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Two Russian submersibles plumbed the depths of
Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia on Tuesday, diving a record 1,680 metres
(5,512 feet) in one of the world's largest lakes. 'It is a
world record for deep-water submersion in fresh water,' an organizer
told news agencies Itar-Tass on the barge fielding expedition that was
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The list of threats consequent to
the 7.9 magnitude quake that killed thousands of innocent people is expanding
day by day, counting more on the death toll. Besides the quake-lake that
threatens to flood hundreds of acres and drown million of people, it seems that
the downstream of Tangjiashan
Lake kept trapped five thousand
tones...
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It has been a very long night for 600 engineers and Chinese soldiers in the Sichuan
province. They have been working ceaselessly to dig a channel, in order to eliminate the
pressure that one of the “quake lakes” might drop on the naturally-formed dam. Local media
reported that they flew earth-moving instruments and explosives to...
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 A 16-year-old student at Pasco High School
in Dade City, Fla., was arrested for allegedly putting
seasoning in her mother’s food to trigger an allergic reaction. She was charged
with aggravated domestic violence.
The 39-year-old mother is allergic to many types
of food, the deputies said. The allergies are so severe that she...
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Simmering anger with the Indian government and its security forces over a land row in the Kashmir Valley has sparked a larger movement that has seen thousands of Kashmiri Muslims take to the streets to demand "azadi," or freedom, in non-violent protests over the past two weeks.
Protestor Shakeel Ahmed, a university student,...
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 Tropical storm Dolly, which strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane, hit the southern tip of Texas yesterday, shaking houses with violent winds and generating tornado warnings, as well as increasing fears of considerable flooding. Dolly, the first Atlantic hurricane to hammer the U.S. in 2008, reached the land at South Padre Island, in...
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the 132nd day of 2008 with 234 to follow. This is Mother's Day. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Neptune, Uranus and Jupiter. The evening stars are Mars, Mercury and Saturn.Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include Ottmar Mergenthaler, inventor of the Linotype typesetting machine, in 1854;...
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The enigma of the disappearance of adventurer Steve Fossett moved closer to resolution Thursday as federal transportation officials were set to examine the wreckage of a light plane found near the site where objects apparently belonging to Fossett were discovered earlier in the week.
Searchers discovered the wreckage late Wednesday...
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 In the past days, hundreds of pounds of household trash have washed onto Lake Michigan coasts, triggering to an inquiry by the Coast Guard and the temporary shutting of a pubic beach.Garbage which came ashore during Sunday night was spread along a 10-mile stretch in Mason and Manistee counties in Michigan's northwestern Lower Peninsula....
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 Flash floods inundated parts of the Midwest on Monday. Swollen rivers and lakes overflowed
their banks, broke through dams and forced residences to evacuate. The swollen Kickapoo River spilled over its banks again and inundated
nearly the entire town Monday morning, the Associated Press reported. By evening,
the village looked like a...
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Thunderstorms crossed south-central Indiana
on Tuesday, producing at least three tornadoes and causing widespread damage. The
National Weather Service tracked two tornadoes on the ground south of Indianapolis.
Numerous homes and buildings were destroyed or seriously
damaged and at least one person was injured. The storm also...
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 The Great Lakes
are under the threat of global warming and Congress needs to enact a
comprehensive plan to restore the health of the lakes.
Warming over the next century could lower
lakes and expose toxic sediment that has been buried and cause heavy rains that
could lead to more sewer overflows, threatening water quality, a new...
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 Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has signed the
Great Lakes Water Compact into law Tuesday, a multistate agreement designed to
protect and restrict access to nearly 20 percent of the world's supply of fresh
water. Wisconsin is the fifth state to approve
the interstate compact aimed at protecting the Great Lakes.
He signed the agreement...
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 State senators ratified the Great Lakes Compact as a part of
an eight-state effort aimed at protecting the largest regional source of water.
“The federal law isn't strong enough. We need a new law and
that's the compact,” said Sen. Robert Cowles, R-Allouez.
A new local study compiled by a group at Michigan State
University...
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A former substitute teacher in Land O' Lakes, Fla., claims he was
fired by the school district because he was “accused of wizardry,” the United
Press International reports.
According to Jim Piculas, Pat Sinclair, who is in charge of
substitute teachers for the Pasco County School District,
called him to say the district would...
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 Local authorities report over 88,000 homes and businesses in
Oklahoma in darkness more than a week after an ice storm swept the county and produced
heavy power surges.
Utility crews estimated that crews would have power restored
by late Wednesday or Thursday. Meanwhile, overnight temperatures in the state
in the past week have...
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 43 people died and 350 were injured in Africa’s Great Lakes region after two earthquakes occurred Sunday.
The first earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 and its epicenter in Bukavu in the
Democratic Republic of Congo, happened at 10:30 a.m. (2:30 a.m. EST), followed
by another 5.0 quake in southern Rwanda at 1:56 p.m. (5:56 a.m.
EST),...
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 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with leaders from troubled
African nations Wednesday, calling for greater vigilance in keeping out
"negative forces" from Congo and a robust peacekeeping force for
war-torn Somalia.
Rice's 24-hour visit to the vast Horn of Africa nation was meant to
spur movement on...
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Volunteer help was expected in the search of missing Stacy
Peterson, as well as FBI’s expertise. The investigation is focusing now on
rivers and lakes, as recent reports state that Drew Peterson, Stacy’s husband
was seen loading a large blue barrel in his car just the day of the woman’s
missing.
Bolingbrook Recreation and...
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 According to Tucson
water supply distributors, brain-eating amoebas have been found in the
reservoir. Apparently 12 wells have been infested with the microbe but although
surprised, microbiology professor Charles Gerba does not consider its presence
a health threat.
Tucson Water chlorinates its well water before...
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 The United States Steel Corporation announced it is set to acquire Canadian company Stelco Inc for C$1.1 billion. Stelco just emerged from bankruptcy protection last year and put itself for sale under fears of foreign takeovers which swept the Canadian steel industry. Russian steelmaker OAO Severstal, Ukraine's Metinvest, and Essar...
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 Just two days after he won his 13th major title, Tiger Woods announced he planes to design his first US golf course. The location of the future course is The Cliffs planned community in the western North Carolina mountains, the world’s best golfer announced Tuesday.Woods also stated his intention of designing “a handful of very unique...
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A deadly fish virus has crept up in Wisconsin inland waters, prompting the state’s Department of Natural Resources to call for strict measures.
The virus is called viral hemorrhagic septicemia, and causes fish to bleed to death internally. It was first discovered in Lake Huron in 2005, then in Lake Eerie; last year the virus was...
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 According to a new study, it seems that ocean waters along the West Coast of North America are getting increasingly acidic as carbon emissions keep rising. One of the long-term effects (or perhaps not that long) of this could consist in significant changes brought onto marine ecosystems.Oceans have a vital role in the way our planet...
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 According to a
new study conducted by scientists at University of Colorado-Boulder, it seems
that the western United
States’ states have become no less than 500
percent dustier during the past two centuries. Why has this happened? The
answer is simple: it is because of human activity.
Jason Neff, a
geological Assistant...
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 A team of researchers warned
recently that Lake Mead might become pure history by 2021 because of climate
changes and a continual increase in the demand for Colorado
River’s water. If Lake Mead got
drain by 2021, it would trigger a severe water shortage across the entire
region.
Scientists at San
Diego’s Scripps Institution...
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 According to Reuters, NASA has announced that a fifth planet was discovered in a far solar system, orbiting a star, on Tuesday.The newly discovered planet, named 55 Cancri, is at a similar distance from its star as the Earth, but it is much larger. The astronomers have declared that the moon of the new planet could definitely have life...
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 No, it’s not what you’d think: a group 1,500 scientists have declared that Canada’s vast coniferous woods should actually get more protection than they get now, since those trees are probably the last standing bastion against aggravated global warming.As one of the largest green belts in the world, covering an area over 12 times the size...
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