China evacuates entire town as record rains, winds lash its south Relentless rains, hail and winds of near hurricane intensity battered southern China, forcing the evacuation of an entire town of more than 1,700 people in the province of Guangdong, media said on Thursday. Buses and helicopters ferried to safety all the residents of the township of Jiangwan in the Shaoguan region as a new round of floods arrived, the reports said, citing local authorities. |
Mosquito season is upon us. So why are Southern California officials releasing more of them? Vector control officials in Southern California are starting to release sterilized male mosquitoes to combat the summertime onslaught of ankle biters. EPA Draft Herbicide Strategy Update Further Weakens Plan to Protect Endangered Species (Beyond Pesticides, April 24, 2024) On April 16, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted an “update” to the Draft Herbicide Strategy Framework (Draft Herbicide Strategy Framework to Reduce Exposure of Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species and Designated Critical Habitats from the Use of Conventional Agricultural Herbicides) that was released last summer, weakening… |