New Delhi, February 15: The body of 22-year-old Indian student Saket Srinivasan has been recovered in California, USA, after he had been missing for six days. Saket was originally from Karnataka and was pursuing a master’s degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He was last seen on February 9, … Read more
The “Camp Fire” in the northern foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains is the largest and most destructive of several infernos that have sent 250,000 people fleeing their homes across the tinder-dry state, razing 6,400 homes in the town of Paradise and effectively wiping it off the map. “Today, an additional six human remains were recovered, which … Read more
In United States, at least 11 people have died in the most destructive wildfires ripping through north and south California. More than 2.5 lakh people have been forced to flee their homes to avoid three major blazes in the state. Firefighters were powerless in stopping a wildfire destroying the northern town of Paradise, where nine … Read more
Only a day after it began, the blaze near the town of Paradise had grown to nearly 110 square miles and was burning completely out of control. With fires also burning in Southern California , state officials put the total number of people forced from their homes at 157,000. Evacuation orders included the entire city … Read more
FBI, police and rescuers surrounded the scene at the Borderline Bar and Grill, a Country & Western- themed establishment. Police have released few details and the accounts about the incident in Thousand Oaks, a Los Angeles suburb, varied widely. Police have reported 12 fatalities. Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said the suspect is also dead. … Read more
The cluster of more than 1,000 gray octopuses latching on to clean, dark rock was found last week in the Davidson Seamount, an underwater extinct volcano in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Chad King, a marine biologist at the sanctuary, said Tuesday. A submersible’s camera found the creatures on October 23 nearly 3 kilometres below … Read more
A new, comprehensive survey led by USC scientists shows the Southern California coast harbors some of the world’s highest concentrations of an algal toxin dangerous to wildlife and people who eat local seafood. Episodic outbreaks of algae-produced toxins make headlines every few years when stricken marine animals wash ashore between Santa Barbara and San Diego. … Read more
