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"Catastrophic Drought in Texas Causes Global Economic Ripples"

"AUSTIN — The drought map created by University College London shows a number of worryingly dry areas around the globe, in places including East Africa, Canada, France and Britain.

But the largest area of catastrophic drought centers on Texas. It is an angry red swath on the map, signifying what has been the driest year in the state’s history. It has brought immense hardship to farmers and ranchers, and fed incessant wildfires, as well as an enormous dust storm that blew through the western Texas city of Lubbock in the past month.

Source: NY Times, 10/31/2011

"Calabasas Offers a Cautious Olive Branch To Coyotes"

"Coyotes howling into the night are as much a part of Calabasas as the aspiring screenwriters, retired moguls and stay-at-home mothers who crowd the coffee shops in the city's well-manicured mall."

Source: LA Times, 10/31/2011

"Rare, Deadly October Storm Hangs On In Northeast "

"One of the darkest Halloweens ever loomed for about 3 million households left without power on Sunday by a rare October snowstorm in the Northeast that bedeviled transportation and killed at least eight people."

Source: Reuters, 10/31/2011

"Green Groups Give EPA More Time On CO2 Rule"

"Green groups said on Saturday they would give the Environmental Protection Agency more time to forge the first-ever plan to regulate carbon dioxide from power plants, the country's single biggest source of greenhouse gases."

Source: Reuters, 10/31/2011

Caving to Coal, Oil, Mitt Romney Flip-Flops on Manmade Climate Change

Having previously declared his acceptance of the scientific consensus that human emissions are causing climate change, Mitt Romney finally joined the Republican consensus that science is wrong.

Source: Wash Post, 10/31/2011

"Radiation Cleanup Confounds Japan"

"KORIYAMA, Japan—Nearly eight months after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident scattered radioactive material over surrounding communities, Japan still is struggling to figure out how to clean up the mess, exacerbating fears about health risks and fanning mistrust of the government.

Source: Wall St. Journal, 10/31/2011

Reality: A Soaring Population. Reality Check: Food, Water and Poverty

"Monday marks the birth of the world’s seven billionth baby, according to the United Nations. In all likelihood, that child will probably take its first breaths in a city in a developing country, where projections say the majority of new children will be born."

Source: Toronto Globe & Mail, 10/31/2011

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"Catastrophic Drought in Texas Causes Global Economic Ripples"

"Calabasas Offers a Cautious Olive Branch To Coyotes"

"Rare, Deadly October Storm Hangs On In Northeast "

"Green Groups Give EPA More Time On CO2 Rule"

Caving to Coal, Oil, Mitt Romney Flip-Flops on Manmade Climate Change

"Radiation Cleanup Confounds Japan"

Reality: A Soaring Population. Reality Check: Food, Water and Poverty

The Durban Connection

"Feds Announce Plan To Speed Everglades Restoration"

"Obama Administration Announces Desert 'Solar Energy Zones'"

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