Findings contradict popular belief deep reefs can serve as 'lifeline' for degraded shallow reefs in bid to fend off effects of climate change on marine life.
As Europe shivers in cold and rain, Israelis are enjoying balmy, dry weather, and while this is nothing unusual, global warming is making warm winters even more extreme.
Joe Balash, who served as the Interior Department's top official overseeing oil and gas leasing on federal land until Friday, is joining an oil firm that's expanding drilling operations on Alaska's North Slope.
Florence has been blamed for 32 deaths: 25 in North Carolina, 6 in South Carolina and one in Virginia. Among the dead are two infants and a 1-year-old, all in North Carolina.
