Gray whales are washing up on North America’s Pacific coast in alarming numbers, again. The culprit: Starvation and a lack of food. It feels like it’s becoming a theme this …
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Europe heat wave breaks temperature records, generates massive solar power
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA major heat wave broke temperature records across northwest Europe this week, triggered water shortages in the U.K. and, ironically, sent power prices plunging — even into negative territory. Driven …
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Garden Grove crisis exposes Southern California’s hidden industrial risks
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe days-long threat of a catastrophic chemical explosion in Garden Grove has exposed the pervasive yet often ignored industrial risks hidden amid daily life in Southern California, where aerospace plants …
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The worst climate future is less likely, but the best one is slipping away, scientists say
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Scientists are jettisoning their worst- and best-case scenarios for a warming world as no longer plausible. That shows how modest gains in the fight to curb climate change have dialed …
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How collecting DNA samples in the wild could transform conservation
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMUSANZE, Rwanda — A guide called out to endangered golden monkeys to signal he posed no threat, a grunting and clicking sound familiar in the mist-covered forests of Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. …
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Photos: Garden Grove chemical crisis highlights the danger of living near industrial companies
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones• Officials had ordered evacuations in Garden Grove on Thursday after a chemical storage tank at an aerospace plant overheated. Thousands of residents still are not able to return to …
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Orange County leaders say previously evacuated area is safe. Experts say risks still linger
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAfter six days of trying to avoid an overheating chemical tank erupting into a giant fireball or spilling thousands of gallons of toxic substances at an aerospace facility in Garden …
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Exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLONDON — The United Kingdom smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours on Tuesday as a spring heat wave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe, triggering …
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Two humpback whales set records swimming between Australia and Brazil
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNEW YORK — Scientists have spotted two humpback whales that made separate, record-breaking crossings between Australia and Brazil. The whales were identified by their distinctive tail markings at the two locations about …
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Oily birds rescued after pipeline rupture sends crude into L.A. River
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWildlife officials said this weekend that they had found multiple birds covered in oil after the rupture of an East Los Angeles pipeline Friday caused crude oil to spill into …