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A second atmospheric river in four days has brought record rains to southern California since it pushed inland late Sunday and Monday, knocking out power to over a million households and killing at least three people from downed trees. Some areas of the state saw more rain in one day than is seen in an average year (see map).
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) declared a state of emergency for eight counties between Santa Barbara and San Diego yesterday as flash floods and mudslides blocked roads (see photos). Many areas in the greater Los Angeles area received 4 to 6 inches yesterday—with some areas seeing over 10—and mandatory evacuations were called in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties for part of the day. The storm also disrupted ski resorts across the Sierra Nevada after dropping several feet of snow, where more precipitation is expected through midweek.
Winter atmospheric rivers historically bring close to half of the West Coast's annual precipitation (see explainer). Track the storm's forecast here. |
King Charles Cancer Diagnosis |
King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace yesterday. The palace has not specified the type or the stage of cancer but noted the 75-year-old king had begun regular treatments. The cancer was detected during his recent treatment for a benign enlarged prostate; however, the palace confirmed it was not prostate cancer.
The king will postpone public engagements during his treatment but plans to continue his constitutional role as head of state, including signing laws and other government business. If the king could not carry out official duties, counsellors of state could be appointed to stand in for the monarch, including Queen Camilla, Prince William, Princess Anne, and Prince Edward (although Prince Harry and Prince Andrew are technically counsellors of state, both have stepped back from their royal duties, so they would not qualify).
It was announced William—who had also temporarily postponed public engagements while he helped his wife Catherine, the Princess of Wales, recover from abdominal surgery—would return to public duties this week. |
Dartmouth College announced yesterday it will begin requiring next year's class of prospective students to submit standardized test scores for admission, the first Ivy League school to reverse a pandemic-era policy making tests optional.
Dartmouth dropped its requirement for applicants to submit their ACT or SAT scores in June 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted national testing. Nearly four years later, a study commissioned by the New Hampshire-based school's president found standardized test scores were valuable in identifying high school students considered to be high achievers and likely to thrive at Dartmouth.
Among the learnings, the study found some students with strong test scores in their local areas opted to not submit their scores when the results fell below Dartmouth's average range. But because their scores were still higher compared to students in their respective communities, submitting the results would have been a positive nod to their candidacy, the study said. See findings here.
More than 1,900 schools (see here) currently have a test-optional policy, including all of the other Ivy Leagues. |
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