Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil makes annual winter weather prediction

Par : Pilar Arias

2 février 2025 à 13:41

Thousands gathered at a chilly Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on Sunday for the 138th prognostication, on Groundhog Day 2025.

L.A. Was Warned About Deadly Wildfires. Did It Do Enough to Prepare?

NYT

Par : Shawn Hubler， Alexandra Berzon， Soumya Karlamangla， Thomas Fuller and Danny Hakim

2 février 2025 à 09:00

Officials across the Los Angeles area had plenty of warning that a deadly confluence of wind and drought was coming. A bad fire was likely. Did they do enough to get ready?

Burned homes in the rain on Jan. 26 after the Eaton fire in Altadena, Calif. There were problems with the public alert system in the area of the fire, which was even deadlier than the one in the Palisades.

Parts of Northern California Could Get Up to 15 Inches of Rain

NYT

Par : Amy Graff

1 février 2025 à 23:52

Atmospheric river conditions could bring multiple feet of snow to the northern Sierra Nevada. Other areas face a risk of flooding as the ground becomes increasingly saturated.

Original Observer Photography

The Guardian

Par : Lizzie Tucker and Josy Forsdike

1 février 2025 à 12:00

From Brooke Shields on abuse and ageing to fashion outfits chosen by AI: the best original photographs from the Observer commissioned in January 2025

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Scientists cast doubt on reliability of US groundhog’s weather forecasts

The Guardian

Par : Agence-France Presse in Washington

1 février 2025 à 10:48

Only 35% of Punxsutawney Phil’s winter predictions are accurate, while Staten Island Chuck’s forecasts have 85% accuracy

Scientists have cast doubt on the reliability of America’s most celebrated rodent forecaster – whose apparent knack of predicting how long winter will last forms a hallowed tradition in the US.

Punxsutawney Phil, made famous by the 1993 film Groundhog Day, attracts thousands of visitors every 2 February to the Pennsylvania town from which he takes his name.

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