Chris Minns asks Sydney residents to keep washing machines off as heatwave nears peak | Australia weather
As temperatures rise and power supplies tighten, the New South Wales government has asked residents to reduce their electricity usage to avoid power outages. Premier Chris Minns said Sydney residents should avoid using energy-intensive equipment if possible during the outage, which is expected to last five hours. “We ask you not to [to] Don't run […]
Thousands of dead seabirds are washing up on Australia’s beaches. Researchers want to know why | Environment
Thousands of dead shearwaters have washed up on beaches on Australia's east coast, and researchers are unsure of the cause and scale of these seabird “distresses.” The 20-metre-long shearwater, also known as the Yura or Muttonbird, flies 15,000 km from the Northern Hemisphere to southern Australia and back each spring. Dead shearwaters have been spotted […]
Bearded creature washing up on Texas beach is that of ‘worst nightmares’
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – This week, the Gulf Coast of Texas has been hit by a wave of stinging crickets, spiny creatures that can inflict a painful sting… Fireworms, also known as bristle worms, are tiny insects covered in tiny, needle-like spines filled with poison, according to the National Park Service (NPS). Over the past […]
Fin whale dies hour after washing up on Torrance Beach in Calif.
Beachgoers came across a sick, 51-foot-long whale that washed up on a beach outside Los Angeles on Saturday night and died quickly, authorities said. The fin whale, the world’s second-largest cetacean, was reportedly stranded on the water’s edge in Torrance Beach, California, around 6 p.m. and appeared to be in distress. Rescue workers and animal […]