Satellite images show extent of river sediment
Satellite images show extent of river sediment
BAY ST. LOUIS — Satellite images show large amounts of sediment throughout coastal Louisiana as a result of flooding on the Mississippi River, according to recent U.S. Geological Survey and NASA data.
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Business digest
Business digest
Here is the business digest for May 29.
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Restoration grant for popular nature reserve
Restoration grant for popular nature reserve
ADDERBURY Lakes are to be restored to their former glory after receiving a £50,000 grant from Viridor Credits Environmental Company. The lakes are a breeding ground for a wide diversity of insects, birds, mammals and plant life.
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Volunteers install new docks for Mac Johnson canoe launch
Volunteers install new docks for Mac Johnson canoe launch
A scenic canoe launch site near the Broome-Runciman Dam at the Mac Johnson Wildlife Area is in line for significant upgrades. New docks and new signs, improved parking and freshly planted trees and shrubs are among the improvements being planned by the Friends of Mac Johnson Wildlife Area.[...]
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Ecologist: It’s possible to control floods & protect coast
Ecologist: It’s possible to control floods & protect coast
A professor believes a new, updated protection system to controls floods, as well as stop a shrinking coast is a must in a race against the clock.
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USM Professor Studies Effects of Mississippi River Flooding
USM Professor Studies Effects of Mississippi River Flooding
Dr. Frank Heitmuller, associate professor of geography and geology at The University of Southern Mississippi, says the devastation wrought by the recent Mississippi River flooding should come as no great surprise.
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Life abounds in creek water
Life abounds in creek water
Some of the students attending Tuesday’s Children’s Groundwater Festival got to examine ecosystems that ranged from the microscopic to the telescopic.
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Crab takes
Crab takes
Cassie Guy, left, and Katelyn Roberts, both fifth-graders at Shapleigh Middle School in Kittery, react as a horseshoe crab wiggles its tail Friday at the Explore a Marine Tidepool exhibition, part of the 16th annual Southern Maine Children’s water Festival at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.
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May Day … May Day the time is up
May Day … May Day the time is up
THE end of the world has arrived – well, according to two East Londoners who have been travelling across the Eastern Cape spreading the word that judgment day is near.
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Proposed Kauri National Park up for public debate
Proposed Kauri National Park up for public debate
After more than a century of talk, the establishment of a national park in Northland is a step closer with the launch of a two-month public consultation today.
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