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Thunderstorms bring flash floods | Parts of Wales have been hit by flash flooding after powerful storms brought heavy overnight rain and hailstones. | Homes in several areas of south Wales had to be pumped out when rain poured down a... (photo: AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) BBC News Climate Flood Photos UK Wales |
Weather must be right for gardener as well as plants | I somehow missed the window between cold weather and downpours for planting my tomatoes. Apparently this nanosecond existed sometime in the past week. But either I blinked or was busy that day, or t... (photo: Public Domain file / -) The Wichita Eagle Food Health Nature Photos Weather |
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'Eco-warrior' Prince Philip attacks big families div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited { color:#06c; } | He has championed youth achievement and the conservation of wildlife. Now the Duke ... (photo: AUSPIC) The Times Crisis Environment Food Photos Royal |
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Expert says native flora is most alluring for butterflies laying eggs | Before butterflies can flutter from flower to flower, there must be butterfly eggs. | And female butterflies are pretty particular about where they leave them, accordin... (photo: GFDL / Jon Zander) Express News Butterfly Eggs Environment Nature Photos |
Four dead in southwest Missouri after tornado, other severe weather | SPRINGFIELD, Mo. | The National Weather Service in Springfield reports that three people have died after a tornado hit five miles north of Seneca in southwest Missouri'... (photo: creative commons) Kansas City Star Disasters Missouri Photos Slideshow Tornado Weather |
NC governor: 100 homes, business damaged in deadly tornado | A deadly tornado that raked across three counties damaged about 100 homes and businesses, Gov. Mike Easley said as he toured the path of destruction Saturday. | Easley ... (photo: AP / Mike Wintroath) Kansas City Star Aid Disasters Photos Slideshow Tornado US |
Race to prevent disease among Myanmar cyclone victims | BANGKOK, Thailand -- | Preventing a disease disaster in Myanmar is now a "race against time," as many impoverished victims still await help a week after the brutal cycl... (photo: AP / ) The State Aid Disasters Disease Myanmar Photos Slideshow |
G-8 to seek ways for eco-friendly labor, reduce inequalities+ NIIGATA, Japan, May 11 (Kyodo) - Group of Eight labor ministers will begin a three-day meeting Sunday afternoon in the Sea of Japan Coast city of Niigata to discuss envir... (photo: PIB) AOL Asia Environment G-8 Japan Niigata Photos Policy World |
Some cities taking smoking bans a step further TOOLS | MONTGOMERY, ALA. - Some hospitals have banned smoking inside a person's own vehicle if it's on hospital property, a step viewed as logical by the anti-smoking mov... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Houston Chronicle Cigarette Hospitals Photos Smoking Vehicle |