Oklahoma wildlife impacted by flooding from storms
Oklahoma wildlife impacted by flooding from storms
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INSIDERA rustic private island in Maine is on the market, but the owner will only sell to someone willing to stay overnight—despite perilous weather
Owner Billy Milliken told Insider that Ducks Ledges Island has dangerous conditions in the winter and no running water. It's not for everyone.
- MarketWatch
We want culture, dining and wilderness in areas with homes for $300,000 – so where should we retire?
When you think of wilderness, is it bear and moose and such, or national forests and other preserved areas, including wildlife management areas and state parks, for hikes? This option puts you on the other side of the country and in a city of 31,000 people some 25 miles west of Knoxville.
- The Weather Network
This new tropical storm in the Atlantic will take a weird track
It’s rare for storms in the Atlantic Ocean to take such an unusual track.
- The State
Another — yes, another — earthquake hits Elgin on Saturday
It’s the fourth in the past week. Whew.
- Miami Herald
There are two tropical storms in the Atlantic. One is expected to become a hurricane.
Of the two tropical storms and one disturbance in the Atlantic region Saturday morning, the National Hurricane Center forecasts one to become a hurricane, one to dissipate by Monday and one to become nothing more than it is right now.
- Cape Cod Times
'Everyone going into the ocean should exercise caution': Reduce the risk of a shark attack
With summer in full swim on Cape Cod, the Cape Cod National Seashore has issued a guide on reducing the risk of an unpleasant interlude with a shark.
- Detroit Free Press
Remote lodge at tippy-top of the U.P. is now official dark sky park
In the Keweenaw Peninsula, the stars shine brightly over a lodge that's mastered ways to dim its light
- Yahoo News
Can Phoenix, the hottest city in America, survive climate change?
On the downtown streets in America’s hottest city the temperature has hit 109 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s 1 o’clock in the afternoon in late June and the sidewalks are mostly empty, but an elderly woman carrying an umbrella passes by walking her terrier, the dog’s tiny feet fitted with leather moccasins to protect them from the scorching concrete.
- Myrtle Beach Sun News
How did Tropical Storm Colin sneak up on national weather forecasters in the Carolinas?
The only hint that any tropical weather might appear came Friday afternoon, when the National Hurricane Center noticed a low pressure system near Savannah, Georgia. Twelve hours later, Colin appeared.
- The Weather Network
Arctic Circle town could wind up as Canada’s hot spot amid heat wave
The summer is off to a toasty start for northern sections of the country that aren’t accustomed to such a long-lasting stretch of extreme heat.
- The Conversation
Physicists hunt for room-temperature superconductors that could revolutionize the world's energy system
Wind turbines and solar panels in Southern California. 4kodiak/E+ via Getty ImagesWaste heat is all around you. On a small scale, if your phone or laptop feels warm, that’s because some of the energy powering the device is being transformed into unwanted heat. On a larger scale, electric grids, such as high power lines, lose over 5% of their energy in the process of transmission. In an electric power industry that generated more than US0 billion in 2018, that’s a tremendous amount of wasted mone
- Raleigh News and Observer
Rare crocodiles on the brink of extinction will be raised at North Carolina aquarium
“They have amazing, piercing green eyes, and they really fix you with them.”
- LA Times
Water restrictions bring big profits for businesses helping SoCal cope with drought
With consumption caps in effect, obtaining, conserving and, in some cases, illegally stealing water have become pillars of the drought microeconomy.
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
'I saw how a yard could be.' Couple turned acres of farm fields into 3 prairies in the Town of Eagle
Jean and Tom Weedman found a mission after retiring from teaching: turning land into prairie. They bought 5 acres in the Town of Eagle and got to work
- TheStreet.com
Ford Makes a Major Change
The legacy automaker has just made a decision that will affect consumers buying its electric vehicles via a lease.
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How Phoenix is dealing with the heat of climate change
In Phoenix, temperatures are rising at an alarming rate due to climate change — but Mayor Kate Gallego has a plan to cool things down. As the summer months bring deadly temperatures, the newly created Office of Heat Response and Mitigation — the first of its kind in the U.S. — has been charged with easing the burden for Phoenix’s most at-risk residents and developing plans to ensure America’s hottest city remains livable.
- Business Insider
A potential 'black swan' for US oil prices is being overlooked: unreliable electricity grids
Power grids across the US are at high risk of failures this summer, "a potential catalyst for chaos in energy markets," according to a Cornerstone director.
- The Weather Network
Bonnie set to leap into the Pacific as Colin targets the Carolinas
As Bonnie takes an unusual trip across the Atlantic Ocean into Pacific waters, Tropical Storm Colin will soak the Carolinas after coming to life early Saturday morning along the southeastern U.S. coast.
- Charlotte Observer
‘Numerous’ severe storms expected in Charlotte Sunday, NWS warns. What you should know.
Quarter-size hail, potentially damaging winds could accompany the storms, NWS forecasters said.
- KIRO
Skinny orcas bring emergency order for whale-watchers to keep distance
In an effort to protect skinny, pregnant and endangered killer whales this summer, commercial whale-watching boats are under an emergency order to stay a half nautical mile away from southern resident orcas.