HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — An extreme weather phenomenon known as the dzud has killed more than 7.1 million animals in Mongolia this year, more than a tenth of the country’s entire livestock holdings, endangering herders’ livelihoods and way of life. Dzuds are a combination of perennial droughts and severe, snowy winters and they are becoming […]
Feb. 11—TRAVERSE CITY — Michael Zaryczny moved some snow from a pile near Timberlee Hills’ parking lot to cover bare patches on the tubing hill as Destiny’s Child’s “Survivor” played on the speakers inside the lodge. The tubing hill and event venue’s owner used a tractor to scoop snow Friday from piles near the parking […]
With cold weather and snow around the corner, roads will be risky and in need of plowing, so how does Louisville take care of them? Plowing in Louisville falls under Public Works with help from Metro Parks, Codes & Regulations and Fleet Services through its Louisville Metro Snow Team. The group of almost 300 crew […]