How to safely clean infant feeding items in an emergency
Learn how to clean and sanitize items used to feed your baby with safe water in an emergency. Germs can grow on baby bottles, nipples, sippy cups, cups, bowls, and any other containers used to prepare and store infant formula, baby food or breast milk. All these items need to be cleaned after every use, […]
How to stay safe during this weekend’s tornado outbreak
A severe weather/tornado outbreak is headed toward our area early Sunday morning with a risk for potentially strong tornadoes in the western half of the Upstate into Georgia. Here is a guide on how you and your family can stay best prepared if the worst were to happen.Understanding tornado terminologyThe National Weather Service has three […]
Bogus videos from the hurricanes are going viral. Here’s how to spot old and fabricated footage online.
As Hurricane Milton slammed Florida’s west coast, dozens of misleading or AI-generated videos spread on social media, racking up millions of views across platforms. One video, falsely said to show Milton, was actually filmed from a 2021 nor’easter in Massachusetts. Another montage, which had 1.5 million views on X, contained AI-generated footage. This image from […]
How to stay cool and safe as a heat wave heads for the DC area – NBC4 Washington
It’s expected to reach the mid-90s next week as a heat wave barrels east toward the D.C. area, according to Storm Team4. If the temperature hits 94 degrees or higher for seven days or more, this heat wave will become the hottest streak in the Washington Capitol Region since 2016. As the area braces for […]