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Leaner snowpack in Western Canada and United States mountain ranges is causing drier summers and increasing wildfire risk, says a new study from the University of Colorado Boulder. Lead author Kate Hale said her team analyzed mountain snow data and found snowpack water storage decreased more than 25 per cent from 1950 to 2013. This, she said, can be attributed to earlier snowmelt, less snowfall and more rain. “We actually saw some of the strongest signals up in the Canadian Rockies, by way of this decrease in snowfall and then earlier snowmelts and rainfall generation,” Hale said in an interview....

Visiting St. Peter Stiftskulinarium is a spiritual and gastronomic pilgrimage.  Located within the expansive confines of Salzburg's St. Peter's Abbey, a 7th-century Benedictine monastery, its existence was first chronicled by Alcuin of York, a scholar and trusted advisor to Charlemagne. Wandering these hallowed halls, one can’t help but imagine Mephistopheles talking shop with Faust, or Christopher Columbus raising a glass of Salzburg Stiegl beer before his historic voyage. While legends persist, the establishment’s age is undeniable. St. Peter Stiftskulinarium, mentioned in documents dating back to 803, claims to be the oldest known operating restaurant in Europe. The restaurant’s grandeur extends...

Two-star Michelin restaurant Sichuan Moon, at Macau’s Wynn Palace hotel, enjoyed two years before the pandemic shut Macau from the world. But the restaurant, under the talented guidance of culinary director and award-winning chef Andre Chiang is back with a vengeance – and a new Discovery menu.  A Review of Sichuan Moon Sichuan Moon offers two menus. The Classic (MOP2,888) which takes diners through some of the more traditional Sichuan dishes such as ma po tofu and dan dan noodles. The Discovery menu (MOP3,288) is a more seasonal-based menu which offers many detours into some lesser-known but no less delicious...

Disney live-action adaptations have been hit or miss (well ... mostly miss). One of the biggest complaints has been about the computer-generated images of animal characters. These realistic remakes seem incongruent with the original purpose of the animated features. Disney animators designed animals and inanimate objects with human-like movements and expressions that made their high emotions relatable to viewers — especially younger ones. It seems difficult for Disney to make animals appealing, emotive, and resemble real life at the same time. The 2019 version of "The Lion King" is one of the worst examples of the realism technique. The lions had an uncanny valley...

Garrison, New York Dan Milstein East Point estate, designed by Taliesin star Edgar Tafel, stands on 5.9 acres with unobstructed views of the Hudson River and highlands. The rebuilt three-bedroom house has a main space with floor-to-ceiling windows and stone fireplace, chef's kitchen, and dining area facing the river. Dan Milstein Outside are a screened terrace with fireplace, garden patios, a spa built into bedrock cascading into a freeform pool, and a two-bedroom guest cottage. $3,495,000. Joanna Rizoulis, Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty, (917) 359-7885. Sedona, Arizona Courtesy image This three-bedroom home looks out on Sedona's red rocks and desert...