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River otters are making a comeback " and in surprising places around the Chesapeake Bay
9+ hour, 29+ min ago (118+ words) Capital Gazette Anne Arundel Council overrides county executive's veto of Odenton-area plan No houses here: $1. 8 M deal preserves 192-acre family farm in Gambrills Watch: Runaway boat in Severn River stopped by Coast Guard in viral video Naval Academy crew sails…...
Baltimore weather: Sunny start gives way to heat, thunderstorms
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (215+ words) Baltimore-area residents can expect a stretch of pleasant summer weather to start the week, before heat and the threat of thunderstorms return by midweek, according to the National Weather Service. Tuesday offers abundant sunshine and a high near 81. Light winds…...
A garbage crisis engulfs Havana as fuel shortages stall trash pickup
1+ week, 6+ day ago (422+ words) Their focus was an improvised dump site on the sidewalk with rotting food scraps, torn bags, cardboard and rubble. Swarms of flies and stray cats gathered around the trash whose stench wafted on the breeze from the nearby sea. "What…...
UN calculates nation-sized environmental footprints for AI and data centers
1+ week, 6+ day ago (87+ words) Capital Gazette By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer Last year, global data centers used 448 trillion watt-hours of electricity, more than all but 10 countries of the world, said the report issued Wednesday. That electricity use produced about 208 million tons of carbon…...
3 astronauts from China return to Earth after nearly 7 months in space, a record for a Chinese crew
2+ week, 4+ day ago (369+ words) The craft carrying Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang of the Shenzhou 21 crew touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia region in the evening. Their return came as China prepares for its first lunar…...
Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says
2+ week, 6+ day ago (727+ words) By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer The projections by the U. N. climate agency and the United Kingdom's Meteorological Office said there's a 75% chance that the average global temperature between 2026 and 2030 will be more than 1. 5 degrees Celsius (2. 7 degrees Fahrenheit) higher compared to…...
Southern California chemical tank at risk of exploding as 40, 000 residents are ordered to evacuate – Capital Gazette
3+ week, 3+ day ago (536+ words) By JOHN RABY and JOSH FUNK Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank in Southern California could leak or explode as an evacuation order continued into the Memorial Day weekend for 40, 000 residents with no timeline on…...
Gerald Winegrad: Anne Arundel County has a well problem | COMMENTARY
3+ week, 4+ day ago (656+ words) Houston, we have a problem! Some of the 25% of county residents (45, 700) drawing their water from wells are experiencing excessive chloride from saltwater intrusion. This mostly occurs in homes close to the Chesapeake Bay or her tidal rivers. All water supplies…...
What does a thriving Severn River look like? | COMMENTARY
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (462+ words) Spring arrives on the Severn River not in a single moment, but as a series of telling signs. Boatyards on Back Creek hum back to life as crews sand, paint and launch vessels for another season. Docks that sat quiet…...
Gerald Winegrad: Spring brings the greatest show on Earth | COMMENTARY
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (435+ words) Despite a chilly start to spring with the vernal equinox on March 20, spring's warming blanket finally has descended. With it, the door has opened wide to embracing Mother Nature's wonders. After arriving back from Borneo's torrid equatorial heat and humidity…...