In California, groundwater has rebounded in areas that obtained more water from canals or pipelines decades ago, including Santa Clara Valley, Livermore-Amador Valley, South Yuba Basin, Yucca Valley and parts of Los Angeles.
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Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
The lizards have spread rapidly across Florida's waterways and canals.
And now our- General Caine, Secretary Hegseth, are leading a campaign to destroy all the fortifications along the straits of Hormuz.
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NBC news,
NBC news,
22 Mar. 2026
Over the past year, hospitals have felt the pain of thousands of layoffs — some even pushed into dire financial straits — as they have been stripped of billions of dollars in federal and state funding for health care.
In a new study, Daniel Petras, a biochemist at UC Riverside — together with 29 researchers from around the world — looked at 2,315 seawater samples collected from estuaries, coastal regions, coral reefs and the open ocean.
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Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
Take an ecotour with Pawleys Island Guide Services to explore the marshes, deltas, tidal creeks, and estuaries that wind their way around the island.
—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
The Drivecast is our weekly podcast giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the biggest stories, controversies, and characters shaping the automotive industry and the way our roads look today.
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Joel Feder,
The Drive,
19 Mar. 2026
Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab urged residents to stay indoors and avoid unnecessary movement, warning that many trees had fallen and crews were working to clear roads.
Discussions have included an off-ramp for Díaz-Canel, the Castro family remaining on the island and deals on ports, energy and tourism.
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Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
Levine said that bookings have resumed now that ocean carriers have developed alternate routes, many headed to India and onward to alternate ports or those accessible in the Gulf.
Here, breathtaking landscapes stretch as far as the eye can see, freckled with twinkling lagoons and clusters of thick forests, framed by gentle slopes and hills beyond.
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Olivia Morelli,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Mar. 2026
Centuries ago, the Maya cut a slender channel through dense mangrove forests to facilitate transportation between two technicolor lagoons.
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Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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