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etc.. Rain, rain shall come down in many areas and flood the areas etc..

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JAKARTA (AFP) - Flash floods have killed at least 26 people and swept away hundreds of houses in Indonesia's East Java province overnight, police said. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. For the earthquakes shall grow even greater, etc..

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Earthquake Hits Deep Under South Pacific

2 hours, 10 minutes ago

SUVA, Fiji - A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit deep under the South Pacific near Fiji Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Iraq will see blood filled days and more lives lost. etc..

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Seven killed in suicide car bombing in Baghdad

MSNBC News Services

Updated: 3:57 p.m. ET Jan. 2, 2006

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide bomber rammed his car into a bus full of policemen in Baquba, Iraq, about 40 miles northeast of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least five and seriously injuring another 13, a hospital source said. The bus was taking about 20 policemen to a Kurdish city in the north for training when the attack took place. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. Great storms shall come throughout the world, etc..

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Storms spawn hail, tornadoes in parts of eastern U.S.

(Columbia) January 3, 2006 - Unseasonably warm weather brought severe storms to parts of the Midwest and South. The temperature swings produced storms that spawned tornadoes and hail, and the weather is blamed for the death of a utility worker in Indiana. etc.. etc.. In South Carolina, the National Weather Service received reports of hail in Beaufort and Charleston counties as thunderstorms moved through Monday afternoon. Much of the rest of the state saw heavy rain that was pulling off the coast by sunset. The National Weather Service says a second round of storms Monday evening brought hail to Edgefield, Spartanburg and Pickens counties. News 10's Brooks Garner said it was an unusual weather event because it's so early in the year, and severe weather doesn't typically begin until late March. Tornadoes were reported in Georgia and Kentucky. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Last Update: Wednesday, January 4, 2006. 0:18am (AEDT)

Mt Wellington winds break record

Winds of 135 kilometres an hour on Mount Wellington today were the strongest recorded in Tasmania for January. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Iraq will see blood filled days and more lives lost. etc..

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Multiple attacks on Iraq's bloodiest day in weeks

By Gideon Long 52 minutes ago

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber caused carnage at a Shi'ite funeral and gunmen ambushed a vital fuel convoy outside Baghdad amid a wave of attacks that killed more than 50 people on Wednesday, the bloodiest day in Iraq for weeks. etc.. and the news story continues with details.. & more details about this news are listed in the reigningone site guestbook comments dated 1-4-06 by Red in New Mexico

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String of Iraq Attacks Kills at Least 110

By SAMEER N. YACOUB, Associated Press Writer 9 minutes ago

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Suicide bombers targeted Shiite pilgrims in the south and police recruits in central Iraq and a roadside bomb killed five U.S. soldiers, bringing Thursday's death toll to at least 110 people in a series of attacks etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. For the earthquakes shall grow even greater etc..

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Strong quake hits off Mexico coast, no damage reported

Wed Jan 4, 7:14 AM ET

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit the Gulf of California off the Mexican coast on Wednesday and was felt strongly in some cities, but disaster services said there were no immediate reports of damage. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. many areas shall become the worst winter on record.  The cold shall be colder than normal etc..

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Japan Had Coldest December in 20 Years, Record Snow (Update1)

Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Japan had its coldest December in 20 years with some areas recording the lowest average temperatures since 1946 and record levels of snow, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Great storms shall come throughout the world, etc..

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Thousands flee blizzards
From correspondents in Beijing
05jan06

VIOLENT blizzards have forced the evacuation of 97,000 people in a largely Muslim region of western China, a top official said today, as the nation braced for its worst winter in 20 years. 60cm of snow covered large parts of Xinjiang, a vast desert territory near China's border with Central Asia, said Wang Zhenyao, a disaster relief official with the civil affairs ministry. etc.. etc.. An official with the Xinjiang Civil Affairs Bureau, surnamed Zhang, told AFP by telephone the nearly 100,000 evacuees had been moved mostly because their homes had collapsed under the heavy blanket of snow. He warned that the crisis was far from over, saying: "It's still snowing." etc.. etc.. Winds blowing in from Siberia had caused the temperature to drop precipitously to -36C in some spots, the website said. etc.. etc.. The Central Meteorological Office recently predicted that China would experience its coldest winter since 1986. etc.. This was based partly on the fact that temperatures in December were 1.5C below the historical average. and the news story ends with these statements ..... "China is experiencing the coldest winter in 20 years," Wang Bangzhong, a deputy director with the China Meteorological Administration, said in comments carried by the state press this week. The cold snap over north China happened as the Government said 2475 people had been killed in blizzards and other natural disasters around the nation last year, the highest casualty figure since 2001. The death toll, representing an increase of 10 per cent over 2004, was made public by Deputy Civil Affairs Minister Li Liguo at a briefing in Beijing today. "China saw relatively severe natural disasters in 2005," Mr Li said. "We had floods, typhoons, droughts, hail storms, earthquakes, blizzards and mudslides."

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Asia hit by deep snow, sub-zero weather

Japan and Pakistan report deaths, as China evacuates 100,000

Updated: 8:47 a.m. ET Jan. 6, 2006

TOKYO - Large parts of Asia shivered under record low temperatures and snowfall on Friday in an unusually severe winter that has killed dozens and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. At least 57 people have died in Japan and transport has been paralyzed after some of the heaviest snowfall on record etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. more bloody days ahead for Iraq, etc..

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By JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq Jan 6, 2006 — The U.S. military said Friday that six more American troops died in the recent surge of violence in Iraq, bringing to 11 the number of U.S. troops slain on the same day. About 5,000 Shiites, meanwhile, rallied in Baghdad to protest the bloodshed and denounce what they said was American backing of some Sunni politicians etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Fatal Helicopter Crashes in Iraq War

By The Associated Press 56 minutes ago

There have been at least 23 fatal helicopter crashes in Iraq since March 20, 2003, killing at least 144 people: Jan. 7, 2006: A Black Hawk helicopter carrying 12 passengers — eight U.S. troops and four American civilians — crashed about seven miles east of the northern city of Tal Afar, killing all aboard. etc.. and the news article continues with the details of the other helicopter crashes..

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Attack on Iraq Interior Ministry Kills 29

By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press Writer 38 minutes ago

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents exploded a suicide car bomb and launched two mortar shells at the Interior Ministry during National Police Day celebrations Monday, killing 29 people and injuring 18, officials said. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Great fires, not only in the forest, but the plains and fields because of the drought. etc..

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etc.. The fires shall continue in Oklahoma and Texas, etc..

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Wildfires destroy five homes in Colorado, hundreds flee (AP)

Aguilar, Colo. - The wildfire danger that has been menacing the parched southern plains spread to Arkansas and Colorado on Sunday, where wind-whipped blazes destroyed at least nine homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate, authorities said. etc.. etc.. etc.. In Texas, more than 60 wildfires were reported Sunday, etc.. Across Oklahoma, fire crews responded to more than 30 fires during the day etc. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. For the earthquakes shall grow even greater, etc..

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Minor damage follows 6.9-magnitude quake

A powerful earthquake shook Greece on Sunday and was felt as far away as the Middle East and Italy. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Iran expanding their power etc..

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Iran says U.N. seals will be removed 

Move clears the way for restarting contested nuclear research at facilities.

By Nasser Karimi  (AP)

Tehran, Iran - Iran said Sunday that inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency would remove seals from some nuclear facilities by today, opening the way for Tehran to resume research on fuel production. etc.. etc.. The Iranians have maintained they will never give up their right under the Nonproliferation Treaty to enrich uranium and produce nuclear fuel, etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Worldwide sicknesses with no cure etc..

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Five more youths in Turkey are infected with deadly avian flu

Health officials worry that each case increases the virus' chances of mutating.

By Benjamin Harvey  (AP)

Dogubayazit, Turkey - Authorities urged Turks to keep children away from dead birds Monday as preliminary tests showed five more youths had been stricken with the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. etc.. and the news story continues with details...

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etc..  Great icebergs melting because of the global warming effect which will now move far faster than man is saying causing great alarms.  It will cause land by the oceans and rivers to be eaten up by the water.  This will take place in two years, as it shall be a little here this year and a little there next year.  As the icebergs melt, greater global warming shall come quickly with great destruction worldwide.  etc.. 

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Global Warning

By Andrew C. Revkin New Your Times News Service

Earth scientists with the longest frames of reference, particularly those whose specialties begin with the prefix "palco," often seem to be the least agitated about human caused global warming.  This has been true even in 2005, a year that saw the biggest summer retreat of Arctic sea ice ever measured, a new sign that warming seas are rising at an accelerating pace and global temperatures continuing a sharp climb that began around 1990 and appears unmatched in 2,000 years. etc.. etc.. etc.. Henk Brinkhuis, a paleoecologist and botanist at Utrecht University in the Netherlands said it might be hard to get used to the idea, but the Arctic as we have known it for centuries "is history." etc.. etc.. and the full page news story continues with pictures and details..

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etc.. The cold shall become colder than normal etc.. I will bless you in your area and you shall escape much of this. etc..

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Eastern U.S. basks during January thaw

N.Y. Times News Service

Unseasonably mild weather will continue across much of the East today as a broad zone of high pressure builds off the coast.  Temperatures will average between 10 and 15 degrees above normal, etc.. etc.. Focus:  Anomalies.  Exceptional warmth for January has enveloped much of the United States this month.  Most areas from the Rockies to the Midwest are averaging 10 to 20 degrees a day above normal. etc.. etc.. Yet, on Sunday, New Delhi, India had its first frost in 70 years.  etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Rain, rain shall come down in many areas and flood the areas causing great mudslides etc..

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By The Associated Press Friday, January 13, 2006

SEATTLE (AP) -- Little rain was reported across Washington state early Wednesday, but more was in the forecast as the National Weather Service warned of more flooding in the lowlands and snow in the mountains from storms on the way. etc.. etc.. etc.. A day earlier, heavy rains triggered mudslides that halted Amtrak passenger train service between Vancouver, British Columbia, and Portland, Ore., and commuter trains between Seattle and Everett, the second such disruption in less than a week. etc.. etc.. The Weather Service said that since Dec. 21, Eastern Washington has experienced the warmest and possibly wettest early winter ever, reducing some of the mountain snowpacks on which the region relies for agricultural irrigation and electricity generation during the spring and summer. The average temperature of 38.3 degrees is well above the average temperature of 24.5 degrees for the period. That's the warmest Spokane has been in late December-early January since 1901, the Weather Service said. etc.. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc. volcanoes shall erupt, etc..

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Alaska's Augustine Volcano 'Belches' Twice

Posted on Wednesday, January 11 2006 18:08:49 PST

The explosions, which sent puffs of ash as high as 30,000 feet, were followed by quiet on the island volcano, but volcanologists say more and probably bigger eruptions from Augustine are likely in the coming days or weeks. etc.. etc.. etc.. Even the relatively small eruptions Wednesday were enough to send nervous Alaskans to the stores for face masks and auto air filters. Local airlines played it safe, waiting for daylight and a view of any ash cloud before dispatching some flights. etc.. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. You shall see great snowstorms, flooding, even some tornadoes, hail, strong winds   and even road closings and temperatures cold in areas etc.. 

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Storms Kill 1 In Alabama, Injure 13 Children In Florida
Friday, January 13 2006 20:06:25 PST

Severe storms and tornadoes swept across two states Friday, killing a woman in Alabama, damaging dozens of homes, and tearing a section of roof off a Baker, Florida, school where 13 children were injured, authorities said. etc.. A nearby post office and several mobile homes were also damaged in the Panhandle town, about 50 miles northeast of Pensacola, the National Weather Service reported. In the small community of Belleville, Alabama, at least 18 homes and the fire department building were damaged or destroyed by an apparent tornado, state Emergency Management Agency director Bruce Baughman said. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Floods wreak havoc

...Many homes under water; military relief efforts begin

Hayden Mills Monday, January 16th 2006

Massive relief efforts were under way yesterday for hundreds of people who were dealing with raging flood waters in Mafeking Village, Mayaro, up to last night, two days after torrential rain across Trinidad. The worst flooding in 34 years, was how resident Neil Ramlal described the deluge. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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The Great Southern town of Lake Grace in Western Australia has moved into recovery mode after experiencing its worst flood on record over the weekend. About six houses and a number of businesses in the town centre were inundated by the floodwaters. There has been significant damage to roads, fences and the railway line in the surrounding farming areas. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Floods In Kota Tinggi Improving

JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- The flood situation in Kota Tinggi is reported to be improving with one out of two relief centres in the district closed Sunday afternoon. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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January 14, 2006 - A massive storm pounded parts of the Valley Saturday, drenching the foothills with heavy rain and hail.  Valley residents were preparing for the severe rainstorm, especially in areas hit hard with the last storm.  Large hail and damaging winds pounded parts of the Valley, especially Madera County. Some residents said their areas received half-an-inch of rain in just one hour. The rain started in the overnight hours, but by late Saturday afternoon, many areas were getting a surprise— hail. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Windy, icy storm takes area by surprise

Monday, January 16, 2006

By BARBARA WILLIAMS
STAFF WRITER

It didn't get much attention before it hit, but the storm that dumped a coating of ice and small amounts of snow this weekend sure made residents sit up and take notice when it happened.  A balmy, albeit rainy Saturday, when temperatures hovered in the mid-50s, quickly changed into a dangerous evening ice storm with high winds that knocked out power lines across the state. Snow then fell on top of the ice, coating all of North Jersey - making roads treacherous and walking outdoors near impossible. etc.. etc.. Slick roads and downed trees forced a number of roadway closings in hilly communities, including Skyline Drive in Ringwood, Westbrook Road in Wanaque and Terhune Drive in Wayne. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. great troubles over the killing in Pakistan. etc..

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Pakistan Protests Continue

U.S. doesn't rule out chance that al-Zawahri is dead

By Carlotta Gall and Douglas Jehl  New York Times News Service

Peshawar, Pakistan - Rallies around the country continued fitfully on Sunday to protest the U.S. airstrikes on a Pakistani village that were intended to kill Ayman al-Zawahri, the No. 2 leader of al-Qaida, but instead killed at least 18 civilians, etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. A very bloody Iraq etc..

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US helicopter down in Iraq, more violence seen

By Michael Georgy Mon Jan 16, 9:05 AM ET

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. helicopter came down near Baghdad on Monday in what appeared to be the second shooting down of an aircraft in three days, with rebel violence expected to escalate as Iraq's election results are confirmed. etc.. etc.. Gunmen killed five policemen and one child in the town of Miqdadia north of Baghdad on Monday, and in a common rebel tactic, a car bomb exploded when reinforcements arrived. The attacks also wounded 18 people. etc.. and the news story continues with details.

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Ambushes in Iraq kills 11

Two American civilians among insurgents' victims

By Robert H. Reid  (AP)

Baghdad, Iraq - Insurgents carried out two dramatic ambushes Wednesday, killing 11 people, including two American civilians, in a road side bombing in Basra etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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By Nelson Hernandez and Ellen Knickmeyer Washington Post Foreign Service
Friday, January 20, 2006; 

BAGHDAD, Jan. 19 -- Politics and violence moved in tandem in Iraq's capital Thursday, as international observers announced the results of an investigation into the country's elections last month and a pair of bombs exploded nearly simultaneously on a crowded street, killing at least 19 people. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Iran to continue to press forward toward their goal regardless of the warnings, etc..

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Iran stepped up its defiance of international pressure over its nuclear programme on Sunday by warning of soaring oil prices if it is subjected to economic sanctions. As diplomats from the United States, Europe, Russia, and China prepared to meet on Monday in London to discuss referring Tehran to the United Nations security council, Iran's Economy Minister, Davoud Danesh-Jafari, said the country's position as the world's fourth-largest oil producer meant such action would have grave consequences. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. very cold weather etc..

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Today's weather forecast: Minus 31, or even worse

Russia - Temperatures so frigid that even winter-hardened Russians complained gripped Moscow and much of the country for a third day Wednesday.  At least two dozen people reportedly died of exposure nationwide etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. the weather will again be talked about in the news etc..

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Steady rain makes state soggier and soggier

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The forecast across much of Oregon has been pretty much the same the past few weeks: Rain, rain and more rain. The results have been obvious. Rivers are swollen, hillsides are turning into mudslides, and the coast is enduring high winds and heavy surf each time a new storm arrives, typically every 18 to 36 hours. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Iraq to continue with the bombings, terrorist’s killings and no peace. etc..

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Professionals Fleeing Iraq As Violence, Threats Persist

By Doug Struck Washington Post Foreign Service
Monday, January 23, 2006

BAGHDAD -- The office of Iraq's most eminent cardiologist is padlocked. A handwritten sign is taped on his wooden door in the private clinic in Baghdad: Patients of Dr. Omar Kubasi should call him in Amman, Jordan. etc.. etc.. etc.. Iraq's top professionals -- doctors, lawyers, professors -- and businessmen have been targeted by shadowy political groups for kidnapping and ransom, as well as murder, some of them say. So many have fled the country that Iraq is in danger of losing the core of skilled people it needs most just as it is trying to build a newly independent society. "It's creating a brain drain," said Amer Hassan Fayed, assistant dean of political science at Baghdad University. "We could end up with a society without knowledge. How can such a society make progress?" etc.. etc.. etc.. "Of course I would leave if I could," said Ihana Nabil, 22, who will soon graduate from Baghdad University with a degree in political science. "There's no peace, no stability and no jobs here," she said. Other students at the campus, a temporary oasis in a violent city, agreed. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. For the weather all over the world is the main topic along with the war in Iraq. The death toll continues to rise higher and higher, etc..

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Five US troops killed in Iraq

Tue Jan 24, 6:02 AM ET

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Five US troops were killed Monday in separate incidents across Iraq the US military said. etc.. and the news story continues with details and ends making this statement.. The death toll of US military personnel in Iraq since the March 2003 invasion stands at 2,237 as of Monday, according to latest Pentagon figures.

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Iraq journalist shot dead in Ramadi

Wednesday, January 25, 2006; Posted: 1:05 p.m. EST (18:05 GMT)

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- At least five people were killed in separate attacks in central Iraq Tuesday, including an Iraqi journalist. Baghdad TV told CNN Wednesday that its reporter and cameraman, Mahmoud Zaal, was shot dead in Ramadi, etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Iraq minister escapes bomb attack

Iraqi Industry Minister Osama al-Najafi escaped a bomb attack on his convoy north of Baghdad, but three of his bodyguards were killed, officials said. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. drought will become a much more talked about problem along with the global warming. etc..

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Boehlert not lukewarm in global warning battle

"Global warming could be a boon to this area," said one observer, commenting on an unseasonably warm January day when temperatures hit the 60-degree mark etc.. and the news story continues and ends with this statement.. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, R-New Hartford, recently returned from a fact-finding trip to Antarctica, Australia and New Zealand, on the effects of global warming. "It's a serious problem and it's for real," said Boehlert, who is the chair of the House Science Committee. No doubt, he will continue his crusade to get his colleagues - and others - to pay attention to this serious environmental issue.

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Frogs’ demise tied to global warming

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Bryn Nelson NEWSDAY

From Costa Rica to Peru, a fungal epidemic fueled by global warming might have wiped out dozens of frog species in otherwise pristine environments, a new study concludes. In the past 20 years, about two-thirds of Central and South America’s 110 brightly colored harlequin frog species have vanished. A killer fungus with a worldwide range and an affinity for amphibian skin previously had been indicted as a prime suspect in their disappearances. But a study recently published in the journal Nature concludes that the fungal epidemic has been stoked primarily by global warming, etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Israel having more problems now than before etc..

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Israel Rejects Further Peace Talks If Hamas Rules Palestinians

Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Israel ruled out further peace negotiations with the Palestinian Authority if it includes Hamas, the Islamic movement bent on Israel's destruction that scored an upset election victory this week.  Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said yesterday his government will also seek to isolate the Palestinians diplomatically unless Hamas and other groups classified as terrorist organizations are disarmed. Hamas wrested control of the Palestinian legislature from the ruling Fatah Party in elections on Jan. 25, winning 76 of the body's 132 seats, election officials said yesterday. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. a big push for church unity, but of the wrong kind etc..

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Local Christians pray for unity

By BOB REEVES / Lincoln Journal Star

Christians of many denominations gathered Sunday evening at St. Mary’s Catholic Church for the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity service. It is the first time a Catholic church in Lincoln has hosted the service, which brings together people of different churches to pray for the unity of the body of Christ. About 150 people attended the service, where they heard a sermon by the Rev. Kenneth Moore, regional minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and president of the board of Interchurch Ministries of Nebraska. etc.. etc.. etc.. The Rev. Doug Dietrich, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, said it was “a real honor to get to host the service this year.” He read a statement which said in part, “we are all one in Christ … we come from many different faith practices, ancient and modern; from differing worship styles, traditional and contemporary, formal and informal. But tonight our differences fade, as we proclaim together that Jesus Christ is the foundation which unites us all!” Other leaders of the worship included the Rev. Thomas Saddler of Christ Temple Church; the Rev. Jane Heenan of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, the Rev. Doyle Burbank-Williams of Calvary United Methodist Church, Brianne Wright of First Christian Church, the Rev. Liam Barr of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, William Caldwell, executive director of the Lincoln Interfaith Council and the Rev. Peter Mitchell of Assumption Catholic Church in Dwight and St. Wenceslaus Parish in Bee. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. The weather will be in the news much this week as warm weather arises in many places and yet cold wintry weather will grip many parts of the countries. etc..

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Warm Weather Links Golfers With Extra Green Time

Eau Claire
Jan 27, 2006
You've heard of the early bird, but what about the early birdie? The warm weather Friday was enough for some Eau Claire golf courses to open. A few golfers who managed to get some time away from work say it was great to hit the greens in January. It's a similar story across the state. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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By Karolos Grohmann Wed Jan 25, 12:29 PM ET

ATHENS (Reuters) - Freezing weather has killed scores of people in eastern Europe and snowstorms forced the closure of the Acropolis in Athens and blanketed parts of Sicily and Turkey on Wednesday as the Arctic air pushed south. Ukraine said 66 people had died there since the freeze set in last week. Neighboring Russia has asked it to restrict gas usage as demand has rocketed during the coldest winter in a generation in the region. The Romanian Health Ministry said extremely low temperatures in the country had caused 27 deaths in the past three days. etc.. etc.. etc.. Ten people froze to death or died of burns while trying to keep warm in the Czech Republic in recent days after temperatures fell below minus 30 C (minus 22 F), media said. Police said another 14 people have died of exposure in Poland over the past 24 hours. The bitter cold has spread to the far south of Europe, regions which normally enjoy milder winters. In Greece, more than 400 villages and towns were cut off after 36 hours of continuous snowfall and hundreds of snow-clearing vehicles struggled to keep main routes open. etc.. etc.. Athenians also enjoyed the rare sight of the Acropolis under a covering of snow. etc.. etc.. Much of Turkey, including Ankara and Istanbul, was covered in snow while shipping was halted on the Bosphorus because of hazardous conditions. Bulgarian officials said the country's two main ports of Varna and Bourgas on the Black Sea had been closed because of high winds and heavy seas. etc.. etc.. Italy was also suffering from the cold snap, with the thermometer falling to minus 35 C (minus 31 F) in mountains in the northeast. At the other end of the country, heavy snow swept parts of the Mediterranean island of Sicily early on Wednesday. etc.. and the new story continues and ends with this statement.. The famous canals in the Dutch city of Amsterdam froze briefly and television news showed footage of commuters on bicycles skidding on black ice, which also caused hundreds of car accidents, ANP news agency reported.

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etc.. Twenty-three will die in Nepal; etc..

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13 die as new violence flares in revolt-hit Nepal

Sat Jan 28, 8:58 AM ET

KATHMANDU (AFP) - Eleven Maoist rebels fighting to overthrow Nepal's monarchy and two soldiers have been killed in a battle in the eastern part of the Himalayan kingdom. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. drought will become a much more talked about problem etc..

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Aid plea for Somalia drought victims

Saturday 28 January 2006, 12:25 Makka Time, 9:25 GMT

A severe drought in and around Somalia has left up to 2.1 million people in urgent need of assistance, a group monitoring food availability in the region has reported. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Posted on Thu, Jan. 26, 2006

Texas’ agricultural losses were estimated Friday to have reached $1.5 billion, more than two-thirds attributed to higher prices ranchers are paying for hay and supplemental feeds, according to economists with the Texas Cooperative Extension service.  The prolonged dry spell has led to early culling of calves  etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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More rain needed in Arkansas to recover from drought

LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Recent rain meant the cancellation of burn bans in several Arkansas counties but weather experts say it will take much more for the state to recover from a months-long drought. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Kenyans Starve as Drought Drags On, Food Aid Runs Out

Nairobi, Kenya, January 27, 2006 (ENS) - People in Kenya are beginning to die of starvation as the drought that has parched the country for months shows on signs of easing. Poor rainfall has caused harvests to fail and now emergency supplies are running out. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

By Elizabeth Roberts and Sam Strangeways

Chilly conditions that saw the people of Bermuda shivering in their beds on Thursday night came close to the coldest temperature ever seen on the Island. etc.. etc.. The hail came down so heavily on the golf course at the Mid Ocean Club yesterday morning that it looked like the putting green was littered with icy golf balls. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. less jobs etc..

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Kraft Foods to Eliminate 8,000 Jobs

By MIKE COLIAS, AP Business Writer 22 minutes ago

CHICAGO - Kraft Foods Inc., the nation's largest food manufacturer, said Monday it would eliminate 8,000 more jobs, or about 8 percent of its work force, and close up to 20 production plants as it broadens an ongoing restructuring effort. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. the weather and it is very severe in many places and yet mild in other places etc..

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54 degrees ties 92-year-old record

By Mark Weiner staff writer

One of Syracuse's warmest Januarys will come to a balmy close today after a mild day Monday etc.. etc.. Monday was the seventh day of the month with a high above 50 degrees, and 16th day with a high above 40.  etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. drought will become a much more talked about problem along with global warming.  Floods,  etc..

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Chris Saldaña, Reporter
Seven Western States Discuss Water Shortage
Jan 30, 2006, 10:40 PM EST

Representatives from seven western states are in Las Vegas to discuss an important water shortage plan and how it affects the Colorado River. etc.. etc.. etc.. The Colorado has been suffering from a drought for the last couple of years. Bower says a distribution plan is needed from all the states that depend on the Colorado River for water. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Floods, drought boost global disasters

January 31 2006 at 11:44AM

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Earthquake rattles area but no damage reported

Indonesia - A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra Island early today, the Hong Kong Observatory said. etc.. and the news continues with details..

The victims were waiting for construction jobs in Baghdad. In other attacks, a British soldier and a cleric's wife and children are slain.

From Associated Press

BAGHDAD — A bomb exploded alongside a group of men waiting for work in east Baghdad today, killing at least eight and wounding more than 50, police said.
Witnesses said a man placed a bag full of explosives near a cart that sold tea to the workers as they waited for daily construction jobs, etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Five American Servicemen Killed in Iraq (AP)

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Five American servicemen were killed in Iraq in separate attacks, the U.S. military said Thursday, including three soldiers who died in a roadside bomb blast. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Floods, etc. etc. tornadoes, etc..

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Tornadoes damage homes in LA

NEW ORLEANS, La. (February 2, 2006) —
Two possible tornadoes touched down near New Orleans early Thursday morning, damaging several homes and ripping up an airport walkway.  According to a National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist, a storm system moved through the region in the early hours of Thursday morning. "It looks like there were two separate tornadoes or a tornado and a straight-line wind event," said Tim Destri of the NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge Forecast Office. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Floods in Bolivia Continue to Cause Devastation

By VOA News
01 February 2006
Bolivian authorities say floods have killed at least 13 people in the Andean nation and left thousands homeless. Some of the worst-hit areas are in eastern Santa Cruz province, where heavy seasonal rainfall in recent weeks has caused widespread flooding. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Magnitude 4.8 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - usisan 

2006 February 3 05:41:37 UTC A light earthquake occurred at 05:41:37 (UTC) on Friday, February 3, 2006. The magnitude 4.8 event has been located in NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.) etc. and the news bulletin continues with the details..

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Moderate quake in Pakistan

Islamabad: A moderate earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale shook parts of southern Pakistan early Friday. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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February 1, 2006

Upgraded quake could signal larger future temblors

By Brian Barker
and KATU.com Web Staff

PORTLAND, Ore. - Just days after a small earthquake rattled the Portland area, scientists say the shaking was evidence of a new underground threat that could cause a damaging earthquake.  Geologists say Saturday's earthquake, which has since been upgraded to a magnitude 3.1, may have been caused by a fault line they did not know about. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Bush to lose creditability because of his speech and the lies, etc..

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Plattsburgh wants its say on president's behavior

Watch out, Mr. President, Plattsburgh is watching.  Taking matters into its own hands, the city council of the far northern city was considering a vote Thursday night on a resolution to support the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, the Press-Republican reported.  Councilor William Provost, a Democrat who believes the Iraq war is illegal, put forth the resolution last week.  "I don't see why we can't put partisan politics aside and just demand some accountability from our president," he said. etc.. and the news story continues.. 

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etc.. mudslides etc..

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Mudslide closes Highway 35

By MARK FOYER--Half Moon Bay Review

A mudslide closed Highway 35 and left 330 customers in the dark Tuesday morning.

The mudslide, which took place shortly after 3 a.m., occurred close to Skylonda, about 12 miles south of Highway 92. etc.. etc.. A day's rain loosened the soil to bring down debris, as well a power line. etc.. etc.. Though there was no official cause of the slide, all eyes were on Mother Nature. It started raining in the area mid-day Monday and continued into the night. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Iraq shall continue to be bloody with many more killed etc..

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Four U.S. Marines killed in western Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Four U.S. Marines were killed by roadside bombings in western Iraq's volatile Anbar province, the military said Tuesday. Three Marines were killed by a bomb blast Monday in Hit, 85 miles west of Baghdad, according to a military statement. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Iraq car bomb kills 9 as poll results released

By Ross Colvin Fri Feb 10, 3:17 PM ET

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's once-oppressed Shi'ite majority saw its political dominance confirmed in final election results on Friday, and a car bomb at a Sunni mosque underlined the deep sectarian divisions a new government must confront. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Sicknesses shall spread. etc..

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Deadly meningitis outbreak in drought-stricken Kenya

(AFP) 7 February 2006

NAIROBI - At least 12 people have died in the past two weeks from an outbreak of meningitis in drought-stricken northern Kenya, officials said Tuesday, warning of an epidemic of the fatal disease. Kenya’s health ministry reported 57 cases of meningitis, 12 of them fatal, since late January in West Pokot district near the border with Uganda, which is also struggling to contain an outbreak that has killed 11 people. “If action is not taken, this can spread fast,” said Thomas Ogaro, head of the ministry’s communicable disease division. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. global warming will cause more problems, as there is no way of stopping it. etc..

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Global warming boosting Greenland glacier flow

Friday, February 3, 2006; Posted: 3:44 p.m. EST (20:44 GMT)

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Two major glaciers in Greenland have recently begun to flow and break up more quickly under the onslaught of global warming, a new study said on Friday, raising the specter of millions drowning from rising sea levels. The report from the University of Swansea's School of the Environment and Society said the Kangerdlugssuaq and Helheim glaciers had doubled their rate of flow to the ocean over the past two years after steady movement during the 1990s. This spurt meant that current environmental models of the rate of retreat of Greenland's giant ice sheet -- which could add seven meters to the height of the world's oceans if it disappears -- had underestimated the problem. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

etc.. fire shall burn throughout the land because of the drought etc..

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California Wildfires

A California fire official says crews are making good headway against fires in Malibu and Orange County and he hopes the improving weather holds up. Earlier, firefighters worried that 40-mile-an-hour wind gusts would cause flare-ups. But by late last night, winds were down to 15 to 20 miles-an-hour. A 34-acre fire near Malibu is 95-percent contained. It had forced school evacuations yesterday. A fire that's burned more than 83-hundred acres east of Anaheim and Orange is now 35-percent contained and no longer a threat to homes. A red flag warning for extreme fire danger has been extended to Saturday for most of Southern California, which is facing another week of hot, dry weather.

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Drought team gathers to plan ways of coping

Shaun McKinnon
The Arizona Republic
Feb. 9, 2006 12:00 AM

As fires burn forests that should be buried in snow and rain gauges measure only dust, Gov. Janet Napolitano has summoned members of Arizona's new drought response team and asked them to help the state cope with one of the worst dry spells in decades. etc.. etc.. Just five weeks into the year, 2006 is shaping up as drier than any in at least a century. The latest high-country surveys have found little or no snow at many reporting stations, and the chances of catching up to normal precipitation levels dim by the day. No rain has fallen in Phoenix for a record 114 days, and Flagstaff has received just 1.6 inches of snow this season, 56 inches less than normal. Even more urgent is the growing danger for wildfire. Brittle forests and rangelands have produced conditions usually not seen until June or July. The "February" fire near Payson, one of the earliest wildfire starts in years, has charred more than 1,250 acres and continues to burn. Long-range forecasts call for continued warm and dry weather over Arizona well into the spring, increasing the risk of water shortages in rural communities that rely on runoff-fed wells. Some high-country towns, such as Pine and Strawberry, face the double whammy of tight water supplies and wildfire. Climate experts say that if an abrupt shift in weather patterns doesn't happen soon, perhaps by early to mid-March, some areas of the state might not see significant precipitation until the summer monsoon. Even that's no guarantee: Last year's rainy season sputtered through with below-normal rainfall. "It's really unusual to be this dry over such a large portion of the state," said Arizona State University climatologist Andrew Ellis, a member of the state drought monitoring committee. "We're getting real close to seeing something we've never seen before." etc.. etc.. etc.. So far, less precipitation has been recorded this year than in 2002, which wound up as the driest year in Arizona's recorded history and one of the driest in 500 years, according to paleoclimate records culled from tree-ring studies. Last month was the third-driest January statewide, and the month before was the driest December on record, according to the National Climatic Data Center, whose records date to the late 1800s. November through January also broke the record for those three months. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. for the weather all over the world is being affected by the global warming, hot, cold, snow, drought, etc..

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Turin jitters as Winter Games outlook is brown, sunny

By Jacquelin Magnay, Bardonecchia
February 10, 2006

SOMETHING strange was happening in Bardonecchia on Wednesday. The snowboarders were stripping off their jackets, then their outer fleeces, then their gloves. It was not from the exertion of spinning and twisting their way down the half-pipe. These are the Winter Olympics. Olympics, certainly, but winter? etc.. etc.. While northern Europe has been gripped by a deathly freeze — more than 240 people have died in Poland alone in the past week from the extreme sub-zero temperatures — the Alps near Turin have been shedding their cloak of snow under the unseasonally warm temperatures. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Floods, tornadoes, hail, great windstorms, volcanoes, earthquakes and even mudslides, etc..

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300 earthquakes registered on Karymsky volcano on Kamchatka

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, February 9 (Itar-Tass) - About 300 local earthquakes were registered on the Karymsky volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula on Thursday. The giant volcano is spewing ash. The plume rise is 1.5 kilometres. There is no danger to nearby populated localities. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. continue to see snow in many areas now, etc..

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New York-area commuters are feeling the effects of a record weekend snowstorm. Some Long Island Railroad service is still suspended and there's limited service on other branches of the line. etc.. and the news story continues with details and ends with this statement.. The storm that pounded the East Coast from North Carolina to Maine dumped almost 27 inches of snow on Central Park in New York. The National Weather Service said that's the heaviest snow since record-keeping started in 1869. Fairfield, Conn., got just over 30 inches of snow. Tens of thousands of people in Maryland could be without power until Tuesday.

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etc.. Iraq will continue to see many deaths now and other places shall see deaths also etc..

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Iraq Bombing Kills 15, Wounds 30 in Baghdad, U.S. Military Says

Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- As many as 15 Iraqis were killed and another 30 were injured when a bomb containing ball bearings detonated today in southeastern Baghdad, the U.S. military said. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Monday, February 13, 2006; Posted: 11:29 a.m. EST (16:29 GMT)

KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A U.S. Humvee struck a roadside bomb in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province Monday, killing four U.S. service members, the U.S. military said. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Bird flu to become a real threat now. etc..

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Deadly bird flu spreads to Germany, Austria, Iran

By Karin Strohecker 53 minutes ago

BERLIN (Reuters) - Three more countries said on Tuesday they had detected cases of deadly bird flu in wild swans, with Germany, Iran and Austria the latest to find the virus that has killed 91 people worldwide. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. for the weather all over the world is being affected by the global warming, hot, cold, snow, drought, etc..

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Scarce rains raise drought fears in France, Spain

Thu Feb 16, 2006 2:51 PM GMT

By Sybille de La Hamaide

PARIS (Reuters) - Scarce rains are stirring fears of a repeat of 2005's severe drought in France and Spain this year, with water reserves already low and falling, officials said on Thursday. "The situation is...extremely worrying," French Environment Minister Nelly Olin said after a meeting of the national drought committee. The water deficit in much of the country was more than 70 percent at the end of January, she added, up from 50 percent at the start of the month. After a heatwave in 2003 that killed thousands of people and a dry 2004/2005 winter, France was forced to impose water rationing across the country last year, slapping irrigation curbs on farmers and hosepipe bans on the public. Olin said even harsher curbs would be enforced this year if water levels remained unchanged by the end of May. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Drought Forecast to Continue for Plains, Parts of Corn Belt
2/16/2006
There is a risk that the drought currently affecting the southern Plains could spread northward across Kansas and eastern Colorado and merge with the drought in Nebraska and Iowa, the Climate Prediction Center said in its drought forecast issued today. In other areas, CPC noted the following: A dearth of rain and snow into February promoted intensifying drought across the Southwest from Arizona into west Texas and Oklahoma, and the odds favor continued drought across the region into May, if not beyond. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Ethiopia drought 'alarming'
15/02/2006 22:14 - (SA)

Rome - Famine conditions in southeastern Ethiopia are causing severe food shortages for more than one million people, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned on Wednesday. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Drought-hit Kenya turns to India for tea

M ALLIRAJAN TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006 02:40:09 AM]

COIMBATORE: This could well herald a different brew in the global export teacup. Faced with a severe drought, drop in production and a possible fall in exports, Kenya is now turning to India for tea. Kenya is purchasing tea from the south for blending in the past two weeks, according to industry players and officials here. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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VND100bil asked for anti-drought

07:12' 16/02/2006 (GMT+7)

VietNamNet – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has asked the government to provide a further VND100bil (US$6.25mil) in drought aid. Drought in some northern provinces such as Hung Yen (Van Giang and Khoai Chau districts), Ha Tay (Thanh Oai and Quoc Oai districts), Phu Tho (Doan Hung District), and some areas in Bac Giang and Vinh Phuc has caused great losses. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

From Times Wire Services

February 17, 2006

MANILA — Mudslides triggered by heavy rains buried most of two villages in the central Philippines today, and officials feared that hundreds of people were killed.
Hundreds of homes and a packed elementary school were under the mud. The Red Cross estimated that 200 people were dead and 1,500 missing. It emphasized that there had been no count. Only four bodies have been recovered. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. There shall be flooding, etc..

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Rains Cause Macomb Co. Flooding

By Dennis Neubacher
Web produced by Christine Lasek
February 17, 2006

Due to heavy overnight rains, some major flooding in Macomb Co. made for a slow Friday morning commute. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Sea levels rising by inches and soon by foot. etc..

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Flooding fears as glaciers melt faster

By Shankar Vedantam, Washington
February 18, 2006
Page 1 of 2

Alarming satellite images show seas rising far faster than expected.

GREENLAND'S glaciers are melting into the sea twice as fast as previously believed, the result of a warming trend that renders obsolete predictions of how quickly the Earth's oceans will rise over the next century. The new information, from satellite imagery, gives fresh urgency to worries about the role of human activity in global warming. The Greenland data is mirrored by findings from Bolivia to the Himalayas, scientists said, noting that sea-level rise threatens widespread flooding and severe storm damage in low-lying areas worldwide. The scientists warned that they did not yet understand the precise mechanism causing glaciers to flow and melt more rapidly, etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Great storms shall come throughout the world, etc..

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Winds made it hard to walk, even drive

Thousands lose power. Windows blown. Truck knocked off I-81

By Mark Weiner staff writer

Winds gusting to hurricane force speeds roared through Central New York on Friday. leaving behind a path of destruction and bitterly cold air that will remain through the weekend. etc.. etc.. Three storm-related fatalities were reported elsewhere in Upstate New York where 225,000 customers lost power at the peak of the storm, etc.. etc.. The wind gusts hit a peak speed of 84 mph about 9:45 a.m. at the State University College at Oswego, etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Iraq continues to be a bloody place with many deaths, etc..

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Update 11: Deadliest Iraq Bomb in Weeks Kills 22
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN , 02.21.2006, 12:52 PM (AP)

A car bomb exploded Tuesday at an outdoor market in a Shiite area of southwestern Baghdad, killing 22 people and wounding 28 in the deadliest such attack against civilians in the capital in a month. The blast in the neighborhood of Dora - one of several bombings across Iraq that killed a total of 29 people Tuesday etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Over 100 killed as sectarian violence sweeps Iraq

By Lin Noueihed and Mussab Al-Khairalla 23 minutes ago

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 130 people, including dozens who joined a demonstration against sectarian violence, were killed in bloodshed across Iraq despite calls for calm on Thursday from leaders fearful of civil war. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writer Sat Feb 25, 3:07 PM ET

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Bombs and gunfire killed about 60 people as another daytime curfew Saturday failed to halt violence that has claimed nearly 200 lives since the destruction of a Shiite shrine set off a wave of retribution against Sunnis and pushed Iraq toward civil war. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. and earthquakes etc..

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Moderate quakes shake Mexico, El Salvador

Monday, February 20, 2006; Posted: 11:53 a.m. EST (16:53 GMT)

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) -- A pair of small-to-moderate earthquakes shook southern Mexico and nearby El Salvador and Honduras before dawn Monday, but there were no reports of damage or injuries. Shortly before 1 a.m. local time, a 5.6-magnitude temblor, centered in the Pacific Ocean near El Salvador's border with Honduras and Nicaragua, was felt in five Salvadoran provinces. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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No word on injuries after strong earthquake hits

Mozambique - A powerful earthquake struck Mozambique early this morning, shaking buildings and forcing people from hundreds of miles around to dash into the streets for safety.  The magnitude-7.5 quake struck at 12:19 a.m. etc.. and the news story continues with details.

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etc.. before then, snowstorms will hit hard etc..

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Snow storms cause heavy economic losses in Sichuan

CHENGDU, Feb. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Recent snow storms in Southwest China's Sichuan Province caused 244 million yuan (30.5 million U.S. dollars) of direct economic losses, latest official statistics show. The freak weather conditions, which lasted from Feb. 14 to 18, hit 20 counties, cities and prefectures in Sichuan, affecting 474,000 people, according to the provincial disaster relief office. It snowed for 50 straight hours in the counties of Xuanhan, Dazhu and Daxian from the evening of Feb. 16 until the morning of Feb. 18. The snow was 60 cm deep in the mountainous areas. This amount has rarely been seen in the past two decades, experts said. The snow struck 5,533 hectares of cropland and destroyed another 800 hectares. In Shimian County, three consecutive days of snow left 500 livestock dead due to frigidity and lack of food. Parts of Shimian were also hit by strong gales, which damaged some transportation and communication facilities. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. it shall be a very bad week for Iraq, a very bloody week etc..

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Iraq Attack Leaves Two U.K. Soldiers Dead; Wounds One (Update1)

Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Insurgents in southern Iraq's Maysan province attacked a U.K. military patrol today, leaving two British soldiers dead and wounding another and taking the total of British military personnel killed to 103. etc.. etc.. In Baghdad, a series of explosions in Shiite Muslim areas killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 100, Agence France-Presse reported, citing an unidentified security official and medics. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Oh hear me those who make ready for war to please your father and prove yourself.  You have forgotten the Lord your maker who stretched forth the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, now you shall come to the place where you shall fear every day because of the fury of the oppressors.  Two kinds of calamities have befallen you, who feels sorry and compensates you, there are desolation and destruction on the land and in your city and in Babylon next to you, there are famine and sword.  I will allow you to be in the hands of the tormentors and oppressors not many days hence.  I will expose you pretended righteousness and your doings.  When you cry out let your collection of idols deliver you. etc..

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Iraq War Increased Terrorism Threat, 35-Nation BBC Poll Shows

Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The war in Iraq has increased the likelihood of terrorist attacks around the world and U.S.-led coalition troops should withdraw from the Middle Eastern nation, according to the majority of people polled in 35 countries in a British Broadcasting Corp. survey. etc.. etc.. etc.. etc.. President George W. Bush ordered the attack on Iraq because he said the regime of dictator Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, and that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist strikes on New York and Washington forced the U.S. to change its defense policy to include preemptive action against groups or countries that pose a threat. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. EU shall continue to go the way that she goes, let not your heart be fooled etc..

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Europeans shore up Palestinian Authority

European Union will provide $144 million before Hamas takes over government.

By Steven Erlanger New York Times News Service

Jerusalem - After receiving a dire warning that the Palestinian Authority was so short of money that it might collapse in two weeks, the European Union on Monday offered $144 million in aid to the Palestinians before a Hamas government tokes power. etc and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. there shall be many wildfires etc..

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Thursday, March 2, 2006; Posted: 10:00 a.m. EST (15:00 GMT)

DUNCAN, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Firefighters early Thursday were able to contain a rash of wildfires that charred as much as 8,000 acres of grasslands and destroyed up to 40 homes across southern Oklahoma. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Firefighters contain western Ark. wildfires, threat persists

LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Firefighters contained a series of wildfires burning in Arkansas on Tuesday but unseasonably warm temperatures and strong winds kept the threat of more fires in the area high, a state forestry commission official said. Nearly 60 fires burned across the state Tuesday, said Sherry Russell, the dispatch coordinator with the forestry commission. The fires burned over 1,630 acres, she said. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Pestilences to sweep all over the world etc..

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‘Rapid warming’ spreads havoc in Canada’s forests

By DOUG STRUCK

The Washington Post

QUESNEL, B.C. — Millions of acres of Canada’s lush green forests are turning red in spasms of death. A voracious beetle, whose population has exploded with the warming climate, is killing more trees than wildfires or logging. The mountain pine beetle has devastated swaths of lodgepole pines, reshaping the future of the forest and the communities in it. “It’s pretty gut-wrenching,” said Allan Carroll, a research scientist at the Pacific Forestry Centre in Victoria, B.C., whose studies tracked a lock step between warmer winters and the spread of the beetle. “People say climate change is something for our kids to worry about. No. It’s now. Scientists fear the beetle will cross the Rocky Mountains and sweep across the northern continent into areas where it used to be killed by severe cold but where winters now are comparatively mild. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. in many places winter is not over yet etc..

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Roads and schools hit by freeze

Heavy snow and ice in the north of Scotland have again caused major problems on the roads and brought continued school closures.  More than 300 schools across the north east and the Northern Isles were forced to close on Thursday.  And in the Highlands and Islands more than 100 are closed. Police warned many routes were blocked and that travel was not advised unless absolutely necessary. The bad weather is set to continue for several days. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Sea levels rising by inches and soon by foot. etc..

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Satellites Detect Significant Ice Loss In Antarctica
by Staff Writers
Boulder CO (SPX) March 2, 2006
Antarctica's ice sheet has lost a significant amount of ice in just three years, researchers reported Thursday. A team using data from the joint NASA/German Aerospace Center Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment were able to conduct the first-ever gravity survey of the entire Antarctic ice sheet. Their study found the ice sheet's mass has decreased significantly from 2002 to 2005.  Researchers Isabella Velicogna and John Wahr of the University of Colorado found that the continent at the South Pole has lost a great deal of ice mass since the twin GRACE spacecraft were launched in 2002. The estimated loss was enough to raise global sea level about 1.2 millimeters (0.05 inches) during the survey period, or about 13 percent of the overall observed sea-level rise for the same period.  Reporting in the March 3 issue of the journal Science, the researchers said they found Antarctica's ice sheet decreased by 152 (plus or minus 80) cubic kilometers of ice annually between April 2002 and August 2005. etc.. and the news article continues with details..

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etc.. There shall be etc.. etc.. etc..  snow and water etc..  

etc.. There shall be mudslides, there shall be floods, there shall be hail, etc.. 

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HI floods damage homes
HEATHER MOYER
PUNALUU, Hawaii (March 3, 2006) —
Flooding damaged at least 20 homes in several small northeastern Oahu villages Thursday as heavy rain drenched the area.
Nearly two feet of rain fell within 24 hours on the agricultural side of Oahu Island, said a spokesperson for state emergency management, and the entire extent of the damage is not yet known. etc.. etc.. The heavy rain also caused numerous mudslides, bringing rocks and vegetation down the steep faces of the Koolau Mountains. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

Australian floods strand thousands

Thousands of residents have been isolated by rising floodwaters in eastern Australia, a state emergency official has said. No deaths or injuries were immediately reported. Heavy rains have caused several rivers in north-eastern New South Wales state to flood their banks, stranding up to 3,000 residents in and around the tourist town of Bellingen, about 350 kilometres (220 miles) north of Sydney, according to Phil Campbell, a spokesman for the New South Wales State Emergency Service (SES). etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Pomeroon farmers devastated by floods

Essequibo Chamber wants banks to reschedule

Friday, March 3rd 2006

In the wake of the recent floods that have devastated entire farming communities in the Pomeroon River the President of the Essequibo Chamber of Commerce Samuel Arjoon is appealing to commercial banks and other lending institutions that have extended loans to farmers in the region to agree to a rescheduling of loan repayments. Chamber President Samuel Arjoon told Stabroek Business recently that the destruction runs into tens of millions of dollars. "Entire farms have been destroyed, people's lives have been devastated etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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Floods kill three, affect more than 15,000 families in Ecuador

Floods caused by heavy rains in the past few weeks have killed three people and affected more than 15,000 families in Ecuador, the Civil Defense Agency (DNDC) said here on Thursday. The government has evacuated some 1,000 families to emergency hostels, but the situation could get worse, with flash floods reaching five meters deep in low-lying areas, the DNDC said at a press conference. and the news story continues with details..

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By Julie Patel Posted on Fri, Mar. 03, 2006

Mercury News

Sun here, snow there and a bit of hail everywhere. Mother Nature was moody Friday.

So moody -- and so snowy in the Santa Cruz Mountains -- that Ann Eichinger called in to her job at the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce to say she couldn't make it into work. One foot of snow, is the way she enthusiastically described it at her home near Mount Madonna, about 3,100 feet. The National Weather Service described it as closer to 5 inches near Mount Hamilton. Ken Heiman, the chamber's spokesman, described it as a first. ``We've never had anyone call in before snowed in here in the Bay Area.'' etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. and earthquakes etc..

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Two minor earthquakes hit the East Bay Daily Journal wire report Many East Bay police officials did not report feeling two earthquakes that struck the area within 10 minutes of each other beginning at 11:24 Wednesday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the two minor quakes, the first a 2.8 magnitude and the second a 3.4 magnitude earthquake that occurred at 11:34 a.m. Both earthquakes occurred in the same general location, the larger one was approximately 2 miles southwest of Orinda and 4 miles east of Berkeley, according to the USGS etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. And Iran shall continue to build her missiles and her bombs, etc..

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EXCLUSIVE: Iraq Weapons -- Made in Iran?

March 6, 2006 — U.S. military and intelligence officials tell ABC News that they have caught shipments of deadly new bombs at the Iran-Iraq border. They are a very nasty piece of business, capable of penetrating U.S. troops' strongest armor. What the United States says links them to Iran are tell-tale manufacturing signatures — certain types of machine-shop welds and material indicating they are built by the same bomb factory. "The signature is the same because they are exactly the same in production," says explosives expert Kevin Barry. "So it's the same make and model." U.S. officials say roadside bomb attacks against American forces in Iraq have become much more deadly as more and more of the Iran-designed and Iran-produced bombs have been smuggled in from the country since last October. "I think the evidence is strong that the Iranian government is making these IEDs, and the Iranian government is sending them across the border and they are killing U.S. troops once they get there," says Richard Clarke, former White House counterterrorism chief and an ABC News consultant. "I think it's very hard to escape the conclusion that, in all probability, the Iranian government is knowingly killing U.S. troops." etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. there shall be earthquakes etc..

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Moderate earthquakes rattle Vrancea
Two earthquakes rattled southeastern Romania yesterday, authorities said. One of them was felt in the capital.  The larger quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, occurred at 12:41 a.m. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Two earthquakes jolt Sumatra island

AFP Monday, March 06, 2006 14:03 IST
JAKARTA: Two earthquakes each measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook the west coast of the central part of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Monday but caused no damage or injuries, an official said. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. the floods, etc..

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Malawi resort district cut off by heavy floods

07 Mar 2006 19:10:03 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Mabvuto Banda

MANGOCHI, Malawi, March 7 (Reuters) - Heavy rains have washed away roads and bridges in Malawi's resort district of Mangochi, stranding tourists and leaving much of the area incommunicado.  Officials had no immediate word on casualties but said damage in the few areas that remained accessible appeared extensive and included crucial crops. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. For man in their foolishness continues to go in the wrong direction, they continue to throw stones at a sleeping dog.  They do not look at the trouble on their right hand or the trouble on their left hand, they do not even consider the trouble that they are already in that they can't get out of, for they seek me not for wisdom. etc..

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Iran Threatens U.S.

Tension mounts over actions to halt nuclear program

by George Jahn  (AP)

Vienna, Austria - Iran threatened the United States with "harm and pain" Wednesday if the United States tries to use the U.N. Security Council as a new and potent lever to punish Tehran for its suspect nuclear program.  etc.. etc.. etc.. etc.. U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns suggested America would push for sanctions if appeals and demands failed.  Iran reacted angrily to Washington's role in the standoff over its nuclear ambitions.  "The United States has the power to cause harm and pain," Ali Asghar Soltanieh, the chief Iranian delegate to the IAEA, said, reading from a statement.  "But the United States is also susceptible to harm and pain.  So if that is the path that the U.S. wishes to choose, let the ball roll."

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etc.. Many storms shall come yet.  Tornado season will be far greater than that of last year. etc..

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Thursday, March 9, 2006; Posted: 11:29 p.m. EST (04:29 GMT)

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (AP) -- Storms moving across the South on Thursday brought winds strong enough to rip off roofs and blow apart barns. At least two deaths were attributed to the weather, and thousands of people lost power.  Southern Oklahoma had baseball-sized hail and surrounding states saw heavy rain as the front moved east across the Mississippi River. Power failures and wind damage were reported in Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. A tornado struck eastern Arkansas, damaging several homes and businesses, the National Weather Service said. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. the war in Iraq continue to get worse and worse etc..

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Iraq Violence Kills 20; Parliament to Meet

By BUSHRA JUHI, Associated Press Writer Fri Mar 10, 4:43 PM ET

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A truck bomb ripped through a line of cars at a checkpoint in Fallujah as bombings and shootings across Iraq Friday killed at least 20 people, including a U.S. Marine. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Tornadoes are already bringing death and great damage etc.. etc.. Snowstorms will hit again this week, etc..

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etc.. There shall be hail, etc.. etc.. causing great problems. etc..

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By JOHN O'CONNOR The Associated Press
Monday, March 13, 2006; 12:35 PM

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Swarms of tornadoes killed at least 10 people across the Midwest, shut down the University of Kansas and caused so much damage in Springfield that the mayor compared it to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The violent weather started during the weekend with a line of storms that spawned tornadoes and downpours from the southern Plains to the Ohio Valley. On Monday, a second line of storms raked the region, with rain, hail and fierce wind tearing up trees and homes from Kansas through Indiana. To the northwest, the vast weather system pulled cold air in Canada, generating snowstorms that cut off power to thousands and shut down schools in South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Illinois' capital was hit hard twice in 24 hours, first by a tornado and then strong wind early Monday that blew debris through the city. Power lines were down across Springfield, trees uprooted and windows blown out. etc.. etc.. The tornado that struck Springfield on Sunday evening was one of about 20 that broke out along a 400-mile patch across Missouri and Illinois, National Weather Service meteorologist Ed Shimon said Monday. etc.. etc.. Missouri was also hit hard by the weekend storms, with at least nine people killed and hundreds of homes and businesses destroyed or damaged. Hail as big as softballs pounded parts of the state. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. drought shall spread across the land like wildfire and there shall be wildfires, etc..

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Grass fires continue to burn across the Panhandle

Posted: Monday, March 13, 2006 at 12:00 AM

Grass fires are still burning across the Panhandle this hour.

They've already caused some deaths, and evacuations in several towns. Crews are still working fires in Gray County, which have burned more than 100,000 acres. While some areas of the fire have been contained, authorities were forced to evacuate residents north of Pampa. In Hutchinson County grass fires have ripped through more than 200,000 thousand acres. Those fires have been contained, but damaged more than twenty-five structures and claimed three lives. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

:: 3-13-06 Fort Worth Star-Telegram :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  :: :: :: :: ::  ::  :: :: :: :: :: ::

GROOM, Texas -- Firefighters worked through the night to try to contain wildfires that raced across the Texas Panhandle and South Plains, scorching more than 660,000 acres, killing at least seven people and injuring at least seven more. Four of the dead were killed Sunday in a chain-reaction accident on Interstate 40 east of Groom as smoke obscured the road. Three people died in fires near Borger. "This is probably one of the biggest fire days in Texas history," said Warren Bielenberg, a spokesman for the Texas Forest Service. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

:: 3-13-06 KOCO TV-5 Oklahoma City :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  :: :: :: :: ::  ::  :: :: :: :: ::

POSTED: 8:31 am CST March 13, 2006

UPDATED: 8:58 am CST March 13, 2006

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Fire crews were busy battling a number of blazes over the past 24 hours as the fire danger rages on in Oklahoma. A fire sparked at about 3 a.m. at an Oklahoma Gas & Electric sub-plant near Interstate 40 and May. The flames chewed up about 15 acres of land as crews fought to keep the flames from spreading to the highway. Another fire broke out overnight just east of Lake Stanley Draper. etc.. etc.. Meanwhile, crews battled at least six new wildfires. The largest burned up about 1,000 acres near El Reno etc.. and the news story continues with details..

:: 3-13-06 News 14 Charlotte :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  :: :: :: :: ::  ::  :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  ::

Weather ideal for brush fires
3/11/2006 12:48 PM
By: Glenn Bolin, News 14 Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Warm weather, high winds and dry conditions led to a fire-filled week in the Piedmont. Several brush fires spread throughout the Charlotte area Friday, causing Mecklenburg County firefighters to call the forest service for backup. One fire wiped out about three acres before crews could dig a fire line to keep it from spreading. Forest service officials said the conditions aren’t likely to change any time soon. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

:: 3-12-06   Florida Today  ::  :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  :: :: :: :: ::  ::  :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  ::

Brush fires burn 50 acres

Grant, Canaveral Groves blazes out

BY LINDA JUMP
FLORIDA TODAY

GRANT - More than 50 acres burned and a Palm Bay firefighter was injured in separate brush fires at opposite ends of the county Sunday.  Fifteen firefighters from Brevard County Fire-Rescue, Palm Bay Fire-Rescue and the Micco Volunteer Fire Department battled a 40-acre blaze in Grant. They were aided by the state Division of Forestry etc.. etc.. etc.. Bob Wimmer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said since Jan. 1, the area has had 2.68 inches of rain, well below the 6.17- inch norm. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Iraq will not go away and the death toll will only rise higher and higher. etc..

:: 3-13-06  CNN :: :: ::  :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  :: :: :: :: ::  ::  :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  :: ::  :: :: 

Monday, March 13, 2006; Posted: 1:37 p.m. EST (18:37 GMT)

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Attacks around Iraq on Monday claimed five lives and wounded at least 31 people, officials said. Authorities said there were several bombings in Baghdad -- including one that killed a U.S. soldier -- and in Kirkuk. Also Monday, police said they found four people found shot to death in Sadr City, the large Shiite slum in eastern Baghdad where six car bombs on Sunday killed at least 46 people and wounded 204 others. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. global warming is far greater than what they know yet etc..

:: 3-14-06 Syracuse, NY  Post-Standard  (page D-8 weather)  ::  :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  :: :: :: 

Northeast gets chilled; Canada's winter mild

Much of the Northeast will have gusty winds and plunging temperatures today following a cold front.  etc.. etc.. Focus:  Warmest winter.  The winter of 2005-2006 has been Canada's warmest on record and the federal agency Environment Canada said Monday it was investigating whether it's a sign of global warming. etc.. and the new article continues..

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etc.. snowstorms, tornadoes, flooding, etc..

:: 3-19-06 KELOLAND :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  :: :: :: :: ::  ::  :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

03/19/2006

Department Of Public Safety Teleconference

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety along with the Department of Transportation held a teleconference at 2:30 Sunday afternoon.
Officials say, many parts of KELOLAND have several inches of snow, up to 12 inches in some areas. More snow is expected. The winds are blowing the snow around making travel conditions difficult etc.. and the news story continues with details..

:: 3-20-06 KSAT TV 12 San Antonio  :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  :: :: :: :: ::  ::  ::

POSTED: 8:23 am CST March 20, 2006

UPDATED: 8:38 am CST March 20, 2006

DALLAS -- At least one person died in North Texas flooding, and a tornado touched down in Uvalde County in South Texas as severe storms moved through parts of the state. One woman died when storms swept her car off the road into Turtle Creek Sunday in North Dallas. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. there shall be hail, etc..

:: 3-20-06 San Jose The Mercury News  ::  ::  :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  :: :: ::

SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Ariz. - Hall of Famer Juli Inkster had waited three years for an LPGA Tour victory. So she didn't fret when a freak desert hailstorm delayed her tee time by two hours Sunday.  Inkster went back to her room, turned on the TV to watch college basketball and relaxed. When play resumed, she overcame a four-stroke deficit to win the Safeway International, shooting a 5-under-par 67 to finish at 15-under 273, two strokes ahead of Sarah Lee (73). Aree Song (73) finished third at 12 under. Inkster was preparing for the final round on Superstition Mountain's Prospector Course when she learned that play had been suspended by hail, rain and wind. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. It is an hour of great storms, etc..

:: 3-20-06 CNN :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  :: :: :: :: ::  ::  :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  ::  ::

Monday, March 20, 2006; Posted: 10:58 a.m. EST (15:58 GMT)

CAIRNS, Australia (AP) -- Metal roofs littered streets, wooden houses were reduced to splinters, banana plantations were stripped bare -- all victims of the most powerful cyclone to lash Australia's east coast in decades.  Amazingly, there were no fatalities and only 30 people suffered minor injuries as cyclone Larry pounded northeastern Queensland state early Monday with winds gusting to 290 kilometers per hour (180 mph). Damage was expected to run into hundreds of millions of dollars. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Snowstorms,  etc..

:: 3-21-06 Syracuse, NY Post-Standard  (pageA10)  ::  :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  ::

Snow blankets Plains; parts of Texas flooded

Hundreds of miles of major roads closed in four states.  Dallas area under water.

By Dirk Lammers (AP)

Sioux Falls, S.D. - A powerful storm dumped more than a foot of snow in the Plains, closing schools and roads and forcing residents to man shovels Monday during the first day of spring.  Hundreds of schools were closed in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and South Dakota, and at least five deaths were blamed on the storm. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. Iraq and Iran will continually be in the news. etc..

:: 3-21-06  Syracuse, NY Post-Standard  (page A3)  ::  :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  ::

Construction hints at long stay in Iraq

Iraqis weary that Americans are building bases for permanent military use.

By Charles J. Hanley  (AP)  

Balad Air Base, Iraq - The concrete goes on forever, vanishing into the noonday glare, 2million cubic feet of it, a mile long slab that's now the home of up to 120 U.S. helicopters, a "heli-park" as good as any back in the States. etc.. etc.. etc.. Developments: Violence continues: At least 39 people were killed by insurgents and shadowy sectarian gangs, police reported Monday - continuing the wave of violence that has left nearly 1,000 Iraqis dead since the bombing last month of a Shiite Muslim shrine. etc.. etc.. Soldiers killed: The Army on Monday identified two soldiers, including on from New York state, with the 101st Airborne Division who were killed last week when a mortar exploded near them in Iraq. etc.. etc.. U.S. military deaths: As of Monday, at least 2,314 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.  etc.. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

:: 3-23-06 USA Today :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  :: :: :: :: ::  ::  :: :: :: :: ::

More than 50 die in bombings, sectarian violence

BAGHDAD (AP) — At least 56 Iraqis died Thursday in violence, including a car bombing that killed 25 people in the third major attack on a police lockup in three days. A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives at the entrance to the Interior Ministry Major Crimes unit in Baghdad's central Karradah district, killing 10 civilians and 15 policemen employed there, authorities said. etc.. etc.. etc.. U.S. military spokesman Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch acknowledged a spike in "ethnic-sectarian incidents," saying that civilian casualties increased 75% during the period of March 11-17, compared with the previous week. In Baghdad alone, he said, the U.S. command recorded 58 incidents involving 134 dead during that period. Attacks nationwide have been averaging 75 a day etc.. etc.. and the news story continues with details

 :: 3-21-06 Syracuse, NY  Post-Standard  (page A8)  ::  ::  :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

In this mornings Post-Standard  Syndicated Columnist Derrick Z. Jackson column was titled "WEATHER FORECAST IS GLOOMY"  This column addresses The Fulfillment of the Prophetic Word concerning the weather and what is ahead.  You really need to read this.  Click this link  Weather forecast is gloomy

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etc.. and the Snowstorms,  etc..

:: 3-22-06 Syracuse, NY  Post-Standard  (page A3)  ::  ::  :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

Storm brings blizzard to Illinois and Indiana

By Ashley M. Heher  (AP)

Indianapolis - The spring snow storm that buried parts of Nebraska under more than 2 feet of snow swept through the Ohio Valley on Tuesday, shutting down schools and making travel tough etc.. etc.. As much as 2 inches of snow an hour fell in some areas of Illinois and Indiana, and wind gusted to 40mph, weather officials said. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. For Iraq shall continue to be seen in the news. etc..

:: 3-27-06 Yahoo News :: :: ::  ::  :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  :: :: :: :: ::  ::  :: :: :: ::

Iraq Bombing Kills 40; U.S. Raid Denounced

By MARIAM FAM, Associated Press Writer Mon Mar 27, 10:10 AM ET

BAGHDAD, Iraq - As new violence flared Monday in northern Iraq with 40 dead in a suicide bombing, Shiite leaders cut off political talks and denounced the United States over a weekend raid that they said killed worshippers in a mosque. Although the United States said no mosque was attacked, Shiites blamed the military for killing 22 people Sunday. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. the earthquakes, etc..

:: 3-29-06 ABC Asia Pacific News :: :: :: :: ::  ::  :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  :: :: :: 

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale has jolted northeastern Taiwan, but there are no immediate reports of damage or casualties.  The island's Seismology Center says the quake's epicentre was five kilometres west of the coastal town of Suao, in Ilan county. etc.. and the news story continues with details..

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etc.. It is an hour of great storms, etc..

:: 3-30-06 Yahoo News :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::  :: :: :: :: ::  ::  :: :: :: :: :: ::

PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - A tiny town known as "cyclone city" on Australia's remote northwest coast was being lashed by winds of up to 235 kmh (145 mph) late on Thursday as a severe tropical cyclone slammed ashore from the Indian Ocean. Tropical cyclone Glenda, the second destructive storm to hit Australia in 10 days, had earlier forced the evacuation of hundreds of people in larger towns, shut down oil and gas rigs and disrupted iron ore shipments in the region. etc.. and the news story continues with details..