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  • Why America’s still freezing — even as the world heats up

    Why America’s still freezing — even as the world heats up

    Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. — and this study explains why. Researchers found that two specific patterns in the polar vortex, a swirling mass of cold air high in the stratosphere, steer extreme cold to different regions of the country. One pattern drives Arctic air into the Northwest U.S., the other into the Central and Eastern areas. Since 2015, the Northwest has experienced more of these cold outbreaks, thanks to a shift in stratospheric behavior tied to broader climate cycles. In short: what happens high above the Arctic can shape the winter on your doorstep.

    As winters in the United States continue to warm on average, extreme cold snaps still manage to grip large swaths of the country with surprising ferocity. A new study offers a powerful clue: the answer may lie more than 10 miles above our heads — in the shifting patterns of the stratosphere.

    The international team includes Prof. Chaim Garfinkel (Hebrew University), Dr. Laurie Agel and Prof. Mathew Barlow (University of Massachusetts), Prof. Judah Cohen (MIT and Atmospheric and Environmental Research AER), Karl Pfeiffer (Atmospheric and Environmental Research Hampton), Prof. Jennifer Francis (Woodwell Climate Research Center), Prof. Marlene Kretchmer (University of Leipzig). The study published in Science Advances, reveals how two specific patterns in the stratospheric polar vortex — a high-altitude ribbon of cold air circling the Arctic — can trigger bone-chilling weather events across different parts of the U.S.

    “The public often hears about the ‘polar vortex’ when winter turns severe, but we wanted to dig deeper and understand how variations within this vortex affect where and when extreme cold hits,” said the researchers.

    Two Vortex Patterns, Two U.S. Outcomes

    The team identified two distinct variations of the polar vortex, both linked to what scientists call a “stretched” vortex — a distorted and displaced circulation pattern that leads to unusual weather on the ground.

    • One variation pushes the vortex toward western Canada, setting the stage for intense cold in the Northwestern U.S.
    • The other nudges the vortex toward the North Atlantic, unleashing frigid air across the Central and Eastern U.S.

    Both versions are associated with changes in how atmospheric waves bounce around the globe — essentially altering the jet stream and dragging Arctic air far southward.

    A Westward Shift in the Cold

    Perhaps most striking is the discovery that since 2015, much of the northwestern U.S. has been getting colder in winter, contrary to broader warming trends. The researchers tie this shift to the increased frequency of the westward-focused vortex pattern, which also coincides with stronger negative phases of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) — a key global climate driver.

    “Climate change doesn’t just mean warming everywhere all the time. It also means more complex and sometimes counterintuitive shifts in where extreme weather shows up,” explained the researchers.

    Why It Matters

    These findings help explain recent cold waves in places like Montana, the Plains and even Texas as in February 2021 (which was very costly in terms of deaths and insured losses), while other regions may experience milder winters. Understanding the stratosphere’s fingerprints on weather patterns could improve long-range forecasting, allowing cities, power grids, and agriculture to better prepare for winter extremes — even as the climate warms overall.

    The work was funded by a US NSF-BSF grant by Chaim Garfinkel of HUJI and Judah Cohen of AER&MIT.

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  • Fiona Phillips’ husband, Martin Frizell, on her Alzheimer’s diagnosis

    Fiona Phillips’ husband, Martin Frizell, on her Alzheimer’s diagnosis

    The husband of TV presenter Fiona Phillips says they have become socially isolated since her Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

    Phillips, who hosted ITV’s GMTV breakfast programme, announced in 2023 that she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s the previous year aged 61.

    In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Martin Frizell, a former editor of ITV’s This Morning show, said: “You become almost invisible.”

    He added: “We still have some close friends. But I think people think, oh gosh, Fiona, maybe she doesn’t look the same, or they don’t know what to say, or it brings into sharp focus their own mortality.”

    At the time of her diagnosis, Philips said that she had suffered months of brain fog and anxiety – and initially had attributed the symptoms to the menopause.

    “It’s something I might have thought I’d get at 80,” Phillips explained.

    “But I was still only 61 years old.”

    Frizell said he now does not know what to do either with her cookery books or designer clothes – both things she no longer uses.

    “Fiona hasn’t cooked in two years,” he said.

    “Part of the heartache now is she’s got this dressing room full of the most amazing clothes but this horrible disease means she’s more than happy just wearing the same T-shirt, the same trousers, the same thing – day in, day out.”

    Mother-of-two Phillips has written a memoir since her diagnosis which is due to be released on Thursday.

    Frizell contributed to the book, saying he had intended to write “a few paragraphs” but ended up writing “24,000 words”.

    “I started off writing about what a great woman she is and just how horrible it is and dreadfully unlucky that she is the latest in the long line of her family to get it,” he told the newspaper.

    “Then I just got very angry as to what little support there is.

    “As a family, we just kind of get through it and at some point we will need more support, but there’s just nothing really.”

    In 2023, Phillips said the disease had “decimated” her family – with her mother, father and uncle all receiving a diagnosis.

    She had cared for her parents and made two documentaries about the disease – one in 2009 called Mum, Dad, Alzheimer’s And Me, about her family’s history of dementia, and My Family And Alzheimer’s in 2010.

    The NHS says the term dementia encompasses “a group of symptoms associated with an ongoing decline of brain functioning”.

    Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia in the UK but its exact cause is not yet fully understood. No cure currently exists for the disease although some treatments can temporarily improve symptoms.

    According to the Alzheimer’s Society charity, one in three people born in the UK will be diagnosed with dementia.

    Speaking to ITV’s This Morning on Friday, Frizell said: “Society has decided we’re not going to take it as seriously as we should.

    “The money that’s there for Alzheimer’s research, it’s like buying a Starbucks cup of coffee, basically trying to fight a disease. It’s impossible.”

    Phillips presented GMTV between 1993 and 2008. She has since led a number of documentaries and episodes of Panorama and was a columnist for the Mirror.

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  • Graphene-based artificial tongue displays near-human sense of taste

    Graphene-based artificial tongue displays near-human sense of taste

    Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Shandong University of Technology have developed a new graphene oxide-based sensor design that, through machine learning, was able to develop a near-human sense of taste. This device is uniquely able to operate in a moist environment, better approximating the conditions inside the human mouth.

    Image from: PNAS

    The sensor was made of multiple layers of graphene oxide enclosed in a nanofluidic device. Graphene oxide is known to change its electrical conductivity when exposed to different chemicals. The researchers used this property to measure electrical variations in the sensor when it was exposed to a sampling of 160 chemicals, each associated with a unique flavor profile. Using these data, a machine-learning algorithm was able to create a ‘memory’ of flavors.

     

    This learning process is analogous to the way the human brain interprets signals from our taste buds when they react to chemicals in our foods. It was long held that humans could detect five distinct tastes: sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami. In 2023, researchers isolated a sixth flavor, ammonia chloride.

    During testing, the new artificial tasting system’s algorithm, which was trained to classify four basic tastes (sweet, salty, bitter, sour), could readily identify tastes it had already experienced with an accuracy of around 98.5%.

    It was also able to categorize flavors of 40 samples it hadn’t previously encountered, with an accuracy ranging from 75% to 90%. The researchers also trained the algorithm to identify the more complex tastes of coffee and cola.

    Addressing one of the limitations of previous artificial gustatory systems, the new design integrated the sensing and computing functions of taste perception into a single nanofluidic device.

    According to the authors, this system has the potential to one day restore taste perception to people who have lost that ability due to stroke, viral infection, or a range of neurodegenerative conditions. 

    There are a number of technical hurdles to overcome before that time, however. The complete system, which was designed as a proof-of-concept experiment, is relatively bulky with concurrently large energy demands. The researchers note that further miniaturization and integration are needed for practical applications.

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  • Arizona resident dies from plague, health officials say

    Arizona resident dies from plague, health officials say

    A resident of Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials confirmed on Friday.

    This was the first recorded death from the disease in the county since 2007, Coconino County Health and Human Services reported. In that case, a person had an interaction with a dead animal infected with the disease.

    Plague, known as the “Black Death” in the 14th century, killed up to half of Europe’s population. It is now rare in humans and can be treated with antibiotics.

    An average of seven human plague cases are reported each year in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

    Coconino County government said the risk to the public of exposure remains low.

    “Our hearts go out to the family and friends of the deceased,” Coconino County Board of Supervisors Chair Patrice Horstman said in a statement. “We are keeping them in our thoughts during this difficult time. Out of respect for the family, no additional information about the death will be released.”

    Pneumonic plague is a severe lung infection caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium.

    There are different forms of plague, such as bubonic plague, which is the most common and is caused by the bite of an infected flea. Pneumonic plague, which spreads to the lungs from other untreated forms of plague, is the most serious and is usually rare.

    Symptoms of the bubonic plague in humans typically appear within two to eight days after exposure and may include fever, chills, headache, weakness, and swollen lymph nodes.

    Plague is no longer found in the UK and the chance of it occurring in a person returning to the country is “very low”, the government says.

    Prevention measures include using a DEET-based insect repellent to protect against flea bites, avoiding contact with dead animals, infected tissues or materials, and avoiding close contact with symptomatic patients and crowded areas where cases have been recently reported.

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  • Dozens of ‘ghost galaxies’ may be orbiting the Milky Way

    Dozens of ‘ghost galaxies’ may be orbiting the Milky Way

    Our galaxy may be wrapped in a richer swarm of tiny companions than astronomers have ever seen. New calculations predict that there are dozens of ultra-faint satellite galaxies circling close to the Milky Way.

    They are too dim for current surveys to spot, but real enough to tip the cosmic balance sheet in favor of standard cosmology.


    The forecast comes from cosmologists at Durham University. By combining the sharpest supercomputer simulations available with new mathematical modeling, the team argues that up to 100 additional satellites should be lurking nearby.

    Many are likely to be “orphan” galaxies, almost entirely stripped of the dark matter cocoons that once cradled them. This twist could finally resolve a long-standing mismatch between theory and observation.

    The Milky Way’s ghost galaxies

    The study begins with the Lambda Cold Dark Matter framework. In this model, roughly five percent of the cosmos is ordinary matter, twenty-five percent is cold dark matter, and the remaining seventy percent is dark energy.

    In this model, galaxies shine from the centers of vast dark-matter halos. Most star systems in the Universe are low-mass dwarf galaxies bound to a more massive host.

    The problem is that classic LCDM computations generate far more dwarf satellites than astronomers have cataloged around the Milky Way. Either the model is wrong or the satellites are missing.

    To probe that gap, the Durham group turned to the Aquarius simulation, the highest-resolution model yet of a Milky Way-like dark-matter halo. The team also used GALFORM, a code that tracks gas cooling, star formation, and feedback.

    Even top tools miss tiny halos when they near the galaxy and feel its tidal pull. Analytical fixes revived erased halos, letting researchers track their stellar remnants across 13 billion years.

    Lost galaxies cluster nearby

    The key insight is that the galaxies whose halos entered the Milky Way’s neighborhood early have spent eons being stretched, prodded, and shaved by gravity. Their dark matter bleeds away first; their stars shrink into faint knots that simulations often drop but nature should keep.

    The models suggest that these ghostly remnants have orbital histories similar to the brighter satellites we already know. They tend to cluster within a few hundred thousand light-years of the galactic center.

    Because they are faint and sparse, current imaging misses them, but the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s LSST camera, now undergoing commissioning, should pull many into view.

    “We know the Milky Way has some 60 confirmed companion satellite galaxies,” said lead author Isabel Santos-Santos, a cosmologist at Durham. “We think there should be dozens more of these faint galaxies orbiting around the Milky Way at close distances.”

    If their predictions are correct, it strengthens support for the Lambda Cold Dark Matter theory of how structure in the Universe forms and evolves.

    “Observational astronomers are using our predictions as a benchmark with which to compare the new data they are obtaining,” she said. “One day soon, we may be able to see these ’missing’ galaxies, which would be hugely exciting and could tell us more about how the Universe came to be as we see it today.”

    Future images of the Milky Way

    Over the past decade, wide-field cameras such as the Dark Energy Survey have turned up about thirty ultra-faint satellite candidates.

    Yet astronomers still debate whether these specks are true dwarf galaxies embedded in dark matter or merely star-cluster outliers.

    The study argues that many of them – and many more beyond – should indeed be galaxies, the visible tips of dark-matter fragments pared to the bone.

    Future deep imaging and stellar-population studies will be critical for deciding which candidates carry dark matter signatures such as elevated velocity dispersions.

    Finding the Milky Way’s ghost galaxies

    “If the population of very faint satellites that we are predicting is discovered with new data, it would be a remarkable success of the LCDM theory of galaxy formation,” said co-author Carlos Frenk, a professor of computational cosmology at Durham.

    “Using the laws of physics, solved using a large supercomputer, and mathematical modelling we can make precise predictions that astronomers, equipped with new, powerful telescopes, can test.”

    Validating the prediction would also quiet doubts raised by the so-called “missing satellite” and “too-big-to-fail” problems – tensions often cited as cracks in LCDM.

    If the Milky Way does host scores of nearly invisible ghost galaxies, then the theory’s tally of dark-matter clumps stands. What looked like a failure of physics may be a failure of detection.

    Ghosts become neighbors

    With LSST set to map the southern skies to unprecedented depths, the hunt for hidden satellites is gaining momentum. Other instruments, such as the European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope, will help sharpen the picture.

    New algorithms tuned to pick out diffuse, low-surface-brightness objects will scan the LSST deluge, guided by the locations and properties the Durham models predict.

    Discovering even a fraction of the proposed “orphan” galaxies would give cosmologists a richer lab for testing how dark matter behaves on small scales and how starlight survives in extreme environments.

    It would also remind us that the Milky Way, though serene to the naked eye, belongs to a teeming, fragile community of companions.

    For now, they remain ghosts in a computer. But new telescopes may soon reveal them as real, stellar neighbors, deepening our understanding of how galaxies, large and small, take shape in the dark.

    The research was presented at the National Astronomy Meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society.

    Image Credit: The Aquarius simulation, the Virgo Consortium/Dr. Mark Lovell

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  • The markets are telling you not to worry with steep drop in volatility. Should you listen?

    The markets are telling you not to worry with steep drop in volatility. Should you listen?

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  • Mpox Outbreaks May Diminish With Expanded Vaccine Access — Vax-Before-Travel

    Mpox Outbreaks May Diminish With Expanded Vaccine Access — Vax-Before-Travel

    (Vax-Before-Travel News)

    The World Health Organization (WHO) published the 55th situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox virus (MPXV), which provides details on the global epidemiological situation for mpox, including an update in Africa.

    All clades of MPXV continue to circulate in several countries.

    On July 11, 2025, the WHO stated that only Türkiye has reported the detection of a new MPXV sub-clade since report #54, in a traveler from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

    In Africa, community transmission of clade Ib MPXV remains limited to 19 countries. Most countries with previous sporadic importations are currently not reporting active transmission of clade Ib MPXV.

    As of July 8, 2025, the countries of Burundi, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia are experiencing sustained human-to-human transmission of the virus.

    Clade IIb MPXV continues to be reported in West Africa, while Central African countries report both clade Ia and clade Ib MPXV, and East African countries report clade Ib MPXV.

    The WHO noted that, despite progress in response activities implemented through collaboration among governments, international partners, and communities, significant funding gaps are threatening the deployment of vaccines.

    Approximately 724,000 MVA-BN (JYNNEOS) vaccine doses had been administered in 7 countries, out of the 1.9 million vaccine doses allocated to 13 countries, partly due to funding requirements for shipping to the countries.

    Additionally, the DRC had received 1.55 million doses of the LC16m8 vaccine from a bilateral agreement.

    In the United States, the JYNNEOS vaccine has become readily available at travel clinics and pharmacies and is recommended for specific international travelers.

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  • 4 factors may influence weight loss results

    4 factors may influence weight loss results

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    Some people may experience more successful weight loss while taking GLP-1s. Scientists are trying to uncover why. Steve Christo – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images
    • Research on weight loss medications, particularly glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), and why people experience varying results is ongoing.
    • One study helped identify multiple components that may affect successful weight loss among people using GLP-1RAs.
    • The researchers found that taking the medication for longer and starting on semaglutide rather than other GLP-1RA options produced more successful weight loss results.

    The results suggest that factors like taking GLP-1RAs longer, having greater accumulated exposure to GLP-1RAs, using semaglutide, and not having diabetes may make it more likely for some people to experience successful weight loss from GLP-1RA use.

    This research involved a total of 679 participants and was a retrospective cohort study. All participants were overweight or obese, and this was determined by body mass index (BMI). Some participants also had type 2 diabetes. All participants had at least three months’ worth of follow-up and at least three noted weight measurements during the follow-up.

    Researchers had data from participants’ follow-up visits, including factors like body composition and measurements of liver and kidney function. Their data looked at treatment with seven different GLP-1RAs, including semaglutide, lixisenatide, and liraglutide.

    Researchers examined weight fluctuation among participants and divided participants into three groups: successfully losing weight, staying the same weight, or regaining weight. In their analyses, they then further classified participants as having successful or unsuccessful weight reduction. The unsuccessful category included both weight regain and staying the same weight.

    Researchers did their analyses at three months, six months, and then at one year. The average age of participants was thirty-seven years old, and about 21% of participants had diabetes.

    Participants who had been on GLP-1RAs for longer were more likely to experience successful weight reduction at six and twelve months. At the three and six-month marks, participants who experienced successful weight reduction were also less likely to have diabetes and more likely to start their treatment on semaglutide.

    At the three-month follow-up, participants in the weight regain group also had higher estimated glomerular filtration rates, which measures kidney function. This was also true when looking at just participants with prediabetes. The authors note that people with obesity can experience these higher filtration rates, which can then lead to worse kidney function.

    Researchers also observed that the group that remained stable had higher fasting plasma glucose levels than the other groups and worse beta cell function and insulin resistance than participants who successfully lost weight.

    In their univariate logistic regression analysis, the researchers identified several factors that may be related to successful weight loss. These included longer time on GLP-1RA treatment, semaglutide use, lower blood sugar levels, and a higher percentage of body fat.

    They also observed that greater Homeostasis Model Assessment of β-Cell Function levels, which helps to measure beta cell function in the pancreas and insulin resistance, was associated with successful declines in weight.

    For women, having a lower skeletal muscle mass was also associated with successful weight reduction.

    After adjusting for age, sex, and BMI, the researchers found that the longer people used GLP-1RAs, the more they lost weight successfully at all the follow-up time points. At three and six months, starting semaglutide, compared to other GLP-1RAs, was linked to successful weight loss.

    For men, having a body fat percentage greater than 30% was associated with successful weight reduction at three months, but this was not the case for women. At three months, not having diabetes and hemoglobin A1C levels were linked to successful weight loss.

    In addition to these factors, researchers also observed some non-linear associations. For example, some measurements of muscle mass and basal metabolic rate had a reversed J-shaped association with successful weight loss.

    Subgroup analyses also revealed that higher accumulated exposure of semaglutide or liraglutide were both associated with successful weight reduction. At three months, liraglutide and semaglutide users with successful weight reduction had higher fasting plasma glucose levels. For men on semaglutide, having a greater percentage of body fat was associated with successful weight loss at a six-month follow-up.

    This study does have benefits and potential limitations. Paunel Vukasinov, MD, a dual board-certified Internist and Obesity Medicine Specialist with Medical Offices of Manhattan and contributor to Labfinder.com, who was not involved in the research, noted the following to Medical News Today:

    “This study offers helpful information about the differences in weight loss results for patients treated with GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs). Clinical trials have shown that GLP-1RAs work well, but this study points out the varied responses in everyday clinical settings. It also tries to find the reasons behind this variability.”

    “However, the lack of randomization, possible confounding factors, and the single-center design do weaken the conclusions. Still, it addresses an important clinical question: why do some patients do well on GLP-1RAs while others stop losing weight or regain it? It encourages us to move toward more personalized obesity care.”
    — Paunel Vukasinov, MD

    This study was conducted among Chinese participants receiving treatment at a single weight loss clinic. Data from other countries may be helpful in future research.

    Researchers note that only 112 participants had a follow-up assessment at the one-year mark. They also note there was a lack of record for some possible confounding factors and that they weren’t able to assess how lifestyle interventions throughout the follow-up could have affected outcomes. Another limiting factor was that “longitudinal data for body composition was not systematically collected and analyzed at the follow-ups.”

    Treatment discontinuation did happen, which meant differences in medication patterns.

    When looking specifically at the use of semaglutide and liraglutide in the subgroup analyses, researchers only analyzed the data from the three-month and six-month follow-ups. They were also only able to look at accumulated exposure for two types of GLP-1RAs.

    Participants without type 2 diabetes had more limited access to GLP-1RAs, and this could have influenced the study’s results. One author also noted conflicts of interest.

    Selena Raines, DO, an osteopathic physician specializing in family medicine and American Osteopathic Association member, who was also not involved in the study, noted the following limits of this study to Medical News Today:

    “It’s important to note the limitations, namely, the small sample size and the even smaller number of participants who continued through the full 12-month follow-up period…This paper does not explore the effects of discontinuation, a crucial aspect given evidence showing significant weight regain in many individuals once GLP-1RAs are stopped, even with continued lifestyle modifications. Nor does it include tirzepatide, which, while not solely a GLP-1RA, currently shows even more promising data for weight loss than semaglutide in existing trials.”

    More research is required to examine some of the components of the study, such as the differences in weight loss for people with diabetes compared to those without diabetes. More research on how kidney function plays into everything may also be helpful.

    The authors of this study suggest that data from this study could help make the use of GLP-1RAs more precise.

    It might help improve the success related to these medications. Kais Rona, MD, a bariatric surgeon of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA, who was also not involved in the study, noted the following:

    “Ultimately, this study supports a personalized approach to the use of GLP-1RA medications. One that identifies important physiologic markers prior to the initiation of the treatment regimen, monitors patient response over time, and focuses on long-term success.”

    The research also highlights the importance of careful clinical oversight when people use GLP-1RAs.

    “Many patients are currently receiving these medications from providers outside their primary care home, often without comprehensive management or long-term planning. This raises concerns about suboptimal outcomes and unintended side effects…What we now need are more long-term studies, particularly focused on sustained outcomes, strategies for maintenance after discontinuation, and optimizing individualized care,” Raines said.

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  • How to Get Tempestuous Mutation in Grow a Garden

    How to Get Tempestuous Mutation in Grow a Garden

    With the latest update in Grow a Garden, we have a brand new Tempestuous mutation that is quite challenging to obtain. To get this mutation, you will need your plants to combine not two but three different mutations at once. So, there are a few tricks that can help in obtaining this mutation more easily. Now that you’re curious about getting the Tempestuous mutation in Grow a Garden, check out our detailed guide below.

    How to Get the Tempestuous Mutation in Grow a Garden

    The Tempestuous mutation is not directly tied to any particular weather event or pet in Grow a Garden. Rather, in order to successfully get this mutation, a fruit must have the three mutations: Windstruck (2x), Twisted (5x), and Sandy (3x), all at once.

    Yes, your fruit needs to gain all three mutations to be able to convert it into Tempestuous (12x). This is why it is way more difficult to obtain than any other mutation. It will require a strategic approach to obtain this mutation.

    Image Credit: Grow a Garden/Roblox (screenshot by Ishan Adhikary/Beebom)

    The Tempestuous mutation gives your fruits a white wind particle animation. So don’t worry, if looking at your harvests feels like they have got some light shaded bugs in it. It would most probably be this mutation.

    The Tempestuous mutation increases the sale value of fruits by 12 times, so it’s a pretty decent haul if the base value is good. You may also go through the list of Grow a Garden mutations to know what all can help in making money fast in the game.

    Tempestuous Mutation Stats
    Image Tempestuous Mutation Grow a Garden
    Multiplier 12x
    Obtained from Combining Windstruck, Twisted, and Sandy

    Best Tips to Get Tempestuous Mutation in Grow a Garden

    Since the Tempestuous Mutation is not directly linked to any special weather event, it’s a matter of patience before you get a fruit with it. You must wait till the fruit or harvest gets all three mutations altogether. So, here are some tips to get the Tempestuous mutation faster in the game.

    1. Plant Mult-Harvest Crops

    In order to get more Tempestuous mutations on your harvests, you can consider planting a greater number of multi-harvest crops in your plot. This ensures that you don’t need to manage your crops a lot by getting inside the game. Also, make sure that you plant those crops that give multiple yields at a single time, like the following:

    2. Manage Crops Before the Event Starts

    Firstly, I highly recommend using the Favorite tool to lock some of the best and high-value fruits in your garden. This way, you won’t accidentally pick up the harvests that have any one of the required mutations for the Tempestuous one.

    You can also use other Grow a Garden gears, such as sprinklers, to maximize the size of fruits and harvests that you wish to get this sort of mutation in the game. Lastly, I would recommend you to shovel lower value plants like strawberries, blueberries to prevent them from getting the required mutations for getting Tempestuous on them.

    Should You Try to Get Tempestuous Mutation?

    Now you know all the steps to get the Tempestuous mutation in Grow a Garden. Next comes the real question: Should you go through these efforts to get this mutation?

    Since the Tempestuous mutation only increases the value by 12 times, and requires 3 rare mutations to be applied to a fruit, it seems a lot of task just for a meager money boost.

    Surely, if any of the single harvest plants like the Boneboo or Bendaboo have this sort of mutation, it will be a good increase in price. You can get rich in no time as well. Moreover, if you’re a player who likes leaving the game on for a while, be AFK or do your other tasks, surely getting this mutation is easy. However, if you’re an active player, it makes no sense to go after this mutation.

    So, have you got this mutation in the game? Let us know in the comments below!

    Bipradeep Biswas

    A Computer Science graduate with a passion for gaming, currently specializing in Minecraft and popular Roblox games.


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