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6.4 Earthquake in Desert Rattles Big Swath of Southern California

JOHN ANTCZAK and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ / The Associated Press Jul 4, 2019 People from Las Vegas to the Pacific coast report feeling the strongest temblor to hit the area in 20 years; no injuries are reported. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: What to Expect and Do if Stung by an Arizona Bark Scorpion

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2017 The 12th poem in "The Desert Survival Series / La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" warns those crossing the U.S.-Mexico border that though a sting by an Arizona bark scorpion is, for the most part, not lethal, it requires medical attention. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: If a Western Diamondback Bites You, ‘Borders Be Damned’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2016 The 11th poem in "The Desert Survival Series / La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" urges those crossing the border to phone for help immediately in life-and-death situations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: If Tarantulas ‘Cross Your Path’ in the Desert, Live and Let Live

Staff / Truthdig Oct 12, 2016 The 10th poem in "The Desert Survival Series / La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" debunks certain myths about the hairy arachnids, while explaining what will certainly occur to those who taunt the tarantula. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: Beware of ‘Assassin Bees’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2016 The ninth poem in "The Desert Survival Series / La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" explains that Africanized bees, even when unprovoked, will attack humans. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: How to Wait Out the ‘Temper Tantrum’ of a Sandstorm

Staff / Truthdig Sep 28, 2016 The eighth poem in "The Desert Survival Series / La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" provides crucial tips the desert traveler can use as the sand turns to "sandpaper" and the heat suffocates during a journey across the Mexico-US border The eighth poem in "The Desert Survival Series / La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" provides crucial tips the desert traveler can use as the sand turns to "sandpaper" and the heat suffocates a journey across the Mexico-U . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )