Great Lakes water levels rebound after long slump, but scientists say further declines likelyLUDINGTON, Mich. — Great Lakes water levels are rebounding after a decade-long slump that hammered the maritime industry and even fed conspiracy theories about plots to drain the inland seas that make up nearly one-fifth of the world’s fresh surface water. Guyana fisherman finds possible debris from Air France crash; officials contact BrazilGEORGETOWN, Guyana — A fisherman in Guyana apparently has found a large piece of a plane that authorities suspect might belong to the Air France jet that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, an aviation official said Saturday. Invasive mussels take hold in Colorado River, imperil water systems for millions across WestLAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, Nev. — Two years after an invasive mussel was first discovered at Lake Mead, the population has firmly established itself and gone on a breeding binge, with numbers soaring into the trillions. Schwarzenegger proposal would close 220 California state parks to save moneySACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget cuts could mean the closing of up to 220 state parks, among them the home of the world’s tallest tree and other attractions that draw millions of visitors. Schwarzenegger this week recommended eliminating $70 million in parks spending through June 30, 2010. An additional $143.4 million would be saved in the following fiscal year by keeping the parks closed. ‘Besame mucho’: Mexico reaches out after swine fluMEXICO CITY - Now that Mexico seems to have weathered the worst of the public health storm from the new influenza virus A(H1N1), Mexican authorities have launched another urgent mobilisation - against the stigma spread by the epidemic. |
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