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Florida digs out of mountains of sand swept in by back-to-back hurricanes

When a hurricane hits Florida, storm-weary residents may think of devastating winds, pounding rain, and dangerous storm surge. Is a mountain of sand swallowing your house? There aren't that many. That's the reality for some after Hurricanes Helen and Milton hit the Florida Gulf Coast in quick succession in less than two weeks. A 10-foot-high […]

Dam in Blue Mountains closed after elevated levels of PFAS chemicals detected | Water

The New South Wales Water Board temporarily closed a dam in the Blue Mountains after tests found high levels of PFAS chemicals in untreated water. The state's water department said it had disconnected Medlow Dam from the local water supply as a precaution while further investigations were conducted. Medlow Dam does not directly supply raw […]

How Japan’s newest yen note came from the Nepali mountains – CNN

Tokyo CNN — Banks across Japan on Wednesday began refilling ATMs with shiny new yen notes from an unlikely source: the bright yellow-flowering paperbush shrub that grows in the rugged Himalayan mountains of Nepal. Before finding its way into the wallets of Japanese consumers, yen notes undergo a long and complicated journey involving months of […]

California Hiker Lost for 9 Nights in Mountains Reunites with Family

A man who went missing and spent nine nights alone in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains was found alive on Thursday. Lucas McLeish of Boulder Creek didn’t tell anyone where he was going when he set out on a hike on June 11, thinking it would only take him three hours to get to work, and […]

Hiker lost for 10 days found alive in Northern California mountains

A hiker who had been missing in the Northern California mountains for more than a week was found alive Thursday after witnesses heard his cries for help, authorities said. According to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, Lucas McLeish, 34, went missing after setting off on a hike in Boulder Creek on June 11. He […]