In Montpelier on Wednesday, Gov. Phil Scott and state and federal officials said concern about the nearby Wrightsville Dam has eased as levels dropped about a foot. Scott, however, cautioned that there is an ongoing concern that rainfall of up to two inches later this week will cause more flooding and increase stress on levees … Read more
MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 11 (Reuters) – A dam upriver in the Vermont state capital maintained its maximum capacity on Tuesday after “catastrophic” flooding blocked roads leading out of Montpelier and trapped people in their homes. The Wrightsville Dam, which forms a reservoir four miles (6.4 km) north of Montpelier, was nearing the point where a … Read more
Just as Charles Darwin once used the fossil record to tell the story of the evolution of life on Earth, astronomers are using the first light to shine in the universe to understand the events that shaped the cosmos. This early light is called the “Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB),” leftover radiation that spreads almost uniformly … Read more
In a world with soaring food prices, it’s hard to see why a government would implement regulations that make food less available and, potentially, more expensive. Yet this is what is happening in many countries, including New Zealand. The EU is determined on the Farm to Fork strategy, which foresees the achievement of 25% of … Read more
