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The US was prepared for total destruction in the cold war. This map for nuclear apocalypse illustrates it

March 23, 2025 by usatoday24

The launch of Nagasaki and Hiroshima atomic bombs It was a turning point. Practically, marked the end of the Second World War while starting a Cold war in which the United States and Russia were carried away by nuclear ecstasy. The two powers engaged in a nuclear career without controlbut it is not that they developed the crazy bombs: there were also lists of enemy objectives. And on an interactive map prepared by Future of Life We can see about 1,000 objectives to which the United States would launch a nuclear bomb. But there were many more. The map. In 2015, a study of the United States Strategic Air Command was declared – SAC – that showed a thousand potential objectives in the case of nuclear war. If this possibility flew over the heads of some with the recent Ukraine War, imagine the stage in a cold war in which you could have the feeling that the enemy could squeeze the “button” at any time. There are more than 800 pages in which the objectives of these strategic bombings with nuclear weapons are detailed to erase any enemy presence. In it map From the George Washington University we can not only appreciate some of the main objectives, but the secondary objectives of each of them. For example, if we select Berlin, we can see the objective list And consequences of that study of 1956. Beyond the cities, another priority was the aerodromes, keys to a Soviet counterattack, specifically those located in Belarus. Easting east. Apart from military objectives such as strategic points and aerodromes, the listIt includes more than 1,200 cities of the Soviet block. It is where we can see that more dots are gathered on the map of Future of Life and range from cities of Eastern Germany to China. Moscow would fall into the Red Square, directly (and on this map we can see the Impact of different bombs in any city). The Asian giant, will fight or not next to the Soviet block in case of war, was something that did not matter to SAC. He treated them as hostile, selecting military objectives, but also the Beijing capital. And something that several of the bombed cities have in common is that the SAC already assumed objectives of “population.” The bombs. The plan was well mounted because there was not only a list of objectives, but also the type of weapons that would be used. They would use a combination of atomic and thermonuclear weapons with yields between 1.6 to 15 megatons. Far from the 50 megatons of the Soviet Zar pump, but much more than the 16 kilotons of Little Boy and the 21 kilotons of Fat Man, which wreaked havoc in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. The megabomba. We have talked about the tsar pump, or tsar bomb, and in the United States there was also talk of it in 1956. It is not only the bomb that has caused the largest nuclear explosion so far, but it was 3,000 times more powerful than ‘Little boy’. The Russians had that bomb and the United States wanted an equal. In the declassified material, it is detailed how the SAC wanted a 60 megatones bomb. Not only did they identify him as something key in order to be tremendously deterrent but, in case of Soviet surprise attack, they could launch it at a strategic point to “ensure significant results even with a very small force.” In that nuclear ecstasy, the nuclear physicist Edward Teller (“Father” of the bomb H) proposed 1,000 metatones dissositive and up to 10 gigatons. 10 gigatons equals explosive power 670,000 times greater than that of the Hiroshima bomb. Luckily they did not do it, since affirmed that “would contaminate the earth”In the end, the US did not develop such a monstrous bomb. Nor the 60 megatones that the SAC wanted. And the media. And, within the plan, it also specified how the pumps would be launched. There were two systems: for the delivery of B-47 bombers, the United States would use its bases in the United Kingdom, Morocco and Spain. They would also use the B-52 from the US, although they were starting their journey. For the missile system, the eyelets would be loaded in the Snark, Rascal, Cross Bow and IRBM missiles. The first was a failure in the evidence and the great priority of President Eisenhower were the IRBM. These intermediate -reach ballistic missiles projected scope of up to 2,700 kilometers and the idea was to deploy them and throw them from the United Kingdom. Insured mutual destruction. But well, the United States had its Soviet axis attack plan, but the USSR also had its own. In the Soviet plans the Western military infrastructure, the industrial centers and large cities in both the US and its allies entered. They would do it by hydrogen pumps, tactical pumps that could mount on torpedoes and missiles released from mobile platforms. But although the logic could not reign in the massive development of weapons, the fear and that position of both ‘Mad’ countries did, or ‘insured mutual destruction’ that marked that, if a country launched a nuclear attack, automatically the other would respond with a proportional force. This led to threats over the years (such as the deployment of American missiles in Türkiye and Italy or the subsequent crisis of Cuba missiles, but fortunately it did not reach more. And what happens today. In 1986, the two countries reached the zenith of their nuclear arsenal and, from that moment, they dismantled much of their arsenal. The USSR came to have more than 40,000 heads while the United States reached 23,317, but as we say, different pacts and that tension that dissipated with the fall of the Berlin wall caused them to get rid of much of its arsenal. The problem is that other countries -china- have developed and are found enhancing its own nuclear arsenaland in recent years there is a kind of new … Read more

This is how they managed to endure the cold

February 21, 2025 by usatoday24

Let’s start at the beginning: although it may seem like perogrullo, In the Middle Ages it was cold. It was cold, but not so much. At least, in Europe, there was a warm period (the “Climate optimal“) that systematically relieved the living conditions of the Europeans of the time. But around 1300 the thing changed radically: the Small Middle Ages He had started. Was A disaster. And not only because of the cold, epidemics and the loss of entire crops, it was that European peoples did not have the necessary technology to warm themselves at home without putting their lives at risk. No radiators, without chimneys, without crystals in the windows … the houses of the continent became unhealthy mousetracks full of associated risks. And how did they warm up? That is the question that The history and disseminator professor Nuisia RARRIDI is made. After all, no matter how cold the temperatures of western Europe did at that time they had to be terrible. AND, As Raridi says“The houses were permanently crossed by air currents.” We talk about a time when we had to “choose between leaving the light and the cold or neither.” There weren’t windows? There were, of course. They were small and normally had no crystals. As Raredi explainedthe glass for the windows “appeared in the cathedrals around the 10th century.” Before that (and later), it was common relativamene to see churches that used basalt to try to solve the problem of light. Because the glass problem is that it was expensive. In fact, it was not until after 1300 (when the techniques had improved and the cold began to accentuate) when they began to be used in private homes – especially in accommodated houses. And the issue of fire? How were there no chimneys? According to the documentation that He has collected RARRIDI“The chimneys, as we understand today, did not develop before the thirteenth century.” Until that time, as we can see in many places on the planet, the families lit fires in the center of the house and, consequently, the smoke filled the entire room (and went out where it could). As if that were not enough: the homes were very badly isolated. “The medieval houses were often made of wood and were poorly isolated”, which meant “a real problem in the coldest months.” Hence the tapestries, carpets and canopy beds were popular (which, “were extremely practical: the curtains that surround them served to retain heat and protect themselves from cold”). It doesn’t hurt to remember that for centuries, Europeans slept within cabinets and the explanation to her is this same. Cold, heat and vice versa. Despite what Paleoclimatic discussion has become popular for the debates of Climate changeright now we don’t have much to learn about medieval techniques to pass the cold. However, knowing what we were, always helps expand the imagination about how the human being can live. Image | Krzysztof Kowalik In Xataka | The Middle Ages was not as dark as they told us

The extreme cold has not touched Spain for two years and experts fear that we are about to see a third. With all that implies

February 18, 2025 by usatoday24

Spring is just around the corner and, we like it or not, this means that we can start drawing conclusions. The first is that every minute that passes is more likely to finish winter without seeing any “cold wave.” And that is not even what most worries meteorologists. Because the real problem is that it would be the second consecutive winter without cold waves and a third would be at hand. With all that this entails. Isn’t it a bit precipitated to give the winter for dead? The truth is not. Although this week an extremely cold mass of air will cover a good part of Europe, Spain will escape from it. And on March 1 (which is when climate spring begins) is very close to be able to house realistic hopes about an extreme cold episode. And, in the background, what we are going to see this week summarizes very well what has been going on two winters: we have not suffered powerful cold irruptions. They have all stayed north. It is a story that is repeated again and again. But it’s not so weird either, right? That is true. The cold episodes become more and more rare in Spain. In fact, this January can only be described as very warm (Although we have suffered a handful of cold nights). A example that Roberto Granda puts It is that of Molina de Aragón. The average minimum between 1991 and 2020 is -3.3º, but this year it has been at -0.3. The data speak for themselves. In the end, As I pointed out A few years ago our partner Javier Pastor, “is not that it is very cold now, it is that we do not do it because it is no longer so common.” With this in mind, the question begins to be … how long can this last? “Unusual and worrying.” That is, what would happen if the winter of 2026 is still on the same line? The answer, According to Samuel Biener de Meteoredit is summarized in those two words: “Unusual and worrying.” Because we have documented other consecutive warm winters (those of 97 and 98, those of 2000 and 2001 or those of 2023 and 14); But we have not seen three consecutive yet. And we know it will arrive. Because, As Biener points outwarm winters are being increasingly frequent. It is a matter of time that we fit three. And what is the problem? More than a problem (that too), we talk about a fear: that warm winters stop being an anomaly and become the norm. That change is a large-scale disruption of the country’s socio-ecological system. It is no accident that, a few months after the drought, The data begin to be so bad. Again. Not only climatic pressures They hit us stronger than everthe thing is They don’t let us replenish. And that will lead us to the edge of the precipice again and again. Yes it’s true. The current climate is full of paradoxes: Historical ice minimums live with snow maximumstudies on The weakening of the Gulf current They coexist with others that point to nothing has changed in substantial terms and thus a long etcetera. However, there is something that Yes we know is that we are vulnerable And if we don’t prepare ourselves, Let’s be much more. Image | ECMWF In Xataka | Spain faces the driest climate in its last 1,200 years. The fault is the Azores Islands

that does not return the cold

February 13, 2025 by usatoday24

In less than a week, the European giant Yara has announced The paralysis of its ammonia center in Hull, England, a decision that has been made by natural gas prices. And what do they have to do? Gas is an essential component within the FERTILIZANTS MANUFACTURE and with the increase in the price of gas are being affected. Short. The price of natural gas in Europe has firmed again, reaching values that were not observed since the energy crisis of 2022. The analyst and energy expert Javier Blas has published In their X (formerly Twitter) account that European gas prices, according to the TTF reference index, have exceeded € 58/MWh. So that it can be understood, if we talk about oil, it would be equivalent to $ 100 per barrel. This situation has had a special impact on sectors that not only use gas as a source of energy, but also as raw material, such as chemical, metallurgical and fertilizers. Gas prices in Europe are triggered by their maximum in two years as demand increases. LSEG SOURCE In data. In the last month, gas prices in Europe have increased by 30%, driven Because of the coldest temperatures, a lower generation of renewable energy (Dunkelflaute) and low levels of storage. This increase He has evidenced That gas stores do not reach half their capacity, while last year they reached 67% at the same time. The analysts They have estimated That, if the demand follows this trend, prices could reach € 84/MWh. The graphic shows the volatility of gas prices from the beginning of 2023. The reasons behind the peaks come from the gradual reduction of Russian gas flows to Its total interruptiontogether with the growing competition with China for LNG, has intensified Pressure on prices, which has reduced the availability of gas for the European market. The critical point for the industry. The profitability threshold for many energy intensive industries is in gas prices between € 50 and 60/MWh. In 2022, when prices exceeded this level, companies like BASF decided to drastically reduce their production in the continent due to high costs. The reason is because the chemical industry is particularly vulnerable, since it uses gas not only as a source of energy, but also as raw material. Other affected sectors include the production of steel, glass and ceramics, where gas represents a significant cost. As analyzed in FTif the gas price remains high the industrial impact will be very large for all of Europe. In addition, the products we have mentioned could be more expensive, feeding inflation and reducing the competitiveness of European exports. The situation could also impact economic growth, especially in countries with strong industrial base such as Germany, France and Italy. Forecasts If winter is still cold, pressure on gas prices could be maintained. Europe will have to resort even more to its strategic reserves and Increase LNG importsalthough this will depend on the availability of supplies in the global market. At the governmental level, measures such as industry or incentives for consumption reduction could be taken. Price forecasts will depend largely on the climate in the coming weeks and the evolution of demand in Asia. Image | Pexels Xataka | Forget the industrial revolution: the fastest energy change in human history is happening now

This is the official price of the first mobiles that change color with the cold

February 11, 2025 by usatoday24

At the end of last year Realme announced the real series 14 proa family composed of two terminals: the Realme 14 Pro and his older brother, the Realme 14 pro+. After being released in China, the company has just confirmed that the two smartphones They will be launched in Spain And, incidentally, he has revealed his official prices. These two devices are framed within the mid -range and stand out for the peculiar finish of the rear. Because? Because they are the first phones in the world that change color with the cold. Made the presentations, we will review the rest of the technical file and to know the official prices and availability. Realme 14 Pro and Realme 14 pro+ technical record Realme 14 pro Realme 14 pro+ dimensions and weight 162.8 x 74.9 x 7.6 mm 179 grams 165.3 x 77.3 x 8 mm 194 grams screen OLED 6.77 inches curve FullHD+ resolution (2,392 x 1,080 pixels) Refresco rate: 120 Hz Tactile sampling rate: 240 Hz Typical brightness: 800 nits Pico shine: 4,500 nits 100% DCI-P3 OLED 6.77 inches curve FullHD+ resolution (2,800 x 1,272 pixels) Refresco rate: 120 Hz Tactile sampling rate: 240 Hz Typical brightness: 600 nits Pico shine: 1,500 nits 100% DCI-P3 processor MEDATEK DIMENSITY 7300 GPU Mali-G615 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Adreno 810 GPU RAM 12/12 GB 14 GB Dynamic Ram 12/12 GB 14 GB Dynamic Ram Internal storage 256/512 GB 256/512 GB rear camera Angular: 50 MP, 1/1.95 “, FOV 79º, F/1.8, OIS Monochromo: F/2.4, FOV 89º Angular: 50 MP, 1/1.56 “, FOV 84º, F/1.8, OIS Periscope: 50 MP, 1/1.95 “, fov 33º, f/2.65, ois Great angle: 8 MP, FOV 112º, F/2.2 Front camera 16 MP, F/2.4, FOV 85º 32 MP, F/2.0, FOV 90º battery 6,000 mAh Supervooc 45W load 6,000 mAh Supervooc 80W load Operating system Android 15 with Realme UI 6.0 Android 15 with Realme UI 6.0 connectivity Dual Nanosim USB type c 5G NSA Y SA Wifi 6 Bluetooth 5.4 GPS Dual Nanosim USB type c 5G NSA Y SA Wifi 6 Bluetooth 5.2 GPS others IP68/69 resistance FUNCTIONS OF IA Cold -sensitive rear Footprint reader on screen 2x microphones 2x speakers IP68/69 resistance FUNCTIONS OF IA Cold -sensitive rear Footprint reader on screen 2x microphones 2x speakers price 8/256 GB: 429.99 euros 12/512 GB: 479.99 euros 8/256 GB: 529.99 euros 12/512 GB: 579.99 euros Oh, how cold! One of the most striking features of the Realme 14 pro is that its rear changes color. The company has implemented a design called “Unique Pearl” that makes the rear have a texture “similar to that of a marine shell” (in principle, there are no two equal mobiles) that changes color with the cold. Thanks some Thermochromic pigmentsthe terminal changes from pearl to blue when the temperature drops from 16ºC. When the temperature rises, the color is white again. On the left the Realme 14 pro and the right model Pro+ | Image: Realme edited by Xataka This is one of the great claims, but we will have to wait to have it in hand to see how it works. For the rest, both models are quite similar: similar size, somewhat higher weight in the Pro+ model and a generous camera module in the upper area that houses two or three lenses, as we look at one model or another. On the screen the thing is not very different. Both ride Curvos OLED panels of 6.77 inches and 120 Hz of refresh rate, but curiously, it is the standard model that has levels of higher brightness: 800 nits in the Pro vs. 600 nits in Pro+. The same with the local peak brightness, whose difference is abysmal: 4,500 nits in the Pro vs. 1,500 nits in Pro+. In resolution, however, the older brother wins by scratching a good handful of pixels in both directions. Two engines, two brands Realme 14 Pro | Image: Realme There are significant differences in the engine, since the company has opted for MediaTk for the most “basic” model and by Qualcomm for the most complete model. Thus, Realme 14 pro rides a MEDATEK DIMENSITY 7300while the Realme 14 pro+ incorporates a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 of Qualcomm. Differences in performance should not be very pronouncedbut it is likely that the Qualcomm model will exceed Benchmarks to Mediatek. However, the experience should really be couple especially because, otherwise, they are exactly the same. Both terminals incorporate up to 12 GB of RAM, up to medium Tera internal storage and the ability to expand RAM in a virtual way. The battery is the same in both models, 6,000 mAh, but the fast charge is much more powerful in the pro+. There are also no important differences in connectivity, beyond the pro+ model only admits Bluetooth 5.2. What should be highlighted is that neither of the two mobiles has NFC, so it will not be possible to pay with the mobile. What both models have is all kinds of AI functions, both edition and productivity. Clear differences in the camera Cameras del Realme 14 Pro+ | Image: Realme We pass to the part of the camera, which is where the crumb is and the big difference between both terminals. The Realme 14 Pro rides a really basic set consisting of a Sony IMX882 sensor of 50 megapixels and a monochrome sensor. That’s all. Neither wide angle nor telephoto, just a useful sensor and another support for light measurements. The older brother, meanwhile, has that same sensor under a Periscopic lens with optical zoom of three increases and up to 120 digital increases. The thing is that it is accompanied by a Sony IMX896 main sensor of 50 megapixels and a wide angle of eight megapixels. It is clearly a much more powerful camera. The Realme 14 pro+ rides a lot of cameras much more complete The same goes for the SEFIES. The Realme 14 Pro has a 16 megapixel sensor, while the Realme 14 pro+ folds the resolution and … Read more

Cold shower is as useless as early

February 7, 2025 by usatoday24

In recent years, some of the welfare and productivity gurus seem to have proposed torture their followers with the most inhuman torments. First was the fashion of getting up at five in the morning to complete An endless ritual. Now, the new fashion is to make immersions in ice water every morning with the excuse of relieving stress, reducing inflammation and strengthening defenses. Science has already dismantled the supposed benefits of get up at five, And now it is the turn of the icy water baths. Researchers from the University of Southern Australia They have not found evidence Of the miracles that the gurus attribute to this practice. The Influencers of the cold. In recent years, polar baths, also known as dives in cold water have won Huge popularity. Elite athletes and professional players like LeBron James, immerse themselves in ice water baths behind competitions. Even Gwyneth Paltrow dedicated one of the episodes of Your series The Goop Lab to show the alleged therapeutic benefits of immersing yourself in frost waters. That trend has become popular reaching all kinds of people who only seek general welfare or simply reduce stress levels. Social networks and influencersThey have attributed multiple benefits to physical and mental health to these bathrooms. However, science has wanted to verify whether the dives in ice water are as beneficial as social networks have made us believe. Bathing is fine, the temperature is optional. The researchers from the University of Australia del Sur decided to scientifically evaluate the alleged benefits of soaking in ice water. For this they carried out a meta -analysis of 11 global studies, whose results were Published in Plos One. For the analysis, the dives and cold showers were used with temperatures between 7 and 15 ºC for a time range between 30 seconds and two hours. Although some benefits attributed to this practice were identified in the results, the researchers discovered that existing evidence focuses mainly on athletes and not on the general population. Forget the cure for stress. The researchers assured in their report that the effects of the dives in ice water against stress were not the announced “we discovered that immersion in cold water could reduce stress levels, but only for about 12 hours after exposure.” That is, no evidence of the immersions in ice water was observed have an immediate effect on stress levels, or an appreciable long -term effect. “We noticed that the participants who took cold showers of 20, 60 or 90 seconds granted slightly higher quality of life. But again, after three months these effects had disappeared,” the researchers explained in their report. What does not take away your dream, makes you stronger. Nor were the results in the improvement of sleep quality. The study found links between the improvements in sleep quality and dives in cold water, although this conclusion was based on limited data exclusively to men, which, which Claim more research in various population groups. The researchers did not venture to ensure that the dives in cold water could have a positive effect on the immune system because, although it is true that a 29 % reduction in labor absences Related to diseases among those who took cold showers, no significant improvements were recorded in the immediate immune response to exposure to cold. These data indicate that, although there are possible advantages in exposure to ice water, the effects of this exposure are not consistent or durable, which doubts the generalized efficacy that the gurus attribute. The “Agujeta” of the cold. Among the most amazing findings made by Australian researchers is the inflammatory response to dives in cold water. Contrary to popular belief, instead of reducing inflammation, baths in ice water caused “significant increases in inflammation,” both immediately and an hour later. According to the researchers, this reflects an “acute inflammatory response” of the body to the stress caused by the cold. In the words of the study co -author, Ben Singh, “this immediate peak in inflammation is part of a process of adaptation similar to muscle damage caused by exercise, which subsequently strengthens the muscles.” That is, like bosples, this adaptive effect can be positive for athletes from High physical performancebut Singh stressed that it could be harmful to people with some pre -existing pathology. In other words, unless you have just participated in an Olympic test, shower with cold water alone Your productivity will improve in which the sense that it will take less to shower and you can Dedicate that time To other tasks. In Xataka | In 1947 the Yukón reached -63ºC. So a scientist began to listen to conversations five kilometers away Image | Pexels (Olavi Antila)

We prepare for the cold

February 6, 2025 by usatoday24

Beyond The controversy about whether the “eastern beast” It is really a beast or caniche, the models begin to clear many of the doubts we had about next weekend. And they are good news for Cold lovers U bad for everything else. What is the “Beast of the East”? In 2018, A huge temporary ice and snow frozen Much of continental Europe and the British islands. It was then when The name of “Eastern Beast” slipped among the terms used by the media to talk about phenomena similar to that (independently of its intensity). So are we going to a historical stage of cold and snow? No, the truth is that no. It is an “eastern beast” because the mechanism is, more or less, the same: an anticyclonic bridge that connects several areas of high pressures and blocks the casualty movement from the Atlantic to the continent. Basically, we talk about a wall that goes from Scandinavia to Africa following the coastline. That will cause a curious phenomenon: that a mass of polar air moves from the northeast European to the southwest; that is, towards Spain. And what will happen? This type of situation They are difficult to model And, therefore, there are doubts about what their real reach will finally. In fact, now it seems that the dough will not penetrate too much into the peninsular territory. However, that does not mean that you will not put the national meteorology upside down. What we can expect. At the level of rainfall, there are certain doubts: the mass of air comes from central Europe and is very dry. However, on your trip you can generate cold danas or storms that “Incebilize” the situation. The problem is that we will not know until the last moment: it depends on the final configuration, we will have more or less rain. What we have any doubt is that we are about to live a full -fledged winter episode. Nothing historical, not a cold wave: but yesterday nights. These days Let’s suffer some very cold nights in which the majority of the innerior capitals will have negative temperatures. Frost during the weekend They will be extended through the north and peninsular center and can be strong (or very strong) in high areas. What we should not expect. Despite the name, we must not expect a cold wave: neither for intensity, nor by extension, nor by duration. The cold that comes will be anomalous (because winters are getting warmer), but not exceptional. Image | ECMWFF In Xataka | There is something that joins the gigantic calima of 2022 with the nuclear trials of the twentieth century and is called France

18 ways to wear a scarf, the accessory that fuses style and warmth on very cold days

January 24, 2025 by usatoday24

The scarves have been consolidated as the essential accessory to elevate our winter looks, combining functionality and elegance. Their history dates back to Ancient Rome, where they were used mainly for cleaning, known as focal either sudarium. Back then, men wore them tied to their belts or around their necks to dry sweat during hot days. Interestingly, Queen Nefertiti of Egypt, in the 13th century BC, was one of the first to make a headscarf, establishing a precedent in the use of this type of garment as part of the outfit. Over time, upper-class women adopted scarves, making them from silk and other refined fabrics, and turning them into symbol of status and sophistication. Nowadays, the scarf has evolved and has adapted to various fashions and styles, being a key piece in any fashion lover’s wardrobe. © Getty Images Over the years, the scarf has evolved beyond its original function, being an essential element not only for its ability to shelter, but also for its versatility as a fashion accessory. In winter it offers the necessary protection against freezing air, keeping our neck and chest warm. In addition, there are light scarves that, on sunny days, can protect our skin from harmful UV rays. Big scarves are perfect to combat extreme cold, while light scarves or scarves They add a touch of elegance to any outfit all year round. Once you try these ways to carry itit will be difficult for you to imagine yourself without it these next few months. 118 © Getty Images The basic one you can start with Nothing like a classic gray scarf, large and warm to look divine and not get cold. Being such a simple accessory, it can complement any look, from jeans with a leather jacket and loafers, to an elegant party dress with a coat and heels. It is an essential that you should have in your closet, since it remains current season after season. 218 © Getty Images Scarves maxi One of the standout trends for 2025 is the use of oversized clothing and accessories, known as chunky either maxi. This trend manifests itself in a variety of fashion elements, including jewelry and blazers even scarves. In particular, a scarf of this style can instantly transform a look, although it is recommended to opt for neutral colors to facilitate its versatility. 318 © Getty Images With matching sweater In the world of fashion, one of the most appreciated skills is the successful combination of clothes, especially. If these share the same material and color, a resounding success is guaranteed. However, finding a scarf that exactly matches a sweater can be difficult, so this technique is also often used with neutral tones. In the image, a long, wide chocolate brown knit scarf is worn around the neck, as if it were a cape, combined with a short wool sweater with matching ribbed trims. 418 © Getty Images A total look cream with details If you love the idea of dressing in a single color and usually opt for light tones, this cream-toned set will conquer you. The proposal of a total look It consists of betting on a single color and adding outstanding details through accessories. In the image, you can see a style that consists of a white t-shirt, a pleated skirt, a blazer and an Hermès sweater that ties around the neck, like a scarf. This last accessory adds a very touch chic and preppy. The color accent was provided by her high brown boots, from Jimmy Choo, and a bag. Birkin, also in brown, which generates a nice contrast. 518 © Getty Images A sweater as a scarf An option when you don’t have scarves that coordinate with your look, as we show you in the previous image, is to tie a sweater around your neck. It is a practical and quick alternative, ideal for those moments when you urgently need to cover your neck. Additionally, the part of the jersey that would normally cover the body will also protect your back, giving you additional warmth in that area. 618 © Getty Images The tartan print, ideal for winter Tartan has made a strong comeback this season, and although it has never completely disappeared, it has reaffirmed itself with great presence this winter. The first signs of this phenomenon were observed during Paris Fashion Week, in September 2024. An attendee at the Loewe show opted for a set of tartan jacket and pantsboth garments from the brand led by Jonathan Anderson. In addition, she added a black scarf that coordinated ideally with the coat, also black, thus achieving a harmonious and elegant look. 718 © Getty Images Neck scarves In addition to scarves, bandanas remain a popular choice for adorning our necks and protecting our throats. For those who are not so cold, scarves are a perfect alternative: they are usually thinner, colorful and with varied prints. They are ideal to wear around your neck, hanging from your bag or even as a belt. If the temperatures are not very low or you are one of those who feel very hot when entering a closed place, opt for this light and silky option, instead of a scarf. 818 © Getty Images A monochromatic style One option to improve your style is to play with the colors of your scarf: you can opt for a contrasting color that breaks the lines of your outfit or, on the contrary, use a single color palette for a cohesive look. In the image, we see a clear example: an outfit consisting of a lilac sweater, jeans and a light scarf in the same pastel tone, which follows the line of that knitted top. It is an easy and successful strategy for women who have little time in the morning and do not want to spend a long time thinking about different combinations. 918 © Getty Images Burgundy, the color of the season If what you really want is to stand out … Read more

Winter storm spreads across southern US with ice and snow

January 23, 2025 by usatoday24

NEW ORLEANS— A massive storm of snow, sleet and freezing rain hit the southern United States on Wednesday, setting new records for snowfall and exposing the region to unaccustomed winter joys and dangers. From Texas and extending south to Florida and the North Carolina coast, snow and sleet caused ice accumulation in cities New Orleans, Atlanta and Jacksonville, Florida. In Alabama, the weight of the snow caused the dome of the Mobile Civic Center to collapse, which is scheduled for demolition to make way for a new arena for sporting events. At least eight deaths were attributed to the storm as temperatures settled below freezing with even colder wind chills. The arctic air also turned much of the north-central and eastern parts of the country into a freezer, causing hundreds of flights to be cancelled. Government offices remained closed, as did classrooms for more than a million students who are more accustomed to hurricane evacuations than snow days. New Englanders know what to do on days like these: Terry Fraser of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, didn’t have his windshield snow removal tool with him when he went out to visit his granddaughter in Brunswick, Georgia, so he used the card from a discount store to remove snow and ice from his rental van in a frozen hotel parking lot. “This is what we do up north when you don’t have a scraper,” Fraser said. “Hey, it works.” In Tallahassee, Florida, the Holmes family set their alarms for the early hours of Wednesday and headed out in search of a snow-covered slope before it melted. Layla, 9, and Rawley, 12, used what they had: their surfboards. “You have to be creative in Florida!” said mom, Alicia Holmes. Anchorage wants its snow backThe record 10 inches (25 centimeters) of snowfall in New Orleans more than doubled the snowfall Anchorage, Alaska, has received since early December, the National Weather Service said. “We would like our snow back,” the weather service office in Anchorage joked in a post on the social network X. “Or at least some King Cake in return.” Anchorage was also warmer Wednesday morning than New Orleans, Atlanta, Jacksonville or Charlotte, North Carolina, according to the weather service. Dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills are forecast to persist in the southern region of the country on Thursday morning, with widespread frost in some places through the weekend, the weather service said. The thermometer is expected to return above freezing on Thursday in places such as New Orleans, and by Friday in Tallahassee and the coast of the Carolinas. Interstate highway closures Snow and ice also forced road closures, including a several-mile stretch of Interstate 10. Causeways and bridges crossing the Louisiana marshes were particularly prone to frost. “Louisiana, if you can, just hang in there,” Gov. Jeff Landry said, warning that Tuesday’s “magical” snow day would turn dangerous Wednesday as conditions worsened. In Charleston, South Carolina, it took crews nearly 16 hours to reopen traffic along the massive 2.5-mile (4-kilometer) Ravenel Bridge, which carries about 100,000 vehicles a day. Icy conditions plagued drivers in Georgia, where authorities responded to more than 1,000 calls for help. Who needs a beach when there’s snow?Some people took advantage of the Ravenel Bridge’s steep overpasses and turned them into makeshift sledding tracks. On the Outer Banks, children slid down snow-covered sand dunes near where the Wright Brothers made their first flight, while adults attempted to navigate waist-deep drifts of snow at Kitty’s Pier. Hawk. One ferry system suspended service between the barrier islands. “Maybe every 10 years we get a good snowfall like this,” said Ryan Thibodeau, 38, co-owner of Carolina Designs Realty, a vacation rental company. The storm that triggered the first blizzard warnings for some locations along the Texas and Louisiana coast also blanketed the beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama, and Pensacola Beach, Florida. Snow covering the South Carolina sand from Hilton Head to Myrtle Beach created more opportunities to convert surf gear into sleds. “It didn’t have the speed of a sled,” Alex Spiotta said as his family rode a boogie board on the Isle of Palms, South Carolina. “But in the south, you have to use whatever you have.” Other things that were used as sleds were: a laundry basket in Montgomery, Alabama; a pool tube in Houston; and kayaks, cardboard boxes and alligator inflatables on the Mississippi River levees in Louisiana. A vehicle was dragging a skier down a street in Pensacola, Florida. In Metairie, Louisiana, several nuns were having fun throwing snowballs at a priest. Flight cancellations and fatalitiesNearly 2,000 flights were canceled in the United States and another 2,300 were postponed as of midday Wednesday, according to the website FlightAware.com. The unprecedented demand for electricity to stay warm was met by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which provides power to more than 10 million customers in seven states, and PJM Interconnection, which operates the 13-state grid. But more than 100,000 families were without power in the Mid-Atlantic region Wednesday morning, according to the website PowerOutage.us. The Texas Department of Safety and Security reported that five people were killed early Tuesday when a tractor-trailer crashed into other vehicles on an icy highway southwest of San Antonio. Two people died from the cold in Austin, Texas, where emergency crews responded to more than a dozen reports of “cold exposure.” In Georgia, authorities said one person died of hypothermia. And yet the planet is warmingIn Southern California, where fires have killed at least 28 people and consumed thousands of homes, Santa Ana winds and arid conditions worsened by climate change continued to raise concerns. Although the United States, which covers approximately 2% of the planet’s land surface, experiences unusually low temperatures, the planet as a whole sets heat records. So far in 2025, the first 20 hottest days of a year on record have been experienced, according to the European climate service Copernicus, leaving last year’s mark behind, according to the data, which goes back to 1940. So far this year, U.S. … Read more

Onion soup recipe: comforts and nourishes on cold days

January 23, 2025 by usatoday24

Soups are ideal comfort foods for winter, such as onion soup, a typical dish for the coldest season of the year. This Classic winter meal is easy to prepare with basic ingredients like onions, broth and cheese. It is a preparation that gained popularity for being served in the Parisian market to people returning from a night out. Onion soup is a comforting, satisfying and delicious dish that combines flavors between the saltiness of the cheese and the broth and the sweet touch that the onions give. It can be served as a starter, main course or side dish. The French onion soup recipe we will share today is a version of the specialized site Comedera, made with bone broth to increase nutritional levell of this delicious soup. Tips that can help you prepare onion soup There are some practical tips that can help you make a delicious soup and to substitute some ingredients that you don’t have on hand: -For a milder flavor, choose “sweet” type onions -Gruyere cheese can be replaced with another grated yellow cheese. -A concentrated meat broth gives more flavor to the soup. -White wine can be replaced with cognac, brandy or armagnac, which should be in smaller quantities, since it has more alcohol. -The pepper must be freshly ground to provide more flavor. -You can add a splash of oil when making the sauce, to ensure that it is very well hydrated. French onion soup recipe Onion soup is a classic for cold days.Credit: Shutterstock The key to a good onion soup is in the broth, it is usually made from meat and for a more nutritious option beef bone broth is perfect. Ingredients: -5 large onions -1 clove of garlic -1 1/2 liters of meat broth -2 tablespoons wheat flour -30 milliliters of white wine -6 tablespoons of butter -150 g of grated Gruyere cheese -1 baguette bread -Salt to taste -Ground black pepper to taste Preparation mode 1.- Remove the skin from the onions and cut into long, thin strips 2.- Bring a frying pan to the heat and once it is ready, add 3 tablespoons of the butter until it melts without letting it burn. 3.- Add the onions to the pan, add salt and pepper to taste. 4.- Cook the onions until they are transparent or have a light golden color, without completely browning. Cook over low heat to ensure no browning. 5.- Add the flour to the onions and stir to integrate the ingredients. 6.- Add the white wine, mix and cook for a couple of minutes. 7.- Add the broth to the preparation, cover and cook for 25 minutes over low heat. 8.- While the soup is cooking, preheat the oven to 200 degrees C. 9.- The onion broth must be checked periodically to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pot. Remember that we cover the onions with flour. 10.- Cut the bread into slices, not very thin so that they do not become moist quickly when you add them to the soup. 11.- Rub the garlic on the bread slices 12.- Grate the cheese and place on each slice of bread. 13.- After the soup has cooked, serve the soup in ovenproof bowls and place slices of bread in each one. 14.- Put the bowls in the oven at 215 degrees, until gratin, the estimated time is about 4 minutes. 15.- Remove from the oven and it is ready to enjoy. Keep reading:

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