Ellicott City, Baltimore region devastated by 'once-every-1,000-years flood'

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan late Sunday night declared a state of emergency in Ellicott City after a massive rainstorm caused flash flooding that destroyed businesses and submerged cars in what he called a “once-every-1,000-years flood.” News outlets showed photos and video of sudden, violent floodwaters surging down Main Street in Ellicott City, some 13 miles west of Baltimore. The community, set along the west bank of Maryland's Patapsco River, was also stricken by deadly flash flooding in July 2016. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/05/28/ellicott-city-baltimore-region-devastated-by-once-every-1000-years-flood.html

More Than 100 Wild Horses Dead Amid Southwest Drought

More than 100 wild horses were discovered dead in Arizona due to worsening drought conditions in America's Southwest region, officials said this week. The animals were found by a pond near Grey Mountain—an unincorporated community in Coconino County, Arizona. The 111 dead horses typically consumed the pond's water, but drier conditions made water scarce. "Due to drought conditions, they became stuck in the mud and were too weak from thirst to climb out," Russell Begaye, president of the Navajo Nation tribe, said Tuesday via Twitter. "This is the beginning. The Navajo Nation has over 70,000 feral horses." http://www.newsweek.com/wild-horses-dead-amid-drought-912012