually inspect each antenna before resuming observations," ALMA representatives said. "This has to happen fast, as some of the best observing conditions occur just after a snowfall: the cold helps lower air humidity, which is what most interferes with our measurements." ALMA, which consists of 66 high-precision antennae spread across the Chajnantor Plateau, is an international collaboration that forms the most powerful radio telescope on the planet — and one designed to handle extreme weather events like this. The fact that the snow halted operations raises questions about the array's operations as the climate warms. The Atacama Desert typically receives only 0.04 to 0.6 inch (1 to 15 millimeters)of precipitation per year, and many areas can go years without recording any measurable rain or snow. Could events like this become more frequent? "That's a good question," Cordero replied. While it's still too early to link lower-altitude snowfalls in the desert directly to climate change, "climate models predict a potential increase in precipitation even in this hyper-arid region," he concluded. "We still can't say with certainty whether that increase is already underway." This article was originally published in Live Science. You can read the original article here.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Nick Cordero Remembered on 5th Anniversary of His Death by Amanda Kloots: 'I Miss Seeing You as a Dad, I Miss Cheering You on'
Amanda Kloots remembered her late husband Nick Cordero on the fifth anniversary of his death on July 5 "Damn, I miss you. I miss seeing you. I miss your voice," the actress wrote in a touching social media tribute to the Broadway actor Cordero died in July 2020 from COVID complicationsAmanda Kloots is remembering Nick Cordero on the fifth anniversary of his death. The actress, 43, paid tribute to her late husband, who died in July 2020 from COVID complications, with an Instagram post on Saturday, July 5. Sharing a video of Cordeo performing his song "Live Your Life" that was mixed with a clip of herself and the couple's 6-year-old son Elvis, Kloots wrote about the track and grief in her caption, before sharing a poignant message to her late love. "Damn, I miss you. I miss seeing you. I miss your voice. I miss walking beside you and holding your hand. I miss your laugh, your music, your phrases … I even miss that annoying sound you made when you'd push air through your teeth," she wrote. "I miss seeing you as a dad. I miss cheering you on. There are still so many days when I can't believe you're not here — that you're gone. It doesn't feel real."Then mentioning Elvis, Kloots added, "Thank you for the years you gave me and for our amazing your twin, and you would've loved every single second of him. I feel guilty that I get to raise him when you only had 10 months. It's not fair. He's beautiful. He's the best. He's you. ❤️." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amanda Kloots (@amandakloots) Cordero died at age 41 at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in July 2020. The actor, whose Broadway credits included Waitress and Rock of Ages, had been hospitalized for over 90 days. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! Announcing Cordeo's death, Kloots wrote in an Instagram post that her late husband "was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth." "I am in disbelief and hurting everywhere. My heart is broken as I cannot imagine our lives without him," she added at the time. "Nick was such a bright light. He was everyone's friend, loved to listen, help and especially talk. He was an incredible actor and musician. He loved his family and loved being a father and husband. Elvis and I will miss him in everything we do, everyday." Kloots previously celebrated Cordero's would-be 46th birthday with a special tribute in September 2024. Sharing a carousel of images that included vintage baby photos and snapshots that showcased her married life with Cordero, Kloots wrote, "This is a reminder that you are allowed to celebrate birthdays of people who are gone." "Just because they died doesn't mean you can't remember the day they were born," she continued, adding that Cordero's birthday "was a day the world got a little brighter." is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Back in April, Kloots shared photos on her Instagram Stories that showed son Elvis looking exactly like his late dad. "I mean..." the former The Talk co-host wrote over the photographs, which were positioned as side-by-side comparisons of the father-son duo. Read the original article on People
Miami Herald
01-07-2025
- Science
- Miami Herald
Driest place on Earth blanked by rare snowfall in Chile. See winter wonderland
Nestled between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, the Atacama Desert has earned the title of the driest place on Earth. The desert only sees rain a few times per century, or in some reaches of the Atacama, rain has never been recorded. It's possibly even more rare when the fleeting rain aligns with freezing temperatures, and the landscape is blanketed by snow. But that's exactly what happened June 25 when temperatures reached 10 degrees Fahrenheit and heavy winds blew snow across the desert, according to officials at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, a scientific observatory on the Chajnantor plateau. The antennas entered 'modo supervivencia,' survival mode, as wind whipped snow across the sand and the brown landscape turned white, according to a June 25 post on X from the Observatorio ALMA. It's the first time in 12 years snow has fallen at the observatory, officials told Chile news outlets. Getting snow where the antennas are located is not entirely uncommon, but they sit more than 16,000 feet above sea level, the observatory clarified in X comments, CNN Chile reported. Where the ALMA is located, or observatory building, it's a lot less common, officials said, because the facility is at 9,500 feet above sea level and faces the Salar de Atacama, a large salt flat. The observatory shared images on X of the area after the storm blew through June 30. 'In winter, some storms are fueled by moisture from the Pacific, which can extend precipitation even to the Atacama Desert's coastal areas,' Raúl Cordero, a climatologist at the University of Santiago, told LiveScience. In this case, an unusual 'cold core' moved across northern Chile and was accompanied by heavy rainfall further north, closing schools and causing widespread power outages and landslides, LiveScience reported. It may be too early to say whether this particular weather event was the result of larger climatic change, Cordero told AFP, but the Atacama is likely to see more precipitation as global temperatures rise. The Atacama Desert is between 600 and 700 miles long, and has been the center of regional conflict for much of the 19th century as the countries of Chile, Bolivia and Peru fought over the desert's natural resources, according to Britannica. The desert is in northern Chile, touching southern Peru, southwestern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. Google Translate was used to translate the news article from CNN Chile. Grok, X's AI bot, was used to translate the X posts from the Observatorio ALMA.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Tariffs Stall Long Beach Imports, Marking Slowest May Since Pre-Covid Era
The Port of Long Beach saw its slowest May for inbound cargo volumes since before the Covid-19 pandemic as tariffs rattled trans-Pacific trade entering the U.S. Imports at the San Pedro Bay port decreased 13.4 percent to 299,116 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in May, and are only 2.9 percent up over 2019 levels of 290,568 TEUs. More from Sourcing Journal US Companies Take Trump Tariff Suit to Supreme Court Majority of Americans Believe Tariffs Threaten Their Finances Exclusive: Over One-Third of Retail Execs Say They Will Adjust Pricing In the Face of Tariffs Total cargo handled, when including exports and empties, dipped 8.2 percent to 639,160 TEUs. This marked the lowest monthly number handled since the 578,249 containers moved at the port in July 2023. A series of country-specific tariffs levied by President Donald, including duties that had went up to 145 percent on Chinese goods, put importers in a bind throughout April, resulting in mass cancellations of bookings and a decline in sailings of cargo across the Pacific Ocean. The low import numbers were largely in line with the 'more than 10 percent drop-off' in inbound cargo forecasted by Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero last month. The month followed a record April for the L.B. port as shippers front-loaded goods ahead of the tariffs, as well as 11 consecutive months of increases in cargo. The Long Beach port saw a bigger impact from the tariffs than its sister gateway, the Port of Los Angeles, which had a 9 percent decline in imports in May. 'We remain cautiously optimistic that import cargo will rebound at the end of June and into July just in time for the peak shipping season, when retailers stock the shelves with back-to-school supplies and begin preparations for the winter holidays,' said Cordero, in a statement. Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka already said there would likely be higher prices and fewer selections for both the back-to-school and Halloween seasons. In June and July, analysts are expecting a bounce back in West Coast cargo as import bookings again accelerated in the wake of the 90-day tariff rollback the U.S. and China agreed to in May. The temporary tariff relief was followed up in June with an assertion between the countries that they agreed on a new deal. That agreement consists of a 55 percent tariff on goods from China, and a 10 percent duty on goods out of the U.S. It's still under debate as to whether the coming import surge will overwhelm the West Coast ports. Across the U.S., ports are still expected to see inbound cargo declines of 6.2 percent and 8.1 percent in June and July, according to Global Port Tracker projections released earlier this month. While Cordero didn't go into expectations for the coming months, his L.A. counterpart, Seroka, said import projections for the second and third weeks of June were 'pretty average for where we should be.' According to the Port of Long Beach, 19 vessels are expected to arrive at the port for the week of June 15-21, up from 17 in the same week last year. Over the next two weeks, 44 ships are projected to dock in Long Beach, up from last year's 38. The upcoming increase in cargo into would at least help dockworkers at the ports collect regular payments. While the Los Angeles port saw half of its longshoremen go without work for a two-week stretch, Long Beach dockworkers had similar issues since it had a larger import drop in May. Long Beach Harbor Commission president Bonnie Lowenthal said the group is monitoring the development of the new trade policies and the effects on dockworkers and others across the supply chain. 'We are staying in close contact with our customers and other port stakeholders as they work to handle the ongoing changes in trade,' said Lowenthal in a statement. Cordero also pointed out that although uncertainty remains for the business sector, 'the Port of Long Beach is continuing to invest in rail and terminal improvements to move cargo efficiently, safely and sustainably,' referring to the port's Pier B on-dock rail support facility project. That $1.6 billion project is designed to help the port move more containers by on-dock rail and aims to reduce truck traffic. The plan, which began construction in 2024, is expected to more than triple the volume of on-dock rail cargo the port can handle annually, from 1.5 million TEUs to 4.7 million TEUs. Exported containers exiting the Port of Long Beach in May decreased 18.6 percent to 82,149 TEUs. Empty containers moving through the port rose 3.2 percent to 257,895 TEUs. The port has moved 4,042,228 TEUs during the first five months of 2025, still up 17.2 percent from the same period in 2024.
