Earthweek: Global Volcanic and Weather Events Reported
A volcano in western Mexico, Colima, blasted ash and rocks forcing about 500 ranch families to flee. In the Philippines heavy rains on Mount Pinatubo slopes caused ash fallout near Clark Air Base. During weeks of floods in southern China, authorities counted significant deaths and widespread destruction in Guangxi and Guangdong, with millions at risk. Heat waves across Morocco and Poland threaten crops and harvests, while locust warnings cover parts of Africa and the Middle East. Firestorms on Gallipoli killed a fire chief and toppled monuments. Hurricane Emilia lashed Hawaii with surf, and typhoon Walt brought rain to Shikoku. Earthquakes rattled New Delhi and touched several regions including Japan, Sumatra, Korea, and Panama.
Gorillas in the Mist Threatened by Refugee Movements
Endangered mountain gorillas in Parc National des Volcans face new danger as Rwandan civil war refugees pass through their habitat. Exiled park officials report refugees carrying belongings are moving toward higher elevations, risking disease exposure and habitat destruction.
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Parc Nacionale Des Volcans
Zaire
North Carolina Muscadine Wine Growers Battle Costs and Growth
Harrell and Godley run small scale muscadine wine operations aiming to expand despite competition from larger estates. They harvest 150 pound grape bunches over 40 days, use a new $11,000 peg machine, and plan bottle labeling with estate branding. Piedmont and mountain regions drive state growth while eastern muscadine acreage remains threatened by low yields. Bennett Vineyards plans to nearly double size to 61 acres as frost resistant varieties emerge from NC State and Georgia researchers.
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Harrell
State Agricultural Department
Piedmont
Morton
Bennett Vineyards
Godley
North Carolina State University
University of Gueagia
Death on cruise linked to Legionnaires Disease
Pasquale Cantone, 68, of Long Island, died July 22 after contracting Legionnaires' disease aboard the Celebrity Cruises ship Garena during a Bermuda voyage. CDC confirms the illness caused his death. the ship has 11 confirmed and 25 suspected cases, and was removed from service July 20 for sanitization.
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New York
U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Pasquale Cantone
Long Island
Bermuda
Good Samaritan Hospital
Kristine Smith
Attorney client sex laws spark broad state and national debate
California lawmakers enacted a law and several states weigh similar rules as top bar groups issue nonbinding guidelines condemning attorney client sex. North Carolina faces ethics code revisions with leaders like Maureen Murray opposing blanket bans while critics warn lawyers can coerce. Anthony Davis notes lawyers may exploit consent in such relationships.
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California
Supreme Courts
American Bar Association
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
American Trial Lawyers Association
North Carolina
Maureen Murray
Greensboro
Bar
Hazard
Anthony Davis
Brooklyn Law School
NC inmate dies by suicide in Tennessee prison
Alvin Michael Perry a 43 year old inmate from North Carolina who feared for his life died Friday in a Tennessee prison. He was serving 30 years for assault and two breaking and entering charges and had requested solitary confinement earlier. Perry entered the system in 1990 and was moved to the Mason facility this year among 158 North Carolina inmates.
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Mason, Tenn
North Carolina
Alvin Michael Perry
Clinton
Tennessee
Patty McQuillan
North Carolina Department of Correction
Mason
McQuillan
Perry
Lawyers debate discipline for sexual conduct with clients
Maureen Murray argues bar discipline with a client breaches trust since the client is vulnerable and the lawyer holds control. Alan Schneider, Raleigh lawyer, says the bar already has rules for sexual misconduct and warns attorneys not to have relations with clients, though some cases might not affect the client’s case. North Carolina bar executive director L. Thomas Lunsford II recalls few misconduct allegations.
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Alan Schneider
Raleigh
North Carolina
Bar
L. Thomas Lunsford II
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Guangdong
Morocco
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Poland
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Red Locust Control Organization
Kenya
Uganda
Rwanda
Burundi
Tanzania
Kazakhstan
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Hawaiian Islands
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Sumatra
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South Pole, Antarctica
Chronicle Features
Nature’s Refugees
U.S. Climate Analysis Center
U.S. Earthquake Information Center
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Sam's
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Biltmore
Asheville
Ortgage
Cherry Point Federal
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Sun Journal
Self
Davis
Treehouse Children’s Wear
J.G. Hooks
Boys
Jack Tar * Bryan
Hardison Tire & Oil
Alliance
Trent Rd
New Bern
Tal-Y-Boat Interiors
Eastern, N.C
Wall OF High Point Market
Morehead
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