美德州野火肆虐将持续至仲夏

美国德州（Texas）发生四十五年来最严重的旱灾，导致一月份以来，八百多场野火烧毁一五○万英亩的土地，预测火势将持续增强至仲夏为止。
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2011/04/26/26climatewire-extreme-drought-sets-texas-ablaze-and-may-sp-28352.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/28/usa-drought-idUSN2825916520110428

美拟移除捕蟹笼恢复螃蟹生态

美国维吉尼亚州（Virginia）政府与联邦政府合资移除切萨皮克湾（Chesapeake Bay）及其支流中，两万八千多个废弃不用的捕蟹笼，让当地螃蟹恢复生长。
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-na-ghost-crabs-20110429,0,2996243.story．track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews%2Fscience+%28L.A.+Times+-+Science%29
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post_now/post/28000-ghost-crab-pots-removed-from-bay/2011/04/25/AFlX4qgE_blog.html