Experts predict busy fire season in southwest
National wildfire experts foresee a busy costly season in parched Texas New Mexico eastern Colorado and parts of western Kansas Oklahoma and southern Arizona due to a strong La Nina and drought. California US West faces normal to low risk in various regions with Nevada Utah Wyoming and northern Colorado near normal. The report notes ample snowpack rainfall and cooler spring temps in many western states lowering fire potential while La Nina raises risk in others and Hawaii central Alaska see higher risk.
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Endeavour Mission Scrubbed Delaying Historic Shuttle Ride
The next to last shuttle flight was scrubbed at Cape Canaveral due to a suspected electrical short in the power distribution box. President Obama did not attend the launch, while Rep. Gabrielle Giffords waited in Florida with her husband, awaiting a private glimpse of Atlantis instead. Up to 700000 spectators faced traffic snarls as NASA planned a Monday retry.
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