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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: Sinkholes, Droughts, Natural Disasters, Environmental Issues, Water
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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: Homes, Disasters and Accidents, Real Estate, Floods, Multiple Sclerosis
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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, Human Interest, Boeing Co., U.S. Department of Defense, Weaponry
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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: NASA, Vehicles, United Technologies Corporation, Science and Technology, Technology
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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: Travel, Macular Degeneration, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Bodies of Water
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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: Rentals, Tonga, Wildlife, Aquaculture, Zoology
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Public Hearings Held To Discuss Oil And Gas Arctic Impacts
Channel 2 NewsWhat could drilling do to the Arctic Ocean? That’s what an expanded environmental impact statement is looking into. In March, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released a second draft study of oil and gas activities in the arctic and...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues, Zoology, Bodies of Water, Energy Resources
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Summer Movie Sneaks complete list
The 2013 Summer Movie Preview is a snapshot of films opening through the end of August. Release dates (for Los Angeles) and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Sneaks list: In the...Tags: Brad Garrett, Zoe Saldana, Israel, Jordana Brewster, Channing Tatum
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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: Festive Events, Hampton Roads, Entertainment, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Environmental Issues
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Edward Frieman dies at 87; leading figure in American science
Edward A. Frieman, a leading figure in American science for decades as a researcher with wide-ranging interests, a top-level governmental advisor on defense and energy issues, and director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, has...Tags: Applied Physics, Columbia University, Research, University of California, San Diego, Central Intelligence Agency
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Land-locked Alberta mulls oil pipeline to Arctic port
Reuters* Price for Alberta oil has dropped on supply problems * Arctic pipeline would face some serious challenges By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, April 26 (Reuters) - Canada's oil-producing province of Alberta, trying to deal with a lack of pipeline capacity to...Tags: National Government, Energy Partners Limited, Barack Obama, Petroleum Industry, Politics
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Colorado Forecasters: Atlantic Hurricane Season To Deliver 18 Named Storms
The Hartford CourantThe Atlantic Ocean is expected to churn out 18 named tropical storms, nine hurricanes and four major hurricanes during the season that stretches from June through November, according to a report released Wednesday by Colorado State University's...Tags: Hurricane Katrina (2005), Tropical Weather, Weather, Tropical Storms, Hurricanes
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