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'Human Error' Caused Warning Siren Failure as Tornadoes and Straight-Line Winds Ripped Through Sioux Falls, South Dakota
At a Glance Three tornadoes and damaging straight-line winds struck Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Tuesday night.Southern sections of the city have been hardest hit.More than three dozen buildings were damaged.Most of the city's warning sirens didn't sound. As tornadoes and straight-line winds blew off roofs and destroyed buildings Tuesday night in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, most of the city's warning sirens failed to sound. Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken said Wednesday that the problem was caused when an employee in...
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Stranded Baby and Mother Manatee Freed From Enclosure at Florida Marina
At a Glance Officials think the manatees swam into the enclosure during storm surge and high tides from Hurricane Dorian.They were stuck for a week after the waters receded.Hundreds gathered to watch their rescue. A mother manatee and her baby who were trapped for a week in an enclosed area at a Florida marina were freed Wednesday afternoon. Hundreds of people had gathered at the Halifax Marina in Daytona Beach to watch as rescuers removed parts of a wall that...
Northern Cascades Glaciers Suffer 'Shocking Loss' Due to Climate Change, Annual Survey Shows
At a Glance The Northern Cascades glaciers have shrunk by 30%.They are shrinking due to global warming, a lead scientist said.The glaciers help provide drinking water to the Seattle area. Professor Mauri Pelto has surveyed glaciers in Washington's Northern Cascade Mountains every summer for more than three decades. This year, he and his research team were stunned by what they saw. "The bottom line for 2019 is the ," Pelto wrote in a recent blog post at glacierhub.org. Pelto is...
More Fires Are Burning In Brazil's Cerrado Region Than in the Amazon
At a Glance More than 8,000 fires have been reported in the large savanna this month.The Cerrado is one of the world's 36 biodiversity hotspots. The Cerrado has seen 35,547 fire outbreaks since Jan. 1. The Amazon rainforest gets most of the attention, but Brazil is home to another important biodiversity hotspot endangered by many of the same threats. The Cerrado, the largest savanna region in South America and the largest hotspot in the Western Hemisphere, covers nearly 800,000 square...
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