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- Study finds sea-level rise accelerating along Atlantic coast, including in Chesapeake Bay
- More than three dozen students and educators from Japan are visiting Arundel High in Gambrills for a one-week cultural exchange.
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- Most sources of excess nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay watershed are strictly regulated, but the agriculture industry — and particularly, Big Chicken — get a pass.
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- Study eyes Chesapeake pollution threat from sediment buildup behind Susquehanna dams
- Runoff from Tropical Storm Lee threatens Chesapeake Bay grasses, may create dead zone
- The Susquehanna River dropped back below flood stage Monday afternoon and residents of Port Deposit and Havre de Grace were busy trying to get to their homes and businesses to clean up.
- Torrential rainfall brought on by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee flooded dozens of Baltimore-area roads, and sent the water rising out of rivers and creeks Wednesday — even as forecasters warned that more rain was on the way.
- Central Virginia has been shaken by another aftershock from last week's earthquake.
- Epicenter about 140 miles away in Mineral, Va.
- The largest earthquake on record to hit the Laurel area struck just before 2 p.m. on Tuesday. No damages resulted, but residents were plenty shook up.
- Scientists explain differences between East and West Coast quakes
- A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Virginia hit the county shortly before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23.
- Earthquake reported in Harford Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 22.
- A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Virginia hit the county shortly before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23.
- A rare East Coast quake did little damage, but it served as a reminder that anything can happen to us at any time.
- U.S. Geological Survey's website is reporting a 5.8 earthquake's epicenter in Mineral, Va. Reports of people experiencing the earthquake are coming in all across the Mid-Atlantic and here is what people are saying on Twitter: