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Cómo ver la “luna fría” navideña: la última luna llena del año

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

(CNN) — La última luna llena de 2023 se asomará por el horizonte el lunes, la noche de Navidad, y alcanzará su punto máximo la noche siguiente.La luna llena de diciembre podrá verse completamente redonda a simple vista ya el domingo y continuará iluminando el cielo nocturno durante algunas noches después de que alcance su máxima plenitud el martes a las 7:33 p.m. ET, según el Almanaque del Granjero.Los astronautas del Artemis II, que viajarán a la Luna, fueron elegidos como la imagen del día por la NASA¿Qué es la “luna llena fría”?La luna llena de este mes también se conoce como “luna fría”, un término acuñado por los nativos americanos, específicamente el pueblo Mohawk, en referencia a las temperaturas más frías típicamente asociadas con diciembre en el hemisferio norte. (Aunque el cambio climático está haciendo que los meses de invierno sean rápidamente más cálidos).Otros nombres para la última luna llena del año incluyen “Luna de nieve”, “Luna creadora de invier...

El papa Francisco pide no confundir la Navidad con el consumismo

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

El papa Francisco pidió hoy en ocasión de la Navidad “no confundir la fiesta con el consumismo” y pensar en aquellas poblaciones que sufren la guerra como Palestina, Israel y Ucrania, durante el rezo del ángelus en la plaza de San Pedro.“Os deseo un buen domingo y una Nochebuena en la oración, en el calor del afecto y de la sobriedad y si me permitís, una recomendación: No confundáis la fiesta con el consumismo. Puedes como cristiano celebrar en sencillez y sin derroche compartir con los que carecen de lo necesario o les falta compañía”, dijo el papa asomado a la ventana del palacio pontificio. “El Dios que tomó un corazón humano, inculque la humanidad en el corazón de los hombres”, deseó Francisco. El papa, que se acaba de recuperar de una bronquitis, presidirá todos los actos litúrgicos de la Navidad, comenzando con la celebración hoy de la misa del gallo en la Basílica de San Pedro. El papa Francisco pide al personal del Vaticano ...

Así estará el tiempo para Navidad en EE.UU.: temperaturas superiores al promedio, humedad, nieve y más

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

(CNN Español) – Aunque la ilusión de tener una blanca Navidad prevalece año con año en Estados Unidos, en esta ocasión las esperanzas de presenciar ese paisaje se van desvaneciendo debido a los pronósticos de temperatura de los próximos días.Según el pronóstico del Centro de Predicciones Climáticas del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, casi todo Estados Unidos –incluidos Hawai y gran parte de Alaska– tendrá temperaturas superiores al promedio entre el 25 y el 29 de diciembre.El norte del territorio, incluidos los estados que van desde Virginia, Pensilvania y Nueva York, hasta Oregon, Washington y California experimentarán temperaturas por encima de lo normal.En la mayor parte del país las temperaturas superiores al promedio están ligadas a que se pronostica que el aire cálido y húmedo del Pacífico será bombeado hacia el este a través de una corriente en chorro, un río de aire en lo alto de la atmósfera que transporta tormentas.Estas condiciones son una clara señal del fenómeno de El ...

Denver weather: Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for Christmas Eve snowfall

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A Pinpoint Weather Alert Day has been issued for Sunday as snow showers and colder air move into the metro area. This will lead to difficult travel conditions especially for areas along the foothills and into the high country. Winter weather advisories and storm warnings will be in effect through Sunday.During this time snow could make road conditions difficult to drive on, and strong wind gusts will blow around fresh snow, lowering visibility.Weather today: Light snow showersLight snow showers are forecasted to continue this morning and a few more rounds this afternoon as well. Look for high temperatures to top out in the lower 30s, right around freezing. Some of the snow will stick on the ground so be sure to be wary of slick spots and to take it easy on the roadways! Winds will also be gusty at times, up to 30 mph. Weather tonight: Partly cloudy, coldThe last of the light snow tapers off around dinnertime tonight, making way for partly cloudy and very chilly condi...

Denver weather: How much snow fell in Colorado on Christmas Eve?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you were hoping for snow on the ground for Christmas, you may just get it.Sunday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day, with snow and rain late Saturday causing potentially slick conditions for people traveling ahead of Christmas Day.How much did it snow on Christmas Eve in Denver?The table below includes preliminary snow totals reported to the National Weather Service on Dec. 23-24.The table is sorted in alphabetical order by county, and the data was taken as of 9:15 a.m. on Sunday. It will be continuously updated as the snow continues to come in.Arapahoe1 ENE Littleton1.5Arapahoe1 N Englewood1.1Arapahoe1 NE Littleton1.1Arapahoe1 SE Littleton1.4Arapahoe1 WSW Aurora1.1Arapahoe2 E Foxfield1.5Arapahoe2 SSW Aurora1Arapahoe2 SW Cherry Hills Villa1.2Arapahoe3 ENE Highlands Ranch1.3ArapahoeLittleton1.1Archuleta5 WNW Pagosa Springs1Boulder1 N Sunshine2.4Boulder1 SE Boulder1Boulder1 SW Eldora1Boulder1 W Boulder1.4Boulder1 WNW Boulder1.5Boulder1 WNW Crescent Village2Boulder2 N ...

Denver snow: Colorado snow impacts Christmas Eve travel

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Sunday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day, with the snowy and cold conditions creating potentially slick and dangerous travel conditions.These conditions not only caused problems for people driving to their destinations ahead of Christmas Day but also caused delays and cancelations for people at Denver International Airport. Denver weather: How much snow fell in Colorado on Christmas Eve? Conditions at Denver International AirportAs of 9:50 a.m., there were 150 delays for flights coming into or departing from DIA, as well as 12 cancellations, according to FlightAware.A majority of the delays and cancellations were for Southwest Airlines flights, with 8 of the canceled flights and 82 of the delays coming from the airline.Road conditionsAccording to Pinpoint Meteorologist Greg Perez, travel conditions for areas along the foothills and into the high country will be especially impacted.According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, as of 9:30 a.m., westbound Int...

Massachusetts man accused of slamming into New Hampshire police cruiser on Interstate 93

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

A Massachusetts man is accused of slamming into a New Hampshire police cruiser Saturday night, as the trooper was responding to multiple crashes on Interstate 93 North in Canterbury, according to New Hampshire State Police.The state trooper was outside of the cruiser when it was hit around 11:19 p.m. on Saturday, officials said. The cruiser was hit by Melvin Ruiz Chaperon, 38, of Chelsea, officials said.The trooper, who was roadside with another car at the time of the crash, did not suffer any injuries, though Ruiz Chaperon was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries, police said.He was charged with operating without a valid license and scheduled to appear at Concord District Court, police said.Police were aided by the Canterbury Fire Department, New Hampshire Department of Transportation, New England Truck Center-Concord and Matt Brown’s Truck Repair, according to officials.The cruiser crash, multiple other crashes and the icy road conditions shut down I-93 North in Can...

Willie Bennett’s family accepts Michelle Wu’s apology, but says more is needed after wrongful arrest in Stuart murder

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

Willie Bennett’s family sat together on stage at Roxbury Community College dressed in Adidas tracksuits a day after it received an apology 34 years in the making.A description of a 5-foot-10 Black man wearing a black tracksuit with white or red stripes who spoke with a gravelly voice ultimately led to their brother, father and uncle’s wrongful arrest in the Oct. 23, 1989 shooting murder of a pregnant Carol Stuart.The description provided to authorities that October night came from Stuart’s husband, Charles “Chuck” Stuart, who, in fact, orchestrated the murder but blamed it on a random Black man, an accusation inflaming the city’s racial tensions.Mayor Michelle Wu last week formally apologized on behalf of the city to Bennett and Alan Swanson, the two Black men wrongfully arrested and accused in the case.Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox, who said that he “was born and raised here so I certainly understand the history involved,” also apologized on behalf of the Police Department...

Montreal police say basilica fire not arson, investigation shows cause was electrical

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

Montreal police say an early morning fire outside the city’s Notre-Dame Basilica was not intentionally set. Police spokeswoman Const. Véronique Dubuc says arson investigators were at the scene this morning and determined the fire’s origin was electrical.Police began an investigation after firefighters found what they believed were traces of accelerant. Firefighters were called to the historic church in Old Montreal around 2:30 a.m. after a fire began on a construction scaffold being used for renovation work on the building’s exterior.Police say there was no damage to the building, which is a national historic site.Christmas masses at the basilica are scheduled to go ahead as planned. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 24, 2023. The Canadian Press

REVIEW: Ferrari slows down a fast, dangerous life

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

Michael Mann (the director of the Insider and Ali) is one of the greatest filmmakers of late 20th century Hollywood, and his streak of excellent films continued well into the 21st century. After Blackhat, he took a break and enjoyed his twilight years. But you can’t keep a good filmmaker down.Adam Driver in Ferrari, courtesy of Elevation Pictures.Ferrari is Mann’s first film in 8 years, and his first working with Adam Driver (from Girls and House of Gucci). Driver plays Enzo Ferrari, the Italian race-car driver turned entrepreneur, at a time of immense personal turmoil in his life. His son Dino recently passed away, his marriage with his wife Laura (played by Penélope Cruz from Volver and Vicky Cristina Barcelona) is falling apart, and his company is failing. His associates tell him that the only way his company can survive is by winning the 1957 Mille Miglia, a race entirely on public roads around Italy.Mann’s films are always cool, calm, and collected. The term &...