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Researchers used wind speeds, topography, and vegetation availability to model the outcomes of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, including the Hughes Fire, seen here. Credit: Andrew Avitt, USDA Forest Service/Flickr, Public Domain

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The paved area outside the entrance to the Orkney Library and Archive in Kirkwall, famous for its large balls, has seen a few changes to it over the last two years. In 2021 the space was very much as it had been for many years. Last year, 2025, interesting features appeared on the walls. 2025 […]

I read an April 18, 2026 report in the New York Post titled After holding its nose for decades, NJ finally bans stinky Bradford pear tree:

Under a new law, the Bradford pear tree and 29 other non-native plants that have been leafing chaos on local ecosystems, posing public safety risks, crowding out native plants and generally taking up space, are banned in the ultimate state-sanctioned so…

I read an April 18, 2026 report in the New York Post titled After holding its nose for decades, NJ finally bans stinky Bradford pear tree: Under a new law, the Bradford pear tree and 29 other non-native plants that have been leafing chaos on local ecosystems, posing public safety risks, crowding out native plants […]

I read an April 18, 2026 report in the New York Post titled After holding its nose for decades, NJ finally bans stinky Bradford pear tree: Under a new law, the Bradford pear tree and 29 other non-native plants that have been leafing chaos on local ecosystems, posing public safety risks, crowding out native plants...

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