Florida high school student helped rescue hundreds of rabbits, guinea pigs
Dylan Wafer, 17, a student in Broward, recently helped to rescue dozens of animals from a crowded barn. POMPANO BEACH, Fla. โ A South Florida high school student helped rescue 260 rabbits and guinea pigs when she heard about their plight. The Sun-Sentinel reported that Dylan Warfel, a Pompano Beach senior, began a massive coordination effort to rescue dozens of the animals and find them new homes. In a matter of days, sheโd found homes for the majority of the 260 rabbits and guinea pigs. Itโs impressive.โWarfel herself took 21 rabbits and guinea pigs from Alva and wants to find them homes.
One-third of America's rivers have changed color since 1984
Franklin Lock and Dam in Alva, Fla. A study released on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, shows Americas rivers are changing color, mostly because of what people are doing. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Americaโs rivers are changing color โ and people are behind many of the shifts, a new study said. One-third of the tens of thousands of mile-long (two kilometer-long) river segments in the United States have noticeably shifted color in satellite images since 1984. About two-thirds of American rivers are yellow, which signals they have lots of soil in them. It also found some rivers change colors naturally with the seasons.