Andy Ostmeyer

1 month ago | joplinglobe.com | Andy Ostmeyer

The Y Bridge tells a story of climate change in Missouri. The highway bridge over the James River in Galena, Missouri, has been there since 1926-27. Although now closed to vehicles, its unique design earned it a spot on the National Register of Historic Places. kAmxE :D 2=D@ E96 =@42E:@? @7 E96 &]$] v6@=@8:42= $FCG6J C:G6C 8286[ H9:49 92D 366? E96C6 =@?86C E92? E96 3C:586]k^Am kAmx? >@C6 E92? g_ J62CD[ E96 y2>6D #:G6C 3C@<6 b_ 766E 2E E96 8286 @?=J @?46[ :? `hhb[ H96?

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Andy Ostmeyer

Lifelong Missouri birder Jeff Cantrell came across a first in 2013. He discovered fish crows had built a nest in a large sycamore in Roaring River State Park in Southwest Missouri, less than an hour from Cantrell’s home. “We never had fish crows in Southwest Missouri,” he said.

1 month ago | joplinglobe.com | Andy Ostmeyer

Lifelong Missouri birder Jeff Cantrell came across a first in 2013. He discovered fish crows had built a nest in a large sycamore in Roaring River State Park in Southwest Missouri, less than an hour from Cantrell's home. kAmQ(6 ?6G6C 925 7:D9 4C@HD :? $@FE9H6DE |:DD@FC:[Q 96 D2:5]k^Am kAmx? 724E[ 96 D2:5 96 H@F=5 92G6 925 E@ EC2G6= E@ E96 |:DD@FC: q@@E966=[ @? E96 @E96C 6?5 @7 E96 DE2E6[ @C 6=D6H96C6 :? E96 E96 $@FE96C? &?:E65 $E2E6D E@ D66 7:D9 4C@HD[ H9:49 2C6 D:>:=2C :? 2AA62C2?46 E@ E96 4@>>@?

1 month ago | joplinglobe.com | Andy Ostmeyer

Lifelong Missouri birder Jeff Cantrell came across a first in 2013. He discovered fish crows had built a nest in a large sycamore in Roaring River State Park in Southwest Missouri, less than an hour from Cantrell's home. kAmQ(6 ?6G6C 925 7:D9 4C@HD :? $@FE9H6DE |:DD@FC:[Q 96 D2:5]k^Am kAmx? 724E[ 96 D2:5 96 H@F=5 92G6 925 E@ EC2G6= E@ E96 |:DD@FC: q@@E966=[ @? E96 @E96C 6?5 @7 E96 DE2E6[ @C 6=D6H96C6 :? E96 E96 $@FE96C? &?:E65 $E2E6D[ E@ D66 7:D9 4C@HD[ H9:49 2C6 D:>:=2C :? 2AA62C2?46 E@ E96 4@>>@?

1 month ago | woodwardnews.net | Laura Denon |Andy Ostmeyer |Andy Ostmeyer

Climate data show there were 90 major disaster declarations across the United States in 2024 according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Looking back over 30 years of data, the International Institute for Environment and Development, says the annual average from 1995 to last year was 55. The IIED says those 90 declarations — from hurricanes to wildfires to tornado outbreaks — equate to about one every four days in 2024. kAm(9:=6 D@>6 2C62D 92G6 D66? >@C6 E2C86ED E92?