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Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Yahoo
Two finalists announced for Easthampton police chief
EASTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Two finalists have been selected for the new police chief role for the City of Easthampton. The former Easthampton Police Chief Robert Alberti retired due to health reasons last summer. Alberti has served in the Easthampton police department for nearly two and a half decades and has been chief since 2016. Lieutenant Dennis Scribner was appointed interim police chief until the position is filled. These western Mass. farmers awarded grant to improve technology Candidates interested had until January 17th to apply for the position. Public Safety Consultants, which specializes in law enforcement leadership recruitment, helped form a selection committee to choose the optimal candidate for the job. City officials, law enforcement experts and community stakeholders also took part in the process. The mayor's office announced on Monday that Carl Mazzaferro II and Chad Alexander are the two finalists selected who demonstrated strong leadership qualities and a commitment to public safety that aligns with our community's values. Mazzaferro is currently serving as a captain for the Longmeadow Police Department and Alexander is a lieutenant for the Easthampton Police Department. They will be interviewed by Mayor Nicole LaChapelle on Thursday following a final decision. The candidate will then be officially announced through the appointment process to the City Council in mid-May. The new chief of police will be responsible for overseeing the Easthampton Police Department, as well as working alongside other city officials and community members to promote safety and strength. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Euronews
04-04-2025
- Climate
- Euronews
Greece storms were made wetter and more destructive by climate change, study finds
ADVERTISEMENT In late March and early April, severe storms struck several Greek islands, leading to significant flooding and damage. The heavy precipitation during the weather event shows clear signs of being intensified by human-driven climate change, according to a new attribution study. 'The severe storms in Greece align with Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projections of increasing extreme weather in the Mediterranean, driven by rising sea surface temperatures,' says Tommaso Alberti, a researcher at Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV). 'Our analysis shows a clear trend: storms are becoming wetter, amplifying flood risks.' Greek city records highest rainfall in 24-hour period On 31 March, the islands of Paros and Mykonos were hit with torrential rains and hailstorms, which submerged streets and swept away vehicles. Authorities responded by closing schools and restricting traffic to emergency vehicles. Residents and tourists were advised to remain indoors as emergency services conducted rescue operations. The adverse weather persisted into April, particularly affecting the island of Crete. The port city of Chania recorded the highest rainfall over a 24-hour period, leading to widespread flooding . Other islands, including Rhodes, also faced severe conditions, with gale-force winds causing additional destruction. 'Global warming drives more destructive weather' Scientists from ClimaMeter, a platform which studies extreme weather events in a changing climate, conducted the rapid study using historical meteorological data from Earth monitoring service Copernicus for the last 74 years. Researchers compared how similar weather systems behaved during the late 20th century (1950–1986) and recent decades (1987–2023), a period during which the impacts of climate change have become more evident. The analysis also considered the contributions of natural climate variability phenomena such as El Niño, which is associated with the surface warming of the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. Related Almost every European country experienced a hotter winter than usual, study finds Heavy rainfall fills empty reservoirs in Spain, bringing drought relief and floods The research found that storms similar to that which hit Greece in late March are up to 5mm/day (10-15 per cent) wetter now than they would have been in the past. Sources of natural climate variability may have only partly influenced this change, leading the scientists to conclude that the storm was driven by rare meteorological conditions whose characteristics can mostly be ascribed to human-driven climate change . 'While linking individual events to climate change is complex, the pattern is clear: global warming drives more intense and destructive weather ,' Alberti says. ADVERTISEMENT 'We urge action, both in mitigation to curb emissions, and adaptation to strengthen infrastructure and preparedness in vulnerable regions like the Mediterranean.'
