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57 California Dams In Poor Or Unsatisfactory Condition, State Auditor Says Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, A new report from the state auditor says 57 dams in California are in poor or unsatisfactory condition, posing a safety risk to hundreds of thousands of residents. Out of those 57 dams, 40 have "high or extremely high" hazard classifications as of May, the Oct. 13 report said. "Failure of just one of these 40 high or extremely high hazard dams could pose harm to as many as hundreds of thousands of people...

Tourist Nightmare: Toxic "Bone-Cutting" Fish Invades Mediterranean Beaches Tourists heading to the Mediterranean are being urged to watch out for an invasive species of toxic pufferfish that has spread across popular beach destinations in Greece and other coastal countries, according to the Daily Mail. The silver-cheeked toadfish, originally native to the Indian Ocean, is believed to have entered the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal as rising sea temperatures expanded its range. Officials say the fish is now common in parts of Greece, including Rhodes, and has spread as far as Italy...

NASA Head Adds Lunar Base, Nuclear-Powered Mars Rocket To Space Road Map NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is moving ahead with the agency's ambitious push to return astronauts to the moon, unveiling new plans for a lunar base alongside a nuclear-propelled spacecraft intended to pave the way for a future Mars mission. At an earlier event, The New York Times reported that Isaacman laid out the agency's three-phase plan: first, expand robotic missions and surface systems; second, build semi-habitable infrastructure for regular astronaut visits; and third, construct permanent infrastructure for a sustained...