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		<title>Official: US Forest Service considers attacking wildfires by air at night</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Forest Service eyes night flying against fires

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Forest Service is considering allowing its helicopters to attack wildfires at night, a practice the agency has long discouraged because of risks to pilots, a senior official said Monday.
The change would be a major shift for an agency with more than 10,000 firefighters that .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-us-forest-service-considers-attacking-wildfires-by-air-at-night-237868/">Official: US Forest Service considers attacking wildfires by air at night</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Strong earthquake rocks El Salvador, Guatemala; no immediate reports of injuries, damage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Quake shakes El Salvador, Guatemala
SAN SALVADOR, EL Salvador — A strong earthquake struck off El Salvador&#8217;s Pacific coast Thursday, sending people running from buildings in this Central American nation and in neighboring Guatemala.

Civil protection officials in both countries said there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9, .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/strong-earthquake-rocks-el-salvador-guatemala-no-immediate-reports-of-injuries-damage-236351/">Strong earthquake rocks El Salvador, Guatemala; no immediate reports of injuries, damage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind will be decisive factor in battling 60-acre Orange County wildfire; no homes threatened</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Wind weighs on battle against Orange County blaze

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Firefighters battling a 60-acre blaze in Orange County are keeping an eye on the weather.
Capt. Greg McKeown of the Orange County Fire Authority says 50-mph wind gusts are expected later Wednesday and could fan the smoldering blaze back to life. He says wind will be ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wind-will-be-decisive-factor-in-battling-60-acre-orange-county-wildfire-no-homes-threatened-235774/" title="Wind will be decisive factor in battling 60-acre Orange County wildfire; no homes threatened">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind-driven wildfire breaks out in Southern California hills, authorities shut down freeway</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Southern Calif. wildfire spreads amid gusty winds

ANAHEIM, Calif. — A wind-driven wildfire broke out south of Los Angeles Tuesday night as late season Santa Ana winds blasted down burning slopes toward homes.
Gusts of winds are sending flames racing across the brush in Anaheim Hills in Orange County. The fire is burning on the east side .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wind-driven-wildfire-breaks-out-in-southern-california-hills-authorities-shut-down-freeway-235518/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Wind-driven wildfire breaks out in Southern California hills, authorities shut down freeway</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>LA County leaders vote to urge Forest Service to allow nighttime aerial firefighting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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LA County leaders back night fire flights
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County leaders responding to the summer&#8217;s destructive Station Fire voted Tuesday to urge the U.S. Forest Service to allow helicopters to battle wildfires at night.

The Board of Supervisors agreed with a recommendation in a county Fire Department executive review of the blaze, which spread .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-county-leaders-vote-to-urge-forest-service-to-allow-nighttime-aerial-firefighting-235438/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: LA County leaders vote to urge Forest Service to allow nighttime aerial firefighting</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>6.8-magnitude earthquake rattles Tonga, no reports of damage or injuries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
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6.8-magnitude quake rattles Tonga
NUKU&#8217;ALOFA, Tonga — A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga, sending panicked residents into the streets at night, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Residents in the capital, Nuku&#8217;alofa, 120 miles (195 kilometers) southwest of the epicenter, said their homes rattled, and the tremors set ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/68-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-tonga-no-reports-of-damage-or-injuries-235173/" title="6.8-magnitude earthquake rattles Tonga, no reports of damage or injuries">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Geological Survey reports 6.8-magnitude underwater earthquake off Tonga</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
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6.8-magnitude underwater quake off Tonga
NUKU&#8217;ALOFA, Tonga — A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga, sending panicked residents into the streets at night, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported shortly after the quake struck at 3:32 a.m. (1332 GMT, 8:32 a.m. EST) .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-geological-survey-reports-68-magnitude-underwater-earthquake-off-tonga-235088/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Southern California wildfire is 100 percent contained</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
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California wildfire 100 percent contained
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. — Firefighters have fully surrounded a 145-acre wildfire in Southern California.

Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Greg McKeown says the fire was 100 percent contained by 6 p.m. Wednesday.
McKeown says all units have been released from the scene.
The fire, which broke out Monday, burned in a bowl-shaped valley .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/southern-california-wildfire-is-100-percent-contained-232212/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Southern California wildfire is 100 percent contained</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Los Angeles County says US Forest Service should allow helicopter firefighting at night</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Antczak</dc:creator>
		
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USFS urged to allow night aerial firefighting

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Forest Service should allow helicopters to fight fires during darkness, a tactic that could have been used in the critical first hours of the summer&#8217;s gigantic and deadly wildfire in the Angeles National Forest, a Los Angeles County Fire Department report found.
&#8220;Nighttime air attack ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/los-angeles-county-says-us-forest-service-should-allow-helicopter-firefighting-at-night-232174/" title="Los Angeles County says US Forest Service should allow helicopter firefighting at night">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>LA County says US Forest Service should allow aerial firefighting at night</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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LA County: Night aerial firefighting needed

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Fire Department says the U.S. Forest Service needs to change policy and allow helicopters to fight fires at night, especially in forests near urban areas.
The recommendation is in a review of department actions during the summer wildfire that spread over 250 square miles .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-county-says-us-forest-service-should-allow-aerial-firefighting-at-night-232171/">LA County says US Forest Service should allow aerial firefighting at night</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate panel studies whether national forests can be used to store carbon, slow global warming</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Forest Service says trees can slow climate change

WASHINGTON — The nation&#8217;s top Forest Service official says national forests can store more carbon to slow global warming, but he warns that such a goal must be balanced against the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell told a Senate panel on Wednesday that his agency ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-panel-studies-whether-national-forests-can-be-used-to-store-carbon-slow-global-warming-231911/">Senate panel studies whether national forests can be used to store carbon, slow global warming</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>East Coast states totaling damage from nor&#8217;easter, already estimated at tens of millions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
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East Coast states totaling damage from nor&#8217;easter

OCEAN CITY, N.J. — It was a desperate, ultimately futile battle — machine against nature — and Ocean City kept it up long after the outcome had been decided.
As wave after wave pummeled the beachfront during last week&#8217;s powerful nor&#8217;easter, more and more of the sand disappeared until the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/east-coast-states-totaling-damage-from-noreaster-already-estimated-at-tens-of-millions-231484/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: East Coast states totaling damage from nor&#8217;easter, already estimated at tens of millions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Southern California wildfire is 95 percent contained; no homes threatened</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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SoCal wildfire 95 percent contained
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. — Cold weather and calm winds are helping firefighters in their battle against a wildfire in Southern California.

Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Greg McKeown says the fire was 95 percent contained Tuesday night. Officials expect to have it surrounded by Wednesday afternoon.
McKeown says helicopters flew the perimeter ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/southern-california-wildfire-is-95-percent-contained-no-homes-threatened-231421/" title="Southern California wildfire is 95 percent contained; no homes threatened">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Magnitude 6.6 earthquake off Canada&#8217;s western coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Magnitude 6.6 quake off Canada&#8217;s pacific coast

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Seismologists say a earthquake struck off Canada&#8217;s pacific coast province of British Columbia.
The U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday the 6.6-magnitude quake&#8217;s epicenter is 414 miles (666 kilometers) northwest of Vancouver, British Columbia. There were no immediate reports of damage.
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		<title>250-plus-acre wildfire is 75 percent in Southern California; no homes threatened</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Wildfire almost contained in Southern Calif.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. — Firefighters made good progress Monday on a small brush fire that spread through more than 250 acres of rugged wilderness in southern Orange County.
Some 300 firefighters had the flames 75 percent contained by evening, and the fire was expected to be fully surrounded sometime Tuesday, ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/250-plus-acre-wildfire-is-75-percent-in-southern-california-no-homes-threatened-230847/" title="250-plus-acre wildfire is 75 percent in Southern California; no homes threatened">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>254-acre wildfire is 75 percent contained in Orange County, no homes threatened</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Wildfire grows to 254 acres in Southern California

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. — Firefighters are making good progress against a brush fire that spread through more than 250 acres of rugged wilderness northeast of San Juan Capistrano.
Fire officials say the blaze was 75 percent contained Monday evening.
Some 300 firefighters hope to have the flames completely surrounded .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/254-acre-wildfire-is-75-percent-contained-in-orange-county-no-homes-threatened-230846/">254-acre wildfire is 75 percent contained in Orange County, no homes threatened</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Landslide in northern China kills 23; rescuers search for survivors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Landslide in northern China kills 23
BEIJING — A state media report says a massive landslide in northern China partially has buried a village and killed at least 23 people, and that rescuers are seeking survivors.

The official Xinhua News Agency says the landslide occurred Monday in Zhangzishan Township, near Luliang city in northern Shanxi province.
Xinhua said ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/landslide-in-northern-china-kills-23-rescuers-search-for-survivors-230787/">Landslide in northern China kills 23; rescuers search for survivors</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>250-acre Southern California wildfire burns in Orange County; no homes threatened</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Wildfire grows to 250 acres in Southern California

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. — A wildfire spread through 250 acres of rugged Southern California wilderness Monday, but no homes were threatened.
Some 300 firefighters, aided by helicopters and aircraft, had the flames 10 percent contained by evening, and the fire was expected to be fully surrounded sometime Tuesday, .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/250-acre-southern-california-wildfire-burns-in-orange-county-no-homes-threatened-230786/">250-acre Southern California wildfire burns in Orange County; no homes threatened</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>4.6-magnitude earthquake shakes remote area of California desert</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
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4.6-magnitude quake shakes California desert

TRONA, Calif. — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-4.6 earthquake has shaken a remote area of the Mojave Desert in Southern California.
The 1:21 p.m. Monday tremor southeast of the community of Trona is the latest of a number of small earthquakes that have occurred around Southern California over two days.
The .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/46-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-remote-area-of-california-desert-230745/">4.6-magnitude earthquake shakes remote area of California desert</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NFL, union contributing $50,000 to aid victims of tsunami that struck American Samoa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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NFL, union contributing $50,000 to tsunami victims

NEW YORK — The NFL and the NFL Players Association are contributing $50,000 to help victims of the tsunami that struck American Samoa in September.
The league said Monday that two former players of Samoan descent, Eagles running back Reno Mahe and Bears tight end Gabe Reid, will visit the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nfl-union-contributing-50000-to-aid-victims-of-tsunami-that-struck-american-samoa-230665/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : NFL, union contributing $50,000 to aid victims of tsunami that struck American Samoa</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Death toll in El Salvador storms, mudslides rises to 192; dozens still missing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Death toll in El Salvador storms rises to 192

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Salvadoran authorities say at least 192 people were killed by floods and landslides that swept through the country last week.
El Salvador&#8217;s Civil Protection agency says in a statement that 89 of the victims were killed in the state of San Vicente, where ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/death-toll-in-el-salvador-storms-mudslides-rises-to-192-dozens-still-missing-230120/">Death toll in El Salvador storms, mudslides rises to 192; dozens still missing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s plan to raise water level of Three Gorges dam stalled amid drought, landslide concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
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China&#8217;s plan for Three Gorges&#8217; water level stalled

BEIJING — Plans to raise the water level behind China&#8217;s massive Three Gorges dam to full capacity this month — which would mark the symbolic culmination of the decades-old project — have stalled amid a worsening drought and reports of increased landslide risks.
China has for years promoted the .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinas-plan-to-raise-water-level-of-three-gorges-dam-stalled-amid-drought-landslide-concerns-230026/">China&#8217;s plan to raise water level of Three Gorges dam stalled amid drought, landslide concerns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brief storm shows potential for mud flows from huge Southern California wildfire burn area</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Mud slide scare hits LA suburb near burn area

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. — Work crews shoveled mud Friday from the back yards of several homes after a brief cloudburst unleashed flows of debris down steep mountains left barren by the largest wildfire in Los Angeles County history.
The incident occurred in a small section of a .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brief-storm-shows-potential-for-mud-flows-from-huge-southern-california-wildfire-burn-area-228968/">Brief storm shows potential for mud flows from huge Southern California wildfire burn area</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Report finds deadly LA County wildfire spread due to steep terrain, dense brush</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: Terrain, brush to blame in huge wildfire

LOS ANGELES — The largest wildfire in Los Angeles County history raged out of control because it jumped into inaccessible terrain, not because the U.S. Forest Service scaled back firefighters and aircraft attacking the flames, a federal review found Friday.
The U.S. Forest Service study of decision-making during the ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-report-finds-deadly-la-county-wildfire-spread-due-to-steep-terrain-dense-brush-228642/">APNewsBreak: Report finds deadly LA County wildfire spread due to steep terrain, dense brush</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rainstorm sends mud, debris flowing into LA foothill suburb below wildfire burn area</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Rainstorm sends water, mud flowing into LA suburb

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. — A brief but fierce cloudburst sent mud, water and large rocks flowing from slopes denuded by wildfire into a foothill neighborhood north of Los Angeles, authorities said Friday.
Homeowners said debris from San Gabriel Mountain slopes began flowing shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday.
Residents of ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rainstorm-sends-mud-debris-flowing-into-la-foothill-suburb-below-wildfire-burn-area-228459/">Rainstorm sends mud, debris flowing into LA foothill suburb below wildfire burn area</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Strong earthquake strikes northern Chile; no major damage reported</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Earthquake shakes northern Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile — A strong earthquake struck northern Chile early Friday, briefly knocking out power to a city but otherwise causing no major damages, authorities said.

The 6.5-magnitude quake&#8217;s epicenter was between the cities of Iquique and Arica, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) from each, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It hit ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/strong-earthquake-strikes-northern-chile-no-major-damage-reported-227822/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Strong earthquake strikes northern Chile; no major damage reported</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Geological Survey reports 6.5-magnitude quake strikes in northern Chile</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-geological-survey-reports-65-magnitude-quake-strikes-in-northern-chile-227814/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
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USGS: 6.5-magnitude quake hits northern Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile — Seismologists say a strong earthquake has struck northern Chile.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the 6.5-magnitude quake&#8217;s epicenter is between the cities of Iquique and Arica, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) from each.
It hit just after midnight Friday local time (0305 GMT Friday; 10:05 p.m. Thursday EST).
USGS reports .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-geological-survey-reports-65-magnitude-quake-strikes-in-northern-chile-227814/">Source &nbsp;: US Geological Survey reports 6.5-magnitude quake strikes in northern Chile</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Diary of British reporter who sacrificed reputation to expose Stalin&#8217;s famine goes on display</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raphael G. Satter</dc:creator>
		
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Diary that helped expose Stalin&#8217;s famine displayed

LONDON — The diaries of a British reporter who risked his reputation to expose the horrors of Stalin&#8217;s murderous famine in Ukraine were put on public display for the first time Friday.
Welsh journalist Gareth Jones sneaked into Ukraine in March of 1933, at the height of a famine engineered .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/diary-of-british-reporter-who-sacrificed-reputation-to-expose-stalins-famine-goes-on-display-227684/">Diary of British reporter who sacrificed reputation to expose Stalin&#8217;s famine goes on display</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. suspect in fire that killed 5, destroyed hundreds of homes pleads not guilty to murder</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Calif. fire suspect pleads not guilty to murder

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A prison inmate has pleaded not guilty to arson and murder charges for a 2003 wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes and was linked to five heart attack deaths in Southern California.
San Bernardino County prosecutors say 28-year-old Rickie Lee Fowler entered his plea Thursday ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-suspect-in-fire-that-killed-5-destroyed-hundreds-of-homes-pleads-not-guilty-to-murder-227640/">Calif. suspect in fire that killed 5, destroyed hundreds of homes pleads not guilty to murder</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN children&#8217;s agency official warns of looming famine in south Sudan, says more funds needed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah El Deeb</dc:creator>
		
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UN children&#8217;s agency warns of south Sudan famine

CAIRO — The deputy head of the U.N. children&#8217;s agency said Thursday that a famine is looming in southern Sudan because of scarce rainfall and inadequate foreign funds for the region.
Emergency malnutrition levels in children have nearly doubled in at least two out of the 10 southern states, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-childrens-agency-official-warns-of-looming-famine-in-south-sudan-says-more-funds-needed-227460/" title="UN children&#8217;s agency official warns of looming famine in south Sudan, says more funds needed">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>National team to help Forest Service manage bark beetle epidemic in Colo., Wyo.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
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National team to help manage bark beetle problem

DENVER — A national team will help the U.S. Forest Service manage the attack against the beetle infestation that has swept through about 2.5 million acres of forests in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming.
Rocky Mountain Regional Forester Rick Cables says the team will help coordinate efforts to address .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/national-team-to-help-forest-service-manage-bark-beetle-epidemic-in-colo-wyo-227355/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: National team to help Forest Service manage bark beetle epidemic in Colo., Wyo.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Deadly landslide in Tanzanian village kills 11 children, 9 adults near famous Mt Kilimanjaro</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Tanzanian landslide kills 11 children, 9 adults

ARUSHA, Tanzania — A Tanzanian government official says a landslide has killed 11 children and nine adults near Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner Monica Mbega said Thursday that five more people are missing after the mudslide on Wednesday. She says the dead children were between the ages of 3 and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/deadly-landslide-in-tanzanian-village-kills-11-children-9-adults-near-famous-mt-kilimanjaro-226744/">Read : Deadly landslide in Tanzanian village kills 11 children, 9 adults near famous Mt Kilimanjaro</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton vows suppport for US-backed Philippine antiterrorism campaign, typhoon relief efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hrvoje Hranjski</dc:creator>
		
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Clinton supports Philippine antiterrorism fight

MANILA, Philippines — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday vowed support for the Philippine fight against al-Qaida-linked militants and highlighted the U.S. military&#8217;s role in helping the country recover from deadly typhoons.
Clinton arrived on a two-day visit after devastating back-to-back storms last month killed nearly 1,000 people in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-vows-suppport-for-us-backed-philippine-antiterrorism-campaign-typhoon-relief-efforts-226657/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Clinton vows suppport for US-backed Philippine antiterrorism campaign, typhoon relief efforts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Philippines&#8217; Mayon volcano spews ash, could erupt in weeks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Philippines&#8217; Mayon volcano spews ash, could erupt

MANILA, Philippines — The cone-shaped Mayon volcano in the central Philippines, which killed scores in an eruption 16 years ago, shot up an ash plume Wednesday — prompting hundreds of nearby residents to evacuate in case it blows again.
Chief state volcanologist Renato Solidum said the alert level remains the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/philippines-mayon-volcano-spews-ash-could-erupt-in-weeks-225240/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gulf Coast residents mostly unscathed as Ida weakens to a depression, soaks Southeast</title>
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Ida weakens to a depression, soaks the Southeast

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, causing little damage along the Gulf Coast but bringing more rain to the already-soaked Southeast.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida&#8217;s center first touched land on Dauphin .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gulf-coast-residents-mostly-unscathed-as-ida-weakens-to-a-depression-soaks-southeast-224911/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Gulf Coast residents mostly unscathed as Ida weakens to a depression, soaks Southeast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>World Food Program: 10,000 Salvadoran flood victims need urgent food assistance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
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UN: 10,000 Salvadoran flood victims need food

VERAPAZ, El Salvador — At least 10,000 Salvadorans are in urgent need of food aid after floods and mudslides destroyed huge swaths of crops during harvest season, the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday.
President Mauricio Funes told reporters the death toll had risen to at least 160, but lowered .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/world-food-program-10000-salvadoran-flood-victims-need-urgent-food-assistance-224552/">Original article &nbsp;: World Food Program: 10,000 Salvadoran flood victims need urgent food assistance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Landslide triggered by heavy rains kills 42 in southern India</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashok Sharma</dc:creator>
		
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Landslide triggered by rains kills 42 in India

NEW DELHI — A landslide triggered by torrential seasonal rains swept through a hilly region in southern India, killing at least 42 people, an official said Tuesday.
The landslide demolished nearly 300 tin-roofed mud huts Monday in the Ooty and Coonoor region of Tamil Nadu state, a state flood ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/landslide-triggered-by-heavy-rains-kills-42-in-southern-india-224233/">Read more : Landslide triggered by heavy rains kills 42 in southern India</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama takes on challenge of national healer, a role that can shape a presidency over time</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
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FORT HOOD, Texas — Stepping for the first time into the role of national consoler, President Barack Obama plans to honor the 13 people slain in a shooting rampage here by remembering what they left behind, offering personal stories about .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-takes-on-challenge-of-national-healer-a-role-that-can-shape-a-presidency-over-time-224109/">Obama takes on challenge of national healer, a role that can shape a presidency over time</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Official says landslide triggered by heavy rains kills 39 in southern India</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashok Sharma</dc:creator>
		
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Landslide kills 39 in southern India
NEW DELHI — A landslide triggered by torrential seasonal rains swept through a hilly region in southern India, killing at least 39 people, an official said Tuesday.

The landslide demolished nearly 300 tin-roofed mud huts Monday in the Ooty and Coonoor region of Tamil Nadu state, a state flood control official ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-says-landslide-triggered-by-heavy-rains-kills-39-in-southern-india-224041/" title="Official says landslide triggered by heavy rains kills 39 in southern India">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Climate change to trigger more floods, droughts along China&#8217;s Yangtze River</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
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BEIJING — Rising temperatures over the next few decades will unleash storms, floods and drought across China&#8217;s Yangtze River Basin, a new report says, raising the prospect of catastrophe for a region that is home to nearly a third of the country&#8217;s population.
While ecosystems along China&#8217;s longest .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-climate-change-to-trigger-more-floods-droughts-along-chinas-yangtze-river-223943/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Report: Climate change to trigger more floods, droughts along China&#8217;s Yangtze River</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican government declares flood emergency in 2 rain-sodden southern cities, freeing aid cash</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexico declares flood emergency in 2 south cities

VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico — The Mexican government has declared parts of the Gulf coast state of Tabasco disaster zones due to flooding from days of heavy rains, freeing up federal relief funds for the area.
The Interior Department decree issued Monday covers the cities of Cardenas and Huimanguillo, where the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-government-declares-flood-emergency-in-2-rain-sodden-southern-cities-freeing-aid-cash-223922/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Salvadoran town hit by landslide buries dead as rescuers continue search for 47 missing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcos Aleman</dc:creator>
		
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Salvadoran town hit by landslide buries dead

VERAPAZ, El Salvador — Tears streamed down Elsy Portillo&#8217;s badly bruised face Monday as she walked behind coffins carrying her mother and only child in this town buried by a landslide, one in a series that killed at least 130 people in El Salvador.
Portillo&#8217;s body was flung repeatedly against .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/salvadoran-town-hit-by-landslide-buries-dead-as-rescuers-continue-search-for-47-missing-223599/">Salvadoran town hit by landslide buries dead as rescuers continue search for 47 missing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rescuers search for survivors in town covered by mudslide; 134 dead across El Salvador</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
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With 134 dead, rescuers seek Salvador survivors

VERAPAZ, El Salvador — Soldiers and townspeople dug through rock and debris Monday in hopes of finding dozens of people missing in a mudslide that swept down on a town, part of a wave of floods and landslides that killed at least 134 people in El Salvador.
Days of heavy ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rescuers-search-for-survivors-in-town-covered-by-mudslide-134-dead-across-el-salvador-223452/">Rescuers search for survivors in town covered by mudslide; 134 dead across El Salvador</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ida weakens to a tropical storm as US Gulf Coast residents brace for high winds, flooding</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Gulf Coast preps as Ida weakens to tropical storm

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Gulf Coast residents hunkered down at home and in shelters Monday as a rare late-season tropical storm headed their way, bringing with it the potential for high winds, flooding and up to 8 inches of rain in some places.
After a quiet Atlantic storm season, .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ida-weakens-to-a-tropical-storm-as-us-gulf-coast-residents-brace-for-high-winds-flooding-223291/">Ida weakens to a tropical storm as US Gulf Coast residents brace for high winds, flooding</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ida loses hurricane strength, weakens to tropical storm as it heads for Gulf Coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Ida no longer hurricane, Gulf warnings downgraded

MIAMI — Ida is no longer a hurricane as it loses strength over the water on its way to a landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast sometime early Tuesday.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami downgraded Ida to a tropical storm Monday morning after its top sustained winds dropped .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ida-loses-hurricane-strength-weakens-to-tropical-storm-as-it-heads-for-gulf-coast-223265/">Ida loses hurricane strength, weakens to tropical storm as it heads for Gulf Coast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Powerful undersea earthquake in central Indonesia kills 1, hurts dozens on remote island</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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1 dead, dozens injured by strong Indonesian quake

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful undersea earthquake killed one person, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses on a remote island in central Indonesia, officials said Monday.
At least 20 people were hospitalized on Sumbawa after the 6.7-magnitude temblor, many of them with broken bones, said Rustam Pakaya, the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/powerful-undersea-earthquake-in-central-indonesia-kills-1-hurts-dozens-on-remote-island-223236/">Powerful undersea earthquake in central Indonesia kills 1, hurts dozens on remote island</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane warnings still up for coast from Mississippi to Florida as Ida weakens over Gulf</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Hurricane Ida weakens, but Gulf still on warning

NEW ORLEANS — The first hurricane this year to threaten the U.S. Gulf Coast weakened early Monday but could still pack hurricane-strength winds and storm surges when it hits the shore overnight.
Warnings ahead of Hurricane Ida extended more than 200 miles across several states, although residents seemed to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurricane-warnings-still-up-for-coast-from-mississippi-to-florida-as-ida-weakens-over-gulf-223100/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Hurricane warnings still up for coast from Mississippi to Florida as Ida weakens over Gulf</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Series of rain-triggered landslides bury houses, kill 14 on Indonesia&#8217;s Sulawesi island</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Kotarumalos</dc:creator>
		
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Rain-triggered landslides kill 14 in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Torrential rains triggered a series of landslides on Indonesia&#8217;s Sulawesi island, killing at least 14 residents and burying many more, a local official said Monday.
The downpours sent a mass of mud slamming into about 20 houses in the outskirts of the town of Palopo, South Sulawesi province, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/series-of-rain-triggered-landslides-bury-houses-kill-14-on-indonesias-sulawesi-island-222889/">Source article &nbsp;: Series of rain-triggered landslides bury houses, kill 14 on Indonesia&#8217;s Sulawesi island</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rescuers search for survivors in town covered by mudslide; 124 dead across El Salvador</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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With 124 dead, rescuers seek Salvador survivors

VERAPAZ, El Salvador — Soldiers and townspeople dug through rock and debris Monday in hopes of finding dozens of people missing in a mudslide that swept down on a town, part of a wave of floods and landslides that killed at least 124 people in El Salvador.
Days of heavy ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rescuers-search-for-survivors-in-town-covered-by-mudslide-124-dead-across-el-salvador-222804/" title="Rescuers search for survivors in town covered by mudslide; 124 dead across El Salvador">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Powerful quake in central Indonesia kills 2, hurts dozens</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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2 killed by strong central Indonesian quake

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong undersea earthquake killed two people and damaged buildings on the remote island of Sumbawa in central Indonesia, officials said Monday.
At least 20 people were hospitalized on the island after the 6.7-magnitude temblor, many of them with broken bones, said Rustam Pakaya, the head of .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/powerful-quake-in-central-indonesia-kills-2-hurts-dozens-222740/">Powerful quake in central Indonesia kills 2, hurts dozens</a>.]]></description>
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