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Seventeen dead after Missouri tourist boat sinks in storm

Posted on July 20, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Divers on Friday pulled the last four bodies from the wreckage of a “duck boat” that sank in a storm in a Missouri lake, killing 17 people in one of the deadliest U.S. tourist incidents in recent years.…

Texas power use to keep hitting records during heat wave: ERCOT

Posted on July 20, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Homes and businesses in Texas used record amounts of power for a second straight day on Thursday and are expected to use even more in the coming days as consumers crank up air conditioners to escape a brutal…

As wheat harvest heads to parched north, Europe braces for more losses

Posted on July 20, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

PARIS (Reuters) - Europe’s grain market is bracing for more downgrades to the size of this year’s wheat crop as harvesting reaches the northern regions that have been worst hit by exceptional drought and heat since spring. FILE PHOTO: A…

Thirteen dead, divers search sunken Missouri tourist boat for missing

Posted on July 20, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Divers on Friday pulled bodies from the wreckage of a “duck boat” that sank in a storm in a Missouri lake, killing at least 13 people in one of the deadliest U.S. tourist incidents in recent years. The…

Caracas' dying botanical garden highlights Venezuela's decay

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CARACAS (Reuters) - Dead palm trees and a dried-up lagoon are what you see when you enter Caracas’s botanical garden. A UNESCO World Heritage site and once one of the city’s most important tourist spots, its directors are trying to…

Arctic wild goose chase threatens chicks as temperatures rise

Posted on July 20, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Rising temperatures in the Arctic are encouraging Barnacle geese to speed up their migration journeys north every spring, says a new study. But their efforts to go faster are leaving them too drained to lay their eggs early…

U.S. West power prices soar to four-year highs as heat wave bakes region

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(Reuters) - Electric prices in some U.S. Western markets rose to their highest in more than four years as power generators compete for dwindling natural gas supplies to keep air conditioners humming as a heat wave bakes much of the…

Thirteen dead in Missouri after storm sinks 'duck boat'

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(Reuters) - At least 13 people including children drowned after a tourist “duck boat” sank during a storm on a lake in Missouri, and authorities were set to resume a search on Friday for other missing victims, Missouri Governor Michael…

Branson, Missouri, tourist cheer marred by 'duck boat' tragedy

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(Reuters) - The cheer of Branson, Missouri, a Midwestern tourist destination known for bucolic scenery, country music and family-friendly attractions like a toy museum, turned somber Friday after at least 13 people died when the “duck boat” they were riding…

How Luxury Hotels And Restaurants In Developing Countries Fight Food Waste

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Laura Ratliff | 0 Comments

From NPR The United Nations says nearly one-fourth of food purchases in hotels and restaurants are thrown away. Luxury properties in Mexico, India, and elsewhere are trying programs to bring that figure down. (Image credit: Amal Jayasinghe/AFP/Getty Images) Read the…