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Off-grid Florida couple bank on few bills, few cares
After a year of living with no indoor shower, dishwasher or central air conditioning, an east Orange County couple calls it an off-the-grid paradise.
Web weather buff's eye is on the sky
Some people complain about the weather. Mark Davis does something about it. The 33-year-old Snoqualmie resident is the sun behind Snoqualmie Weather, a Web site he developed in February 2008 to monitor Mother Nature's activity in the region.
When In New Hampshire: A Weather Quiz
Guess when the following events are most likely to occur: 1) Date of 1st inch of snowfall in Concord : 2) Date of ice out on Lake Winnipesaukee : 5) Date most likely to be within a heat wave in Concord : 8) Most likely date above 100 degrees in Concord : 11) Date most likely for a northeast hurricane : 14) Most likely date below 0 degrees farenheit ...
Plant Life | In the fall garden, we relish what remains
I'VE BEEN trying to figure out why I love my garden most right now, when it's so not at its best.
Q&A: what do we know about climate change?
Is the world warming? Yes. Average global temperatures increased by 0.74C in the past century, and by 0.6C in the century before that.
Poll: fewer believe in global warming
Well we had some interesting weather this year. This summer started off wet and cool with much above normal rainfall for the month of June.
Should Disney World, Universal and other Florida theme parks follow the U.K. with a body odor ban?
Florida summers can be viciously hot and humid, with temperatures nearing or exceeding 100 degrees.
Twitter Founders: From a oeStupida Idea To Possible IPO
It all started with a a oestupida idea and a message about pinot noir. Two of the founders of Twitter Inc.
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2009 Highlands' Pinot Noir Crush Wraps Up
The 2009 Pinot Noir harvest is wrapping up in the Santa Lucia Highlands appellation, with winegrowers reporting potentially very high quality and normal yields.
Revisiting hurricane modification
Atlantic hurricane season officially stretches until the end of November, but the 2009 season seems to be over with barely a whimper.
Heat wave sparks off massive forest fires across Lebanon
SIDON/ BEIRUT: Large fires broke out in the north and south of Lebanon on Monday due to the recent heat wave that assailed the country while Civil Defense forces struggled to put out the flames.
Weather: Rain chances up, temperatures to drop
This month's record-setting heat wave will take a break for a few days as showers move into the area today and Friday.
Minnie Driver on Her Easy Traveler Henry
Tags: Parenting Mike/Splash News Online Minnie Driver said during a Wednesday visit to Live! with Regis and Kelly that her 13-month-old son Henry Story has benefited from mom's frequent flyer status in more ways than one.
Hard Work, Heat Wave Blamed In Death
Jeffrey Alan Barnett was working hard to make enough money to earn his GED, but a day out in the sun trying to earn the cash to get that degree may have cost him his life.
There is fall-like weather conditions on the way just in time for several festival events this weekend.
Whatever happened to global warming? How freezing temperatures are starting to shatter climate...
In the freezing foothills of Montana, a distinctly bitter blast of revolution hangs in the air.
Today is Wednesday, October 21, the 294th day of 2009. There are 71 days left in the year.
Bumper crop of B.C. bud seized by Kootenay RCMP
RCMP seized a bumper crop of outdoor B.C. marijuana this fall after a hot and sunny summer.
Australia prepares fire refuges as 'worst ever' bush fire season starts
Australians fleeing dangerous bush fires this summer will be urged to gather in 1,000 new fire refuges that are being prepared by the authorities in advance of what is predicted to be the country's worst ever bush fire season.
Study: Fossils Suggest Ancient CO2-Climate-Change Link
Some of the best evidence linking rising carbon dioxide levels to a warmer world comes from the coldest places on earth.
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