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Heavy Storms Help California to Almost Eliminate Extreme Drought From State

January 13, 2023
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California, which has been reeling under the grip of drought, has received respite due to the multiple storms that hit the state and elsewhere in the past weeks, helping it deal with drought conditions in several regions and filling up many of the smaller reservoirs. “A long-term drought, dating back to the 2019–2020 winter, continues…

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Northern Queensland Braces for Flood as Rain Sets In

January 13, 2023
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Northern Queensland residents are on alert for flash flooding as monsoonal rain sets in over a vast region. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning with flash flooding possible for the state’s coast between Cooktown to Mackay and the northern and central interior. Torrential downpours are set to lash the region from Friday afternoon and following into…

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Wildlife Officials in Struggle To Save Starving Manatees in Florida

January 12, 2023
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State and federal wildlife officials are continuing to feed some of Florida’s starving manatees with about 10 tons of romaine lettuce per week at a feeding station in the middle of the state’s Atlantic coastline. But, they said on Jan. 11, the population of the state’s iconic sea cows isn’t out of danger yet from…

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Painting ‘Zebra Stripes’ on Cows Wards Off Biting Flies

January 12, 2023
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Ranchers might want to consider painting “zebra stripes” on their livestock. According to a new study published in PLoS ONE, the measure reduces the number of biting flies on cows by more than half. Biting flies are one of the great banes of cows worldwide. The irritating insects cause cows to graze less, eat less, sleep…

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Doctors Have Doubled Antipsychotic Prescriptions to Children and Youth: Study

January 11, 2023
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Despite the lack of evidence of the safety of antipsychotics in children, who are smaller in size and still rapidly developing, the number of prescriptions to English youth has doubled between 2000 to 2019, a study suggests. The researchers from the University of Manchester examined over seven million children and adolescents aged three to 18. They discovered…

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Astronomers Discover 2nd Earth-Sized Planet Orbiting Its Star’s Habitable Zone

January 11, 2023
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A team of NASA scientists discovered another Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting in its star’s habitable zone that could potentially retain liquid water, the U.S. space agency announced on Tuesday. The planet—called “TOI 700 e”—is about 95 percent of Earth’s size and likely rocky. It was spotted in a system in the southern hemisphere about 100 light-years…

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California’s Wild Coast

January 11, 2023
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Soar with the seabirds over the wild and beautiful north coast of California. The rugged coastline of Mendocino is a vast wilderness full of wildlife, sea caves, bird colonies, and crashing waves that can only be fully appreciated from an aerial view. …

In ESG Debate, Some See Threat to Livelihood, Traditional Values

January 11, 2023
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Charlie Masters, Kentucky farmer, has watched the prices rise. Diesel fuel and nitrogen fertilizer, two of the most critical ingredients for running his Fleming County beef and produce operation, are still costlier than just two years ago. That’s partly due to recent fluctuations in the prices of oil and natural gas. What’s behind those trends?…

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Birch Aquarium Announces Pregnant Seadragon

January 10, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A female Weedy Seadragon has transferred eggs to a male at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, a rare event and a first for the institution, it was announced Monday. “We’re elated to be able to witness this at the aquarium,” said Jenn Nero Moffatt, senior director of…

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UK’s 1st Foray Into the Space Race Ends in Failure

January 10, 2023
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Billed as British history in the making, on Monday a specially adapted jumbo jet left the runway at the country’s first operational spaceport and launched a rocket into space. However, the rocket failed during its second stage and, according to operator Virgin Orbit, suffered an “anomaly” that resulted in the satellites it was carrying failing…

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