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Still adrift after the storm
First Hurricane Katrina took John Hoffmann Jr.'s home, which flooded, then exploded, and then burned. Next the storm took Hoffmann's job of 23 years washing dishes at Antoine's Restaurant, a position that vanished when the heavily damaged New Orleans...Tags: Justice System, Relief and Aid Organizations, Unemployment Benefits, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Mercedes-Benz Superdome
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The year 2012 was among the 10 warmest years on record
The United Nation’s weather agency has confirmed that 2012 was the ninth warmest year since record keeping began in 1850, and the 27th consecutive year that global land and ocean temperatures were above average. Last year exceeded the global...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Weather, Pacific Ocean, Typhoon Bopha (2012)
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Earth's greenhouse gas levels approach 400-ppm milestone
The ratio of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere is flirting with 400 parts per million, a level last seen about 2.5 million to 5 million years ago, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. The Institution this week...Tags: Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth (movie), Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Global Warming
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Governor Rick Scott warns sequester puts Florida at risk in hurricane season
The federal sequester could hurt Florida's ability to recover after a hurricane because less money will be available to prepare the National Guard, Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday. Further, he said National Guardsmen are to be furloughed and won't...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, National Hurricane Center, Rick Scott, Tropical Storms, Global Change
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Manatees, dying at record rate, need help from humans
This has been a very bad year to be a manatee. More than 550 of the gentle sea cows have died so far in 2013 -- more than 10 percent of the Florida manatee population. In the first few months of this year alone, more manatees died than in all of last...
Tags: Bob Graham, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Wildlife
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Colleen Castille: The right path for Florida's water future
Every day, news outlets highlight Florida's water challenges: Rising sea level, drought, and concerns about water quality. Today, Florida is over-pumping our groundwater aquifer — a finite water source — and consuming water at an...Tags: Environmental Politics, Conservation, Sinkholes, Water Supply, Environmental Issues
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Flood risk: Bane of Balboa Island's existence
Craig Schusterick, his workman's hands powdery white with construction grit, led the way across Onyx Avenue on Balboa Island to show off his handiwork. His nearly complete three-story home — designed with solid wood paneling to echo the Cape Cod...
Tags: Floods, Environmental Issues, Values, Water, Homes
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Experimental aircraft speeds to more than 3,000 mph in test flight
An aircraft resembling a shark-nosed missile detached from a flying B-52 bomber and then shot above the Pacific Ocean at more than 3,000 mph in a historic test flight for the Air Force — and for the future of aviation. The unmanned X-51A WaveRider...
Tags: New York City, U.S. Department of Defense, Weaponry, Boeing Co., Science and Technology
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Boeing demonstrator breaks hypersonic flight record
ReutersBy Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - Boeing Co's X-51A Waverider made history this week when it achieved the longest hypersonic flight by a jet-fuel powered aircraft, flying for 3-1/2 minutes at five times the speed of sound, the U.S. Air...Tags: Technology, NASA, Science and Technology, Military Equipment, Services and Shopping
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Winchester native rides cross country to raise money for macular degeneration
The WInchester SunOn the afternoon of April 3, Winchester native Michael McGuire’s friend dropped him off at the pier in Ventura, Calif. There, McGuire dipped his toe in the Pacific Ocean, got on his bike and headed east. On his way, he passed a sign in Bishop,...Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Trips and Vacations, Pacific Ocean, Travel, Macular Degeneration
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Developing the deep
A young humpback whale swam less than six feet away from Bryant Austin while he was snorkeling off the Kingdom of Tonga in 2004. Lowering his camera, afraid it would get struck out of his hand, Austin was mesmerized by the marine mammal's subtly hued...
Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Atlantic Ocean, Tonga, Pacific Ocean, Aquaculture
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Luke Hartman of Norfolk wins Sea Level songwriting contest
Must be something about those Reckless Passengers. Members of that Norfolk-based band have won the Sea Level Singer-Songwriter Festival's Emerging Artist Contest in back-to-back years. Luke Hartman was named this year's winner during Saturday night's...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Environmental Issues, Hampton Roads, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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