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When it comes to tornado predictions, just a few additional minutes can save lives. Scientists at the University of Western Ontario in Canada have developed a new tornado-prediction method that could offer those vital extra minutes. The new prediction algorithm, based on radar measurements of wind speed and turbulence, can forecast a tornado with 90 percent accuracy within a 62-mile radius.
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The Conversation
An Australian spring wouldn’t be complete without thunderstorms and a visit to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s weather radar website. But a new type of radar technology is aiming to make weather radar even more useful, by helping to identify those storms that are packing hailstones.
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Roll Call
In its third emergency aid request since August, the White House on Friday asked Congress to approve $44 billion for ongoing hurricane recovery efforts, a figure seen as insufficient on both sides of the aisle. At the same time, the White House asked lawmakers to consider a lengthy list of offsets, noting in a letter that the administration “believes it is prudent to offset new spending.” While the offsets are likely to prove controversial, prominent Democrats and Republicans alike are already criticizing the size of the aid request.
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By Emma Fitzpatrick
 If you need to add a new team member and fill a position before the end of the year, social media can help. You already know how to work the platforms because you use them round the clock to market your business. More good news? You can find better talent quicker on social media. Fifty-nine percent of recruiters say the candidates they discovered on social media are the "highest quality," and employees hired on LinkedIn are 40 percent less likely to leave the company within the first six months. Now that you’re with us, let’s dive into the best practices of recruiting talent on social media.
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Forbes
Scientists have found strong evidence that 2018 will see a big uptick in the number of large earthquakes globally. Earth's rotation, as with many things, is cyclical, slowing down by a few milliseconds per day then speeding up again. You and I will never notice this very slight variation in the rotational speed of Earth. However, we will certainly notice the result, an increase in the number of severe earthquakes.
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By Fred Berns
 This is the time that many business professionals review the results of the year gone by. But what if looking back is a bummer? What if those lofty goals and resolutions you set months ago feel like distant and daunting dreams? How do you deal with the disappointment of a record year that wasn't, of sales numbers that didn't add up, of outstanding outcomes that didn't materialize? How do you rationalize a lousy year? You don't.
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NPR
If Houston's record deluge during Hurricane Harvey highlighted the dangers of unchecked, sprawling development, then Tulsa — another city built on oil — is a showcase for the opposite. For decades it has planned carefully and imposed wide-ranging regulations that aim to prevent the kind of devastating floods that used to make national headlines here. Other cities are taking note, as expanding development and a warming climate threaten to make flooding worse.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
For the first time, Australia's mango, macadamia, and avocado crops have been mapped. It's a move that authorities say will change the way government and industry deals with natural disaster responses and disease outbreaks. The multi-million-dollar project has been led by Associate Professor Andrew Robson from the University of New England's Precision Agriculture Research Group. He said the map had already been tested with positive results. "It is used for post-disaster monitoring such as Cyclone Debbie that occurred in March and the recent horrific storm that went through Bundaberg that affected a lot of Macadamia orchards," Professor Robson said.
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Harvard Business Review
Chris, a senior manager at a New York design studio can't sleep. His mind is churning, thinking about the mountain of tasks facing him back at the office. Katrina, the production manager at a well-known publishing house is distracted by a work email at the dinner table. Her partner complains that she "never seems able to turn off."
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