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3.2 earthquake strikes near Cabazon
A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning four miles from Cabazon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:20 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 10.6 miles. The epicenter was six miles from Banning, 11...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey
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Earthquake: 3.1 quake strikes near Cobb, Calif.
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening three miles from Cobb, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 11:11 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 1.9 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was...
Tags: U.S. Geological Survey
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Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere crosses historic threshold
WASHINGTON -- The ratio of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has surpassed 400 parts per million in an average daily reading at Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory, the highest concentration of the heat-trapping greenhouse gas in millions of...
Tags: Science and Technology, Weather, Global Warming, Conservation, China
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U.S. policy seen as factor in Somalia famine deaths
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — It was the catastrophe everyone knew was coming yet no one seemed able to stop. According to analysts, a violent Islamist militia was partly to blame for thousands of deaths in Somalia's food crisis from 2010 to 2012,...
Tags: United Nations, Terrorism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religious Conflicts, Mercy Corps
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Magnitude 3 quake strikes near Hawthorne, Nev.
A shallow magnitude 3 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening 12 miles from Hawthorne, Nev., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:24 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 5 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 62 miles...
Tags: U.S. Geological Survey
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Earthquake: Magnitude 3.3 quake strikes Lake Tahoe area
A shallow, magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning near Lake Tahoe, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 6:58 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0.6 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 11 miles from...Tags: Starbucks Corp., U.S. Geological Survey
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Six months later, Superstorm Sandy's impact still being felt
The Obama administration approved $1.83 billion to help New Jersey recover from the effects of Superstorm Sandy, which six months ago to the day pounded through the state and metropolitan New York City areas, bring flooding, destruction and death....
Tags: Parties and Movements, Christianity, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Religion and Belief, Republican Party
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Water war between Klamath River farmers, tribes poised to erupt
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — For decades this rural basin has battled over the Klamath River's most precious resource: water that sustains fish, irrigates farms and powers the hydroelectric dams that block one of the largest salmon runs on the West Coast....
Tags: U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Water Supply, Conservation, PacifiCorp
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Monster hurricane rages on Saturn's north pole: Video
Images of a massive hurricane raging inside a strange hexagonal weather pattern at Saturn's north pole have recently been released by NASA, revealing a mystery inside an even bigger mystery. The hurricane is enormous and violent--more than 20 times...
Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Hurricanes
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Earthquake: Magnitude 3.0 quake strikes near Gilroy
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Monday evening six miles from Gilroy, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 10:14 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 3.7 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was...
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Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes near Calipatria, Calif.
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Monday morning seven miles from Calipatria, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 10:32 a.m. Pacific time. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 13 miles from Brawley,...
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Climate change may bring drought to temperate areas, study says
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON — Climate change may increase the risk of extreme rainfall in the tropics and drought in the world's temperate zones, according to a new study led by NASA. "These results in many ways are the worst of all possible worlds," said Peter...Tags: Global Warming, Conservation, Pakistan, Global Change, Ecosystems
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