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Bear Pursues Joggers

They made it into their car, and thereafter published their video to YouTube. Ironically, news reports at both the Huffington Post and Canada Journal websites cite animal experts who contend that backing away as they did was risky; the better practice here would have been to stand one’s ground, making noise or hurling a rock…

Meanwhile, in New Mexico…

Locusts: Above is a zoomed-in, static view of the swarm on radar around Albuquerque. The swarm is so intense in some areas that its clocking reflectivity readings of 35-40 dBZ, or about the strength of a decent rain shower. Notable in the image is the thin line stretching from north to south, which is moving…