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Springs fire reaches popular trails in Santa Monica Mountains
A popular hiking and mountain bicycling route that follows a 10-mile course from Newbury Park to the ocean and a hiking trail known for its impressive stand of California native grasses were in the path of the Springs fire Friday, though the extent of the...
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Springs fire 80% contained, five firefighters suffer minor injuries
Aided by cooling temperatures and rain, firefighters battling the massive Springs fire in Ventura County have the blaze 80% contained, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Monday. The fire has burned 28,000 acres and is expected to be...
Tags: Arson, Guiberson Fire (2009)
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Climate change may bring drought to temperate areas, study says
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON — Climate change may increase the risk of extreme rainfall in the tropics and drought in the world's temperate zones, according to a new study led by NASA. "These results in many ways are the worst of all possible worlds," said Peter...Tags: Science, Natural Disasters, North Africa, NASA, Ecosystems
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A calming trend on the Springs fire
Aided by calmer winds and cooler temperatures, fire crews began gaining control Saturday of a fast-moving blaze that scorched large swaths of rugged mountain terrain and forced mass evacuations in Ventura County. By late afternoon the so-called...
Tags: Guiberson Fire (2009), Fires, National Weather Service
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Springs fire: Arson not suspected, authorities say
The 28,000-acre Springs fire in Ventura County was started by a small, "undetermined roadside ignition of grass/debris" and not thought to be the result of arson, authorities said Sunday. The fire started at the edge of southbound Highway 101 near...
Tags: Arson, Guiberson Fire (2009)
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Independent Box Office: 'Iceman,' 'Maisie' Click for Millennium
ReutersMay 05 (TheWrap.com) - Millennium Entertainment connected with two limited releases -- "The Iceman" and "What Maisie Knew" --Â at the specialty box office this weekend. "The Iceman," which features Michael Shannon as real-life mob killer Richard...Tags: In a Better World (movie), Entertainment, Susanne Bier, Ray Liotta, Arts and Culture
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Fire crews work to complete containment of Springs fire
With light rain falling Sunday, hand crews in Ventura County continued to work on establishing a more than mile-long fire break in the Hidden Valley area to complete containment of the 28,000-acre Springs fire. The fire, which erupted near Thousand Oaks...
Tags: Guiberson Fire (2009)
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Ventura County wildfire is 56% contained
Thanks to improved weather conditions, the 28,000-acre wildfire in Ventura County is 56% contained and all mandatory evacuations have been lifted, officials said. Some municipal fire engines are also being released, officials said. More than 1,800...Tags: Wildfires, Guiberson Fire (2009), Fires
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Boeing demonstrator breaks hypersonic flight record
ReutersBy Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - Boeing Co's X-51A Waverider made history this week when it achieved the longest hypersonic flight by a jet-fuel powered aircraft, flying for 3-1/2 minutes at five times the speed of sound, the U.S. Air...Tags: Space Programs, Oceans, NASA, Bodies of Water, Science and Technology
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The year 2012 was among the 10 warmest years on record
The United Nation’s weather agency has confirmed that 2012 was the ninth warmest year since record keeping began in 1850, and the 27th consecutive year that global land and ocean temperatures were above average. Last year exceeded the global...Tags: Oceans, Natural Disasters, Environmental Issues, Typhoon Bopha (2012), Weather
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Southern California fire season off to a sinister start
The Southern California wildfire season got off to an ominous start Thursday with a massive brush fire in Ventura County that officials fear is just a preview of dangerous months ahead. The fire showed in dramatic fashion how the region's record dry...
Tags: Wildfires, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Guiberson Fire (2009), Fires
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Springs fire scorches Southern California
FrameworkWith light rain falling Sunday, hand crews in Ventura County continued to work on establishing a more than mile-long fire break in the Hidden Valley area to complete containment of the 28,000-acre Springs fire. The fire, which erupted near Thousand Oaks...
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