Category: Environment
What we now know about near-Earth asteroid ‘Bennu’
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu, only slightly wider than the height of the Empire State Building, may contain unaltered material from the very beginning of our solar system.
Man wanted for attacking protected pelican in Florida arrested for animal cruelty (Video)
A video showing a man in Florida luring and then jumping on top of a pelican in the water was posted on social media. Florida authorities investigated and obtained an arrest warrant for William Hunter Hardest of Riva, MD.
Harford Community College students helped with Florida Keys beach cleanup for their winter break
On one day, the students performed marine debris cleanup at a remote location on Sugarloaf Key an area that doesn’t get cleaned regularly. Two pickup trucks were filled with debris that included rope, plastic, boat parts and more, left over from Hurricane Irma.
Earth’s continuing warming trend reveals 2018 as fourth warmest year in modern record
“ … impacts of long-term global warming are already being felt — in coastal flooding, heat waves, intense precipitation and ecosystem change.”
NASA’s InSight Lander arrives on Martian surface to study planet’s deep interior
Today, Mars received its newest robotic resident. NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander successfully touched down on the Red Planet after an almost seven-month, […]
Get your free 2019 ‘Wild Things of Harford County’ community calendar
On Tuesday, November 13, Harford County-based design and marketing firm Sonipak Design & Marketing hosted their annual calendar release party to share their 2019 community calendar “Wild Things of Harford […]
NASA: Three-million-year-old crater discovered beneath the ice in Greenland
On November 14, NASA reported that an international team of researchers, including a NASA glaciologist, has discovered a large meteorite impact crater hiding beneath more than a half-mile of ice […]
November 19: Chiefs vs Rams game moving from Mexico City to Los Angeles
On November 13, the NFL announced that it will move the Monday, November 19, Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Rams game originally scheduled for Estadio Azteca in Mexico City […]
California wildfires updates: Death, destruction, celebrity homes destroyed in Malibu
Wildfires across the State of California continue to devastate the northern and southern portions of the state. As of this writing, 31 people have died; and at least 200 people […]
Free boarding for pets displaced by wildfires in Southern California
On November 9, VCA Animal Hospitals announced that select VCA hospitals in Southern California are offering free boarding assistance to dogs, cats, and other species to families affected by the fires […]
