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Yes. In early September 2026, a miles-long Mediterranean microalgae bloom temporarily knocked offline five of Israel’s six coastal desalination plants, which supply most of the country’s drinking water. Mekorot, Israel’s national water company, called it an extremely rare event; scientists linked the bloom to algae believed to have traveled from the Nile Delta, with high … Read more
Early long-range forecasts for winter 2026/2027 point to a strong “Super El Niño” shifting the storm track south across North America. Seasonal models favor above-normal snowfall across much of the southern and central United States — including the Sierra Nevada, south-central Rockies, Plains, Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Mid-Atlantic — while the Pacific Northwest, northern Plains, … Read more
No, Oumuamua is not debated among top scientists. Oumuamua is the colloquial name of the object formally designated as 1I/2017 U1. References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oumuamua