Environment

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Illustration on Hurricane Matthew by William Brown/Tribune Content Agency

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Wind and surf picks up as Hurricane Nicole approaches the Coopers Island Nature Reserve in St. Georges, Bermuda, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016. Wind and rain began battering Bermuda as the British territory braced itself for Hurricane Nicole, which could become a major Category 3 storm before it hits the island on Thursday morning. (AP Photo/Mark Tatem)

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Wayne Gretzky attends a press conference announcing he will be re-joining the NHL hockey club in an off-ice role Wednesday Oct. 12, 2016, in Edmonton, Albera. (Amber Bracken/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Mike Corey wears waders as he goes to check on his units as the floodwaters slowly rise at the Wyndham Circle duplex complex in Greenville, NC on Wednesday,Oct. 12, 2016. The homes were threatened as the Tar River came out of its banks from all the rains from Hurricane Matthew, which passed through the eastern part of the state a few days ago. Some North Carolina rivers, like the Tar, continue to rise from the heavy rains, threatening property and forcing evacuations. (Chris Seward/The News & Observer via AP)

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Homeless campers pack up their belongings at a homeless tent city on Springs Rescue Mission's campus Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Residents were told to leave by 3pm Wednesday, a day after the nonprofit was to told by Colorado Springs officials that the camp violated zoning ordinances. Springs Rescue Mission is one month away from opening its new 150-bed shelter, which remains under construction. (Mark Reis/The Gazette via AP)

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Joe DiPietro, a University of Pittsburgh student. installs the Aquaponics Project, a partnership of Pitt's Innovation Institute and the Door Campaign on Oct. 11, 2016 in Pittsburgh. Starting in November and over the next year, Pitt students will work on the aquaponics lab to make it the most efficient environment they can. (Lake Fong/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, OCT. 15 - In this Aug. 20, 2016 photo, Mirror Lake, the larger lake in the left center, in the Lake Basin of the Eagle Cap Wilderness area is seen in the distance near Joseph, Ore. Eagle Cap peak is at the far right. (Lisa Bratton/Baker City Herald via AP)

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Rescue workers look down a well helping a dog that was trapped on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 in Surgoinsville, Tenn. A construction worker helping to install solar panels in a field beside an abandoned nuclear reactor in Hawkins County helped rescue the dog that got stuck in a 30-foot hole. Matt Mountie called dispatchers and several agencies responded to help. Working together, they were able to pull the dog, nicknamed Timmy, out safely. (Jeff Bobo/The Kingsport Times-News via AP)

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In this Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 photo, Aurora Marte, of Storm Lake, Iowa, loads food into her car during a drive-by pantry sponsored by the Storm Lake school district, in Storm Lake, Iowa. Storm Lake has a low unemployment rate, vibrant downtown and tree-lined neighborhoods, but it’s also facing a surge in hunger that’s familiar to rural communities across the country. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2014 file photo, Wisconsin state Sen. Rick Gudex listens to testify in Madison, Wis. Gudex, a Republican from Fond du Lac, died on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, the Fond du Lac County sheriff’s department said. He was 48. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)

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A ball boy holds tennis balls during the men's singles match between Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland and Kyle Edmund of Britain in the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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Buckley Miller paddles a canoe past a flooded water treatment plant in downtown Lumberton after Hurricane Matthew caused downed trees, power outages and massive flooding along the Lumber River Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 in Lumberton, NC. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)

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FILE - In this September 2013 photo provided by the United States Geological Survey, walruses gather to rest on the shores of the Chukchi Sea near the coastal village of Point Lay, Alaska. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has obtained a $140,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to help Point Lay tell the world that walrus are vulnerable to stampedes and to stay away when they’re on shore. (Ryan Kingsbery/United States Geological Survey via AP, file)

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FILE- In this Oct. 26, 2011 file photo, wind turbines line the hillside at First Wind's project in Sheffield, Vt. Government officials in Vermont, Canada and Australia have dismissed concerns about the health effects of noise from wind power turbines, but don’t tell that to people living near them. Now a Vermont home abandoned by a family who said they were made ill by nearby turbines will be used for sound-monitoring research. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

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National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration biologist Benjamin Richards talks about an upcoming study of seven species of Hawaii’s deep-water bottom fish during a news conference on Ford Island near Honolulu, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. The first-ever comprehensive survey will bring local commercial fishermen and scientists together to get a count of several species of grouper and snapper, which are popular table fare. NOAA has developed a camera system, foreground, to help capture the data. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

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National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration biologist Benjamin Richards talks about an upcoming study of seven species of Hawaii’s deep-water bottom fish during a news conference on Ford Island near Honolulu, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. The first-ever comprehensive survey will bring local commercial fishermen and scientists together to get a count of several species of grouper and snapper, which are popular table fare. NOAA has developed a camera system, foreground, to help capture the data. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, left, talks to Mexico's Foreign Affairs Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. Johnson said during his visit to Mexico City, some flights to Haiti have been suspended due to Hurricane Matthew. He said Tuesday that U.S. officials will have to "be sympathetic to the plight of the people of Haiti as a result." But after conditions change, "we intend to resume the policy." (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

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Natalie McDowell, left, speaks with Rawlings LaMotte as she walks to her flooded home on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, in Nichols, S.C. About 150 people were rescued by boats from flooding in the riverside village of Nichols on Monday. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

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Germany’s Sami Khedira, right, heads for the ball in front of Northern Ireland’s Lee Hodson, center, and Germany’s Mario Goetze, left, during the World Cup Group C qualifying soccer match between Germany and Northern Ireland in Hannover, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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FILE--In this June 30, 2016, file photo, firefighters respond to a wildfire near the Morningside Heights neighborhood near Table Rock in east Boise, Idaho. A new study on Western forest fires confirms what is already apparent — wildfire seasons are getting longer and more destructive. But researchers with the University of Idaho and Columbia University also say humans are to blame for much of that increase. (Joe Jaszewski//Idaho Statesman via AP, File)