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'May miracle' of above-average rainfall is a gift to firefighters
A "May miracle" of almost perfectly timed, above-average rainfall helped firefighters battling the large Springs fire in Ventura County and guaranteed that Los Angeles would not break a dubious record. The city was on track to having its fourth-driest...
Tags: Weather Statistics, Jerry Brown, Wildfires, National Weather Service, Guiberson Fire (2009)
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'May miracle' rain gives Southern California some relief
A “May miracle” of almost perfectly timed, above average rainfall helped firefighters battling the large Springs fire in Ventura County, and guaranteed that Los Angeles would not break a dubious record. The city was on track to having its...Tags: National Weather Service, Guiberson Fire (2009), Fires
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Airborne laboratory being used to measure California's snowpack
Teams will fan out across the Sierra Nevada on Thursday to perform their final snow survey of the season, a closely watched rite of spring that helps determine how much water will flow to farms and cities in coming months. But 18,000 feet above the...
Tags: NASA, Science and Technology, Cross Country Skiing
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Look up! Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks early Sunday
Pull out the reclining lawn chairs and get yourself to the darkest area you can find: The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is peaking this weekend, and if you get lucky, you can catch up to 30 "shooting stars" per hour. You may also want to set your alarm...
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Southern California fire season off to a sinister start
The Southern California wildfire season got off to an ominous start Thursday with a massive brush fire in Ventura County that officials fear is just a preview of dangerous months ahead. The fire showed in dramatic fashion how the region's record dry...
Tags: Pacific Ocean, Wildfires, Guiberson Fire (2009), Fires
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California wildfires fanned by unusually harsh conditions
Winds that weather experts said normally arrive in force in the late fall fueled flames in the Springs fire that quickly chewed through 6,500 of acres of dry brush. William Patzert, a climatologist for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Canada, said...
Tags: Guiberson Fire (2009), Weather Reports, Weather
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Tech parents guide the next generation of space engineers
Palm Crest Elementary School sits four miles away from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where a team built and developed the Mars rover Curiosity, the largest machine sent to another planet. But engineers at the La Caņada Flintridge lab may have...Tags: Education, NASA Mars Exploration Program, Elementary Schools, Schools, NASA
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Merit badges? He's got 'em all
Last week, Harold Kast earned a Boy Scout merit badge in game design. To achieve this, the 17-year-old junior assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 509 played and studied games and designed his own math-based card game. In doing so, the La Caņada High School...
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Social Organizations, Youth Organizations, NASA
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NASA gets view of Saturn's extreme "hurricane"
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole. In high-resolution pictures and video, scientists see the hurricane's eye is...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Hampton University, Hurricanes, Science and Technology, NASA
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Alan Wood dies at 90; provided Iwo Jima flag in World War II
Alan Wood never claimed to be a hero, but he did play a supporting role in one of World War II's most stirring moments. It was at Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945. Straining into the wind, five Marines and a Navy corpsman planted the Stars and Stripes on the...
Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Entertainment Events
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Obituary: Alan Wood, 90, former JPL official
Alan Wood, a former official at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, died at his Sierra Madre home on April 18. He was 90. A Navy lieutenant during World War II, Wood played a role in the 1945 battle for Iwo Jima. While his LST was beached under Japan's Mount...
Tags: Japan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Anglicanism
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No E-ticket for JPL
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's annual open house allows space geeks and budding young scientists a rare peek inside the missions behind the La Caņada Flintridge facility. But the popular event, scheduled for June 8 and 9, has been canceled because of...
Tags: NASA Mars Exploration Program, Budgets and Budgeting, Disneyland Park, Amusement and Theme Parks, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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