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Three hikers die at Arizona's Grand Canyon as temperatures top 109 degrees in the shade
11+ hour, 16+ min ago (459+ words) "Summer temperatures in the Inner Canyon have reached dangerous levels." Three hikers died in just four days at Grand Canyon National Park, where summer temperatures on Inner Canyon trails can turn deadly with alarming speed, People reported. The hikers reportedly…...
Solar falls 27% after Trump rollback, yet fossil fuels are just 4% of new U. S. power
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (451+ words) A sharp year-over-year pullback in the U. S. solar market is a reminder of how quickly federal decisions can affect one of the nation's fastest-expanding clean energy sectors. That slowdown has not produced a fossil-fuel rebound, though. New power added to the…...
'This is the second time': Wife grabs snake before it disappears under the stove
6+ day, 53+ min ago (433+ words) "My cat told me not to expect this behavior from him." Finding a snake entering your home would unsettle most couples. Luckily, for one creator, they had a fearless cat to keep the intruder in check and buy their wife…...
Photo of snake swallowing egg has viewers convinced they're looking at an owl
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (364+ words) That bizarre silhouette was enough to make many commenters pause and look again. The original poster summed it up simply: "Egghead. Rat snake thats been helping themselves to our chicken eggs." Caught in the act, the snake has stretched its…...
Solar overtakes coal in the US electricity mix for the first month on record
1+ week, 4+ day ago (439+ words) "From Texas to California, markets across the US are betting on solar to meet rising power needs." An exciting new benchmark has been reached in the U. S. renewable energy sector: For the first time, solar produced more electricity than coal during…...
Arizona lake closes indefinitely after farm water releases wipe out every fish
1+ week, 4+ day ago (333+ words) "Decomposing fish may pose health risks to individuals who enter the area or attempt to fish." Online attention has turned to an Arizona reservoir after a mass die-off left dead fish covering the water's surface. The reservoir was closed indefinitely,…...
Arizona officials shut down popular fishing spot after reservoir's fish population collapses
1+ week, 4+ day ago (497+ words) "Decomposing fish may pose health risks to individuals who enter the area or attempt to fish." Nearly all the fish at San Carlos Lake have died, and officials have closed the once-busy Arizona fishing spot, leaving a longtime recreation area…...
Heat dome turns nights dangerous as extreme heat warnings spread across Dallas, Houston, and Phoenix
1+ week, 6+ day ago (534+ words) The heat wave is spreading across large parts of the country. Federal forecasters have warned that an unusually intense spell of heat is arriving across a broad stretch of the United States, especially in the Plains, South, and Midwest. Even…...
Lake Mead continues to shrink, but Las Vegas may actually be the West's best-prepared city
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (600+ words) "Southern Nevada is one of the few places on the face of the planet that recycles every drop of water that goes down the drain." Lake Mead has fallen under 1, 050 feet above sea level, underscoring how deeply the West's water…...
As Lake Powell recedes, Glen Canyon stages one of the Colorado River's biggest comebacks
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (452+ words) Since the reservoir was last full in 1999, about 100, 000 acres have been exposed. Newly exposed parts of Glen Canyon are beginning to return as Lake Powell drops. But while the low reservoir is a warning sign of the worsening drought affecting…...