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During the height of the event, nearly 1 million customers lost power across the Pacific Coast, with hurricane-force wind causing trees to topple into powerlines. In Stanwood, Washington, an Amtrak train was impaled by a tree, causing significant damage to the engine. None of the dozens of passengers abord received substantial injuries.
Authorities said they caught a 28-year-old South Korean national trying to smuggle 320 tarantulas, 110 centipedes and nine bullet ants out of Peru. Some of the insects were thought to be endangered from the Amazon rainforest.
According to research co-authored by University of South Florida anthropologist Thomas Pluckhahn and George Washington University archaeologist David Thulman, manatees likely didnât establish a consistent presence in Florida until after European colonization, which began in 1513. Researchers based their theory off of a lack of bones found at archaeological sites when compared to other animals.
Behind the scenes of smoke and flames, incarcerated individuals have volunteered to help keep California wildfires at bay and protect the communities they serve.
The City of Lights became the City of White on Thursday, as an early winter storm brought a rare November blanket of snow to Paris.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to improve cranberry harvesting efforts in New Jersey, targeting enhanced fruit productivity, disease resistance and tolerance against weather extremes. A system known as a BerryBox analyzes the cranberries by producing detailed imagery.
Plus: TWO cool fronts this week, with one arriving Thanksgiving Day
Winter will be here before we know it, and people across the U.S. are making travel plans to either escape the cold or visit winter weather destinations.