(Des Moines) Iowans can expect more extreme weather like the 2012 drought thanks to changes in the climate caused by greenhouse gases. That’s according to a statewide group of Iowa scientists who believe that Iowans should act now to reduce economic costs due to climate change “In a warmer climate, wet years get wetter and…
Heidi Steinberg D’Acosta, age 68, passed away on May 26, 2023 in Bridgeport, Connecticut at St. Vincent’s Hospital from Covid and a compromised immune system. Heidi was born in Bronx, NY to Bernie and Ethel (Regan) Steinberg, grew to adulthood alongside four life-long friends who also became teachers: childhood with Janet Donnelly in Riverdale, The […]
William Joseph deThrom Somerville Jr., an insurance executive and Army veteran, died May 23 at Blakehurst, a retirement community in Towson. He was 90.
No matter how old you are, or how many birds you have in your life list, the Nebraska Birding Bowl is a fun opportunity to keep track of what you see in the month of May, whether you use a field guide requiring no batteries, like the Peterson field guides, or the new smart phone apps like Bird I-D.