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Wanted: amateurs to help track earthquakes - Tehran Times

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
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Under The Volcano - Hertfordshire Mercury


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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

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

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

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
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• Weathering the ups and downs of the … - Guelph Mercury


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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

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
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Taiwan typhoon toll rises to 12, with 10 missing - The Sun Daily


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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
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Thousands of Texans remain stranded by Ike - Guelph Mercury


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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


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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
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Letter: South must stop wasting water - Mercury-Register

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

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
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Judge asked to invalidate Valley water contracts - San Jose Mercury News

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

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

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


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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
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Ike Hits Cuba, May Keep Gulf Oil Installations Closed (Update4) - Bloomberg

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
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Study: Calif. farmers can profit by saving water - San Jose Mercury News


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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
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Reservoirs needed - Contra Costa Times

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
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State revives drought water bank program - Mercury-Register

State revives drought water bank program
Mercury-Register, CA - 16 hours ago
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


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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
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Drought conditions lead to creation of water bank - San Jose Mercury News


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Drought conditions lead to creation of water bank
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 22 hours ago
"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 kcratv
ACWA Applauds Creation of Drought Water Bank MarketWatch
California "water bank" in works amid drought Reuters
San Francisco Chronicle - KCBS
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Republican convention overtaken by weather story - San Jose Mercury News


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Republican convention overtaken by weather story
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 11 hours ago
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 AssociatedPress
The Loop at the RNC: Stormy Weather Pioneer Press
Rebuilding The GOP Convention Schedule Forbes
Sydney Morning Herald - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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