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Cloud Lightning

25 dead as storms collide in Midwest, Plains


CNN
Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:02 UTC
Two storm systems colliding along the nation's midsection set off a spate of weather warnings from Colorado to Ohio as the deadly combination moved toward the Great Lakes on Wednesday.

Twenty-five people have been killed, mostly from flooding, according to media reports.

©La Crosse Tribune/AP
The home of Lynn and Sharon Parding lies in ruin along Highway 26 north of Brownsville, Minnesota, Wednesday.
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Question

Scientists ask: Where have all the dolphins gone?


AFP
Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:51 UTC
Sightings by marine scientists of dolphins in the north Atlantic's Bay of Biscay have dropped off by 80 percent compared to the same period in 2006, a wildlife conservation group said Wednesday.

The alarming drop in numbers of the Bay's three most common species of dolphin -- the striped, bottlenose and common -- can be attributed to one or both of two causes, Clive Martin, senior wildlife officer for the Biscay Dolphin Research Programme, told AFP.
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Ambulance

Italy Fire: Area Around Palermo Burning, Situation Still Critical


Agi
Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:42 UTC
Tens of fires have broken out from Messina to Palermo on the coast and hills. Airplanes cannot be used to put out the flames due to the strong winds, the helicopter 'Goliath' of the Civil Defence is being flown in from Reggio Calabria to Cefalu' (Palermo).
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Cloud Lightning

Arctic August: NYC Sets Record For Coldest Day


wcbstv.com
Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:04 UTC
A day after tying the record for the coldest high temperature during the month of August ever in New York City, temperatures were expected only to warm up slightly, before finally climbing back to normal by the end of the week.

The city along with the rest of the tri-state region is feeling the chilly effect of a cold front sweeping through the region, accompanied by cool rain showers.

Tuesday's high temperature in Central Park was just 59 degrees. The normal high for Tuesday was 82 degrees. The normal low was 67.
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Cloud Lightning

California fire grows to be state's second largest


AP
Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:49 UTC
A California blaze burning since early July grew to be the second-largest state wildfire in modern history on Tuesday, officials said as firefighters partly blocked it by a firebreak.

Even as crews made gains in the Santa Barbara County backcountry, others battled a new blaze in canyon lands east of Los Angeles and another in mountains outside Palm Springs.

©Rob Varela / www.venturacountystar.com
A Ventura County fire crew backs down a bit as flames from the Zaca fire approach a fire break north of Ojai, Calif., on Monday.
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Cloud Lightning

Dean bears down on Mexico's oil industry

MARK STEVENSON
AP
Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:29 UTC
MAJAHUAL, Mexico - Hurricane Dean swept across the Yucatan peninsula Tuesday, toppling trees, power lines and houses as it bore down on the heart of Mexico's oil industry. Glitzy resorts on the Mayan Riviera were spared, but vulnerable Mayan villages were exposed to the full fury of one of history's most intense storms.
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Life Preserver

Third heat wave to choke Athens


ekathimerini
Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:31 UTC
This summer's third heat wave is expected to grip much of Greece tomorrow when temperatures are likely to reach 42 Celsius (108 Fahrenheit), the National Meteorological Service (EMY) said yesterday.
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Bizarro Earth

Pacu caught in local Lake


clickondetroit
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:00 UTC
Macomb County, Mich.l -- A Macomb County man caught an 18-inch pacu, a relative of the piranha fish in Lake St. Clair.

Toby Davison. 43, of St. Clair Shores, is a longtime fisherman.

"On the line, I knew it wasn't normal," Davison told the Macomb County Daily. "It was really fighting against the metal."

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Bizarro Earth

Flashback Boy Hooks Piranha-Like Fish From Ohio River


WLWT.com
Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:39 UTC
Kyle Owens has a fish tale straight from the waters of the Ohio River.

The 10-year-old Chilo boy went fishing for catfish this past weekend but caught something he was not expecting.

©WLWT.com.

"I thought it was like a 10-pound catfish, reeling it in," said Owens. "I thought, 'It's a big blue gill,' and I was about to stick my thumb into its mouth and then I saw its teeth."
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Arrow Down

Study: Marine Bird Populations Declining


Associated Press
Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:11 UTC
BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Marine bird populations in northern Puget Sound have seen significant declines since the late 1970s, according to a Western Washington University study.
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