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Flash flooding tears up route to Nevada desert destination south of Las Vegas
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (322+ words) Flooding in desert regions can be especially destructive because dry, compact ground often cannot absorb intense rainfall quickly enough. Access to Nelson, a small desert destination south of Las Vegas, appears to be limited to residents after a flash flood…...
Can Colorado justify a bigger reservoir on a drier river? An appeals court will decide
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (558+ words) "In effect, they're building a giant bathtub, even though there's likely no water to ever fill it." A court battle over Colorado water could help determine how the American West responds to a shrinking river system, according to Inside Climate…...
After drought, Maine town challenges Poland Spring bid to keep pumping 432,000 gallons a day
13+ hour, 22+ min ago (438+ words) "I suggest the new ordinance applies to them." One Maine town is pushing back as bottling company Poland Spring seeks permission to continue extracting up to 432,000 gallons of water per day from a local aquifer for another five years, according…...
Texas residents raise empty cups as officials weighs groundwater rules for developers
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (453+ words) "You really need to protect the aquifer, not the county." In Jack County, Texas, residents turned empty cups into a warning about what they fear could happen if water policy does not keep pace with development. The display came at…...
NASA finds a giant field of geometric cracks that may hold new clues to water on Mars
1+ week, 3+ day ago (390+ words) No single explanation has been confirmed for how the formations arose. NASA said the rover had encountered smaller areas of these geometric patterns before, but never anything on this scale. A 360-degree panorama captured June 19-20 shows the polygons covering the…...
Antarctica's giant iceberg break exposed a hidden fish nursery in the Weddell Sea
1+ week, 5+ day ago (472+ words) "This would offer a significantly reduced risk to the nests in the center of the cluster." When an iceberg named A-68 broke away from Antarctica's ice shelf, it did more than alter the region's outline — it gave scientists a rare look…...
Idaho shareholders vote out canal board after outcry over treated wastewater plan
1+ week, 6+ day ago (578+ words) "The people have spoken, but we are being ignored for the sake of profit." In 2024, the Farmers Union Ditch Company in Idaho entered into a long-term agreement allowing the Eagle Sewer District to send treated wastewater through the canal system…...
Study finds bottom trawling leaves seafloor scars for decades
2+ week, 2+ day ago (360+ words) "The scars from bottom trawling last for DECADES." Conservationists have long warned that dragging fishing gear across the ocean floor can cause lasting damage to sensitive habitats. However, new research has found that these impacts can last for far longer…...
New study finds Canada's Arctic seafloor traps most carbon washing out of thawing ground
2+ week, 2+ day ago (558+ words) Thawing permafrost has long been seen as a major climate risk. Old organic carbon locked in Arctic permafrost can be swept into coastal seas as warming destabilizes frozen ground and erodes shorelines, fueling worries that microbes could turn some of…...
Ancient rocks in Ireland suggest volcanoes pulse between mush and melt before eruptions
2+ week, 2+ day ago (564+ words) Carlingford Mountain preserves the fossilized remains of the magma network that supplied volcanoes roughly 60 million years ago. A familiar picture of volcanoes — sitting above a huge reservoir of molten rock — may be too simple. Evidence from an ancient volcanic system…...