Declining water levels, drought conditions spark emergency fish salvage
CPW will conduct two emergency fish salvages due to declining water levels and worsening drought conditions.
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STORY: Footage showed the bear wobbling and whining as she sat belly-up in the back of a pick-up truck, after people rescued the visibly-debilitated animal from the forest.Mad honey, or "deli bal" in Turkish, is a type of rhododendron honey that can have hallucinogenic effects.The bear was brought to a vet, where she was receiving treatment and would likely be released into the wild in the coming days, local authorities said, adding that she was in good condition.
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Saudi firm has pumped Arizona groundwater for years without paying. Time to pony up
Arizona's State Land Department unlawfully allowed Fondomonte to pump unlimited amounts of groundwater at no cost. That must stop.
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Source of Britain's River Thames driest ever as drought nears
The source of the River Thames has dried up further downstream than ever before, as England looks set to enter a drought that some experts say the country is unprepared for. Britain's Met Office said this July was the driest for England since 1935 with average rainfall, at 23.1 millimetres (0.9 inches), just 35% of the average for the month. "The Thames would normally be at its source - and there's a nice pub next to it - would be about 15 kilometres back upstream," Alisdair Naull, an engagement officer at the Rivers Trust, told Reuters while standing in a small section of the Thames in Cricklade, about 80 km west of London.
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Newsom unveils plan to store more water as California gets drier
Newsom unveils plan to store more water as California gets drier
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Zoo’s oldest resident — gone since 2009 — is finally back home. All 508 pounds of him.
Rocket the 90-year-old Aldabra tortoise and confirmed escape artist has been gone for 13 years.
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In a coastal California town, three iconic smokestacks are coming down. A community mourns
In coastal Morro Bay, Calif., three iconic but defunct smokestacks are coming down. A lithium battery storage project is planned as state transitions to renewable energy.
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Blue-green algae blooms, once unheard of in Lake Superior, are a sign that ‘things are changing’ experts say
The blooms are cropping up regularly, likely from warming waters and intensifying storms.
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A baby giraffe was born outside in front of visitors at the Milwaukee County Zoo
The giraffe calf is the second born in just a few months at Milwaukee County Zoo.
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My Top Dividend Aristocrat to Buy and Hold for the Next 25 Years (and It's Not Even Close)
The stock market sell-off has led to declining prices in excellent and poor companies alike. When uncertainty is high, it can be comforting to fall back on fundamentals. One tried and true long-term strategy is to invest in Dividend Aristocrats, which are S&P 500 components that have paid and raised their dividends for at least 25 consecutive years.
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Florida's annual Burmese python roundup is underway — and there's still time to join
Ten-day python roundup will help with wildlife emergency, officials hope: Fur-bearing animals are down 90% in the 'Glades, some estimate
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L.A. water board approves controversial agreement with Boeing over toxic site
The agreement requires Boeing to monitor stormwater runoff for 195 pollutants after the company completes a cleanup of the Santa Susana Field Lab.
- People
'Unnerving' Drone Footage Shows How Sharks Creep Up on Unsuspecting Swimmers at the Beach
Filmed at Daytona Beach, the footage shows a shark scooting by several swimmers that appear to be unaware of its presence
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21,000 fish die in 'catastrophic failure' at UC Davis facility studying threatened species
The fish, which died of chlorine exposure, included green and white sturgeon and chinook salmon that were being studied at the facility.
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California unveils water strategy, planning for greater scarcity
California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a new water strategy on Thursday that plans for a future with 10% less water and shifts the emphasis from conservation to capturing more water that otherwise flows out to sea. Climate change has contributed to more severe drought but has also set the stage for more intense flooding when rain does fall, as was demonstrated last week in California's Death Valley, one of the hottest, driest parts of the United States. "The hots are getting a lot hotter, the dries are getting a lot drier and ... the wets are getting wetter," Newsom said in announcing the plan at a desalination plant under construction in Antioch, 45 miles (72 km) inland from San Francisco, that will turn brackish water into drinking water.
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Bindi Irwin Marks World Elephant Day with Throwback Photo of Late Dad Steve Irwin
“This #WorldElephantDay and every day we must think about our impacts on the planet and how they ripple out towards our fellow species,” wrote Bindi
- Christian Science Monitor
On a Montana mountaintop, this lookout watches for fire – and hope
As climate change engulfs the American West, a veteran Montana fire lookout finds hope in the vast wilderness area she stewards.
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'What a storm': Las Vegas hit with fresh flash floods as rain pours into casino
Las Vegas was hit with fresh flash floods Thursday night just two weeks after casinos and hotels in the tourist hotspot were flooded with water during monsoonal rains.
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Pacific Grove paddleboarder, dog escape injury in scary shark encounter
A paddleboarder and his dog were able to escape injury when a shark attacked their board at Lovers Point Beach, shutting down the popular beach.
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SeaWorld's Got a Whale of a Problem
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Occidental wins approval for 34-square-mile oil and gas development in Weld County
State regulators approved the plan a week after they sought more environmental commitments from the Houston oil giant.