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thecooldown.com > green-home > los-angeles-hvac-installation-issues-leak

Los Angeles homeowner wakes to ceiling leak after rooftop HVAC install, says contractor ghosted

1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (515+ words) "HVAC guys aren't roofers even if they think they can do it I wouldn't let them." A Los Angeles homeowner says a rooftop HVAC installation turned into a nightmare scenario after heavy rain sent water through the ceiling below the…...

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thecooldown.com > outdoors > labrador-police-fugitive-runcorn-cheshire

Labrador leads police to fugitive owner hiding in loft after e-scooter getaway

3+ hour, 38+ min ago   (483+ words) "The pup ultimately remained loyal and provided us with a vital lead — taking us straight to the address of his master." Police in Cheshire were led to a wanted man by the Labrador he had abandoned during an attempted getaway,…...

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thecooldown.com > outdoors > hurricane-lowell-kauai-hotel-debris

Hurricane Lowell blasts dirt, debris into Kauai hotel as storm forces its way in

4+ hour, 2+ min ago   (544+ words) "The jarring scene shows the mess left behind as Lowell lashes the island." A startling social media clip showed what hurricane damage can look like before floodwaters even recede. Inside a Kauai hotel, wind and rain from Hurricane Lowell dragged…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > labor-day-ai-video-automated-factory

White House Labor Day video criticized for AI 'slop' without a worker in sight

5+ hour, 2+ min ago   (464+ words) "Honestly that's a perfect representation of how they think of us." A TikTok post from More Perfect Union (@moreperfectunion) hit its mark after taking aim at a strange Labor Day post from the Trump administration. The offending video from The…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > dust-plume-mali-drifting-atlantic

NASA image shows massive dust plume swallowing Mali before drifting toward the Atlantic

19+ hour, 1+ min ago   (399+ words) From orbit, the haze nearly matched the color of the desert below. A striking NASA satellite image captured a massive dust plume stretching across Mali and pushing west toward the Atlantic Ocean as West Africa's busiest dust season began to…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > florida-wall-of-wind-expansion-hurricane-testing

Florida's 'Wall of Wind' gets $15 million to expand 200-mph hurricane testing

16+ hour, 1+ min ago   (453+ words) Florida International University's "Wall of Wind" is set for a major expansion after receiving a $15 million donation, giving one of the country's most powerful hurricane research tools a significant boost. The funding will help build a next-generation version of the…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > electric-shuttle-west-palm-beach-service

Florida city rolls out $1 electric shuttle, says riders won't wait more than 10 minutes

13+ hour, 1+ min ago   (616+ words) Officials say the shuttle is intended to help relieve traffic on busy downtown streets. West Palm Beach has rolled out a new electric shuttle that charges $1 a ride, giving residents a way to travel for less than the price of…...

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thecooldown.com > green-home > flooding-in-indiantown-florida-residents-demand-answers

Florida residents demand answers after 4 inches of rain flood homes, cars, and streets

11+ hour, 25+ min ago   (621+ words) "I don't think we have seen anything like this ever here in Indiantown." After heavy rain hit Indiantown, Florida, some residents said their streets looked more like swimming pools than roads. Floodwater spread across neighborhoods, submerging roadways, entering homes and…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > arizona-water-cuts-colorado-river-phoenix-tucson

Arizona water experts warn Colorado River cuts would be 'unprecedented' for Phoenix taps

12+ hour, 1+ min ago   (611+ words) At the highest end of the proposal, Lower Basin use would drop below levels "not seen since 1935." Independent researchers studying the Colorado River say the federal plan for reducing water deliveries to Arizona, California, and Nevada would force cutbacks on…...

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thecooldown.com > outdoors > dogs-rescued-southern-missouri-commercial-breeders

86 dogs rescued from southern Missouri commercial breeders in 'Operation Eclipse"

14+ hour, 49+ min ago   (462+ words) Large breeder surrenders like this can be challenging because every animal may have different needs. Dozens of dogs — some only weeks old and others nearly a decade old — were pulled from commercial breeders in southern Missouri in a large-scale surrender…...