A bright little unknown beetle in the middle of my kitchen.

Harsh grazing conditions have been reported this winter due to some rainy days that have lead to ice cover on the ground.

The parasite that causes rat lungworm disease is now endemic in the southeastern United States, and it’s expected to spread northward.

Thawing permafrost is warping water and sewer lines. Along the coast and rivers, erosion is threatening the lakes that communities use for drinking water or the lagoons where they dump sewage.

Early bears (?), and snow cover still significant.

It’s likely a lot of Cowichan Lake residents think there’s plenty of water around for the summer of 2017, given the winter we’ve been having. But, according to Cowichan River watcher Parker Jefferson, “We’re just about where we were last year.”

Location:  Two locations in the same Hillside neighborhood:  1st Location:  Metz Court, 2nd Location:  Park Hills Drive – Anchorage,

Researchers with Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research found high levels of Paralytic Shellfish Toxin in a population of mollusks at Auke Recreation Area in Juneau on Friday.

Up north highs were up to 2 degrees warmer than average, while central and southern regions of Finland were up to 3 degrees warmer.

Coastline along town had sheets of ice pushed against it, maybe 20 to 30 yards deep, this has not happened since 2012, 5 years ago.

Millions of bats in the Eastern US and the Midwest have died from white nose syndrome disease, and it’s spreading.

About 10 miles of above-ground water and sewer lines froze in mid-January. ANTHC suspects the lines were damaged when melting permafrost caused building foundations to shift.

Lack of food means bears cannot hibernate, and die of starvation and cold, with logging blamed for the lack of nuts and acorns.

Detailed study of satellite data has identified more than 200 lakes with active methane emissions.