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Deseret News archives: 1983 flooding nearly overwhelmed downtown Salt Lake City
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (284+ words) Editor's note: This story was originally published on May 30, 2024. There was a time when a river ran through Salt Lake City, along State Street. On May 30, 1983, Utahns braced for the worst, according to Deseret News archives. "Storms threaten to aggravate…...
MD DNR Seeks Input on Land Preservation Plan to Guide Conservation and Recreation Priorities for Next Decade
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (307+ words) WGMD " The Talk of Delmarva MD DNR Seeks Input on Land Preservation Plan to Guide Conservation and Recreation Priorities for Next Decade The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now seeking public comment on the draft Land Preservation and…...
Restoration route to save rural relics
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (457+ words) A relic of a world long before sat nav, thousands of black and white fingerposts once guided the nation's drivers to their destinations. Now largely redundant, many are disappearing from the rural landscape - something the Campaign for the Protection of…...
Deseret News archives: Flooding nearly overwhelmed downtown Salt Lake City
47+ min ago (16+ words) Volunteers bolstered beleaguered front-line workers to corral Mother Nature. Remembering the Utah floods of 1983....
Idaho's state park system remains a major draw more than a c. ..
8+ hour, 49+ min ago (1205+ words) Potatoes may be what Idaho is most famous for across the country, but for most the scenery and recreational opportunities remains the bigger draw, with some state parks lasting more than a century and continuing to bring travelers from inside…...
The Jasper Wildfire Produced More Energy than a Nuclear Bomb
8+ hour, 32+ min ago (629+ words) Published 6: 30, MAY 30, 2026 When dawn broke over Jasper, Alberta, on Thursday, July 25, 2024, after a historic wildfire, it revealed the terrible cost of a hard-fought victory that, at first, was difficult to see through the lingering haze. But as heartbreaking as those…...
Watch: Massive dust storm engulfs Rajasthan, apocalyptic scenes go viral on social media
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (137+ words) Rajasthan experienced a massive dust storm on Saturday. The storm caused widespread disruption and created dramatic scenes. However, accompanying rainfall offered much-needed relief from the heatwave. Strong winds uprooted trees and damaged infrastructure. Visibility was severely reduced, forcing motorists to…...
Coal rationed as strike continues, Public opening for Wick school pool and "Caithness must remain vigilant
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (689+ words) LOOKING BACK: News from the John O'Groat Journal of yesteryear Coal rationed as strike continues A restriction on the use of coal had come into effect as the national miners' strike continued. It was reported that "neither the coal owners…...
How 'Project Plowshare' Planned to Use Nuclear Bombs for Excavation
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (180+ words) How "Project Plowshare" Planned to Use Nuclear Bombs for Excavation Laughing Squid The insightful'animated video series'Kurzgesagt recounted the tenets of "Project Plowshare, a rather frightening United States government program that began in 1957 and planned to use nuclear bombs for excavation…...
Yesteryear: Monster blast set off at Lava Butte 100 years ago
6+ hour, 54+ min ago (1558+ words) Published 6: 00 am Saturday, May 30, 2026 Six tons, and some besides, of powder were discharged in one great blast this morning just to the southeast of Lava butte. In preparation for the surfacing operations between the butte and Bend. The blast, which…...