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ClimateWatch: Not your normal MAY on the way (+15 Maps & Video) (WeatherWatch.co.nz)

Sea surface temperatures are returning closer to normal up near the equator where La Nina is measured – but atmospheric conditions continue to see La Niña ...

But May and beyond look to see a return to much more dry weather lingering in Southland and Otago (and Fiordland may be driest of all, compared to average). For farmers this set up may encourage a further ‘green drought’. Green droughts may also be more talked about in the North Island in the weeks ahead if any last minute LaNiña rains fail to arrive. “Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific are cooler than average but have been at neutral levels for much of April. Beneath the surface, waters also remain slightly cooler than average. “The 2021–22 La Niña event continues to weaken, with oceanic indicators mostly at neutral levels. We take a look at May and the June/July portion of Winter in our latest ClimateWatch update, as La Niña continues to just hold on. The region, which is currently in drought, had good and healthy rainfall totals in April following a bone dry start to 2022. But the lower South Island may still lean drier than average, which is not the news Southland wants to hear.

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NY Young Republican Club leader files motion to stop Assembly ... (New York Post)

The head of the New York Young Republican Club filed an emergency motion Sunday night urging the trial court judge to toss out the state Assembly district ...

Wax, in a statement to The Post, said, “I will not stand for New Yorkers to suffer from the whims of an unconstitutional and undemocratic process. vs. Gov. Kathy Hochul, et al. State Supreme Court Judge Patrick McAllister in upstate Steuben County initially tossed all three sets of legislative maps in his initial March 31 ruling.

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Developers reveal the future of night maps in Rainbow Six Siege (SiegeGG)

The Rainbow Six Siege community has continued to discuss the return of night maps ever since Ubisoft removed them in 2019. While playing at night did create ...

While this isn't exactly what fans had in mind, it still opens up the possibilities of some dynamic new maps in the future. It doesn't matter whether a future map is night or day, but the lighting of the map needs to offer fair play." Seeing classic maps in an entirely new light (or lack of) was a unique experience and many have argued ever since that night maps should be an option in casual games.

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Ubisoft Reconsidering Rainbow Six Siege Night Maps Following ... (Game Rant)

Rainbow Six Siege developers at Ubisoft are thinking about putting a feature back into the game that the public has been requesting for quite a while.

Beyond that, the company has not offered any more details on when night maps could make a return. Earlier this week, Ubisoft made an announcement through its official Rainbow Six Siege Twitter account that night maps could be making a return to the game at some point. It's been a couple of years since Ubisoft removed night maps from Rainbow Six Siege, and the company has been steadfast when it comes to denying the chance that they might be back.

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Power & Politics Full Show: New York's redistricting nightmare (News 12 Bronx)

After moving through the courts, the state Court of Appeals ultimately declared the congressional and state Senate maps void. News 12's Kurt Semder and guests ...

Republicans promptly filed a lawsuit claiming the process was unconstitutional and gerrymandered in favor of Democrats. So, the Democrat-controlled state legislature created and approved the new ones. Current Time 0:00

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Lufthansa picks FlightPath3D for long-haul fleet maps upgrade ... (PaxEx.Aero)

The in-flight moving map just got a bit more interesting for Lufthansa passengers. The carrier announced a deal with FlightPath3D to implement the 3D map ...

We’re proud of the integration, certification, and joint sales efforts with all of the industry’s major OEM partners,” says FlightPath3D CEO Boris Veksler. FlightPath3D’s offering seamlessly integrates with the major IFE OEMs, making this sort of work relatively straightforward, if not easy, for the airlines. The in-flight moving map just got a bit more interesting for Lufthansa passengers.

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Scientists map living corals for the first time before and after marine ... (Phys.Org)

As the world sees rising ocean temperatures, it will also see more cases of coral bleaching. When corals bleach, they become more vulnerable to other ...

Understanding which corals are surviving is key to achieving conservation that is targeted and effective. The results also indicated that reefs near heavily developed coasts are more susceptible to mortality during heat waves. With these data, the researchers identified more than 10 potential coral refugia—habitats that may offer a safe haven for corals facing climate change. The study also finds that coastal development and water pollution negatively affect coral reefs. The findings also demonstrate that advanced remote sensing technologies provide an opportunity to scale-up reef monitoring like never before. As the world sees rising ocean temperatures, it will also see more cases of coral bleaching.

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Aerial maps reveal how huge swathes of Hawaii's reefs were ... (Daily Mail)

Scientists from Arizona State University have released aerial maps that show the effects a marine heatwave in Hawaii in 2019 had on coral.

When sea surface temperatures rise, corals expel the colourful algae. Brighter colours indicate locations of corals that died after a bleaching event The researchers suggest that pollution entering the reefs is higher in these areas, creating an unfavourable environment for coral reefs already fighting to survive the warming water. Previous studies have shown that when water is too warm, corals expel the algae living in their tissues and turn completely white – a process known as coral bleaching In contrast, the maps showed that coral mortality was highest along highly developed coasts. Previous studies have shown that when water is too warm, corals expel the algae living in their tissues and turn completely white – a process known as coral bleaching.

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Lufthansa taps FlightPath3D moving map for longhaul fleet - (Runway Girl Network)

FlightPath3D compete against big avionics players for business, the moving map specialist continues to score important awards with airlines.

It faces competition from Panasonic Avionics, which launched its Arc moving map in 2019, as well as stalwart provider Collins Aerospace ( formerly Rockwell Collins). Gotham Studios, a geotainment stakeholder in business aviation, meanwhile is eyeing the commercial aviation space. In a market that sees Lake Forest, California-based moving map specialist FlightPath3D compete with big avionics players for airline customers, the company continues to score important awards. Lufthansa is a seatback IFE customer of Panasonic Avionics and Safran ( formerly Zodiac’s Zii).

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This app is helping Californians stay on top of wildfire risks (Popular Science)

An interest in getting more sources of intel on wildfires in California spurred John Mills to create an app. He's not alone.

Both Watch Duty and The Lookout have aspirations to expand outside of California – but for now, their focus is on serving their existing audiences heading into the hotter, drier months. They get in an accident, they block the road, and things start to escalate.” Last year, Mills approached Paul to lend her expertise to Watch Duty as one of its “ citizen reporters,” responsible for curating the information posted in the app. Most of her intel comes from listening to scanners and air traffic, as well as watching the growing network of wildfire cameras that have been installed in strategic spots across the state. They’re also responsible for vetting user-submitted photos, which must be taken through the app and are stamped with location coordinates in an effort to ensure accuracy and inform the reporting. But for many from communities on the frontlines, there’s also a desire for better ways to learn about the heightened threats they face— a need both Watch Duty and The Lookout are part of a growing effort to fulfill. In the past decade, Sonoma County has experienced three of the 10 most destructive wildfires on record in California history, and Paul says many of her neighbors have become savvy at navigating the various information options available to them, like Broadcastify and PulsePoint. But it can become overwhelming to try to monitor multiple streams of information, and as Lunder noted, those without expertise might not be able to properly interpret all the alerts. The lack of information fueled his anxiety over the situation, Mills says, and became a turning point for the way he understood what it means to live with wildfires. For those looking to monitor the movements of wildfires, there are an already overwhelming amount of options available. One study from the US Forest Service even found a map of geo-located tweets provided a pretty accurate map of smoke patterns. He took wildland firefighting courses, went on ride-alongs, and toured a 9-1-1 call center; throughout it all, he kept returning to the idea of wanting better communication during critical moments. Tens of thousands of people were under evacuation orders, told to leave their homes behind with little to no knowledge of when or if they would be able to return.

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Northern California wildfire resources: Where to find county ... (KCRA Sacramento)

Here is a county-by-county resources list for KCRA 3's coverage area to help you find important information and updates in the event of a wildfire in ...

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National Democrats Make Last-Gasp Push to Keep N.Y. District Maps (The New York Times)

Democrats are seeking to reinstate congressional district maps that were declared unconstitutional last week by New York's highest court.

They argued in state court that a late August primary would leave enough time both to draw fresh maps and to ensure that overseas ballots are counted. A redrawn map adopted by the courts would be likely to increase the number of competitive seats overall. The courts put the requirement in place after New York violated a pair of federal laws meant to ensure that ballots are sent to military personnel and other overseas voters in a timely manner so they can be counted. They contend that a federal judge should reinstate the New York Democrats’ map to govern this year’s election. Since last week’s state court ruling, New York has not yet sought federal approval required to move that date. It’s the redrawing of the boundaries of congressional and state legislative districts. “An Aug. 23 primary fully complies with the requirements of the federal military voters act.” Democrats argued in a 17-page complaint that there simply was not enough time to implement the order from the State Court of Appeals for new district lines. It happens every 10 years, after the census, to reflect changes in population. “Since it has failed to do so, this court must act.” Other states frequently hold late-summer primaries and are able to comply with overseas ballot requirements. In a 17-page complaint, they argued that there simply was not enough time to implement the order from the State Court of Appeals for new district lines and still comply with a longstanding federal court order meant to protect the rights of Americans casting ballots from overseas.

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Judge to review additional legal challenge against New York's Dem ... (New York Daily News)

Steuben County State Supreme Court Judge Patrick McAllister on Monday scheduled a hearing for May 10 to discuss a legal brief filed by the head of the New ...

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Attorney sues to toss Assembly maps (Hudson Valley 360)

NEW BALTIMORE — Attorney and child victims advocate Gary Greenberg is set to file a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court in Steuben County on Tuesday ...

“That tells me that the Republicans and Democrats in the assembly made a deal not to challenge each other’s maps. “It’s bewildering to me that the Republicans didn’t include this in their original lawsuit,” Greenberg said of the State Assembly maps. In that race, you had to get signatures all over the state, but you had to get a certain amount in the congressional districts. “So I decided to file a suit to throw out the Assembly maps and to ask the court to take over the procedures,” Greenberg said. The Democrats control the Assembly and the Senate. They have a huge plurality, so they could have sat down and done it right and fair and make these races competitive. But no one had asked for the Assembly seats, but the appeals court stated in a footnote that if they were asked they would have thrown out the Assembly maps because the same process was used with the illegality of the other two maps.”

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Assembly redistricting maps face new legal challenge (Spectrum News)

It also dovetails with the successful lawsuit against the lawmaker-drawn districts for the U.S. House of Representatives and state Senate in New York. The top ...

If victorious, the Assembly maps could also be thrown into a similar state of flux. But the new legal challenges could lead to the third and final map also be tossed out and sent to a special master. “I will not stand for New Yorkers to suffer from the whims of an unconstitutional and undemocratic process,” Wax said.

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NY Democrats propose new House map similar to gerrymander ... (New York Post)

Albany Democrats are floating a new congressional map that looks remarkably similar to the so-called “Hochulmander” struck down by the state Court of ...

We respectfully submit that those who were quick to criticize enacted District 11 failed to recognize that, as noted above, it accommodates the unification of a fast-growing Chinese-American community that had been cracked,” Goldenberg wrote in the memo about the district currently represented by Malliotakis. Swaths of upstate currently represented by Republicans would also lean more to the left compared to the current congressional map, under the Democrats’ redo. “We recognize that District 11 in the enacted plan was the subject of considerable controversy.

Scientists map living corals before and after marine heat wave ... (Science Daily)

Scientists reveal that different corals and environments influence the likelihood of their survival when ocean temperatures rise.

The results also indicated that reefs near heavily developed coasts are more susceptible to mortality during heat waves. Understanding which corals are surviving is key to achieving conservation that is targeted and effective. With these data, the researchers identified more than 10 potential coral refugia -- habitats that may offer a safe haven for corals facing climate change. The study also finds that coastal development and water pollution negatively affect coral reefs. The findings also demonstrate that advanced remote sensing technologies provide an opportunity to scale-up reef monitoring like never before. As the world sees rising ocean temperatures, it will also see more cases of coral bleaching.

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UPDATE Court Orders New May 20 Redistricting Map Deadline ... (Norwood News)

A new deadline of May 20 for new 2022 impartial redistricting maps for the congressional and State senate districts has been ordered by the New York State ...

According to the Court of Appeals, the IRC and the State legislature ultimately failed to follow the procedure as laid out by the State constitution. The map features a slider tool to transition seamlessly between the new maps and current ones, providing a powerful interactive visual showing how the lines would change under the new plans. The case was later heard by the New York State Court of Appeals. Meanwhile State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (S.D. 34) who, as reported, is running for New York’s 3rd congressional seat, based on the Feb. 2 districting lines, issued a statement on Friday, April 30, saying, “I entered this race because I am deeply committed to fighting for the people of NY-3 and protecting abortion and voting rights, combatting the climate crisis, and expanding access to affordable healthcare and housing. The legislature voted on the IRC’s first set of plans, without amendment as required by the State constitution, and rejected both plans. Petitioners alleged that the process by which the 2022 maps were enacted was constitutionally defective because the IRC failed to submit a second redistricting plan as required under the 2014 constitutional amendments and, as such, the legislature lacked authority to compose and enact its own plan. The New York State Republican Party members immediately mounted a legal challenge. On January 24, the IRC announced that it was deadlocked and, as a result, would not present a second plan to the legislature. The IRC held a number of virtual sessions with community residents to discuss the redistricting process over a matter of months starting in September 2021. The court also ordered a new deadline for receipt of overseas and military ballots for the primaries of July 8. The orders were documented in court paperwork filed with the State of New York Supreme Court, Steuben County on April 29. Following the 2020 federal census, due to shifts in New York’s population, New York State lost a congressional seat and other districts were malapportioned, necessitating the redrawing of new district lines.

New Lawsuit Seeks Reinstatement of NY Congressional Maps (U.S. News & World Report)

A group of New York voters asked a federal court Monday to reinstate Congressional district maps tossed out by state judges last week because they were ...

“The court fully recognizes that a permanent primary date is best left to New York, but has acted as it must to preserve federally protected voting rights.” Therefore, it said, there’s no time for a new map-drawing process, which has been given over to a single researcher, and the court must reinstate original maps drawn by the state Legislature. By clicking submit, you are agreeing to our Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy. “New York’s decision to wait several more weeks before adopting a new congressional plan as its federally mandated June 28 primary rapidly approaches is untenable,” the lawsuit says. Since it has failed to do so, this court must act.” A group of New York voters has asked a federal court to reinstate Congressional district maps tossed out by state judges last week.

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Apex Legends season 13 preview: That kaiju is part of a reworked ... (Polygon)

Apex Legends Season 13 launches May 10, bringing with it an enhanced Storm Point map that features a loot-rich kaiju carcasss as a new POI.

“Hundreds of smaller QoL updates were done to smooth out the player experience across the map,” he said. And then you’ll get upgraded versions of equipment and attachments that you bring into it.” Either it’s upgrading what you have already, or it’s supplementing your equipment and weapon attachments that you don’t yet have.” - Image: Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts “And we really wanted to do this additively, without removing anything that we felt was important.” “This thing is kind of like a big, stuffed, loot piñata,” Jeff Shaw, a lead level designer for Respawn Entertainment, said during a media preview last week.

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Apex Legends Season 13 is all about adding to the map, not taking ... (GamesRadar+)

Storm Point was designed with the future in mind, and Apex Legends Season 13 delivers on that forward-thinking.

Apex Legends best characters Apex Legends best weapons Storm Point is the culmination of all of that feedback, iteration, and ideation, and it's great to see the team returning to it so soon after its launch. The Apex Legends Season 13 trailer sees the Legends team up to fight a giant sea monster that emerged from the turquoise waters surrounding Storm Point. That monster's carcass is the new POI on the map, and you can fight within its rotting body and on top of it. With Season 13, it's clear that Respawn has a concise understanding of what makes Apex Legends great, and is looking to add even more ways to engage fans of the BR and beyond. Respawn has plans to carry this philosophy forward through future Apex Legends updates.

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Apex Legends: Respawn has discussed putting all four maps on ... (For The Win)

But now there are four maps, wouldn't it be better to have them all in Ranked rotation, to avoid map fatigue? “That's something that we've definitely thought ...

“Having said that, LTM is an opportunity for us to play with that kind of thing, and that’s definitely the kind of space that we like to play with. So that isn’t something that we’re looking to change as a permanent mode or a permanent option within the BR. “Right now, there’s really no plans or anything set in stone, but it is definitely something that’s in the back of our mind as something we could do.”

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New lawsuit seeks reinstatement of NY congressional maps (The Washington Post)

A group of New York voters has asked a federal court to reinstate Congressional district maps tossed out by state judges last week.

“The court fully recognizes that a permanent primary date is best left to New York, but has acted as it must to preserve federally protected voting rights.” Therefore, it said, there’s no time for a new map-drawing process, which has been given over to a single researcher, and the court must reinstate original maps drawn by the state Legislature. “New York’s decision to wait several more weeks before adopting a new congressional plan as its federally mandated June 28 primary rapidly approaches is untenable,” the lawsuit says.

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