Blue hides and toxins remain at former Hartland tannery
HARTLAND, Maine — On a sunny day here in late August, Judy Pease surveyed the parking lot behind…
Colorado’s “doozy” of a water year ends with moisture in forecast
Water year 2026 is coming to an end, and good riddance. Colorado water officials base their calendars on…
Two mountain marmots appeared separately in San Francisco and Antioch in September after apparently hitching rides in vehicles; 18 days later, rescuers released both animals nearly 7,800 feet up near Lake Tahoe
Both animals were unharmed but appeared confused in the urban environment. (Representational photo: Pixabay) Yellow-bellied marmots usually live…
Bangkok declared a ‘disaster zone’ after flooding, as rainstorms shift direction | Flooding
Bangkok was declared a disaster zone by its city officials towards the end of last week, after streets…
Nolo slightly stronger as it moves westward south of the Hawaiian Islands : Big Island Now
Hurricane Nolo is continuing to move away from the Big Island, located about 260 miles southwest of South…
‘Storm fatigue’: Hawaiians reeling from back-to-back hurricanes as Nolo’s threats diminish
HILO, Hawaii — Hawaiians have storm fatigue, Hilo’s mayor said Sunday, as the third hurricane to approach the…
Moment aggressive sea lion knocks Santa Cruz paddle boarder into the ocean and tears at her hair
A woman paddle-boarding off the California coast in Santa Cruz suffered a nightmare encounter with a sea lion…
In 1993, a project set out to reconnect wildlife habitat from Yellowstone to Canada’s Yukon; its partnerships have now helped create 204 crossings and protect 24 million hectares
Thirty-three years after scientists began an ambitious effort to reconnect wild areas across North America, a cross-border conservation…
Sea level rise is reshaping a California beach town and threatening a key rail line
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Nor’easter leaves beach erosion, damage in Brigantine, New Jersey
BRIGANTINE, N.J. (WPVI) — Residents in Brigantine spent Sunday assessing damage left behind by a weekend nor’easter after…
World Rivers Day: Why rivers are running on empty
So what if a river has too little or too much water? When rivers rise too quickly and…
Most of UK’s essential food supply grown in drought-risk areas, report warns | Food & drink industry
The vast majority of the UK’s essential foods, including cereals, potatoes, sugar and oil, are grown in areas…