San Jose and Santa Clara residents feared there was a fire on September 23. This came amid heavy smoke in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. The smoke is due to a prescribed vegetation burn on Angel Island. Smoke from a prescribed vegetation burn led to fears of a fire in San Jose and Santa … Read more
Among the species benefiting from the restoration are yellow-eye mullet. A major effort to remove invasive rice grass from Tasmania’s Duck Bay is showing major signs of recovery, with native vegetation returning and the number of fish species rising from five to 11. The changes came within just two to three years of the weed … Read more
Less than a year after completion, the newly built mansion at 46 Cliff Road in Belvedere hit the market. The waterfront mansion is asking $32 million, the San Francisco Business Times reported. The three-storey home sprawls across 5,000 square feet with four bedrooms, five bathrooms, and what may be its most prized perk: direct access … Read more
A major land purchase in Georgetown County, South Carolina, is moving ahead as local officials support plans to turn 4,148 acres in Carvers Bay into a new state forest. According to a report by the Coastal Observerthe Georgetown County Board of Education voted to send formal letters of support to the South Carolina Forestry Commission … Read more
Update: The shelter-in-place order was lifted at 8:51 pm, after emergency responders brought the situation under control, according to an X post by Tampa Fire rescue. Representational. (X | Tampa Fire Rescue ) Initial report: Tampa Fire Rescue and its Hazardous Materials (HazMat) team responded to a reported Sulphur plant fire at Port Tampa Bay, … Read more
Acropora muricata, Heron Island, Australia. (Photo Credit: Claire Lager, Smithsonian) A rare coral species found nowhere else on Earth except Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii has been successfully returned to its natural habitat after completely disappearing from the wild. The recovery project was led by the Hawaii Coral Restoration Nursery, a facility run by the state … Read more
For over a century, the industrial engines of Minnesota’s Iron Range drove the economy of Duluth. Raw iron ore moved down through the St. Louis River basin, feeding massive manufacturing plants along the shore. But that industrial output came with a long-term environmental tax. At Spirit Lake, which is a broad stretch of the river … Read more
A new report by cross-border investment platform Belong shows that the participation of women in cross-border investments among non-resident Indians (NRIs) has increased significantly over the past year. The report also shows that the investment rate of women in Western countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom is significantly higher than that … Read more
Leaked business and shipping records reviewed by the Financial Times show that Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards used a procurement network based in the United Arab Emirates to secretly purchase advanced Chinese satellite communications equipment related to Tehran’s drone and missile programs.The revelations revealed how a company operating in the United Arab Emirates helped provide sensitive … Read more
The United Arab Emirates joins Saudi Arabia and Qatar in urging U.S. President Donald Trump to avoid restarting military action against Iran and instead give diplomacy a chance, according to people familiar with the matter.The outreach reflects growing concerns among Gulf states that new hostilities could trigger fresh retaliation from Tehran and plunge the regional … Read more