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Wanted: amateurs to help track earthquakes
Tehran Times, Iran - 1 hour ago LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Earthquake scientists want to borrow your laptop or maybe a little space in your basement or garage. … LA man charged with murdering USC student San Jose Mercury News all 24 news articles |
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Under The Volcano
Hertfordshire Mercury, UK - 9 minutes ago Malcolm Lowry's semi-autobiographical novel chronicling the last day in the life of an alcoholic British consul adrift in Mexico on the Day of the Dead is … |
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Report: Drought leads to cleaner beach waters
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 15 minutes ago AP LOS ANGELES—Continued dry weather this year has given California beachgoers another record summer of clean water, according to an annual report released … |
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Regional news: Budget cuts affect flood warnings
Pottstown Mercury, PA - 1 hour ago National Weather Service hydrologist Peter Jung says forecasters will lack real-time stream level and rainfall measurements. He says they'll be able to … |
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Evolution of California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 5 hours ago April 18, 1906: The fire that follows San Francisco's great earthquake guts the academy museum, wiping out many of its precious collections. … San Francisco's new California Academy of Sciences puts the world San Jose Mercury News all 4 news articles |
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• Weathering the ups and downs of the …
Guelph Mercury, Canada - 4 hours ago Having said this, I have a hypothesis that the Weather Channel is actually causing harm to the Canadian economy. Last weekend, hurricane Ike hit the Gulf of … |
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Hollywood's historic El Capitan Theater for sale
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 1 hour ago … a Wisonsin-based financial services company that came into the building when the previous owner walked away after the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. … El Capitan Theatre for sale Los Angeles Times all 30 news articles |
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Taiwan typhoon toll rises to 12, with 10 missing
The Sun Daily, Malaysia - 43 minutes ago TAIPEI: A slow-moving typhoon that hit Taiwan over the weekend, dumping up to 1400 mm (55 inches) of rain in some areas, killed 12 people and left 10 … Typhoon kills at least seven in Taiwan Reuters Typhoon slams Taiwan Edmonton Sun Powerful Typhoon Sinlaku leaves 11 dead in Taiwan International Herald Tribune The Mercury (subscription) - CNN International all 745 news articles |
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Thousands of Texans remain stranded by Ike
Guelph Mercury, Canada - 12 hours ago Tornado warning sirens sounded Saturday in parts of Arkansas, and the still-potent storm downed trees and knocked out power to thousands there. … |
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State Airports Weather Dip In Economy
RedOrbit, TX - 20 minutes ago By Henry, John AIRLINE CUTBACKS IN FLIGHTS because of fuel costs have also forced the state's larger airports to cut costs, but they've managed to fare … Houston Airports To Shutdown For Ike, Weather Waiver Issued WWJ Hurricane forces cancellation of Bay Area flights to Texas San Jose Mercury News USA TODAY Today in the Sky with Ben Mutzabaugh USA Today MarketWatch - TravelVideo.tv (press release) all 688 news articles |
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Letter: South must stop wasting water
Mercury-Register, CA - 40 minutes ago Regarding the story on the drought water bank, there is no need to not plant crops, like rice, to handle the present drought. "Priority will be given to … |
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Bill for water fixes stuck in limbo
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 1 hour ago By Mike Taugher With all the attention on the diminishing statewide water supply and grim forecasts that drought could worsen substantially next year, … A political game of chicken in Sacramento Los Angeles Times all 4 news articles |
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Judge asked to invalidate Valley water contracts
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 1 hour ago Southern California farmers already suffering from drought say they will get less water from the delta if those contracts are invalidated. |
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Magnitude 7 earthquake hits northern Japan
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 10 minutes ago AP TOKYO—A magnitude 7 earthquake hit northern Japan on Thursday morning, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or … |
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Selected recent California newspaper editorials
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 1 hour ago To temporarily help ease the situation, state water officials plan to create the first drought water bank in California sinc ethe dry spell of the early … |
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Little change seen in area weather this week
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 9 hours ago By Robert Krier That's the best word to describe the weather this week. Anyone not too far from the coast can expect the same mild conditions they've had … Cooler temperatures expected KRIS-TV Frost in forecast for northern Minn. Minneapolis Star Tribune South Bay to get a break from the scorching heat San Jose Mercury News McDowell News - Washington Post all 152 news articles |
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Ike Hits Cuba, May Keep Gulf Oil Installations Closed (Update4)
Bloomberg - 6 hours ago “Hurricane Ike may impact the coastal parishes of Louisiana with hurricane strength winds, wave surges, high tides, torrential rain and tornado activity,'' … Video: Hurricane Ike Brings 5-story Waves to Cuba AssociatedPress Did Hanna bring a tornado? Pottstown Mercury Ike Hits Cuba, May Head Toward Gulf Oil Installations (Update2) Bloomberg all 6,644 news articles |
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Study: Calif. farmers can profit by saving water
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 15 hours ago "It's been a missing piece of the information in the California water debate," he said. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a statewide drought … Study finds California can cut farm water use San Francisco Chronicle all 46 news articles |
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Reservoirs needed
Contra Costa Times, CA - 16 hours ago To temporarily help ease the situation, state water officials plan to create the first drought water bank in California since the dry spell of the early … State revives drought water bank program Mercury-Register Letter: SoCal not suffering in drought Mercury-Register all 7 news articles |
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State revives drought water bank program
Mercury-Register, CA - By HEATHER HACKING - Staff Writer State water officials have dusted off the drought water bank program, last used in lean water years of the early 1990s. … |
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State gets serious about deepening drought
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - Sep 5, 2008 The initiative, known as the 2009 Drought Water Bank, harkens back to measures taken during the long dry spell of the late 1980s and early 1990s and … Video: State Preparing For Another Dry Winter kcratv California 'drought water bank' in the works Sacramento Bee Drought conditions lead to creation of water bank San Jose Mercury News Xinhua - Lake County News all 83 news articles |
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Drought conditions lead to creation of water bank
San Jose Mercury News, USA - "It's possible that even in a normal (water) year, we could be in that situation," Gartrell said. In addition to creating the drought water bank, … Video: State Preparing For Another Dry Winter ACWA Applauds Creation of Drought Water Bank California "water bank" in works amid drought |
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Republican convention overtaken by weather story
San Jose Mercury News, USA - By Frank Davies The Republican National Convention is a carefully scripted event for television - but Hurricane Gustav blew away the script. … Video: Laura Bush, Cindy McCain Open Convention The Loop at the RNC: Stormy Weather Rebuilding The GOP Convention Schedule |