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Climate Change Makes Food Scarce for Santa's Reindeer
At a Glance A cycle of melting and freezing creates a layer of ice on the ground where reindeer graze.The ice makes it harder for reindeer to reach the vegetation frozen underneath.Some have turned to eating seaweed to supplement their diet. In one of the most enduring modern holiday traditions, reindeer are known for pulling a certain jolly man's sleigh and munching carrots left out for them by children who dream of hooves clattering on the roof. In reality, reindeer...
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Migrants in Bosnia Face Horrific Conditions as Winter Descends (PHOTOS)
Several hundred migrants refused food and water on Tuesday to protest the horrible conditions in the makeshift camp in which they are living in northwestern Bosnia. The Vucjak camp houses about 600 migrants fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, and according to Reuters, the camp and is located on a former landfill near a mine field leftover from the war in the early 1990s. Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic is urging...
With Perfect Weather, Cannonball Team Races from New York to Los Angeles in Under 27.5 Hours
Doug Tabbutt, left, navigates while Arne Toman drives the heavily modified Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG on the Cannonball run that began Nov. 10, 2019, in New York City. Their spotter, Berkeley Chadwick, is in the back seat. (Courtesy of Arne Toman) At a Glance The team beat the previous record by an hour and 25 minutes.Driving a modified Mercedes, they reached 193 mph and averaged 103 mph.The weather was 100% dry for the entire 2,825-mile trip. As many of us do...
9 Killed in South Dakota Plane Crash Include Members of Idaho Falls Family
At a Glance The Chamberlain area was under a winter storm warning at the time of the crash. The victims include two Idaho Falls businessmen. Nine people were killed when their plane crashed Saturday shortly after takeoff in South Dakota. Three other people aboard the single-engine Pilatus PC-12 were injured when the plane bound for Idaho crashed about 12:30 p.m. in Chamberlain, about 140 miles west of Sioux Falls, The Associated Press reported. Chamberlain and central south-central South Dakota were...
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