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Lake Powell, a crucial US reservoir on the Colorado River, has now hit its lowest level on record since the reservoir was first filled. The country’s second-largest reservoir had dropped to 3,555.09 feet (1083.6 meters), according to the Bureau of Reclamation. The reservoir is now at just 33% of its capacity and is more than 110 feet (33.5 meters) below the … Read More

Another swarm of more than 140 earthquakes has rattled Yellowstone National Park according to geologists. The U.S. Geological Survey said that an ongoing earthquake swarm occurred this past weekend beginning Thursday evening that was centered beneath Yellowstone Lake. In the swarm, there have been 40 earthquakes bigger than a magnitude 2.0, and two have been above a 3.0 magnitude, according … Read More

More than 1,600 Jews just visited the Temple Mount to mark Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning over their loss of the Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The increasing large Jewish presence on the Temple Mount comes after Israel has recently been softening its long held position on preventing Jewish prayers at the contested site, the holiest … Read More

Iran increased the level of conflict with the U.S. in Iraq with a new rocket strike on a U.S. military base in Iraq – at least the fourth attack on U.S. facilities in the region in just a few days. The U.S. headquarters overseeing military operations in Iraq said 14 rockets landed on the base housing U.S. and allied troops … Read More

A leader of Iran-backed militia in Iraq has vowed revenge on America in military operations of what they say is an “open war” on the U.S. Abu Alaa al-Walae, commander of Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada militia in Iraq said in an interview with the Associated Press in Baghdad that they will launch operations to take revenge on the Americans in Iraq … Read More

At least 150 people were fatally shot nationwide in 400 shootings over the three-day holiday weekend as major cities confront a surge of violence in homicides and shootings, according to gun violence data. The Gun Violence Archive database compiled a list of shootings and victims nationwide over the July 4 holiday weekend. Showing that the 72-hour period from Friday to … Read More

Much of the US West is in a record heatwave and its worst drought in recorded history, with temperatures soaring into the triple digits. And wildlife experts are saying that with the heat and drought is also coming an invasion of snakes into towns and communities. Rattlesnakes, in particular, have been seen moving into urban areas in large numbers and … Read More

An entire Canadian town went up in flames after temperatures there soared to record 121 degrees Fahrenheit. The Canadian town of Lytton in British Columbia was engulfed in flames after the record temperatures. The town’s mayor issued a town-wide evacuation order having residents to leave the town because of the fire event which threatened building structures and safety of the residents. The … Read More

An extreme and dangerous heat wave has hit the northwestern U.S. smashing records as oppressive and unprecedented heat is felt throughout the Pacific Northwest with record-breaking temperatures. Intense, prolonged, unprecedented, abnormal, are some of the words that the National Weather Service has used describing the historic heat wave hitting the Pacific Northwest. Daytime temperatures have pushed into the triple digits … Read More

Authorities say nearly 500 people have died in Canada’s westernmost province across five days according to a report. British Columbia’s chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said on Wednesday afternoon that the BC Coroners Service received at least 486 reports of deaths between Friday and Wednesday afternoon – a total she said was preliminary and expected to increase. Hundreds are dying in … Read More