The bright, orange globe mallow flower, which flourishes in the desert, has been likened to a refreshing grenadine summer drink. That vivid flower blossom has a friend in the blue-eyed globe mallow flower bee (Diadasia diminuta). It loves gorging on pollen by day and, strangely, curling up inside those same blossoms—in a nectar-induced stupor, covered…
Photographer Captures Stunning Blue-Eyed Bees Sleeping in Orange Arizona Desert Flowers at Night
Tropical Storm Elsa Kills 1 in Florida, Hurts 10 at Georgia Base
July 7, 2021
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SAVANNAH, Ga.—A weakened but resilient Tropical Storm Elsa killed at least one person in Florida on Wednesday and injured several others when a possible tornado struck a campground at a Navy base in southeast Georgia. The National Hurricane Center said Elsa still packed 45 mph (72 kph) winds more than nine hours after making landfall…
Tropical Storm Elsa Makes Landfall Along Florida Gulf Coast
July 7, 2021
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— A weakened Tropical Storm Elsa dumped rain across Florida’s Gulf Coast early Wednesday but appears to have spared the state significant damage and widespread power outages. Elsa wobbled through the Gulf of Mexico, briefly reaching hurricane strength, but moved ashore as a tropical storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday in…
Mexico: Lightning Storm Ignited Gas Leak in Gulf
MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s state-owned oil company said Monday that a bizarre chain of events, including a lightning storm and a simultaneous gas pipeline leak, set off a strange subaquatic fireball seen last week in the Gulf of Mexico. Petroleos Mexicanos said an intense storm of rain and lightning on July 2 forced the company to shut…
Tropical Storm Elsa Headed to Landfall on Central Cuba Coast
July 5, 2021
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HAVANA—Tropical Storm Elsa swept along Cuba’s southern coast early Monday, and forecasters said it could make landfall on the island’s central shore by midafternoon. By Sunday, Cuban officials had evacuated 180,000 people as a precaution against the possibility of heavy flooding from a storm that already battered several Caribbean islands, killing at least three people….
Biden Revokes Trump-Era Rule That Eased Restrictions on Methane Emissions
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law a bill overturning a Trump-era environmental rule that eased restrictions on methane emissions from oil and gas drilling. Called S.J.Res. 14, the joint resolution nullifies the Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
Photographer Captures Surreal Sight of Huge Raging Sun Setting Behind Iconic Rock Formation in UK
Spectacular photos show a glowing sun setting behind an ancient rock formation in the Shropshire Hills—made famous by a D.H. Lawrence novel. Andrew Fusek-Peters, 54, captured the breathtaking sight as the sun descended behind Devil’s Chair in the Stiperstones National Reserve at 9:20 p.m. on June 7. The hills boast some of the oldest rock…
Pacific Northwest Braces for Record-Breaking Heat Wave
SPOKANE, Wash.—Record-high heat is forecast in the normally mild-weathered Pacific Northwest this weekend, raising concerns about wildfires and the health of people in a region where many people don’t have air conditioning. City officials in Seattle were opening libraries as cooling centers and crews were being sent to places in Oregon where the risk of…
US Blocks Solar Components From Chinese Company in Crackdown on Forced Labor in Xinjiang
June 24, 2021
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The United States has banned imports of a key material to make solar panels from a Chinese company as part of a wider effort to protect U.S. supply chains from forced labor inflicted on ethnic Muslim minorities in China’s Xinjiang region, the White House announced on June 24. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued…
Photos Show Whale Watchers Failing to See Huge Whale Pop Up Right Beside Their Boat in Baja
Whale watchers off the coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico, nearly missed the moment of a lifetime when a sneaky whale popped up right beside their boat—as they looked the wrong way. Photos taken from another boat caught the embarrassing episode on camera. The group were pictured waiting patiently with their cameras poised, and very…
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