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Polar Bears Could Make the List
Posted: May 3 at 11:45 PM
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 A federal judge has ordered the Bush administration to decide whether or not to put the Polar Bear on the endangered species list by May 15. The Department of the Interior missed the last chance to do this on January 9, and has been trying to delay the issue for as long as possible. It is widely speculated that the Bush administration has been avoiding adding the Polar Bear to the list in order to skirt the issue of global warming. The judge's ruling was dubbed a win for conservationists, and puts immediate pressure on the administration to either acknowledge global warming is impacting life in the Arctic right now, or to continue to avoid the issue altogether. The "We Can" campaign is asking that you send an e-mail to the Secretary of the Interior voicing your support of adding the Polar Bear to the list. That can be done by clicking here.
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Weather Headlines
Posted: May 12 at 9:45 PM
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Greensboro, North Carolina
May 9 |
A tornado struck Greensboro, North Carolina late Thursday night. The storm killed 1 person and injured three others. Trees and power lines were knocked down in the storm, and cars will flipped over. There were also 3 tractor trailers blown off of I-40 due to the high winds. |
Picher, Oklahoma
May 11 |
Another round of severe weather struck this area of Oklahoma on Saturday, causing major damage to a 20 block area in Picher. The storms spawned tornadoes, which caused most of that damage. Buildings were mangled and people became trapped after the storms moved through. In Pitcher alone 150 people were injured. At least 19 people died in the storms in Oklahoma and nearby Missouri. In Arkansas, injuries were reported after severe storms damaged and destroyed some homes. |
Camp Springs, Maryland
May 12 |
A large coastal storm brought heavy rains and strong winds to the Mid-Atlantic area on Monday. Rainfall of 5" was reported in parts of Maryland and Delaware. The heavy rains flooded roads and stranded some motorists. Floods also forced the evacuation of some home owners. The strong winds knocked down trees and power lines, and up to 70,000 people were left without power. |
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India
May 11 |
A heat wave has been gripping parts of India and Pakistan. Temperatures in the area have topped out over 100 degrees in many areas, and heat related illness has killed at least 300 in India so far. Another 9 people have died because of the heat in Pakistan. |
Southern Burma
May 11 |
Cyclone Nargis battered parts of Burma more than a week ago, bringing heavy rains, vicious storm surge flooding and winds gusting to 120 MPH. At this point as many as 100,000 are said to have died in the storm, and 200,000 people are still missing according to the UN. Homes and roads all over the coastal part of the nation were destroyed, so communication is difficult. At this point, it is said that 1-2 million Burmese citizens were impacted by the storm, and so far foreign aid coming into the battered nation has been limited due to the oppressive Burmese government. |
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Picture of
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Posted:
May 11 at
12:30 PM
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