Ancient Mexican Carvings Being Erased by Acid Rain, Experts Say (National Geographic)
Within a few decades, pollution could erase thousand-year-old stone carvings at one of Mexico's most important archaeological sites, a new study shows...more...Ironwork still reigns in port city TRAVELER?S CHECK | MOBILE, ALA., IRONWORK (Kansas City Star)
MOBILE, Ala. | Some of the lacy ironwork decorating Mobile?s homes, buildings, parks and cemeteries has been maintained with tender care since the 1800s. A large amount, however, has been stolen, scrapped and sacrificed for urban renewal and renovations....more... President Bush, State of Union: New Orleans, Not Burma (Bayou Buzz)
Along the mighty Mississippi , there is a city, now probably a town called New Orleans . It sits close to the Gulf of Mexico , the same Gulf area that collided with a Hurricane named Katrina and then another named Rita....more... Map With A Legend (Hartford Courant)
Rare Woodcut Of Aztec City Finds Its Way Back To Yale The island city of the Aztecs was the Venice of the so-called New World. Causeways stretched over a salt lake, past canals and floating gardens. A grand market overflowed with exotic vegetables, medicinal herbs and fine jewelry. Awestruck, Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés took it in. ...more... Fishing action is unusually good (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
What is happening isn't supposed to happen -- especially this time of year....more... Senate committee renews offshore drilling debate (St. Petersburg Times)
The panel's Democratic chairman opposes new drilling, but other members say the U.S. is missing a chance to lower dependence on foreign oil....more... Levy County stands ready to deal with all kinds of emergencies (Chiefland Citizen)
Some people have a natural tendency to ask ?What if? this or ?What if? that. Levy County Emergency Management Director Mark Johnson asked ?What if an earthquake happened under the Gulf of Mexico and a tsunami was sent toward Levy County??...more... Grant Aimed at Helping Employers Foster a Healthy Environment (RedNova)
By Terry Rindfleisch, La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Jan. 25--Jodi Hendrickson says she probably wouldn't work out if she couldn't do it at work....more... Winds Of Change: North America's Wind Patterns Have Shifted Significantly In The Past 30,000 Years (Science Daily)
Using 14,000- to 30,000-year-old wood samples from areas in the mid-latitudes of North America (40-50°N), researchers have learned that the prevailing winds in this region, which now blow from the west, once blew from the east....more... |