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Special Weather Statement issued April 24 at 9:08AM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Published: 24 April 2025
Categories: National Weather Service

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At 908 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles east of Hobart to 3 miles northeast of Medicine Park. Movement was northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD…Wind gusts of 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE…Radar indicated. IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include… Hobart, Elgin, Apache, Fletcher, Cyril, Mountain View, Sterling, Medicine Park, Gotebo, Meers, Lake Lawtonka, Boone, Lake Ellsworth, northeastern Fort Sill, northeastern Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, and Mount Scott.

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The United States operates the world’s largest nuclear power plant fleet

Published: 24 April 2025
Categories: US Energy Information Administration

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In-brief analysis

April 24, 2025

In 2024, U.S. utilities operated 94 nuclear reactors with a total net generating capacity of nearly 97 gigawatts (GW), the largest commercial nuclear power generation fleet in the world. The next three countries with the largest programs were France with 57 units (63.0 GW), China with 57 units (55.3 GW), and Russia with 36 units (28.6 GW). Nuclear power continues to account for 19% of U.S. power sector electricity generation.

America’s nuclear reactor fleet consists of 54 power plants, each of which has one to four operating units. Plant Vogtle in Georgia is the largest nuclear power plant with four reactors and a total generating capacity of around 4.5 GW. The R.E. Ginna plant in New York is the smallest nuclear power plant with its one 0.6-GW reactor.

After Georgia Power

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Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake – Indian Ocean, 67 km south of Pulau Sumbawa Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Thursday, Apr 24, 2025, at 09:57 pm (GMT +8)

Published: 24 April 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Apr 23, 09:04 am (GMT +8)

4.1

14 km51 km (32 mi) to the SW Indian Ocean, 92 km south of Pulau Sumbawa Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia  I FELT IT – 1 reportInfoMar 31, 01:38 pm (Makassar)

4.5

69 km98 km (61 mi) to the E Southwest Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia InfoMar 9, 12:31 pm (GMT +8)

4.8

65 km56 km (35 mi) to the W Indian Ocean, 87 km south of Pulau Sumbawa Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia 18 reportsInfoMar 3, 11:20 pm (GMT +8)

4.7

11 km73 km (46 mi) to the SE Indian Ocean, 83 km southwest of Tambolaka, Indonesia 1 reportInfoFeb 17, 06:41 pm (Makassar)

4.2

128 km97 km (60 mi) to the N 11 km northwest of Dompu, Dompu Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia InfoMay 29, 2018 03:25 am (GMT +8)

5.4

45 km32 km (20 mi) to the NE Indian Ocean, 61 km south of Dompu, Dompu Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia 37 reportsInfoDec 30, 2016 06:30 am (Makassar)

6.2

87 km58 km (36 mi) to the NE Indian Ocean, 62 km south of Bima, Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia 70 reportsInfoOct 25, 2009 04:54 am (GMT +8)

5.6

35 km91 km (56 mi) to the SE Indian Ocean, 71 km southwest of Tambolaka, Indonesia InfoMay 24, 2007 09:06 am (Makassar)

5.6

38 km69 km (43 mi) to the E Indian Ocean, 50 km west of Tambolaka, Indonesia InfoAug 2, 2004 04:44 pm (Makassar)

5.4

10 km96 km (59 mi) to the W Indian Ocean, 79 km south of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia InfoJan 23, 2003 08:08 am (Makassar)

5.5

33 km67 km (41 mi) to

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Driving business value by optimizing the cloud

Published: 24 April 2025
Categories: MIT Tech Review

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Organizations are deepening their cloud investments at an unprecedented pace, recognizing its fundamental role in driving business agility and innovation. Synergy Research Group reports that companies spent $84 billion worldwide on cloud infrastructure services in the third quarter of 2024, a 23% rise over the third quarter of 2023 and the fourth consecutive quarter in which the year-on-year growth rate has increased.

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Allowing users to access IT systems from anywhere in the world, cloud services also ensure solutions remain highly configurable and automated.

At the same time, hosted services like generative AI and tailored industry solutions can help companies quickly launch applications and grow the business. To get the most out of these services, companies are turning to cloud optimization—the process of selecting and allocating cloud resources to reduce costs while maximizing performance.

But despite all the interest

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