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Environment: Winds from Hurricane Arthur wallop Massachusetts’ Nantucket Island

YoopyaJul 5, 2014July 25, 20230

(Reuters) – A weakened but fast-moving Hurricane Arthur swept along southern New England on Friday night, wielding tropical storm-force winds, after an earlier landfall in

Natural disasters: California wildfires burn homes, threaten more

YoopyaJul 5, 2014July 25, 20230

JULIAN, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire destroyed two homes, threatened hundreds more and forced the cancellation of a Fourth of July parade and celebration in

Environment: Hurricane Arthur scythes through Outer Banks of North Carolina

YoopyaJul 4, 2014June 22, 20230

(Reuters) – The first hurricane of the Atlantic season has hit the North Carolina coast, a wet and windy spoiler of the July Fourth holiday

Environmental crime: Surging environmental crime funds conflicts, hurts growth: U.N.

YoopyaJun 25, 2014May 31, 20230

(Reuters) – Surging environmental crime, from illegal logging to elephant poaching, is worth up to $213 billion a year and is helping to fund armed

Environment: Oklahoma Native Americans tame twisters with ancient rituals

YoopyaJun 21, 2014June 25, 20230

(Reuters) – Just over a year ago, tribal elder Gordon Yellowman watched on the TV news as a mile-wide tornado roared toward the homes of

Environment: Thousands in Nepal hug trees in world record bid

YoopyaJun 5, 2014July 16, 20230

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — More than 2,000 people, mostly students wearing their school uniforms, gathered in Nepal’s capital on Thursday in a bid to set

Technology: Florida turns to smart phone app to track invasive lionfish

YoopyaMay 31, 2014July 19, 20230

(Reuters) – Florida has a new phone app to help cull the invasion of its waters by the spiked lionfish, a venomous species that is

Asia: Death toll from Philippines quake at 144, more people missing

YoopyaMay 6, 2014September 7, 20230

(Reuters) – The death toll from an earthquake in the Philippines rose to 144 on Wednesday as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings

Science: Birds of a feather: hummingbird family tree unveiled

YoopyaApr 7, 2014July 21, 20230

(Reuters) – For such small creatures, hummingbirds certainly have racked up an outsized list of unique claims to fame. They are the smallest birds and

US: Yellowstone National Park rattled by largest earthquake in 34 years

YoopyaMar 31, 2014July 21, 20230

(Reuters) – Yellowstone National Park, which sits atop one of the world’s largest super-volcanoes, was struck on Sunday by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake, the biggest