Lawsuits, expert warnings, a reporter’s concerns, and OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush’s own comments show the vessel took on extreme risks.
Author: Elizabeth Weise and Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY
6 died in an Illinois dust storm pileup — will climate change bring more such tragedies?
Climate models show the United States will likely see more dust storms as rising temperatures dry out the ground and rains fall less frequently.
California’s salmon are so depleted officials just canceled next year’s season
On Thursday, the Pacific Fishery Management Council recommended closing the state’s salmon season until the spring of 2024.
Whale deaths exploited in ‘cynical disinformation’ campaign against offshore wind power, advocates say
A dozen New Jersey mayors have said off-shore wind could be the cause of recent whale strandings. Experts say that’s essentially “disinformation.”
Floods, rain have plagued California — what happened to the drought? It’s still a problem, new data says.
Numbers released Thursday show California remains in abnormally dry conditions and 95% of the state was in some type of drought.