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Wildfire Smoke Shrouds New England, Quebec

M. Morris — Mon, 31 May 2010 16:15:00 CDT

Massive clouds of smoke from forest fires raging in Quebec have moved south and east across New England, screening the holiday-weekend sun throughout the region. "I just walked to the beach in Sandwich where you can usually see white cliffs in Plymouth, the Sagamore Bridge and sometimes the Provincetown Monument,...

Wind-Borne Chihuahua Safe

John Johnson — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:21:06 CDT

It is never fun to be a chihuahua in a wind storm, but this tale has a happy ending. It seems Tinker Bell, all 6 pounds of her, blew away from her owners amid 70mph gusts while at a flea market, the Detroit News reports. Her owners consulted a pet...

Turbine Plan Near Kennedy Home Puts Obama in a Bind

Nick McMaster — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:38:16 CST

Ted Kennedy's desire for a sweet Cape Cod view will test Obama’s commitment to green energy, Jim Geraghty writes for the National Review . Kennedy has been trying to stop Cape Wind, a plan to install turbines near the Kennedy compound. An Interior Department review approved the project, but admitted that...

Cold Blast Envelops US

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:24:30 CST

Arctic air extended its grip on the US today, with below-zero temperatures stretching from Montana to northern New England and frost nipping the Gulf Coast. It was so cold in northern Minnesota—38 below zero at International Falls, with the wind chill during the night estimated at 50 below—that...

Wind Dies Down in SoCal

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:54:07 CST

The winds have let up in Southern California, giving some relief to firefighters battling wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee. Gusts in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles were down to 39mph, much lower than the roughly 80mph winds that fanned the...

Outdated Power Grid Blowing Wind Energy Hopes: Experts

Rob Quinn — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:58:14 CDT

The nation's outdated and congested power grid is putting a damper on plans to expand renewable energy programs, the New York Times reports. Generating power from the wind and sun is becoming easier—but getting the power to consumers who live far from the country's windiest and sunniest places remains...

Gay Is Fastest Man, Ever*

Harry Kimball — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:10:03 CDT

Tyson Gay might have used the Olympic trials yesterday to cover 100 meters faster than any human in history, but he is not the world record-holder because track, unlike any other sport, attaches asterisks to records, Jim Caple writes on ESPN.com. Strong tailwinds propelled Gay to victory, but his...

Blizzard Death Toll Hits 22

Peter Fearon — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:38:35 CST

The death toll from a winter storm that pummeled the upper Midwest rose to 22 today, the AP reports. The worst of the storm is over for the region, but it left behind icy highways and downed power lines, especially in Wisconsin, Illinois, and upper Michigan. Remnants of the storm...