our national forests are places of refuge for folks that want to get away from the city and have a sense of peace, commune with nature. but you have to be aware of your surroundings all the time because you just never know. dennis murphy (voiceover): the splendors of america s national parks and forest lands are poems just waiting to be written by each new visitor, from the cathedrals of the rockies to the quiet glades and old growth of the appalachians. it s here in the parks we have the promise of stepping out of the hubbub of our chattering daily routine. that was the kind of serenity meredith emerson sought on a crisp new year s day in the north georgia mountains, not more than foothills, really, for a young woman who loved to trail climb her native rockies. it was 2008 as the young sales assistant set out from buford,
by the oceans like the one you see behind me? it was very apparent this week because water temperatures reached near global record highs. so 101 degrees reported in the ever glades, just incredible amounts of heat. it s not just the corral impacted by the marine heat wave. it s also fish. the florida fish and wildlife commission actually reporting that some of the warm water is reducing the level of oxygen in the water so they re seeing fish kills and noticing sharks are changing their behaviors seeking cooler waters. it s all interconnected. we re here to determine how much the water will affect the corral reef, ecosystem. we ll go diving with the experts in in the field and report back later today. it s the direct impact and also the indirect impacts that we re seeing. we ll let you get to that story.
/PRNewswire/ Rural fiber broadband leader Conexon and five Florida partner electric cooperatives have collectively secured nearly $56 million in American.