Tropical Storm John makes landfall on Mexico’s Pacific Coast amid warnings of flash flooding
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Malay MailFive Fisheries Dept personnel injured while capturing giant arapaima fishes kept illegally under Masjid Tanah building
MASJID TANAH, Oct 12 — Five members of the Department of Fisheries (DOF) were reportedly injured during an operation to...
- The Guardian
Florida begins long road to recovery after double hurricane strike
The twin blow from Milton and Helene has left the state reeling – and the act of rebuilding will be lengthy and costly
- The Independent
Hurricane Milton live updates: Biden visits hard-hit communities in Florida as power outages continue in Tampa
Forecasters have warned that the threat of dangerous flooding will remain in place for days or even weeks
- The Guardian
They are relics of the Gondwana age but five years after Australia’s black summer these trees are dying a ‘long, slow death’
Rainforest trees at Nightcap national park have not evolved to deal with bushfires, leaving the landscape vulnerable for years after major burns
- The Guardian
Scientists map the genome of Australian ‘punk’ fish that prefers to walk instead of swim
Information ‘blueprint’ of the spotted handfish could aid monitoring, captive breeding and protection efforts, scientists say
- The Guardian
‘Children like these are in a battle for their livelihood’: Ziaul Huque’s best phone picture
What the Bangladeshi photographer saw at a city’s garbage dump
- CNN
As parts of Florida went dark from Helene and Milton, the lights stayed on in this net-zero, storm-proof community
While the newly developed storm-proof homes have endured a few storms since people moved in last year, Hurricanes Helene and Milton put those features to the test.
- Yahoo News
Photos: Florida digs out and recovers after Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton left a trail of tornado-damaged homes, flooded streets, and beaches and buildings ripped apart by its winds and surge water. Florida residents are now picking up the pieces.
- CNN
Floridians return home to clean up from two hurricanes, with gas and power in short supply
Surrounded by the damage left behind by hurricanes Helene and Milton, people across Florida are facing the daunting task of cleaning up, but many lack the electricity and fuel to do it.
- KameraOne
Couple escapes unharmed after dumpster falls on new home in Hurricane Milton
On October 10 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, a two-ton dumpster was lifted by the winds of Hurricane Milton and crashed onto the roof of a home in the neighborhood of Avenir. The resident couple managed to escape unharmed. Although they face severe property damage, they are thankful to make it out alive.
- Yahoo Finance
Did Exxon lie about recycling? California widens climate fight with 'kind of new' legal strategy.
The state of California is weaving together legal theories not typically used in concert to allege ExxonMobil overstated the recyclability of its plastic products.
- Associated Press
Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene's disaster zone
Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North Carolina's mountains, the constant din of a gas-powered generator is getting to be too much for Bobby Renfro. It’s difficult to hear the nurses, neighbors and volunteers flowing through the community resource hub he has set up in a former church for his neighbors in Tipton Hill, a crossroads in the Pisgah National Forest north of Asheville. This generator runs a refrigerator holding insulin for neighbors with diabetes and powers the oxygen machines and nebulizers some of them need to breathe.
- Malay Mail
Three giant arapaimas that injured five Fisheries Dept officials die during transit to Zoo Negara, autopsy to reveal cause of death this week
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The three giant arapaima fishes that injured five Department of Fisheries (DOF) officials during...
- CNN
Two African countries say they need to kill elephants for food. Critics say it’s cruel and won’t work
It’s a gut-wrenching concept: drought is now so bad in parts of southern Africa that governments say they must kill hundreds of their most captivating wild animals
- CNN
Election officials in southern states are grappling with fallout from dual hurricanes
Powerful hurricanes that wreaked havoc on wide swaths of the southeast have election officials facing the dim reality that some ballots may be lost in the mail.
- Associated Press
It's not just Fat Bear Week in Alaska. Trail cameras are also capturing wolves, moose and more
Millions of people worldwide tuned in for a remote Alaska national park’s “Fat Bear Week” celebration this month, as captivating livestream camera footage caught the chubby predators chomping on salmon and fattening up for the winter. Within half a mile of a well-populated neighborhood in Anchorage, the state’s biggest city, several trail cameras regularly capture animals ranging in size from wolverines to moose. Ten cameras capture lynx, wolves, foxes, coyotes, eagles, and black and brown bears — "just whatever is out here,” said Donna Gail Shaw, a co-administrator of the Facebook group.
- Malay Mail
Malaysians online call for justice after Kuala Terengganu council shoots dead Kopi, the stray dog that went viral for playing with kitten (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — The Kuala Terengganu City Council has reportedly shot dead Kopi, a stray dog that went viral on s...
- Malay Mail
MACC seizes RM5m after raiding safe house of prominent Selangor politician currently probed over corruption involving sand mining concession
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has reportedly seized around RM5 million from a s...
- Malay Mail
ETS train to Ipoh late by two hours after passenger deliberately yanks emergency brake; KTMB warns of legal action
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — An intercity train to Ipoh, Perak that departed last night and was scheduled to reach its destina...
- Malay Mail
Ku Li says Anwar is ‘all talk’, call for reforms merely borne out of anger against Dr Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Umno veteran Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has mocked his party’s ally Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim...