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2 cars ensnared by sinkhole on U.S. 89 near Page

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AZCentral.com - 2/20/13, The Republic/AZCentral.com

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The collapsed of a portion of U.S. 89 south of Page on Wednesday has forced the indefinite closure of the highway going both directions, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

U.S. 89 is the main road connecting Page to Flagstaff and the Valley. More than 120 feet of the highway has sunk nearly 4 feet just south of Page in the Navajo Nation, according to Dustin Krugel of ADOT.

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Pavement buckles, closes US 89 south of Page

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KPHO.com - 2/19/13, Steve Stout

(Source: Arizona Department of Transportation) A 150-foot section of U.S. 89 about 25 miles south of Page collapsed early Wednesday morning.

(Source: Arizona Department of Transportation) A 150-foot section of U.S. 89 about 25 miles south of Page collapsed early Wednesday morning.

 

PHOENIX (CBS5) - A 150-foot section of U.S. 89 south of Page that buckled and sunk four feet Wednesday might have been caused by a "geologic event," according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

The road collapsed at mile post 526 just 2.5 miles north of the intersection with U.S. 89A, about 25 miles south of page, according to an ADOT spokesman. He said the incident was not related to the weather.

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Earthquake strikes near Sichuan, China; 8 injured

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Source: The Extinction Protocol - 2/21/13


February 21, 2013 – CHINA - Eight people were injured in an earthquake near the border area of China’s southwestern Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, local authorities said today. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake, which occurred at 10:46 a.m. yesterday with an epicenter 6 km deep, toppled 72 houses and damaged 949 others in Yunnan’s Qiaojia County, the county government said. The injured, including two people in serious condition, have been sent to local hospitals, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. “Many people ran out of buildings when the quake came, but there was no falling debris.

 

Re~Post: 'Fairy Circles' In Namibia Grasslands Remain A Mystery To Scientists

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Huffington Post - Stephanie Pappas, 06/27/2012
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The smallest "fairy circles" are about 6.5 feet (2 meters) in diameter, while the largest can be almost 40 feet (12 m) across. Eventually, plants move back in, re-colonizing the circles and leaving only slightly indented "ghost circles" behind.

In the sandy desert grasslands of Namibia in southern Africa, mysterious bare spots known as "fairy circles" will form and then disappear years later for no reason anyone can determine. A new look at these strange patterns doesn't solve the wistful mystery but at least reveals that the largest of the circles can linger for a lifetime.

Small fairy circles stick around an average of 24 years, while larger ones can exist as long as 75 years, according to research detailed today (June 27) in the journal PLoS ONE. Still, the study sheds little light on why the circles form, persist and then vanish into the landscape after decades.

Author Richard Bach, recovering from plane crash, returns to inspirational tale

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SeattleTimes.com - 1/19/13, Jennifer Sullivan

A plane crash should have killed author Richard Bach, but almost five months later he has returned to what he knows best — Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

Richard Bach has added a fourth section to “Jonathan Livingston Seagull.”

Richard Bach has added a fourth section to “Jonathan Livingston Seagull.”  Photo: Sabryna Bach

 

Nearly five months after he almost died in a plane crash on San Juan Island, author Richard Bach has returned to what he knows best — the inspirational tale of Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

Red tide won't go away

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News-Press.com - 2/19/13, Kevin Lollar

But signs point to improvement.

A dead fish is pecked at by a gull at Lighthouse Point on Sanibel. Red Tide is killing fish off of the Island.

A dead fish is pecked at by a gull at Lighthouse Point on Sanibel. Red Tide is killing fish off of the Island. / ANDREW WEST/The News-Press
 

Although Southwest Florida’s lingering red tide prompted the National Weather Service to issue a beach hazards statement Tuesday, conditions might be improving.

 

According to the statement, dead fish have been reported and patchy high or moderate respiratory impacts due to red tide are possible for Lee and Charlotte counties.

 

Is cloud seeding preventing further flooding in Indonesia?

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The Guardian - 2/19/13, Dyna Rochmyaningsih for SciDev.net, part of the Guardian Environment Network
 

Scientists claim rainfall has reduced since the project began, but experts call for more evidence

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A boy plays in a flooded road in Jakarta. Indonesia has turned to cloud seeding to prevent further flooding. Photograph: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters

Indonesia is banking on an unusual strategy to prevent further flooding in its inundated capital Jakarta, and officials claim that they are already seeing positive results.

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