Helene death toll tops 100 across six states, as N.C. towns await more help
The once-raging river had mostly returned to its banks. But left behind here Sunday were glimpses of all it had held during the violence wrought by Helene. There were items so heavy it was mind-boggling how they had been tossed about and carried for blocks or miles – a white Ram van, a refrigerator, someone’s […]
Fears ‘super pigs’ could invade US states – and it’s not easy to eradicate them
Experts in the US fear a rising number of “super pigs” that are proving tough to eradicate could invade northern states. As a cross-breed combining the Eurasian boar’s survival skills with the size and fertility of domestic swine in Canada, the “super pig” is described as an “ecological train wreck”. Professor Ryan Brook, one of […]
