Weird weather and species extinction
Speed River Journal’s nature news roundup for Feb. 20, 2014, highlights a few recent comments, forecasts and data on climate change. This week…
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Nature news roundup August 9 2013
I have always wondered why a cottontail rabbit or white-tailed deer concerned with escaping from danger would fly a white flag of a…
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Nature news roundup July 30 2013
A new study published in Nature indicates forests use water more efficiently in response to rising carbon dioxide levels. As Bryan Walsh points…
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Nature news roundup July 12 2013
Monday’s storms broke Toronto’s record for 24-hour record rainfall, leaving cars stranded, basements flooded and thousands of people without power overnight. Downstream, Lake…
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Nature news roundup June 28 2013
A sudden, massive die-off of bumblebees in Oregon is blamed on application of pesticide to trees for cosmetic purposes. President Barack Obama released…
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Around the world in 80 seconds: June 2013 nature news
Want to see the world? Here are highlights of this week’s news stories and blogs about wildlife and nature from each of the…
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Intense lightning
Last night we were hit with one of the most frightening thunderstorms I can remember. It started with violent gusts of wind that…
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Urban conservation
Here are two stories about people working to protect wildlife in urban setting (with apologies for the advertisements attached to these BBC news…
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