Columbus, OH

The late-June and July heat waves in Western and Northern Canada were "much more likely" as a result of human-caused climate change, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) determined with its new attribution system. Just like the extreme heat in Eastern Canada in June, the period of hot temperatures in...

Human-driven climate change aided heat waves in Canada's West and North

Hawaii State

Fortune

The U.S. is in the midst of what’s become an annual summer surge in COVID cases. In fact, the nation is experiencing its biggest spike in summer infections yet.

Here’s where COVID cases are spiking in the U.S.

Missouri State

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Fact Check: US Government Has 1.4B Pounds of Cheese Stockpiled in Missouri Caves?

Illinois State

According to the USDA’s Crop Progress report released August 5, 81% of Illinois’ corn and 75% of the state's soybeans were rated Good to Excellent as August began. Plus, progress is ahead. Here, two agronomists take a closer look at the numbers, disease control, and outlook. Corn condition...

What’s going on with Illinois’ corn and soybeans?

Late fall is a time of reflection for golf course superintendents in the cool temperate regions of the United States. Post-summer stress management practices have been completed, and routine management practices have slowed, reflected in the slowing of turf growth. This lull is only a precursor to the most important disease control sprays of the season — those targeted at snow molds.

Turf MD: Dr. D shares how superintendents can contend with snow mold

Los Angeles County, CA

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[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

ONTARIO – Health Canada has expanded its recall of cribs sold by online furniture retailer South Shore in Canada. It now affects 2,560 units, up from the initial 1,200 indicated last month. The cribs have been recalled due to risk of entrapment. “The spacing between some crib slats is...

Crib recall doubles in Canada as more were sold than initially thought

With corn just off of new contract lows for both old and new crop what options do producers have heading into the glut of harvest in just a few weeks?. Tomm Pfitzenmaier of Summit Commodity Brokerage says there is still a great deal of old crop corn inventory farmers need to move out of on farm storage.

Tomm Pfitzenmaier: Are There Marketing Options Left for Corn?

Colorado State

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

The dairy industry has entered one of the most unique market moments in a generation, according to Corey Geiger, lead dairy economist for CoBank. “Feed prices are shifting to a five-year low, and beef-on-dairy calves are fetching top-of-the-market prices,” Geiger explains. “Those record values on calves are placing a lid on dairy replacement numbers, and that, in turn, has capped milk production.”

U.S. dairy back in driver’s seat

Folks across Alberta and Saskatchewan will need to pay close attention to the weather again on Monday as severe weather, including a tornadic threat, renews. After a weekend of active weather across the Prairies, the work week will be starting off on an eerily familiar note. A renewed severe storm potential will come with another day of tornadic threats.

Severe weather, damaging hail threat persists on the Prairies Monday

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Montana State

Wyoming State

WyoFile

To increase the genetic diversity of an island population of grizzly bears , Wyoming and Montana wildlife managers recently worked together to import fresh bloodlines into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Two Montana grizzly bears trucked to Wyoming to bolster genetic diversity, help states’ delisting case

Arizona State

Health officials in Arizona have grown concerned after seeing an increase in a rare virus spread by rodents that can cause serious health issues. As explained by Physician's Weekly, the Arizona Department of Health Services announced in an alert that the state has seen an uptick in hantavirus infections, with seven confirmed cases and three deaths over the past six months.

Officials offer critical warning after US state confirms cases of rare but serious infection spread by animals: 'It is transmitted by various rodents'

Today the USDA released the 21st Crop Progress report of the 2024 growing season. As of Aug. 18, 97% of the 2024 corn crop in the top 18 corn-growing states had reached the silk growth stage, USDA says. This was up from 94% the week prior but slightly behind the five-year average of 98%.

USDA: 5% of corn crop mature

Fort Collins, CO

CBS Denver

Researchers are hoping corn earworms skipped health class in high school so they can curb their growth with a new idea after the insects became more resistant to the common insecticides farmers have used for decades... a virus, transmitted sexually across the population.Adrian Card, a  State Produce Specialist with CSU Extension explained that farmers on the Western Slope lost around half their sweet corn crop last year, in part due to the infestation of corn earworm, (which is actually a moth) and has been around farms in Colorado ever since they started growing the produce, but haven't had a big...

CSU researchers consider "STD" to help protect sweet corn from worms

California State

Verywell Health

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne virus that causes high fever and muscle and joint pain. The virus is common in tropical climates and is only transmitted by mosquitos. However, dengue fever cases have doubled in the last year globally, and are on the rise in the continental United States. You...

What to Know About Dengue Fever As It Spreads in the U.S.

Florida State

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Stay alert for a risk for strong to severe thunderstorms across southwestern British Columbia. We could see an encore presentation of thunderstorms across portions of southwestern British Columbia that saw ample rumbles of thunder overnight Saturday. Some of the thunderstorms could turn severe. Nocturnal thunderstorms are especially dangerous as folks...

Encore round of storms to bubble over B.C. Sunday evening

Parasites & Vectors volume 17, Article number: 349 (2024) Cite this article. Eave spaces are major entry points through which malaria vectors enter houses. Interventions that target mosquitoes at the eaves have recently been developed. However, most of these interventions are based on insecticides for which resistance has been reported. Here we evaluated the efficacy of mosquito electrocuting eave tubes (MEETs) against Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto (An. gambiae s.s.) and Anopheles funestus s.s. under semi-field conditions.

Semi-field evaluation of electrocuting eave tubes for the control of endophagic mosquitoes in south-east Tanzania

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Cold a likely factor in lower butterfly count in major Canadian city

Butterfly sightings are down in Vancouver, B.C., this year, with one theory pinpointing a January cold snap as one of the culprits. For many of us,...

Cold a likely factor in lower butterfly count in major Canadian city

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