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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Will the northern lights be visible across the Carolinas tonight?
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — There was a significant solar flare that took place Friday evening, which could allow for a geomagnetic storm to impact the Earth! A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm watch has been issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for Sunday night into Monday. As these coronal mass ejections get closer to Earth, that can sometimes allow the aurora borealis or northern lights to become visible. With recent G4 geomagnetic storms, the northern lights have been visible as far south as Northern Alabama and Northern California. That means there is a legit chance we could see the northern lights across the Carolinas late Sunday night into early Monday. There is also something called the Kp index. Whenever that is projected to be between levels 7-8, the Carolinas can tend to get a good viewing of the northern lights. Tonight's projection of the Kp index from NOAA is around 7.5 to 7.6. As always with these situations, there is a lot of uncertainty here and the viewing of the beautiful aurora borealis is not completely guaranteed! But it is worth a shot to at least try to view them. You obviously want to look north, but you want to try to be away from very little light pollution as well. With recent geomagnetic storms, using your camera on your phone can also be a good way to try and view them. The best chance of the viewing will be late Sunday night into early Monday. Peak viewing looks to be between the hours of 11 p.m. Sunday night and 2 a.m. Monday morning. Clouds will hopefully clear out enough following a few storms this evening. Good luck! Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
2025 spring season in Charlotte ranks 2nd warmest spring on record. How will summer feel?
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The 2025 spring season will go down in the record books, tied for the second warmest spring for Charlotte. The list above shows the top five warmest springs in Charlotte's history, this year's spring tied with 1991 for the second warmest spring on record. Charlotte had the fourth warmest spring last year. The spring season has been warming at an alarming rate across the United States, including here in Charlotte. The Queen City has warmed three degrees over the past five decades according to Climate Central. The spring season started off pretty dry across the Carolinas, but we did get into more of a wetter pattern right at the end of the season. Overall, Charlotte ended the meteorological spring season with the 85th wettest spring on record, recording 10.27″ of rainfall. Now we head into meteorological summer, where the Climate Prediction Center is projecting a warmer and wetter than average summer for the Carolinas. Charlotte summers are getting warmer as well, with over two degrees of warming over the last five decades. The Queen City has also added on average almost a month's worth of warmer-than-normal days over the last 50 years according to Climate Central. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
A few more storms today ahead of drier and hotter weather pattern
(PINPOINT WEATHER) — Good Sunday morning! We are starting warmer and a touch more humid this morning compared to yesterday. Temperatures are in the lower 60s for the most part this morning, with a few more 50s towards the foothills and mountains. Expect high temperatures to be anywhere between the mid to upper 70s and lower 80s this afternoon. We will have a secondary cold front moving through today, which will trigger scattered showers and storms this afternoon and evening across the Charlotte metro. A storm or two may contain gusty winds and hail, however, the severe threat is very isolated today. Storms will gradually clear out as we head into the late evening and overnight hours, allowing for clearing skies and temperatures to fall into the 50s. Keep your eyes on the sky later tonight; there is a chance the Carolinas could witness the Northern Lights due to a severe geomagnetic storm. No promises, but there is a legit chance to see the aurora borealis tonight into early Monday. When viewing the northern lights, be sure to be away from any light pollution. A nice weather pattern for the start of the work week is ahead. Seasonable temperatures to start the week, with high temperatures in the lower 80s and morning lows in the upper 50s. By Wednesday of this week, temperatures will turn more summerlike, with highs rising into the mid to upper 80s. That hotter and more humid pattern will continue into next weekend, with increasing storm chances by Friday and into 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Forbes
22-05-2025
- Health
- Forbes
How Leaders Can Navigate The Fragile Supply Chain In Healthcare
Tina Vatanka Murphy, CEO & President, GHX. In late 2024, Hurricane Helene struck the Carolinas, shutting down one of the nation's key producers of IV fluids. Just as hospitals began to adapt, a labor strike at 36 major U.S. ports further disrupted the flow of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals. These events came on the heels of the Covid-19 pandemic—a crisis that should have been our wake-up call to build stronger, more resilient systems. Instead, they exposed just how little has changed. Our healthcare supply chain is facing a fragility crisis, with each new disruption compounding the last and leaving hospitals to navigate operational chaos at the very moment patients need them most. In recent years, the drive to cut costs has often overshadowed building resilience. While saving money might look good on paper, it can compromise the long-term stability of the supply chain. A single disruption—a geopolitical hiccup, a natural disaster or even an unexpected blockage—should not have the power to halt the flow of life-saving supplies. In response, I believe leaders must re-examine the healthcare supply network and shift the focus from cost savings to building resilience—all while keeping expenses in check. Here's how: Warning signs come in the form of delayed shipments, expensive stockpiling, lean staffing and overreliance on a single source of essential supplies. These issues force healthcare leaders into tough decisions that directly impact patient care. For instance, an uptick in shipment delays or backorders can force healthcare facilities to spend additional time and resources sourcing alternative supplies, diverting focus from patient care to logistical firefighting. As CEO of a company that partners with many of the healthcare industry's leading integrated hospital systems, I hear firsthand how these disruptions are playing out on the ground. Hospital leaders share stories of sleepless nights, delayed procedures and staff burnout—all symptoms of a supply system ill-equipped for volatility. These conversations fuel my conviction: We must stop treating fragility as the cost of doing business. No single issue sits behind this crisis. Unpredictable economic conditions, rising costs and other external pressures have combined to destabilize the supply network. Market volatility has tightened financing and escalated costs, making it harder for organizations to balance budgets. With 69% of medical devices in the U.S. manufactured solely abroad, additional pressures like tariffs further compound these challenges. Meanwhile, rising healthcare costs are projected to outpace economic growth in the next decade. Add to that the intensifying impacts of climate events, workforce disruptions and global supply interruptions and the picture becomes clear: This isn't a series of isolated incidents. It is systemic fragility that reveals just how ill-equipped our current supply models are to withstand disruption. Solving this crisis isn't just a matter of fixing processes—it's a test of leadership. It requires courage to disrupt outdated procurement models, reimagine cost structures and invest in resiliency even when budgets are tight. This is the moment for leaders to lean into uncertainty and act boldly on behalf of the patients and providers who depend on us. We are entering a new era—one where technology has finally caught up to our boldest ambitions. Amid these challenges, many hospitals are adopting increasingly smarter approaches by leveraging data and automation to drive purchasing decisions and streamline operations. For example, AI is helping hospitals modernize core supply chain workflows by making data more accessible, decisions more actionable and operations more resilient. With conversational reporting, supply chain leaders can ask natural-language questions and instantly surface visual insights—without relying on dashboards or stretched IT teams. AI co-pilots are improving order accuracy by identifying and resolving root causes behind fulfillment errors. In the face of growing backorders, intelligent triage systems can now assess clinical and operational risk, prioritize response and recommend substitutions. And in the operating room (OR), AI is optimizing surgical preference cards, reducing waste and standardizing supply use across procedures. These aren't future aspirations—they're live capabilities that are helping hospitals reclaim time, reduce variation and strengthen the systems that support patient care. I believe organizations that invest in technology and transparency will prove more resilient, driving a meaningful shift in how healthcare logistics operate. As leaders, this is a once-in-a-career opportunity to turn disruption into progress. I invite leaders across the industry to meet this moment—not just to respond to fragility, but to rethink, rebuild and lead forward. The time for bold, purpose-driven leadership is now. Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders. Do I qualify?
Washington Post
12-05-2025
- Climate
- Washington Post
Intensifying storm drenching a swath from Florida to Virginia
An intensifying atmospheric river that has drenched parts of the South with as much as 9 inches of flooding rain will surge north and east on Monday. The storm, which caused a waterspout and tornado in Pensacola, Florida, over the weekend, is stretching 1,000 miles from South Florida to southern Pennsylvania, bringing intense rain to some areas, including some of the heaviest downpours since Hurricane Helene in the western Carolinas.
