Burning down the South (Creative Loafing Atlanta)
The wildfires that have swept through the Okefenokee this year are the largest in the lower 48 states in nearly a century. Do they portend a hotter future?... By Scott Henry.Like many natural disasters, the largest wildfire in Georgia history would normally be considered the love child of random happenstance and extraordinary opportunity. [image-1]The state sees an average of 8,000 forest and ......more...Oregon Recreation Report (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
Welcome to the Willamette Zone Recreation Report. Find information on Fishing, Hunting and Viewing. Look for spring chinook and summer steelhead in the Clackamas River and shad fishing is heating up in the Willamette River....more... Oregon Recreation report (Albany Democrat-Herald)
Kick start your summer during the 19th annual Free Fishing Weekend this Saturday and Sunday. Oregonians and visitors are invited to fish, crab and clam anywhere in Oregon without a license. Just be sure to follow all current regulations. Check out ODFW Zone reports for fishing hot spots....more... Trident vital because of Putin nuclear threat, hints Downing St (The Scotsman)
RUSSIA'S threat to target its nuclear missiles on Europe helps to justify Britain's decision to retain the Trident system, government sources suggested yesterday....more... CHAIRS OF COMMITTEES DEALING WITH SANCTIONS ON AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN, COUNTER-TERRORISM, (United Nations)
Improving the quality of the Consolidated List was a core assignment of the Security Council?s 1267 Committee, as both its completeness and accuracy were essential for the effective implementation of sanctions measures imposed under its mandate, Johan Verbeke ( Belgium), that body?s Chairman told the Council today....more... |