New NASA data show that snowpack in the Tuolumne River Basin in California’s Sierra Nevada — a major source of water for San Francisco and California’s Central Valley — is currently larger than the four previous years of snowpack combined. NASA’s Airborne Snow Observatory (ASO) measured the Tuolumne Basin snowpack on April 1, a critical […]
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By Donald H. Harrison Photos courtesy of Karen Beth Pearlman SAN DIEGO – One might describe Chloe, an 8-year-old cocker spaniel, as San Diego County’s unofficial canine ambassador. For years, her owner, Karen Beth Pearlman, has been posting Facebook photographs of Chloe visiting various San Diego County venues, from the beach, to the valleys,
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, The World We Share, USAApril the giraffe gave birth to her fourth calf early Saturday morning, putting an end to the wait that had kept millions of people across the world on the edge of their seats. The Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York, set up a live stream to document the pregnant giraffe and the birth of
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The World We Share, USANew Zealand’s north island is being hit by Cyclone Cook, which many fear will be the severest storm in generations. The country is still recovering from Cyclone Debbie which destroyed houses and saturated land with heavy rains. It left the town of Edgecumbe flooded by thigh-high water with many people still unable to return to
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Update: Tuesday, April 18 — Santee Lakes reported on its Facebook Page that the “fishermen bunch” had been able to lure Junior close enough to remove the cloth binding from his beak, whereupon the Great Blue Heron flew off to freedom. We’re hoping the bird will have a speedy recovery, and plenty of good fishing! By
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San Diego County, The World We ShareFormer Venezuelan Miss Universe Alicia Machado has joined environmental group “People for Ethical Treatment of Animals” (PETA) with a very resounding message: “I prefer to be naked than to wear furs”. The actress and host, who Donald Trump used to bully for being overweight, posed without clothes in a campaign against the use of animal
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The World We Share, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAIn a landmark amendment to their pre-existing laws, Taiwan has become the first country in Asia to totally ban the consumption of dog and cat meat. According to the Animals Asia Foundation, the Animal Protection Act enforced on the island only prohibited the slaughter and marketing of pet meats. Now, the actual act of eating
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International, The World We ShareUnusual ice activity NOAA An iceberg seen on an Arctic mission in 2012. There is a swarm of about 481 icebergs parked in the shipping lanes of the North Atlantic right now, creating a hazardous area so treacherous that ships are having to detour 400 nautical miles out of their way to avoid the Titanic’s
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International, The World We Share, USALOS ANGELES — Startlingly green hills, surging rivers and the snow-wrapped Sierra Nevada had already signaled what Gov. Jerry Brown made official on Friday: The long California drought is over. “This drought emergency is over, but the next drought could be around the corner,” Brown said in a statement. “Conservation must remain a way of
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The World We Share, USAAnimal rights advocates have long fought for the freedom of Cecilia the chimp – and now, she may finally be granted access to a better life. Since two of Cecilia’s mates died, the chimp has lived all alone in a concrete cell at the Mendocino Zoo in Argentina, showing little energy or happiness. In light
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International, The World We ShareA growing crack in an Antarctic ice shelf is poised to unleash an iceberg the size of Delaware into the ocean. The rift in the Larsen C ice shelf in western Antarctica was measured at more than 1,000 feet wide and 110 miles long, having grown by 50 miles since 2011. Only 12 miles remain
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The World We ShareJapanese whalers have killed more than 300 whales in their annual Antarctic expedition in contravention of a worldwide moratorium and international opposition to the hunt. The fleet of five ships planned to kill 333 minke whales over the course of their expedition that began in November, and the return of three ships provoked criticism from
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International, The World We ShareManatees — the aquatic mammals also known as “sea cows” — are no longer an endangered species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday. But instead of welcoming the announcement as a cause for celebration, environmental groups were pushing back against the government’s new status for manatees. “We believe this is a devastating blow
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The World We Share, USANew Delhi (dpa) – India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday banned the sale of vehicles running on older technology, starting from April 1, in a move that environmentalists say would help improve air quality. The right to health had to take precedence over the right to commerce, the court said, adding that enough time had been
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