A flap gate at Edgewater Beach. (Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District) At a Glance Visitors are warned to avoid the water. Exposure to the water could lead to numerous illnesses stemming from viruses, bacteria and parasites. Swimmers near Cleveland may want to steer clear of a trio of beaches for a bit after storms caused raw sewage and stormwater to spill into Lake Erie. Advisories posted at Edgewater, Huntington and Villa Angela beaches warn visitors to avoid the water. The...

This picture taken on May 21, 2018 shows discarded climbing equipment and rubbish scattered around Camp 4 of Mount Everest. ( Doma Sherpa/AFP/Getty Images) At a Glance Sherpas have removed more than 3 tons of garbage from Mount Everest. Hundreds of climbers and support staff discard their trash on the mountain each year. The cleanup campaign's goal is to collect more than 10 tons of garbage by the end of May. A 14-member team of sherpas sent by the Nepalese...

Satellite image of the Great Lakes, which will be increasingly impacted by global warming. (Planet Observer/Getty Images) At a Glance Northern Canada is warming up three times as fast as anywhere else in the world.The rest of the country is warming up twice as fast as other parts of the world. This warming will bring erratic snowfall and water levels to the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes can expect to see erratic snowfall totals and wide water level swings as...