Malibu estate once bought for $30m by African president's son resells for $93.5m

Former Navy SEAL pays $1,000 fine after felony charges over lakefront tree removal are dropped

A retired Navy SEAL commander in New Hampshire has paid a $1,000 fine. Two felony charges tied to the removal of a boundary hemlock tree were dropped as part of the outcome. Neighbours had valued the hemlock and a nearby stump at $11,259. An assessment commissioned by the accused, Hayes, concluded that the remaining trees had no positive market value.

Rare Jamaican Rock Iguana Set for Near-1,000th Wild Release After Conservation Push

Conservationists in Jamaica are preparing to return 114 head-started Jamaican rock iguanas to the wild on November 14. The National Environment and Planning Agency is leading the release, which would bring the total close to 1,000 reintroduced animals. The species, critically endangered and once believed to be nearly extinct, had fewer than 50 individuals left in 1990. Its recovery has been driven by captive rearing, habitat protection, and predator control measures.

Heavy Rain Can Speed Up Alaska's Sít' Kusá Glacier, Study Finds

Researchers report that intense rainfall can roughly double the speed of Alaska's Sít' Kusá Glacier. The study shows these rainfall-driven surges last longer than scientists had previously recorded. The glacier's movement depends heavily on how efficiently meltwater drains beneath it, since this shapes how water interacts with the ice. The findings point to meaningful shifts in how the glacier behaves under changing conditions. Because climate change is expected to increase rainfall, the researchers suggest such glacier accelerations could become more frequent.

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