Planet Earth - Page 113

August 8, 2023

Freak August hailstorm causes chaos as snowplows take to streets in summer

Officials in the city of Reutlingen deployed snowplows and 250 firefighters to clear roads and drain basements that had flooded when the river burst its banks.

August 8, 2023

Annual Hungarian competition to clean up country’s 2nd-largest river of trash begins

Volunteers in Hungary are piling into canoes to clean up the Tisza River of trash. The annual competition offers prizes for those who collect the most litter each year.

August 8, 2023

Shark attack in New York

Woman bitten by a shark on Rockaway Beach in New York (via Peter Gerber)

August 7, 2023

PBS interviews ‘climate psychology therapist’ about handling anxiety from climate change

PBS NewsHour had a segment on people who suffer anxiety about the future global climate change to the point it interferes with their lives on a daily basis.

August 5, 2023

Suez Canal tugboat sinks after collision with tanker

A Suez Canal tugboat sunk after colliding with a tanker in the waterway, with one tugboat crew member dead following the incident, accordint to his family.

August 4, 2023

Georgia landslide kills at least 7, leaves over 30 others missing

At least seven people were killed and over 30 people remain missing after a landslide hit a resort area in the mountains of the country of Georgia.

August 3, 2023

California winter waves may be growing as planet warms, researcher says

A U.C. San Diego oceanographer used 90 years of seismic data in new research finding that California winter wave heights may be increasing amid a changing climate.

August 3, 2023

Greenpeace climate protesters climb atop UK prime minister's home, hang black fabric

A group of Greenpeace members climbed to the roof of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's home in North Yorkshire and unfurled large black drapes to protest recent oil policies.

August 3, 2023

Offshore wind is leaving a ‘heavy environmental footprint’ on the East Coast: CFACT’s Craig Rucker

CFACT President Craig Rucker outlines why his group is protesting offshore wind projects while the Biden administration pushes a green energy agenda.

August 3, 2023

World's heaviest animal may be ancient whale found in the Peruvian desert, scientists say

Fossils of a massive ancient whale, known as Perucetus colossus, has been excavated in the Ica Province, southern Peru, allowing scientists to determine its length and weight.