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1News
6 days ago
- Climate
- 1News
Above average temps expected during winter
New Zealand can expect "above average temperatures" and "less frequent" cold snaps across all regions this winter, according to NIWA's seasonal climate outlook. The outlook released today, which covers June to August 2025 said: "Seasonal air temperatures are expected to be above average across all New Zealand regions for this winter season." "Thus, while cold snaps and frost will occur, they are expected to be less frequent than usual." NIWA principal scientist Chris Brandolino said rainfall totals during the three months ahead were expected to be "above normal for the north of the North Island and near normal for the east of the South Island". "For all remaining regions of the country, rainfall is forecast to be near normal or above normal," he said. ADVERTISEMENT NIWA's graphical representation of the regional probabilities. (Source: NIWA) Brandolino also said the east of the country could expect "higher than normal atmospheric pressure". "Leading to north-easterly flow anomalies that may shift to a more north-westerly direction towards the end of the three-month period. See 1News weather expert Daniel Corbett's explanation of the weather we can expect to see over the next few months on and TVNZ+ on Sunday - the first day of winter. "Low pressure systems forming north of the country are still expected to affect New Zealand and may lead to heightened risks for heavy rainfall events," he said. A wet Autumn day in Auckland City, New Zealand. (Source: Also during this period, near normal soil moisture levels and river flows are expected for all regions of the North Island, while near normal or above normal soil moisture levels and river flows are forecast for the South Island.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
WATCH: Giraffe at Greenville Zoo to birth calf soon
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) — A giraffe at the Greenville Zoo is pregnant and expected to give birth to a new calf soon. Autumn, a 19-year-old Masai giraffe, has also birthed Kiko, Tatu, Kiden, Kellen, Providence and Blossom. It's a girl! Greenville Zoo welcomes baby giraffe The zoo shared a video Wednesday, chronicling moments between Autumn and her little ones. Those interested in seeing what Autumn is up to can watch the zoo's . Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
'Only 60 people in the UK have our daughter's genetic condition'
The family of a three-year-old girl with one of the UK's rarest genetic conditions are faced with the prospect of relocating to another city in order to get treatment for her. Autumn, who lives near York, has Hyper-IgE syndrome, which affects her immune system and requires daily antibiotics. The toddler must spend six months at the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle from October, to receive a bone marrow transplant. She has been told that Father Christmas will deliver her presents in hospital, but knows that after the operation, she will no longer have to take daily medication. Doctors first noticed something was wrong when Autumn was born, as she had raised levels of white blood cells, indicating an infection. However, no infection could be found, and over the next 18 months, the family were "in and out of hospital with various different things", her father Matt says. It was only during a visit to Harrogate District Hospital when a consultant, Dr Alexandra Hardisty, mentioned she had previously seen a case of Hyperimmunoglobulin E (Hyper-IgE) syndrome. "It's needle in a haystack stuff - only 60 people in the UK have been diagnosed with this," Matt adds. Genetic testing confirmed the suspicions, but also found neither of Autumn's parents carried the gene. "It's a genetic mutation," her mother, Louise, explains. "It's like a spelling mistake in her genes and it just means that her immune system – although it produces white blood cells so they can go fight the infection - they don't actually know where they're going. "So they just run around her body and they might stumble upon it, but she needs extra help to get rid of infections." According to the charity Immunodeficiency UK, common features are "severe eczema, increased susceptibility to infections and markedly raised levels of immunoglobulin E (IgE)". Autumn's treatment will involve eight days of chemotherapy to destroy existing cells, before they are replaced through a bone marrow transplant from a donor in Germany. After the eight days she will have "no immune system whatsoever", Matt says, meaning there are strict rules to control any infection risk. Autumn will spend three months in an isolation room with a carefully-controlled oxygen level, with only one of her parents allowed to sleep there at a time. Every time they enter, they will need to scrub down and discard any outdoor coats or clothes. Autumn's pyjamas and teddy, Mrs Pink Bunny, will have to be washed every morning, she will use a new toothbrush every day, and can only eat food provided by the hospital. "There's a period of time when there's a line in the room and she's not even allowed over the line in the room," Matt adds. "The hospital say that they expect her to be a bit more resilient than we would even be, because of her age." Meanwhile, they will "press pause" on family life, Louise says, as she prepares to temporarily close her yoga and personal training business. The hospital provides accommodation for whichever parent is not sleeping on the ward, but she says they will be "very much passing ships". The family has already visited the team of medics in Newcastle and "completed the hospital", Matt says. After visits to "dentistry, CT scans, X rays, the play team, consultants, research teams, professors", he says all three family members had a blood test. Autumn says she went first to show her parents how "easy" it was: "I got a sticker - I was very brave." Louise says: "You think, 'how are we going to do this?', but you just do, because it's going to prolong her life and she'll come out of this process with a completely new immune system." Matt adds: "We had moments when we're like: 'Remember when you were a kid and you'd see those families on GMTV with poorly children trying to go to Disney?' We're now that family. That's now us." They have received support from a charity, helping families of children receiving stem cell transplants at the hospital in Newcastle. The Bubble Foundation funds research and toys for the ward, as well as providing advice and reducing the financial burden for families. "You want to be able to concentrate on the matter in hand," Matt says. While he is able to continue working remotely during the move, he knows some others "lose their jobs because companies can't afford to keep paying them, so the Bubble Foundation help with a lot of that". Before the treatment takes place in October, Louise and Matt are completing a number of fundraising challenges, including a fell run and triathlon event. They are also inviting others to take part in charity days at two gyms, in York and Boroughbridge. "The objective is to raise awareness and the driver is a bit of a coping mechanism and distraction," Matt says. Louise jokes: "I think going into hospital in Newcastle for six months is a challenge enough, but I got signed up for it, so let's do it!" Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Boy, 5, saved by stem cell transplant Woman appeals for stem cell donor to save her life 'It was so easy to give people more years of life' Immunodeficiency UK The Bubble Foundation
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
'Only 60 people in the UK have our daughter's genetic condition'
The family of a three-year-old girl with one of the UK's rarest genetic conditions are faced with the prospect of relocating to another city in order to get treatment for her. Autumn, who lives near York, has Hyper-IgE syndrome, which affects her immune system and requires daily antibiotics. The toddler must spend six months at the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle from October, to receive a bone marrow transplant. She has been told that Father Christmas will deliver her presents in hospital, but knows that after the operation, she will no longer have to take daily medication. Doctors first noticed something was wrong when Autumn was born, as she had raised levels of white blood cells, indicating an infection. However, no infection could be found, and over the next 18 months, the family were "in and out of hospital with various different things", her father Matt says. It was only during a visit to Harrogate District Hospital when a consultant, Dr Alexandra Hardisty, mentioned she had previously seen a case of Hyperimmunoglobulin E (Hyper-IgE) syndrome. "It's needle in a haystack stuff - only 60 people in the UK have been diagnosed with this," Matt adds. Genetic testing confirmed the suspicions, but also found neither of Autumn's parents carried the gene. "It's a genetic mutation," her mother, Louise, explains. "It's like a spelling mistake in her genes and it just means that her immune system – although it produces white blood cells so they can go fight the infection - they don't actually know where they're going. "So they just run around her body and they might stumble upon it, but she needs extra help to get rid of infections." According to the charity Immunodeficiency UK, common features are "severe eczema, increased susceptibility to infections and markedly raised levels of immunoglobulin E (IgE)". Autumn's treatment will involve eight days of chemotherapy to destroy existing cells, before they are replaced through a bone marrow transplant from a donor in Germany. After the eight days she will have "no immune system whatsoever", Matt says, meaning there are strict rules to control any infection risk. Autumn will spend three months in an isolation room with a carefully-controlled oxygen level, with only one of her parents allowed to sleep there at a time. Every time they enter, they will need to scrub down and discard any outdoor coats or clothes. Autumn's pyjamas and teddy, Mrs Pink Bunny, will have to be washed every morning, she will use a new toothbrush every day, and can only eat food provided by the hospital. "There's a period of time when there's a line in the room and she's not even allowed over the line in the room," Matt adds. "The hospital say that they expect her to be a bit more resilient than we would even be, because of her age." Meanwhile, they will "press pause" on family life, Louise says, as she prepares to temporarily close her yoga and personal training business. The hospital provides accommodation for whichever parent is not sleeping on the ward, but she says they will be "very much passing ships". The family has already visited the team of medics in Newcastle and "completed the hospital", Matt says. After visits to "dentistry, CT scans, X rays, the play team, consultants, research teams, professors", he says all three family members had a blood test. Autumn says she went first to show her parents how "easy" it was: "I got a sticker - I was very brave." Louise says: "You think, 'how are we going to do this?', but you just do, because it's going to prolong her life and she'll come out of this process with a completely new immune system." Matt adds: "We had moments when we're like: 'Remember when you were a kid and you'd see those families on GMTV with poorly children trying to go to Disney?' We're now that family. That's now us." They have received support from a charity, helping families of children receiving stem cell transplants at the hospital in Newcastle. The Bubble Foundation funds research and toys for the ward, as well as providing advice and reducing the financial burden for families. "You want to be able to concentrate on the matter in hand," Matt says. While he is able to continue working remotely during the move, he knows some others "lose their jobs because companies can't afford to keep paying them, so the Bubble Foundation help with a lot of that". Before the treatment takes place in October, Louise and Matt are completing a number of fundraising challenges, including a fell run and triathlon event. They are also inviting others to take part in charity days at two gyms, in York and Boroughbridge. "The objective is to raise awareness and the driver is a bit of a coping mechanism and distraction," Matt says. Louise jokes: "I think going into hospital in Newcastle for six months is a challenge enough, but I got signed up for it, so let's do it!" Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Boy, 5, saved by stem cell transplant Woman appeals for stem cell donor to save her life 'It was so easy to give people more years of life' Immunodeficiency UK The Bubble Foundation
BBC News
27-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
York girl has 'one in a million' genetic condition
The family of a three-year-old girl with one of the UK's rarest genetic conditions are faced with the prospect of relocating to another city in order to get treatment for her. Autumn, who lives near York, has Hyper-IgE syndrome, which affects her immune system and requires daily toddler must spend six months at the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle from October, to receive a bone marrow has been told that Father Christmas will deliver her presents in hospital, but knows that after the operation, she will no longer have to take daily medication. Doctors first noticed something was wrong when Autumn was born, as she had raised levels of white blood cells, indicating an no infection could be found, and over the next 18 months, the family were "in and out of hospital with various different things", her father Matt was only during a visit to Harrogate District Hospital when a consultant, Dr Alexandra Hardisty, mentioned she had previously seen a case of Hyperimmunoglobulin E (Hyper-IgE) syndrome."It's needle in a haystack stuff - only 60 people in the UK have been diagnosed with this," Matt adds. Genetic testing confirmed the suspicions, but also found neither of Autumn's parents carried the gene."It's a genetic mutation," her mother, Louise, explains."It's like a spelling mistake in her genes and it just means that her immune system – although it produces white blood cells so they can go fight the infection - they don't actually know where they're going."So they just run around her body and they might stumble upon it, but she needs extra help to get rid of infections."According to the charity Immunodeficiency UK, common features are "severe eczema, increased susceptibility to infections and markedly raised levels of immunoglobulin E (IgE)". Isolation period Autumn's treatment will involve eight days of chemotherapy to destroy existing cells, before they are replaced through a bone marrow transplant from a donor in the eight days she will have "no immune system whatsoever", Matt says, meaning there are strict rules to control any infection will spend three months in an isolation room with a carefully-controlled oxygen level, with only one of her parents allowed to sleep there at a time they enter, they will need to scrub down and discard any outdoor coats or pyjamas and teddy, Mrs Pink Bunny, will have to be washed every morning, she will use a new toothbrush every day, and can only eat food provided by the hospital. "There's a period of time when there's a line in the room and she's not even allowed over the line in the room," Matt adds."The hospital say that they expect her to be a bit more resilient than we would even be, because of her age."Meanwhile, they will "press pause" on family life, Louise says, as she prepares to temporarily close her yoga and personal training hospital provides accommodation for whichever parent is not sleeping on the ward, but she says they will be "very much passing ships". The family has already visited the team of medics in Newcastle and "completed the hospital", Matt visits to "dentistry, CT scans, X rays, the play team, consultants, research teams, professors", he says all three family members had a blood says she went first to show her parents how "easy" it was: "I got a sticker - I was very brave."Louise says: "You think, 'how are we going to do this?', but you just do, because it's going to prolong her life and she'll come out of this process with a completely new immune system." Matt adds: "We had moments when we're like: 'Remember when you were a kid and you'd see those families on GMTV with poorly children trying to go to Disney?' We're now that family. That's now us." They have received support from a charity, helping families of children receiving stem cell transplants at the hospital in Bubble Foundation funds research and toys for the ward, as well as providing advice and reducing the financial burden for families."You want to be able to concentrate on the matter in hand," Matt he is able to continue working remotely during the move, he knows some others "lose their jobs because companies can't afford to keep paying them, so the Bubble Foundation help with a lot of that".Before the treatment takes place in October, Louise and Matt are completing a number of fundraising challenges, including a fell run and triathlon are also inviting others to take part in charity days at two gyms, in York and Boroughbridge."The objective is to raise awareness and the driver is a bit of a coping mechanism and distraction," Matt jokes: "I think going into hospital in Newcastle for six months is a challenge enough, but I got signed up for it, so let's do it!" Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
