El Nino and North Atlantic patterns shape next year's weather
Meteorologists link El Nino to future global climate shifts and note it's the strongest in 15 years. While tropical Pacific trends allow months ahead predictions, Atlantic patterns remain uncertain, with researchers Sutton and Allen identifying a 12–14 year cycle affecting hurricanes and rainfall.
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Sahel
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International Research Institute For Climate Prediction
la Jolla
Calif
Goddard
Globe
Colombia
Atlantic
British Nature
Rowan Sutton
R. Allen
Oxford University
Carolinas
Sutton
North Atlantic
Mike McCartney
Woods Hole Oceanic Institution
Firefighters battle blazes in the West
Across the West gusty winds pushed flames in California and Washington. In California the Sheep Mountain Wilderness fire near Wrightwood grew to 10 800 acres in Angeles National Forest and was 5 percent contained as crews built lines and set backfires to protect the 4 000 resident town. Forecasters said drier weather could aid firefighting. In Washington state crews contained a 1 200 acre Spokane area blaze and tackled others near Loma Linda and Meacham Oregon?
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San Gabriel Mountains
Angeles National Forest
Los Angeles
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Forest Service
Washington State
Spokane
Southern California
San Bernardino County
Loma Linda
Northeastern
Meacham
Lutheran Reform Pact Nears Full Communion Vote
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America faces a biennial vote on a unity pact with three Major Reformed churches to share Eucharist and pulpits. If approved, clergy recognition and baptisms would be mutually acknowledged, moving toward broader church unity amid divergent views on the Lord's Supper.
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Martin Luther
John Calvin
Evangelical Lutheran Church In America
Timothy Lul
Pacific Lutheran Semi
Berkeley
Calif
Terian
Reformed Church In America
United Church of Christ Meeting
Lutheran-Reformed Separate Lutheran-Episcopal
Luther
Calvin
Phil Hesse
Hans Andrae
Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod
Michael Rogness
Lutherai
Episcopal Church
Ancior
Ori
al Die
Minneapolis
Astronauts wrap up Discovery science mission at Cape Canaveral
Six astronauts on space shuttle Discovery conclude a science and technology mission after achieving all objectives. They retrieved the ozone satellite, adjusted orbit for return, and handled the nine day materials satellite with care as NASA plans future space station work. Mission officials praised the crew for exceeding expectations and noted readiness for station construction.
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Fla
Discovery
NASA
Wayne Hale
Hale
Kennedy Space Center
Science and
Jan Davis
Stephen Robinson
International Space Station
Russian Space Agency
Robert Eee Cist
Naval Research Laboratory
Soros pledges $1 million for needle exchange AIDS prevention
Financier George Soros will donate one million dollars to fund clean needle programs nationwide to curb HIV. He urged leaders to follow scientific evidence and said needle exchanges save lives with broad public support. The gift goes to the Tides Foundation to distribute to programs, alongside prior investments in Baltimore development.
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George Soros
Soros
New York Times
Europe
Asia
California
Arizona
Robert L. Maginnis
The
Family Research Council
Times
Tides Foundation
Baltimore
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