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Channel 9 is monitoring a 5,000-mile bulk of seaweed over the waters of the tropical Atlantic that has already started floating up the Florida coast.
- Miami Herald
Creature of island mythology is real — and a new species, researchers in France say
Scientists began to take the creature seriously after one was accidentally captured.
- AFP
Ghost lake set to reappear as California hit again by rain
A lake that dried up 80 years ago looked set on Tuesday to reappear, as monster rainfall accumulated over California's wet winter season overwhelms the state's rivers.In California's Central Valley, authorities issued evacuation orders for residents of communities in Tulare County, where a lake that dried up around World War II was set to reappear.
- TODAY
Mountain lion attacks couple in hot tub on vacation in Colorado
A mountain lion attacked a man as he relaxed in a hot tub at a rental property in Chaffee County, Colorado, on March 18.
- LA Times
California town engulfed in floodwater. But residents fear what will happen if they flee
A California town is engulfed in floodwater, but residents fear what will happen if they flee.
- Business Insider
A 'hole' 30 times Earth's size has spread across the sun, blasting solar winds that'll hit our planet by end of this week
A giant coronal hole, spotted Monday, is releasing rapid solar winds expected to reach Earth on March 24, causing more vibrant aurora borealis.
- Deadline
Los Angeles Braces For Worst Of Storm: Heavy Rain, Winds 45-50 MPH, “Extensive Street Flooding” Possible
Spring 2023 in Southern California looks a lot like winter 2023 in Southern California. The second day of spring in and around Los Angeles brought another in a seemingly endless stream of atmospheric river events and about an inch of rain to most of the region, with more to come this evening. Up to 3 […]
- Fox Weather
Rough waters in San Francisco during atmospheric river
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Lake Shasta has risen 8 feet over the last week and more than 100 feet since Dec. 1.
- Miami Herald
This animal was declared extinct in India in 1952. But one was just seen in the wild
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Another atmospheric river is headed for the Bay Area
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A 5,000-mile seaweed belt is headed toward Florida
A 5,000-mile seaweed belt lurking in the Atlantic Ocean is expected in the next few months to wash onto beaches in the Caribbean Sea, South Florida, and the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt — as the biomass stretching from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico is called — contains scattered patches of seaweed on the open sea, rather than one continuous blob of sargassum. Once it washes ashore, sargassum is a nuisance — a thick, brown algae that carpets beaches, releasing a pungent smell as it decays and ensnares humans and animals who step into it.
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No telling how much more snow coming for Sierra Nevada
No one really knows how much snow fell on the infamous Donner Party when the pioneers were trapped atop the Sierra Nevada for months and dozens died near Lake Tahoe in the winter of 1846-47. Over the weekend, the “winter that just doesn’t want to end” as the National Weather Service in Reno put it, topped the previous No. 2 record of 55.9 feet (671 inches, 17 meters) set in 1982-83.
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Mountain lion attacks man who was sitting in hot tub at Colorado rental home, officials say
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- Fresno Bee
In the face of spring flooding, Valley farmers can either act like heroes or villains | Opinion
By The Fresno Bee Editorial Board: Sending floodwaters into rural towns to spare crops could lead to drowning.
- Canary Media
Heat pumps are already ubiquitous in Asia. When will the US catch up?
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- The Conversation
Is the Western drought finally ending? That depends on where you look
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- CBS-Sanfrancisco
Storm Team Coverage: Bay Bridge traffic nightmare, toppled trees, power outages --wind storm rips through Bay Area
A fierce windstorm has turned deadly as motorist is killed by a falling tree on the Peninsula
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SRP releases more water as Arizona flood watches are extended
SRP has been releasing more and more water due to ongoing snowpack melts and storms causing more floods throughout the Phoenix area.