The Champlain Towers condo building that collapsed in Surfside had been sinking at a steady rate for years, according to research from Florida International University. At time of writing, 4 people have been confirmed dead and 159 still unaccounted for. While studying satellite data from the 1990s, university earth sciences professor Shimon Wdowinski discovered evidence that parts of Miami Beach and Surfside have been gradually sinking for years. In a video interview, Wdowinski said that included the precise spot of Thursday’s building collapse.
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Emily Carr painting fetches $3 million at auction
The celebrated BC Indigenous painter Emily Carr hobnobbed during her life with members of the Group of Seven. Now her work Tossed by the Wind (below) has broken a record by fetching more than $3 million at a Toronto auction. Another of Carr’s later compositions, 1937’s “Swirl,” which she gifted to contemporary Lawren Harris, exceeded expectations with a $2.3 million sale.
