Some Texas hospital officials are scrambling to bring in clean water supply while delaying elective surgeries after brutal winter weather resulted in a gradually resolving power, and now emerging water, crisis this week. Texas authorities ordered 13 million people — nearly half of the population of the nation’s second-largest state — to boil tap water before drinking it because… Read More »
If you watch or hear any news at all you’ll be familiar with the terms El Nino and La Nina. To oversimplify them for the sake of brevity, there’s an oscilation between the two that makes a particular region of the planet either drier than average, or wetter than average. While the cycle itself is… Read More »
When the pandemic first began earlier this year, it seemed like if we could just hunker down until perhaps summer, things would get better and we’d be able to get back to life as usual (or at least something similar to life as usual). We were in survival mode: we cut corners and made do,… Read More »
Humid weather is often characterized by immense perspiration, which is followed by extreme tiredness. The scorching heat of the sun sucks in your energy and leaves you feeling immensely tired. It is about time you did something to nourish your skin in this humid weather. Are you looking for remedies to protect your skin in… Read More »
Before you retreat inside to wait out winter, take some time to check your home’s exterior and other nooks and crannies are ready to face the cold (and hopefully, wet) weather. Blockages can cause water to back up and overflow into your roof. If you have lots of deciduous trees around your place and have… Read More »
Cold wintry weather can cause hearing aid damage if proper precautions aren’t taken. While often hearing aids can be repaired, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Here’s some information on how cold weather and moisture can damage hearing aids, what to be aware of and how you can prevent weather damage: Cold… Read More »