First Alert Forecast: August 5, 2022 - Morning
First Alert Forecast from Meteorologist Garrett Bedenbaugh.
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Raleigh News and ObserverAs we enter ‘baby copperhead season,’ what to know about the juvenile snakes
We revisit the topic of baby copperheads and whether or not their bites are more potent than those of an adult snake.
- KERO - Bakersfield Scripps
California's first 'inland port' to be built in Kern County
The Kern County Board of Supervisors approved the project in Mojave which will support the movement of goods from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Watch sneaky alligator conceal itself in seconds at Texas refuge. ‘Scarily beautiful’
Why did that floating log just blink?
- WFXT
Sharks now have company in the water off Cape Cod. Portuguese men-of-war have arrived
It’s been the summer of the shark off Cape Cod with hundreds of reported sightings, but a new venomous creature is making its presence known.
- TODAY
More Human Remains Found in Receding Reservoir Near Las Vegas
Lake Mead, a federal park as well as the country’s largest reservoir, has unveiled more secrets as human remains were discovered at Swim Beach on Saturday.
- Reuters
Tourist boats marooned, farm land parched as drought lowers Europe's rivers
VILLERS-LE-LAC, France (Reuters) - Business for Francoise Droz-Bartholet has reduced to a trickle, just like stretches of the Doubs River straddling the French-Swiss border that her cruise boats usually ply. Water levels in rivers, lakes and reservoirs across western Europe are running low, or even dry, amid the severest drought in decades which is putting stress on drinking water supplies, hampering river freight and tourism and threatening crop yields. She now has to bus clients along the gorge to a starting point further upstream to a point in the river where there is enough water for her cruise boats to navigate.
- KIRO
Officials provide updates on several wildfires burning across eastern Washington
Several wildfires continue to burn across eastern Washington.
- Palm Beach Daily News
Tropics watch: Tropical wave over far eastern Atlantic could become a depression this week
An area of disturbed weather over the far eastern Atlantic ocean could become a tropical depression as it moves westward this week, forecasters say.
- Idaho Statesman
A fourth Idaho water destination is under public health advisory. The cause is the same
Cyanobacterial algal blooms may have a foul order and look like mats, foam, spilled paint or surface scum.
- Victorville Daily Press
What is a monsoon? Here’s the definition as phenomenon hits California
Monsoon is a season when summer rain is more prevalent, usually from mid-June to September. Here's what causes the drenching storms.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
If states agree to Colorado River water cuts (which is iffy), they may not be big enough
Even if states agree to use 2 million acre-feet less water, the minimum suggested to prop up Lake Mead and Lake Powell, that won't fix things.
- The Guardian
Landmark US climate bill will do more harm than good, groups say
Bill makes concessions to the fossil fuel industry as frontline community groups call on Biden to declare climate emergency
- Popular Mechanics
This Solar Tower Can Transform Water, Sunlight, and Carbon Dioxide Into Jet Fuel
One plant could collect 100 MW of solar radiative power to produce about nine million gallons of kerosene per year.
- Bloomberg
Rhine River Withers to Crisis Level as Europe Thirsts for Energy
(Bloomberg) -- The Rhine River is set to become virtually impassable at a key waypoint in Germany, as shallow water chokes off shipments of energy products and other industrial commodities along one of Europe’s most important waterways.Most Read from BloombergUK Plans for Blackouts in January in Emergency Energy PlanTrump Under Intense Legal Scrutiny After FBI Searches Mar-a-LagoMusk Sells $6.9 Billion of Tesla to Avoid Twitter Fire SaleRussia Is Scouring the Globe for Weapons to Use Against Ukr
- BBC
Panama Canal grapples with climate change threat
Changes in rainfall and weather patterns are making the Panama Canal's operation more challenging.
- WTVT
Today's tropical weather forecast
FOX 13’s meteorologist Dave Osterberg says there is a tropical wave coming off the coast of Africa. It has the potential to develop. Even if it does become a named storm, it has to fight the Saharan dust layer. Otherwise, it is quiet in the tropics.
- WFXT
Emerald Tutu being developed to protect Boston neighborhoods from increased threat of flooding
Boston Harbor is one of the region’s greatest assets, but it could become its biggest liability.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Arizona is hummingbird heaven. Why we have so many, and how to attract them to your yard
Arizona has more hummingbird species - including Anna's and Costa's - than any other state. These tips will help you attract them to your home.
- The Courier Journal
Strip mining aided deadly Kentucky flooding, ex-regulators say. They want an investigation
In past flooding, hydrologists have calculated runoff 1,000 times greater than without mining. Scientists say climate change will intensify heavy rains.
- Business Insider
The 4 most important things to consider before buying your first electric car, according to experts
Electric cars are taking the world by storm, but is now the right time to buy one? Car-buying experts explain how to make the decision.