The United States has experienced a decade of wildly unpredictable weather; severe drought followed by a year of flooding; unprecedented wildfires and hurricanes. At the same time the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide has reached a level not seen in three million years. Scientists are concerned that severe weather systems may be exacerbated as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.
In West Marin County, California, nature and agriculture co-exist in a complicated and sometimes delicate relationship.
The unmistakable squawk of the magpie isn't the most endearing sound in the birding world. In fact, it's one of the many traits that put the magpie near the bottom of the avian popularity list. The magpie has been called "evil-looking," and in at least on
In West Marin County, California, nature and agriculture co-exist in a complicated and sometimes delicate relationship.
The unmistakable squawk of the magpie isn't the most endearing sound in the birding world. In fact, it's one of the many traits that put the magpie near the bottom of the avian popularity list. Its close relatives do hardly any better; Alfred Hitchcock fi