Spanish drought reveals ancient church Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
Perhaps the most striking image of Spain's drought - so severe it has forced Barcelona to ship in water - is that of an underwater church that has emerged from a drying dam. Video link.
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South Florida heading for serious drought Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Despite heavy rains during the past month, scientists say South Florida is on its way to a serious drought.
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Testosterone Theology: Men-Only Church Meets in Gym Posted: 2 years ago by suebe
No hymnals. No pews. No steeple. No stained glass windows. And no women.
Florida!
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Crisis feared as U.S. water supplies dry up Posted: 12 months ago by dollyllama
An epic drought in Georgia threatens the water supply for millions. Florida doesn’t have nearly enough water for its expected population boom. The Great Lakes are shrinking. Upstate New York’s reservoirs have dropped to record lows. And in the West, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is melting faster each year.
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Drought Crisis Hits Australian Farms Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
This is a National Geographic photo gallery of drought scenes from Australia.
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Don't water your grass, paint it! Posted: 1 year ago by gammerus
When your states in a drought you have to do something.
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Man vs. Nature and the New Meaning of Drought Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink. But wait—more than 60 percent of the nation now has abnormally dry or drought conditions, a climatologist says, and there is actually plenty to drink.
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Fake turf watered as supplies dry up Posted: 12 months ago by mitzuzake
But in the midst of what may be the worst drought ever in North Carolina, Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill are watering the synthetic turfs used by their field hockey teams.
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Dutch city fines Roman Catholic church for ringing bell too early and too loud Posted: 1 year ago by muppet
In a ding-dong battle between a Catholic church and city fathers, a priest is being slapped with a 5,000-euro fine each time he rings his church bell to call his flock to early morning Mass.
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Drought advisory meeting called on account of rain Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Thursday's meeting of the state Drought Advisory Committee has been canceled due to spring rain and snow.
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Church of Reality Posted: 1 year ago by misswinkle
Welcome to the Church of Reality. Welcome to the real world. That is our church greeting.
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Four Shot at Colorado Springs Church Posted: 10 months ago by Steffanie
Four people were shot outside New Life Church, one of the largest churches in Colorado. Gunman still at large and may still be inside church.
This shooting may be related to an earlier shooting seventy miles away, link to article here on the shooting in Arvada:
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Funeral protesting anti-gay church ordered to pay father of slain Marine. Posted: 2 years ago by tomphoolry
Federal court rules against extremist group.
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Water Experts Find Earth Warming, Rainfall Linked to Sun Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A team of water experts says the pattern of droughts and floods in South Africa shows our global warming was triggered by the variability of the sun’s irradiance rather than by human-emitted CO2. They say variations in South African rainfall patterns are keyed to periodic reversals of the sun’s magnetic field—and to the constantly changing distance between the sun and the earth as both move through space.
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Should Australia Tow an Iceberg There to Relieve Drought? Posted: 1 year ago by suebe
I would love to see them hitch that to a ship!
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Drought-stricken Georgia says it will sue over water Posted: 12 months ago by dollyllama
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue had said Wednesday the state would seek an injunction forcing the Corps to stem the flow of water from Lake Lanier, Atlanta's primary water source.
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Amazon Under Threat From Cleaner Air Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
The Amazon rainforest, so crucial to the Earth’s climate system, is coming under threat from cleaner air say prominent UK and Brazilian climate scientists. The new study identifies a link between reducing sulphur dioxide emissions from burning coal and increasing sea surface temperatures in the tropical north Atlantic, resulting in a heightened risk of drought in the Amazon rainforest.
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