Tag: National
Another reason to avoid ticks as new bacteria surfaces in London area
The Middlesex-London Health Unit is sounding the alarm after the discovery this month of the first tick in the London area with a bacteria that can cause severe illness in older people. The tick had Anaplasma phagocytophilum bacteria, the health unit said Wednesday. The bacteria that is usually spread by the blacklegged tick causes anaplasmosis. […]
NOAA works on most in-depth mapping of Lake Superior in decades – Great Lakes Commission
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been working to collect new mapping data on Lake Superior since 2020. This survey is part of a large effort to update the […]
For one month, a driverless bus will service Sleeping Bear Dunes overlook – Great Lakes Commission
All aboard the rolling robot! An autonomous electric bus will begin a monthlong deployment at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan as part of a grant-funded project by […]
83-year-old Londoner loving volunteer gig at Paris Olympics
An 83-year-old from London is volunteering at his second Olympics in Paris and planning his next trip to the Winter Games in Italy in 2026.
Solar storm may serve up another view of northern lights
If you missed seeing the aurora borealis back in May, Mother Nature may give you a second chance at enjoying the northern lights this week, if the weather co-operates, that is. London, with all of Ontario, is under the aurora borealis view line, meaning the northern lights could be visible for two or three nights […]