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By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 13, 2024 11:25 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Parts of Atlantic Canada are facing powerful blasts of wind and tidal surges along coastal areas as a storm sweeping in from the southeast moves through the region. Northern New …
Read More »Northeastern parts of Winnipeg ravaged by short, powerful storm – Winnipeg
A short but powerful storm moved through Winnipeg Thursday evening, hammering areas like Transcona, North and East Kildonan, and Garden City with rain, strong winds and, in some cases, golf ball-sized hail. The intense weather led to downed trees, broken windows and other debris, and as of Friday morning, there …
Read More »Powerful winds, rain and hail hammer parts of southern Manitoba on Wednesday – Winnipeg
Parts of southern Manitoba were hit hard by a storm Wednesday, with strong winds, rain, and hail ripping through some communities as the system moved east into northwestern Ontario. Environment Canada meteorologist Jason Knight said one region of the province was hit especially hard by the storm. “We had all …
Read More »Powerful summer storm leaves 150K in the dark, floods streets in Quebec
Quebecers are surveilling the damage Friday after a powerful summer storm — that produced at least one confirmed tornado — flooded roads, downed trees and left thousands in the dark. Hydro-Québec says about 150,000 households were still without electricity as of 11 a.m. on Friday. The situation is improving as …
Read More »Powerful quake in Afghanistan kills at least 1,000 people
A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in one of the deadliest quakes in decades, the state-run news agency reported. Officials warned that the already grim death toll may still rise. Information remained scarce on the magnitude-6.1 …
Read More »What’s a derecho and why is it so destructive? The science behind this powerful storm
When Canadian tornado expert David Sills studied the forecast on Saturday morning, he never expected the line of storms headed for Windsor, Ont., would soon strengthen into Canada’s first derecho in decades, wreaking havoc across southern Ontario and Quebec. Sills, who is the executive director of the Northern Tornadoes Project …
Read More »Telegram could become a powerful vector for lies and vitriol before the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil, where it is installed on 53% of smartphones (New York Times)
New York Times: Telegram could become a powerful vector for lies and vitriol before the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil, where it is installed on 53% of smartphones — In a social media ecosystem facing mounting pressure to combat fake news and polarization, Telegram is the most permissive disseminator of …
Read More »DDoSers are abusing Microsoft RDP to make attacks more powerful
Enlarge / Hacker attacking server or database. Network security, Database secure and personal data protection DDoS-for-hire services are abusing the Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol to increase the firepower of distributed denial-of-service attacks that paralyze websites and other online services, a security firm said this week. Typically abbreviated as RDP, Remote …
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