Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Rivers published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 5151
» View latimes.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-430
•
Next >
-
Volunteers pull tons (and tons) of trash from California waterways
This post has been updated, as indicated below.The Ocean Conservancy has run the numbers, and over the course of a single day in September 2012, more than 500,000 volunteers from across the globe collected 10 million pounds of trash from beaches and waterways. The top three most common items...Tags: Bodies of Water, Beaches
-
Recipe: Duck and okra gumbo
Â
Total time: 2 hours, 55 minutes
Servings: 16
Note: From Terry Fortia, sous chef at Memphis. Bayou Magic Cajun Seasoning and Red Rooster hot sauce are widely available in supermarkets. Aidells makes an andouille sausage that is also widely available....Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Alcoholic Beverages, Foods and Beverages, Sausages, Butter
-
Midwest states continue to fight record flooding
After months of drought, many areas of the Midwest on Saturday continued to fight off flooding from rising rivers that are not expected to crest for several more days. National Weather Service forecasters expect flooding to continue throughout the...
Tags: Stephen Breyer, Bodies of Water, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Barack Obama, Floods
-
Midwestern floodwaters show little sign of receding
Floodwaters that swept through the Midwest last week failed to recede Tuesday after another inch of rain fell in Illinois and surrounding states, and forecasters warned that more was on the way. Heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms battered the...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Bodies of Water, O'Hare International Airport, Floods, Weather Warnings
-
Ambitious plan would remake Yosemite National Park
The majestic landscape of Yosemite National Park — carved out of granite and shaped by powerful natural forces over the eons — is timeless and untouchable. Other attractions in the park … not so much. Some of Yosemite's much-loved...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Tourism and Leisure, Rental Service, Gardens and Parks, Manufacturing and Engineering
-
In long-dry stretch of the San Joaquin, a sign of hope for salmon
FRIANT, Calif. — About 10 miles downstream from Friant Dam, two men gently guided their drift boat toward a spot where the riverbed gravel looked as if it had been swept clean. There, in about a foot of water, they spied something that had...
Tags: Endangered Species, Bodies of Water, Natural Resources Defense Council, Conservation, Wildlife
-
Taking her daughters to remote Australia to sleep on the ground
NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia — It was a terrible thing to admit to myself, but my teenage daughters are a bit spoiled. My own youth involved riding public transportation, taking bug-infested hikes, sailing competitively in thunderstorms and...
Tags: Malaria, Dietary Supplements, Vitamin C, Tourism and Leisure, Physical Fitness and Exercise
-
Fierce Northwest storm spawns flood warnings
Winds and fierce rains lashed parts of the Northwest, putting the region on alert for flooding on Tuesday, officials said. The storm, which began on Monday, cut power to about 50,000 people overall, though most had service restored within hours. At...
Tags: Bodies of Water, Floods, Weather Warnings
-
Thanksgiving weather: Nasty in Northwest; Macy's parade in clear
About 43 million Americans are preparing to go over the river and through the woods (in automobiles and airplanes) this Thanksgiving holiday, and with the exception of the Northwest, most will have good weather during the busy travel period. For those...
Tags: AAA, Transportation Industry, Mountains, Central Park, Holidays
-
Pot farms wreaking havoc on Northern California environment
EUREKA, Calif. — State scientists, grappling with an explosion of marijuana growing on the North Coast, recently studied aerial imagery of a small tributary of the Eel River, spawning grounds for endangered coho salmon and other threatened fish. In...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Chemical Industry, Biology, Science, Fertilizer
-
Much of Northern California spared disastrous flooding
L.A. NOWThe last in a series of punishing storms swept through Northern California on Sunday, leaving downed power lines, cracked tree limbs and buckets of rain — but not, it appeared, the disastrous flooding that authorities had feared.... -
Storm pounds parts of Northern California; officials brace for floods
L.A. NOWThe last in a series of storms pummeled pockets of Northern California, sending officials scrambling with sandbags as they braced for at least three rivers to flood their banks....
May 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 9, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 23, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 13, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 29, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jan 20, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Nov 20, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Nov 19, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 23, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 2, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Dec 2, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Rivers topic gallery.
