Wildfires caused by drought, warmer-than-normal temperatures and, in a few cases, possibly arson, have raged for several days in several Southern states. The threat led authorities to enact burning bans and stop issuing safe burning permits. November is the peak month of fire season across the country, but some areas, including parts of the Southeast, … Read more
(NEXSTAR) Northern U.S. states from New York to Washington and potentially Iowa could see the Northern Lights on Sunday, according to current forecasts. In an alert issued Sunday morning, NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center warned of a moderate geomagnetic storm, triggered by an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection, or CME. CMEs are explosions of plasma and … Read more
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Federal officials said Wednesday that conditions have improved on the Colorado River to the point where a plan by California, Arizona and Nevada to voluntarily reduce water use should help keep the river basin on a stable footing for the next few years. . The U.S. Department of the Interior said in … Read more
(NEXSTAR) Nearly two dozen species from 16 states listed as endangered have been delisted, but not because they have rebounded. Instead, the change in status is due to extinction. T-Mobile plans to move customers from older phone plans to newer ones Two years ago, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed delisting 23 species. After … Read more
In a move cheered by conservationists, the Healey administration withdrew its proposal to remove the humpback whale from the state’s endangered species list after local experts warned against the move. Regina Asmutis-Silvia, executive director and senior biologist at Whale and Dolphin Conservation North America, praised the decision, calling it a testament to the fact that … Read more