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Cat found in city tests positive for rabiesThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:20PMFirst city case in a dog or cat since 2008 First city case in a dog or cat since 2008; one person being treated

Tracking air quality from aboveThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:34AMAlthough the nation’s air has grown significantly cleaner in recent decades, about 40 percent of Americans — 127 million people — live in counties where pollution levels still regularly exceed national air quality standards established by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Weather forecast: Why has the Met dept failedThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:52AMThe drought of 2009 still haunts the India Meteorological Department.

San Jose: Cal Fire planning controlled burn east of San Jose todayThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:20AMThe California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is today planning to burn about 600 acres of Joseph D.

Pesticide PathwaysWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:54AMWhen soil moisture levels increase, pesticide losses to the atmosphere through volatilization also rise. In one long-term field study, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists found that herbicide volatilization consistently resulted in herbicide losses that exceed losses from field runoff. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) soil scientist Timothy Gish and ARS micrometeorologist John ...

Emerald ash borer found in Arundel, AlleganyMonday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:22PMFirewood quarantine expanded Just weeks after it turned up in Howard County, the emerald ash borer has been detected in Anne Arundel and Allegany counties.

MU expert studies Civil War weatherMonday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:05PMThe summer of 1861 was high tide for the forces hoping to take Missouri out of the Union and into the Confederate States of America. In battles at Carthage, Wilson’s Creek and Lexington, the Missouri State Guard defeated Federal forces and sparked near-panic among Union commanders. Weather played a crucial role in each, according to a new study by University of Missouri scientist Tony Lupo.

Showers likely in catchment areasFriday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:45PMCatchment areas are likely to experience rainy conditions in the next few days, Meteorology Department deputy director M D Dayananda told the Daily News.

Fewer rain storms across southern Australia with global warmingThursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:19AMDecreasing autumn and winter rainfall over southern Australia has been attributed to a 50-year decrease in the average intensity of storms in the region -- a trend which is forecast to continue for another 50 years.