Category: Environmental
Polar Bears Invade Russian Town
A remote Russian archipelago declared a state of emergency on Saturday after an “invasion” of dozens of polar bears, that country’s state news agency said. A local official, Alexander Minayev, said that 52 polar bears were spotted between December and February near Belushya Guba, a settlement on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, […]
Death Toll At 8 And Rising As Chill Sweeps Nation
A harsh and deadly winter blast gripping the Midwest and parts of the Northeast sent temperatures plunging to record lows Wednesday — creating brutal conditions that canceled flights, shut down the mail service, closed schools and caused traffic pileups. The National Weather Service warned that the deep freeze, already responsible for as many as eight […]
Washington State To Initiate Human Composting In Lieu Of Burial
When Americans die, most are buried or cremated. Washington could soon become the first state to allow another option: human composting. The novel approach, known as “recomposition,” involves placing bodies in a vessel and hastening their decomposition into a nutrient-dense soil that can then be returned to families. The aim is a less expensive way […]
Alaska Rocked By Monster Earthquake
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the state of Alaska on Friday morning, churning up roads and sending office workers running to the streets in scenes locals described as pure “anarchy.” The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was centered about five miles north of Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city. Republican Rep. Donald Young said at a […]
California’s Camp Fire Now 100% Contained
After days of heavy rain, a brightening forecast is allowing search and recovery crews to move faster in Paradise, California; Jeff Paul reports. The Camp Fire that has burned across more than 150,000 acres in California and become the deadliest blaze in state history has finally been contained, officials said Sunday. California Fire officials said […]
Wildfire Death Toll At 84, 800 People Still Missing
Hundreds of people remain missing in the wake of a pair of deadly wildfires that have been burning across both ends of California. The two monstrous blazes, which both ignited earlier this month, have claimed at least 84 lives while laying waste to a total area of nearly 400 square miles, according to the California […]
Coldest Thanksgiving For Millions In Over A Century
It’s time to give thanks — for hats, heavy coats and central heating. Millions of Americans in the Northeast and Middle Atlantic states will wake up to the coldest Thanksgiving in more than a century, with high winds even threatening the iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, meteorologists said Wednesday. The mercury in Philadelphia is expected […]
San Francisco Economy Suffocating From Wild Fire Smoke
The EPA has warned that the air in some areas may be hazardous to breathe. As the country’s deadliest wildfire in a century burns through Northern California, smoke-clogged air is flooding into communities across cities throughout the region, forcing people indoors and prompting health warnings. The Camp Fire has so far killed at least 76 […]
Over 1,000 Missing, 71 Dead As California Wildfire Grows
Searchers combing through the ruins of the deadliest wildfire in California history found eight more bodies Friday, bringing the number of dead in the Camp Fire to 71 as more than 1,000 people remained unaccounted for. Seven of the eight bodies were found in the town of Paradise, which was all but destroyed in the […]
California Fire Death Toll Reaches 31; Hundreds Missing
Thousands of firefighters across California were trying to hold the line on a pair of deadly wildfires as powerful winds picked back up on Sunday, roaring across a state that had seen a slight reprieve overnight. North of Sacramento, the Camp Fire — believed to be the most destructive in state history — had killed […]