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Calif. wildfire heads north, threatens thousands
LOS ANGELES - A growing wildfire in the mountains above Los Angeles surged north Sunday, forcing more evacuations and threatening some 12,000 homes.
Nations:U.S. Canada People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Source:(AP)
2009-08-30
Mexican marijuana cartels sully US forests, parks
National forests and parks -- long popular with Mexican marijuana-growing cartels -- have become home to some of the most polluted pockets of wilderness in America because of the toxic chemicals needed to eke lucrative harvests from rocky mountainsides, federal officials said.
Nations:U.S. People:Dianne Feinstein Activities:Vietnam War Source:(AP)
2008-10-11
Tropical species also threatened by climate change
If you can't stand global warming, get out of the tropics. While the most significant harm from climate change so far has been in the polar regions, tropical plants and animals may face an even greater threat, say scientists who studied conditions in Costa Rica.
Nations:Costa Rica Denmark U.S. France Source:(AP)
2008-10-09
Yosemite National Park rock slide destroys cabins
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- Chunks of granite crashed to the Yosemite Valley floor in a cloud of dust Wednesday, injuring at least three people and destroying several cabins and trees at one of the park's most popular lodging areas, officials said.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-10-08
9 presumed dead in wildfire helicopter crash
SAN FRANCISCO - Eight firefighters and a pilot are presumed dead in the crash of a helicopter that had just picked up workers battling a blaze in a Northern California forest, officials said Wednesday.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Activities:2008 California Fire Source:(AP)
2008-08-06
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