Sea lions attracted by large schools of anchovies have been congregating at the Santa Barbara docks in California in recent weeks. Boaters fear the 600 to 1000lb animals, which have been spotted in large numbers all over the shores of San Francisco, could potentially damage or sink their boats.
Diesel the donkey, who disappeared in 2019, appears to be thriving with some new companions in the California wild.
The multi-million pound project is currently around three months behind its original schedule.
The UK could be in for a heatwave by the end of the month, with June finally heating up as temperatures are set to rise into the mid-twenties and potentially reach 30C
Buying a property can be a complicated business, but there may be problems lurking in the garden which threaten to derail a purchase altogether.
The extreme weather conditions across the Mediterranean have arrived earlier than usual this year, with heatwaves in Greece, Cyprus and Turkey and severe flooding in Mallorca. And some weather experts say this could be the start of a sweltering summer ahead.
Heavy rainfall is hitting Florida again after days of deadly, torrential storms have turned roads into canals and forced water rescues.
However hopes of a heatwave have been played down
Some nuclear plants in France were shut down after renewable output surged, Bloomberg reported.
Three adorable Asiatic lion cubs born in March to parents Arya and Bhanu at London Zoo have been named just in time for Father’s Day.The mames for the 13-week old cubs – Mali (male), Syanii (male) and Shanti (female) – were carefully selected from submissions sent in by schoolchildren across the UK, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) said in a press statement.“The feisty trio grow from strength to strength, each developing distinct personalities,” the charity said, adding that the cubs have recently been delighting visitors by practicing their roars, currently a loud mewing sound.Footage released by the ZSL shows the fuzzy cubs frolicking in their sunny enclosure, with their mother, Arya.“The addition of these three lion cubs to Bhanu and Arya’s family is hugely exciting for all of us at the zoo and a great conservation achievement,” lion keeper Martin O’Sullivan said.“Asiatic lions are an endangered species in the wild, with population numbers thought to be around 600-700, so three new lion cubs are a critical step toward building a strong reserve population to protect the species." Credit: Zoological Society of London via Storyful
Crawling cicada nymphs, striving to get higher after 17 years underground, marched en masse toward and up trees, pausing to shed their skin and emerge as adults. Trillions of once-hidden baby bugs are in the air, on the trees and perching upon people's shirts, hats and even faces. “What you saw was biblical,” said biologist Gene Kritsky, who has been chasing periodical cicadas for 50 years, yet was still amazed by the 3 to 5 million cicadas crowding a small patch of Ryerson Conservation Area north of Chicago.
Newport has been named as one of the ten sunniest places in the UK.
The East Hants Aquatic Centre in Elmsdale, N.S., is set to reopen almost a year after massive flooding shut it down, but it's unclear why the facility was overwhelmed and how much the repairs will cost.The two-level building features a pool and community room on the main floor, while the basement houses the mechanical and electrical systems.The flooding happened when parts of Nova Scotia were hit with a near-historic amount of rainfall last summer, with some areas receiving as much as 250 millim
After a dire start to the year weather-wise, many Britons were hoping things would pick up going into the summer months
Standing at the edge of a bluff overlooking the Lamar River in Yellowstone National Park, TJ Ammond stared through binoculars at hundreds of buffalo dotting the verdant valley below. Grizzly bears and wolves are usually the star attractions for wildlife watchers in Yellowstone but this spring, a tiny and exceedingly rare white buffalo calf has stolen the show. White buffalo — also known as bison — are held sacred by many Native Americans who greeted news of the birth of one in Yellowstone as an auspicious sign.
At least 10 people have died in flooding and landslides across Himalayan regions of India and Nepal following heavy rainfall on Thursday, according to local officials. The severe downpours have also left 2,400 tourists stranded in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim.
Council issue warning as Pleasington Cemetery set to be ‘very busy’
The stench of cow feces, urine and ammonia forces residents to keep windows and doors closed in parts of California's farming country. "We have a lot of health problems going around in this community and most of them are respiratory problems,” said Beverly Whitfield amid dairies in Pixley, a small town in Tulare County.
The Group of Seven rich democracies have failed to deliver significant new progress on climate during a summit in Italy, instead reiterating previous commitments, experts and activists said Friday.The group, responsible for nearly 30 percent of fossil fuel production, "left the door open for continued public investments in gas", said Nicola Flamigni from climate-oriented communications firm GSCC. Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States also reiterated the need to agr
Water companies released sewage during the record heatwave of 2022, despite rules that spills should only happen in extreme wet weather, according to data.
A group from the Philippines has been travelling around Prince Edward Island this week, trying to learn all they can from the P.E.I. potato industry. The delegation includes members of the United Potato Producers of Benguet Mountain Province Incorporated (UPPBMI), as well as Cheryl Cabellero with the Philippines' Department of Agriculture.Cabellero said the trip has a couple of goals: to give Filipino farmers an "immersion" with their counterparts on P.E.I., and to explore policies to support th
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