Photos: Perseids Meteor Shower Posted: 16 Aug 2009 06:24 PM PDT National Geographic has a collection of images that illustrate the Perseids meteor shower. |
| Chesapeake Energy Closes Wells Near Earthquakes Posted: 16 Aug 2009 06:21 PM PDT In response to a series of small earthquakes near the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Chesapeake Energy has shut in two saltwater disposal wells that injected water into underground rock units. They say that their closing is a “precaution”. Scientists can’t say for sure if the earthquakes have any relationship with gas production or saltwater [...] |
| Unusual Rockfall Kills Sprint Executive Posted: 16 Aug 2009 06:07 PM PDT A rock the size of a briefcase fell from a cliff in Colorado and hit the car of Thomas Murphy, killing him and injuring his son. |
| Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:54 PM PDT The 2009 hurricane season is off to a slow start but Tropical Storm Claudette is about to be the first storm that makes landfall in the United States – near the Florida-Alabama border. From the National Hurricane Center… “A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER EASTWARD TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER [...] |
Monday, August 17, 2009
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