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GUATEMALA Abducted American girl, 3, freed Police freed a 3-year-old U.S. girl kidnapped in Guatemala in a raid on the home where she was being held, killing three men and two women in a gun battle, authorities said. The girl was not harmed in the...Tags: Crimes, Justice System, International Law, Bodies of Water, Human Rights
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Arctic ice shrinks to second-lowest level ever
Arctic sea ice, which melts partly during each polar summer, has shrunk more this year than in any on record except for 2007, the National Snow and Ice Data Center has found. Scientists said the data provided more ominous indications that a global...Tags: Global Change, James V Hansen, NASA, Space Programs, Bodies of Water
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Lake Okeechobee sees record rise after Tropical Storm Fay
South Florida Sun-SentinelTropical Storm Fay's statewide soaking gave drought-strained Lake Okeechobee its biggest one-week boost on record, and the water keeps coming. The lake rose more than 2 feet thanks to the rain Fay delivered on its six-day slog across Florida, the South...Tags: Hurricanes, Meteorological Disasters, Florida, Bodies of Water, Tropical Storms
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State climate panel urges action
The state Commission on Climate Change is urging comprehensive action to reduce air pollution, get ready for a warming climate and prepare for rising water along Maryland's vulnerable coastline. In a report released today, the panel urged Gov. Martin O'...Tags: Maryland, Bodies of Water, Energy Saving, Global Warming, Ecosystems
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Arctic Ocean ice hits 2nd-lowest level on record
The Associated PressMore ominous signs Wednesday have scientists saying that a global-warming "tipping point" in the Arctic seems to be happening before their eyes: Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is at its second-lowest level in about 30 years. The National Snow and Ice Data...Tags: NASA, Bodies of Water, Coral Reefs
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Bush proposes protections for Pacific islands, atolls and reefs
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPresident Bush on Monday signaled his intention to protect some of the Pacific Ocean's most remote and unspoiled islands, atolls and coral reefs from fishing and deep-sea mining. In a memo to three Cabinet secretaries, the president asked for a plan that...Tags: Georgia, Executive Branch, Heads of State, Mining, National Government
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Things not to ask... if you're in Denver
Where are the mountains? Denver's not actually in the Rocky Mountains; the city sits on their eastern edge, on the plains covering eastern Colorado. Hence, Denver's secondary nickname, the "Queen City of the High Plains." Where's all the snow? In the...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, New York, San Diego (San Diego, California), Colorado, Patrick Doyle
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Melting Arctic Ocean opens shipping frontier
The Associated PressRapidly melting ice on the Arctic Ocean is opening up a new navigable ocean in the extreme north, allowing oil tankers, fishing vessels and even cruise ships to venture into a realm once trolled mostly by indigenous hunters. The Coast Guard expects so...Tags: Energy Resources, Bodies of Water, Scientific Exploration, Disasters, Natural Resources
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Titanic treasures to go on display
The brightly lit room looks like any nondescript warehouse packed with boxes and dusty shelves, but inside this plain brick building is nearly $200 million worth of treasures from the world's most famous shipwreck. The 5,500-piece collection contains...Tags: Premier Exhibitions, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Georgia, Bodies of Water, Maritime Accidents
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Tropical Storm Fay slowly moving up Florida's east coast
Sentinel Staff WriterTropical Storm Fay is slowly crawling north up Florida's east coast at close to 5 MPH. Fay is expected to curve towards the northwest in the next 12 to 24 hours. At 5 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm Fay was estimated to be very close to Melbourne...Tags: Melbourne, Natural Disasters, Tropical Storms, National Hurricane Center, Miami-Dade County
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Once it exits south of Daytona Beach, Tropical Storm Fay expected to become hurricane
OrlandoSentinel.com Staff and Wire ReportsFay could become a hurricane Wednesday after it leaves the Florida penninsula off Daytona Beach. The National Weather Service issued a hurricane watch for the east coast from Flagler Beach to Altamaha Sound, Ga. At 9 p.m., the center of Tropical Storm...Tags: Building Material, Melbourne, Natural Disasters, Tropical Storms, Floods
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River's worst yet to come
Sentinel Staff WritersThe St. Johns River could hit Central Florida this week with some of the worst flooding on record. Runoff from Fay is gorging nearly every part of the 310-mile St. Johns River, which forms south of Melbourne and flows north to the Orlando area and on...Tags: Rivers, Melbourne, Meteorological Disasters, Georgia, Florida
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