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celebrated Passover Easter whatever you
did ate lots of candy Hope you had an
awesome weekend you're feeling refreshed
and you're ready to rock this new week
Let's kick things off by getting right
into the news because we have a lot to
get to not a lot of time to do it So
let's get to it We begin today with a
solar storm that had colorful auroras
dancing across the skies much farther
south from where they are typically seen
The Space Weather Prediction Center part
of the US National Weather Service had
predicted a geothermal storm at an
intensity level of G3 out of G5 but the
storm reached G4 severe level conditions
for a period of time NASA defines a
solar storm as a sudden explosion of
particles energy magnetic fields and
material blasted into the solar system
by the sun That includes eruptions of
gas and magnetic fields from the sun
called coronal mass ejections or CMEs
which were released from the sun last
week and arrived at Earth earlier than
expected When CMEs or solar flares are
directed towards Earth it can create a
major disturbance in our planet's
magnetic field called a geomagnetic
storm Thanks to the Earth's magnetic
field and atmosphere protecting us from
the material from the sun these storms
don't cause direct harm to us But the
effects of geomagnetic storms for those
of us here on Earth can range from power
outages disrupted communications and
satellites But we also get to see some
stunning auroras You might remember a
severe geomagnetic storm level G4 also
triggered auroras over much of the US
last October Researchers are observing
increasingly intense solar flares and
coronal mass ejections erupting from the
sun which is currently becoming more
active as it experiences its solar
maximum or the peak in its 11-year
cycle Pop quiz hot What animal has the
largest eyes known to scientists in the
animal kingdom colossal squid humpback
whales ostrich or
elephants Answer is colossal squid The
mysterious deep sea sephalopods can be
over 20 ft long and have eyes that can
be up to 12 in in diameter about the
size of a pizza or a basketball The big
eyed invertebrate the colossal squid
just got a little less mysterious
Scientists with the Schmidt Ocean
Institute have recorded the first video
footage of the colossal squid in action
100 years after the marine creature was
first identified Take a look at the
team's recent deep sea discoveries
revealing creatures seen alive in their
natural environment for the first time I
started hyperventilating I teared up We
have never seen this animal in the wild
before We've known about the colossal
squid for a century but this is our
first confirmed footage of the
mysterious creature in its native
habitat We could think of this maybe as
as a teenager squid It's not quite an
adult It hasn't fully matured yet It's
still got a lot of growing to do The
colossal squid will grow up to an
estimated 23 ft long weighing as much as
half a ton The largest squid species on
Earth And it's not the only underwater
animal the team of explorers and
scientists working with the Schmidt
Ocean Institute found during its last
two voyages to study the deeps near
Antarctica This is Galatus Glazalis Um
this is the first time it has been seen
alive and again it reiterates that the
lot of the deep sea animals are actually
really fragile or really
beautiful Now to a look at the World
Expo in Japan It was the second to take
place in Osaka The organizers describe a
world expo as an event that brings
people together and innovations from
around the world in an effort to address
issues facing humankind on a global
scale They've taken place around the
world since the 1800s and have showcased
the latest inventions of their time like
the elevator the telephone and the
electric cars This World Expo plans to
bring 100 countries and companies
together with a futuristic utopian
vision for a better way to live our
everyday lives Our Heno Montgomery got a
preview of the site
Japan 1970 A post-war boom led to
economic progress and prosperity A
towering symbol of that is the Osaka
Expo held that same year Over 64 million
people came to see what the future will
look like and experience a dizzying
diversity of technology and culture all
in one place
This is the site of the 1970 Osaka Expo
which was the first expo ever held in
Japan and in Asia Now this tower of the
sun is symbolic of the technological
innovation and the economic progress
that Japan was experiencing after the
end of World War II Today Osaka is
gearing up for another World Expo and
the world is a very different place The
global economy is in shock from trade
tariffs imposed by US President Donald
Trump leaving markets in Japan and
elsewhere reeling Yeah I think uh in
this beginning of 21st century the whole
global situation is very unstable So I
believe this is really precious
opportunity to show so many countries
come together in one place Here unity is
in the shape of a grand ring The world's
largest wooden structure according to
the Guinness World Records This is the
vision of renowned Japanese architect So
Fujimoto I mean it's just absolutely
massive when you look at it like this
when you take it all in How do you feel
looking at your work well it's it's like
a like a small world in a sense You can
recognize yeah we are connected We are
together
According to Japanese government
predictions Osaka is expected to welcome
around 28 million visitors to the expo
over the next 6 months But there have
been challenges to the build and reports
of low advanced ticket sales have raised
doubts about whether this expo can
deliver a return on the government's
billion dollar investment or give
Japan's economy the boost it badly needs
I believe many people in Osaka and then
of course Japan hopes this expo could be
strong messages to all the world that
yeah we are here It's 2 weeks before
opening day on April 13th and over 150
countries and regions are putting the
final touches to their pavilions Once
open the expo promises to be a global
mix of cultural events cutting edge
technology and googlyeyed mascot merch
And if all goes according to plan it
could be a massive revenue generator for
the Kai region We spoke to analysts who
said Kai represents around 15% of
Japan's economy and hosting the expo
could increase potential growth When
architect Shin Takamatsu worked at the
Osaka Expo 1970 as a student he realized
something was missing amid the
futuristic buildings
By interpreting and understanding the
past we can develop a perspective on the
future He designed this pavilion using
textiles a locally made fabric
traditionally used in kimonos With a
history going back over a thousand years
this momentary piece of architecture
might serve as a bridge between the past
thousand years and the future Here each
pavilion has its own vision of the
future A tiny beating heart made of
genetically engineered stem
cells computers controlling sound and
surface In a world facing so much
economic uncertainty and upheaval a
futuristic utopia themed expo might feel
a little out of step But maybe that's
the point Of course expo itself is
happening every 5 years But this is like
a really changing moment of the global
situation and also the structure of the
society This is kind of a special like a
moment to see expo It's more like a once
in a lifetime event
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10
goes to a bridge that is not for anyone
afraid of heights The world's tallest
bridge set to open this June in China's
rugged and mountainous southwest region
The Hua Jang Grand Canyon Bridge
measures 251 ft above the river below it
That's about 7 football fields stacked
end to end This bridge dominates the
current record holder the Milaw Vioaduct
in France by more than 900 feet Record
aside once the bridge is open China's
state media says the travel time over
the canyon will be reduced from 2 hours
to just one minute And that's about all
the time we have left That's plenty of
time though for my favorite part of the
show shout out time This one goes to Mrs
Irwin and all my Raiders at Man Crest
Middle School in Cranberry Township
Pennsylvania Rise up I see you Scarlet
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