Nature & Ecosystems

Angelina Jolie visited flood ravaged Pakistan this week to bring attention to that country’s humanitarian plight. Jolie said there is “no choice but to be optimistic and to have hope.”

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Sept. 3 (UPI) — Vultures in Cambodia are increasing in number, making it the only country in Asia with an increasing population of the scavengers, researchers say.
A record numbers of vultures have been counted in Cambodia’s census, with 296 birds of three species found across the Northern and Eastern Plains [...]

September 3 – A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck New Zealand near Christchurch, the largest city in that country’s South Island with a population of about 375,000 people.
So far there are no widespread reports of damage or injury, however, power is reportedly out across the city.
The USGS reported that the large trembler was located 10 [...]

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (UPI) — An increasing number of New York skyscrapers are turning their lights off at night — not to save energy but to save birds‘ lives, officials say.
The “lights out” project to help reduce the number of birds hitting the high rise building was organized by the New York City [...]

September 1 – As Hurricane Earl spins about 700 miles southeast off the coast of South Carolina, some residents and tourists along the eastern seaboard have begun fleeing the on-coming storm. Officials have ordered the first mandatory evacuation orders along the barrier islands of the Outer Banks in North Carolina.
Additionally, the National Hurricane Center on [...]