Prevention aims at halting disaster damage in Carolina Beach
FEMA's Project Impact teaches prestorm protection to reduce loss. In North Carolina, the Highfills rebuilt their home on pilings and upgraded roof, windows, and siding after Fran. Officials say mitigation lowers damage, saves lives, and boosts recovery efficiency nationwide through shelters, weather stations, and better infrastructure.
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One Man's Weed Is Another Man's Wildflower
A reader asks which gardening method best eliminates weeds. The piece weighs weed as a wildflower, discusses dandelions as weed or plant, and reviews manual pulling, hoeing, mulching, salt hay, newspapers, plastic, dead leaves, wood chips, and cautious herbicide use as weed control options.
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Ress
Dund Ridge
N.Y
James Russell Lowell
Jack Sanders
Gemini Range Redesigns For Small Kitchen Spaces
Gemini unveils a kitchen range aimed at consumers lacking space for double wall ovens. The design enables cooking two different foods at two different temperatures simultaneously, expanding versatility in compact layouts.
Status of R22 refrigerant in home air conditioners
Kansas State University expert says most older home ACs use R22, a refrigerant not as ozone harming and slated for phase out after 2020. Some newer models use eco friendly refrigerants with similar efficiency but higher prices, with supply continuing post 2020.
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Barry Stone
the Herald
Gene Meyer
Kansas State University
Meyer
Ward Hall
Manhattan
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