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KQED news, on the weekend. For the weekend.
Just a little weekend tornado news for the SF Bay Area:

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The Tornado Warning is Over. Here's Why it was Issued | KQED
If you received a tornado warning on your phone, here’s why.
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December 14, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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Before dawn on Thursday, dancers adorned in feathers, sequins, and beads stepped onto ferries bound for Alcatraz Island to celebrante Indigenous resistance and solidarity.

Here are portraits of the dancers who brought the Sunrise Gathering to life:
Photos: Dancers of the Sunrise Gathering in Alcatraz
These photos capture the dancers of the Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz Island, celebrating Indigenous resilience, intergenerational traditions and global solidarity.
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November 30, 2024 at 4:28 AM
What books are we reading? What books are we buying?

Reminder: New temporary@ebbooksellers.bsky.social opens today 📚⬇️
For the link clicking averse, the new location is 6022 College Avenue in Oakland.
As you may have heard, our reopening in a new temporary (for how long? who knows!) location is imminent! Saturday, November 30th.

Brad eventually gets to saying as much in today's newsletter, and invites you to a toast!

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November 30, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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Last week's storms have passed, but problems linger for several Mission businesses.

The Mission Cultural Center has an $80K fundraiser to fix flood damage, while the 24th St. bookstore Medicine for Nightmares, held a "soggy book sale."

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Mission Cultural Center, Adobe Books and Medicine for Nightmares seek help to recover from storms
Last week’s storm has passed, but issues linger with Mission Cultural Center, Adobe Books and Medicine for Nightmares.
missionlocal.org
November 29, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Ever wondered what the San Francisco Bay sounds like beneath the water’s surface?

The Wave Organ, a sound sculpture maintained by San Francisco’s Exploratorium, has 25 pipes that shoot down into the bay, creating a unique sonic experience.
San Francisco’s Wave Organ Brings Sounds of the Bay to Life | KQED
View the full episode transcript Ever wondered what the San Francisco Bay sounds like beneath the water’s surface? The Wave Organ, a sound sculpture maintained by San Francisco’s Exploratorium, has 25...
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November 24, 2024 at 4:06 PM
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JUST IN: Representatives of developing countries and climate activists were furious over the outcome, saying $300 billion annually from industrialized countries is far short of what vulnerable nations need to better protect themselves from climate change.
With talks teetering, climate negotiators struck a controversial $300 billion deal
Representatives of developing countries and climate activists were furious over the outcome, saying $300 billion annually from industrialized countries is far short of what vulnerable nations need to better protect themselves from climate change.
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November 24, 2024 at 12:54 AM
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s office said it discovered a person in a submerged car in Guerneville near Highway 116 around noon Saturday.

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2 Dead in Sonoma County Following Record-Breaking Storm | KQED
Two bodies were found in Sonoma County in the aftermath of the record-breaking atmospheric river that brought heavy rains and strong winds to the Bay Area.
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November 24, 2024 at 3:41 PM
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In recent years, "atmospheric river" has become used much more frequently in scientific papers and in media coverage. According to experts who study climate and weather, a few reasons may explain why.
Atmospheric rivers aren't new. Why does it feel like we're hearing about them more?
In recent years, "atmospheric river" has become used much more frequently in scientific papers and in media coverage. According to experts who study climate and weather, a few reasons may explain why.
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November 23, 2024 at 7:37 PM
An energetic array of colors greets visitors walking through the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s new exhibition Amy Sherald: American Sublime.

On view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art through March 9, 2025.

www.kqed.org/arts/1396851...
Amy Sherald Gathers ‘Sublime’ American Portraits at SFMOMA
The artist’s colorful paintings are anything but ordinary, conveying dignity, resilience and vulnerability.
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November 23, 2024 at 9:54 PM
The record-breaking stormy weather has started to leave the Bay Area, with the worst of it over, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Ryan Walbrun.

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Flooding Hits San Francisco and the Bay Area as Storm Grows More Intense | KQED
Flash flooding was reported in San Francisco and parts of San Mateo County, spurring warnings, and roadways in Sonoma County are flooded.
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November 23, 2024 at 9:40 PM