Beach replenishment a tough issue in Florida
PORT ST. JOE, Fla. (AP) — The St. Joseph Peninsula is picture-perfect Florida: 17 miles of sugar sand beach interrupted by a few clusters of homes, each with a million-dollar view of the Gulf of Mexico. But according to state…
Thunderstorms
I am petrified of thunderstorms. I have a dog and she is just as frantic as I am. She is able to predict when they are going to occur at least an hour before they are going to happen. I…
Great Barrier reef to be visited by Google Earth
Armchair scuba divers will be given the chance to explore the Great Barrier reef when Google Earth delves beneath the waves to offer sea views with a difference. Rarely seen coral reefs, underwater grasslands, forests and craggy drop-offs teaming with…
Chemicals in drilling area water
EVANS CITY, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania woman says state environmental officials refused to do follow-up tests after their lab reported her drinking water contained chemicals that could be from nearby gas drilling. At least 10 households in the…
Bat’s not the way to do it
A large cave in North Side is being excavated and surveyed as a preliminary part of a future development as a tourist attraction site. Bat experts fear that any disturbance will cause the bats to fly away. The developer and…
Threatened butterfly vanishes in last Florida refuge
BAHIA HONDA KEY, Fla. (AP) — For more than a year, Bahia Honda State Park biologist Jim Duquesnel traversed the nature sanctuary with two hopes. He wanted to see a Miami blue butterfly and rid the Florida Keys outpost of…
Pelican perched on a pole
People driving past the Prospect Point roundabout in the morning will probably have noticed a pelican, perched high on a light pole. Environmental Field Officer with the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, Stuart Mailer has identified the bird, named…
Mutant mosquitos may be a human health risk
GM mosquitoes created by a British laboratory and released in Cayman as part of an experiment could thrive in the wild to pose a risk to human health and the environment, it has been claimed. The warning comes from GM…
Prawn to be wild!
Scientists discover a new species of shrimp here Scientists from a UK university have discovered a new species of shrimp off the coast of Cayman. The find was made by a team from Southampton University who also discovered the world’s…
Rains kills at least 28 in southeastern Brazil
JAMAPARA, Brazil (AP) — A mudslide caused by two days of downpours has killed at least 13 people in a small town in southeastern Brazil, and another 11 are listed as missing, the head of the Rio de Janeiro state…
