Obama urges coastal states to prepare for hurricane season
Obama tells coastal states to prepare beginning Monday and says state governments lead disaster planning with federal support. He calls for coordinated national disaster exercises and notes FEMA relies on other agencies. Weather Service director warns communities must act before storms arrive.
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Smithsonian opens Farmers Warriors Builders ants exhibit
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History debuts Farmers, Warriors, Builders The Hidden Life of Ants with a live leaf cutter colony from Ted Schultz and a 6 foot cast from Walter Tschinkel through Oct 10. It features 39 close up photos by Mark W. Moffett and a new Edward O. Wilson portrait.
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Washington puppy mill raid frees 371 dogs in Kennewick
Benton County deputies and volunteers removed 371 miniature American Eskimo dogs from Sun Valley Kennel in Kennewick. The owner has agreed to surrender the dogs, with adoption likely soon as welfare officials move them to the county fairgrounds and then into shelters across Washington and possibly Oregon and Idaho.
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Researchers led by Paul Wignall link the Guadalupian Mass Extinction about 260 million years ago to massive eruptions in the Emeishan province of Southwest China. The shallow sea setting allowed dating of lava and fossil layers, suggesting a potential global cooling and acid rain effect from volcanic activity.
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