Sudden downpours and flash flooding caused a highway bridge to partially collapse on July 19, 2024, in China’s Zhashui County, claiming 11 lives. More than 30 people have been reported missing as of July 20. A highway bridge in Zhashui County, Shaanxi Province, partially collapsed on July 19 due...

11 confirmed dead, over 30 missing following highway bridge collapse in Shaanxi Province, China

After a boiling hot geyser — an extremely rare kind of hot spring that erupts under pressure — suddenly hurled scalding water and debris high into the air in Yellowstone National Park, the cause of the explosion has been revealed. The explosion happened at approximately 10a.m. on Tuesday...

Yellowstone's Sudden Hydrothermal Explosion Cause Revealed

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

A hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone National Park threatened visitors and showed the awesome power of Mother Nature. The New York Times shared a terrifying video via Storyful of the scene on Instagram, which included tourists running after the eruption "shot a towering column of boiling water, mud, and rock into the air," the outlet reported.

Tourists flee in video of massive hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone National Park: 'A towering column of boiling water'

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

Glacier County, MT

East Glacier Park Village, MT

GLACIER COUNTY, Mont. - A 75-year-old man succumbed to his injuries from a motorcycle crash that occurred on July 14, Montana Highway Patrol announced Friday. A release from MHP states a man from Biggar, Saskatchewan riding a Kawasaki Cruiser failed to negotiate a turn on Highway 49 near mile marker eight, causing him to go off the road to the right.

Canadian motorcyclist dies following crash near East Glacier Park mid-July

New activity/unrest was reported for 3 volcanoes from July 31 to August 6, 2024. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 15 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Bezymianny, Central Kamchatka (Russia) | Etna, Sicily (Italy) | Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia). Ongoing activity: Aira, Kyushu (Japan) | Dukono, Halmahera | Ebeko,...

The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: July 31 – August 6, 2024

Kansas State

CBS News

Glacier National Park rangers believe they have recovered the body of a man who drowned over the July 4th weekend, park officials said.Siddhant Vitthal Patil, 26, fell into Avalanche Creek on July 6, but the creek was running too fast to recover his body.A visitor spotted a body in the creek on Saturday morning and rangers recovered it, park officials said. Clothing and gear similar to what friends said Patil was wearing were also recovered. The body was taken to the Flathead County coroner's office for identification using DNA or dental records.Patil, originally from India, was hiking with friends above...

Body recovered month after tourist drowns at Glacier National Park

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

When they’re up and running, airports are hubs of life and activity, with excited travelers heading out on holiday, reluctant businessman flying for work and all walks of life passing through. When they shut up shop, however, they become eerie ghost towns offering a glimpse into a forgotten history, and that’s exactly what a group of urban explorers found when they went inside an international airport that’s been abandoned for more than 20 years.

International airport abandoned for over 20 Years has been taken over by nature

Alaska State

Juneau, AK

Severe flooding caused by a glacial lake outburst has led to a state disaster emergency declaration in Alaska on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, with the Mendenhall River cresting at 4.87 m (15.99 feet) and inundating north Juneau’s neighborhoods. Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy declared a state disaster emergency on Tuesday,...

Alaska declares state disaster emergency as Mendenhall River floods

Montana State

InsideEdition

"I absolutely freaked out. Like I started to move my body and I was like, 'No. Do not run,'" seasoned hiker Amanda Wylie tells Inside Edition.

Woman 'Lucky to Be Alive' After Grizzly Bear Follows Her During Hike at Montana's Glacier National Park

Massachusetts State

Camilo Díaz

(MA) Meet Winks, an adorable and incredibly strong puppy with a heartbreaking origin. Winks was found unmoving on the side of a road with severe injuries. He had several very infected wounds and was barely holding on when his rescuers rushed him to the vet. Once there, x-rays revealed the horrifying truth that Winks had been shot numerous times around his face and neck. These injuries resulted in him having his eye removed. Despite that, Winks has made a miraculous and full recovery. He certainly does not let his handicap slow him down at his new foster home. Winks was truly given a second chance at life, and now all he needs is a family to call his own.

10-Month-Old Dog Who Was Hit In Face Several Times Now Searching For Family

Denver, CO

David Heitz

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

The Guardian

Married couple from Bristol attract awe and abuse on X with photos that show ‘staggering’ changes in the Alps

‘It made me cry’: photos taken 15 years apart show melting Swiss glaciers

New research published in Geophysical Research Letters reveals an unprecedented solar wind event observed by NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission on April 24, 2023, when a massive coronal mass ejection (CME), with a low plasma beta of 0.01, caused Earth’s magnetosphere to lose its typical tail and form Alfvén wings. This event, lasting about two hours, provides new insights into space weather processes and the interaction between CME plasma and Earth’s magnetic field.

Historic solar wind event reveals Alfvén wings in Earth’s magnetosphere

Florida State

Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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A truck transporting cattle across Australia hit a low bridge, ripping the top off the truck and killing more than 20 of the cows onboard. Following the crash, other cows escaped onto the highway before being rounded up by police. The truck carrying 75 cows hit the low bridge in Melbourne, Australia, the Guardian reports. Some cows were killed in the crash while others had to be euthanized as a result of injuries sustained in the collision. As the Guardian reports:

Low Bridge Crash Kills 22 Cows, Unleashing Herd Onto Highway

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Extreme rainstorm hits China’s Mount Tai

An extreme rainstorm brought 126 mm (4.96 inches) of rainfall within just one hour over Mount Tai in China’s Shandong Province on Wednesday, August 7, 2024,...

Extreme rainstorm hits China’s Mount Tai

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