Dam concerns grow as floods threaten aging U S reservoirs
Rural Minnesota flood debris damaged Rapidan dam, a 1910 hydroelectric site, raising repair or removal costs for Blue Earth County. Experts warn on roughly 90,000 U S dams, with 4,000 in poor condition, needing inspections and funds amid aging infrastructure and climate risks.
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Minnesota
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del Shannon
U.S. Society On Dams
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Shannon
Blue Earth County
Rapidan
Meyer
Martin McCann Jr
Stanford University
Giant salamanderlike predator ruled pre dinosaur seas
Fossils from four Galasia jennyae specimens unearthed in the Gai-As formation Namibia reveal a 2 foot skull and wide flat head used to suck and bite prey. Published in Nature, the 280 million year old predator predates dinosaurs and suggests early tetrapods thrived in cooler climates. Named for the rock formation and honor to Jennifer Clack, the find shifts views on early tetrapod evolution.
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Washington
Michael Coates
University of Chicago
Nature
North America
Europe
Namibia
Africa
Earth
Claudia Marsicano
University of Buenos Aires
Gai-As
Jennifer Clack
Ugab River
Israel approves largest West Bank land seizure in 30 years
The government authorized nearly 5 square miles in the Jordan Valley, the biggest single acquisition since 1993, linking settlements along a Jordan border corridor. Peace Now notes the move undermines a contiguous Palestinian state amid Gaza war tensions. UN and rights groups condemn the expansion.
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Israel
West Bank
Gaza
Benjamin Netanyahu
Bezalel Smotrich
Jordan Valley
Associated Press
Peace Now
Jordan
U.N
Stephane Dujarric
Hamas
Afghan women seek work under Taliban rule in Kabul basement ventures
Frozan Ahmadzai is among 200,000 Afghan women forbidden from higher education and many jobs by the Taliban. She now sews in a Kabul basement and makes pickles, part of a women led collective earning about 426 dollars a month. Workers face high rents, erratic power, aging sewing machines, and limited bank support while permits remain hard to obtain. a female only office handles submissions.
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Afghanistan
Frozan Ahmadzai
Taliban
World Bank
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