The Pacific Coast Highway, a Mythic Route Always in Need of Repair – the New York Times
The highway embodies the California promise of freedom. But it keeps breaking. A recent trip along the roadway revealed the frustrations of many residents.
In California, There’s One Import That Nobody Wants – the New York Times
Large amounts of untreated sewage flow daily from Mexico into Imperial Beach, Calif. That has closed beaches and sickened residents…
Marshall Islands’ vanishing kit for a team under threat from climate crisis – the Guardian
The isolated Pacific nation is trying to build its first football team amid a battle for survival against rising sea levels…
How a powerful bomb cyclone ravaged the Northwest (USA) – the Seattle Times
This storm was off the charts. The bomb cyclone emerged from the middle of the Pacific Ocean and swirled with such intensity off Washington’s coast that it ravaged the region Tuesday night, ripping down trees, toppling power lines and killing at least two…
Thousands of barrels of suspected toxic DDT found dumped in California ocean
Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be as many as 25,000 barrels possibly containing DDT dumped off the southern California coast near Catalina Island, where a massive underwater toxic waste site dating back to the second world war has long been suspected.