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Our Daily Planet: Mississippi River Flooding and a Trunk Full of Geckos

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Each weekday morning, OurAmazingPlanet takes the pulse of the Earth, reporting on natural phenomena and exploration news from around the globe.

Memphis Braces: The Mississippi River is expected to crest in Memphis today. Officials issued more than 1,300 evacuation notices to homes in Memphis.

Geckos Freed: Over a thousand geckos were freed from the trunk of a single taxi in Cambodia.

Previously on Our Daily Planet: Kentucky Derby Weather Odds and Memphis Flood Evacuations

Reach OurAmazingPlanet staff writer Brett Israel at bisrael@techmedianetwork.com. Follow him on Twitter @btisrael.

Brett Israel
Brett Israel was a staff writer for Live Science with a focus on environmental issues. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from The University of Georgia, a master’s degree in journalism from New York University, and has studied doctorate-level biochemistry at Emory University.