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Fall Day of Caring happening Saturday at Warriors' Path State Park

Kingsport Times-News 04 Nov 2021
With the collaboration of local businesses and community groups, volunteers will complete several maintenance projects, including replenishing the rubber mulch in play areas, pressure washing the playground equipment, weeding the playground and rain gardens, and restocking the sand island.
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AK Anchorage AK Zone Forecast

The Argus Press 03 Nov 2021
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of snow in the morning, then snow and rain ... Including the cities of Cold Bay and Sand Point ... .REST OF TONIGHT...Rain and snow late in the evening, then snow. and rain showers after midnight ... Sand Point eastward...southeast wind 10 to 20 mph ... snow and rain showers likely in the morning, then ... Sand Point eastward...southwest wind.
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The foundation

Evening Times 03 Nov 2021
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and burst against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been built upon the rock. And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not act upon them, will be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.
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AK Forecast

The Argus Press 02 Nov 2021
Adak;Occasional rain;39;34;NW;20;68%;83%;1 ... Anchorage;Rain and drizzle;42;34;SE;2;80%;86%;0. Anchorage Merrill;Rain and drizzle;42;34;ESE;2;85%;86%;0 ... Annette Island;Periods of rain;49;42;NNE;6;85%;83%;0 ... Atka;A bit of rain;36;35;NW;17;62%;82%;1 ... Cordova;Periods of rain;46;39;E;9;75%;91%;0 ... Sand Point;Rain and drizzle;38;33;W;23;76%;82%;0.
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Omaha-based Gavilon to pay $270,000 for large mussel kill in Iowa

Omaha World-Herald 02 Nov 2021
Dubuque city officials closed gates between the pond and the Mississippi River to help contain the spill, and Gavilon erected a berm of sand and blocked storm drains ... Gavilon used a small berm of sand to help contain liquid nitrogen fertilizer that leaked from its facility in Dubuque in June 2020.
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Researchers uncover 'genetic goldmine' underlying plant resilience in extreme desert environment

Phys Dot Org 01 Nov 2021
the Atacama Desert in Chile ... Measuring a variety of factors, they recorded temperatures that fluctuated more than 50 degrees from day to night, very high radiation levels, soil that was largely sand and lacked nutrients, and minimal rain, with most annual rain falling over a few days. Using genomics to explore the evolution of resilient plants ... DOI.
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'Genetic goldmine' that could help crops survive hotter and drier climates caused by global warming ...

The Daily Mail 01 Nov 2021
A 'genetic goldmine' has been uncovered by scientists who say it could be used to help crops survive hotter and drier climates caused by global warming ... KEY FINDINGS. DESERT FLOWERS HOLD KEY TO CLIMATE CHANGE RESISTANT STAPLES ... Others were found in soil that was largely sand and lacked nutrients - with the only annual rain falling over a few days ... .
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The sand is there, but low water levels halt a controlled flood to restore Grand ...

The Arizona Republic 01 Nov 2021
This year's rains pushed plenty of sand into the Colorado River for rebuilding Grand Canyon beaches, but dam managers won't release the water ... .
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Environment enthusiast plants 21000 saplings at district Lakki Marwat

Urdu Point 30 Oct 2021
A young environment enthusiast from Lakki Marwat, southern district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has made a remarkable achievement of planting 21000 plants in two years to improve green cover in rain fed native area having all characteristics of a desert due to its sand dunes, scorching heat and dry weather.
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Scientific reclamation: How the iconic Jefferson Memorial was restored

The Keene Sentinel 30 Oct 2021
Dark splotches were growing on the iconic white dome. Growing fast ... “There’s a real logic in not acting too quickly.” ... “Rain alone will slowly erode the surface,” Jacob said. “New marble has a sanded or rubbed finish with a satin sheen to it ... That texture provides a surface that will stay wet for longer periods of time from rain, condensation, mist ... .
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Photo Shoot: Lessons Learned

Cape Cod Times 29 Oct 2021
Salt spray, rain and wind driven sand are the mortal enemy of cameras and lenses, in a big ocean storm this trinity of corrosion can ruin many a great photo. When the once in a lifetime storm photo presents itself, as soon as the lens turns into the rain that prize winning image becomes a blurred smudge of pixels, try and keep the wind at your back.
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‘Dune’ Not Done

Journal Online Chicago 28 Oct 2021
The spice is mixed into the vast seas of sand dunes that cover the entire planet so dry it never rains, guarded by gargantuan sand worms over 1,000-ft ... For Paul, it’s all about him taking a journey across the sand dunes of Arrakis along with his Bene Gesserit mother as the ...
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'Bomb cyclone' topples trees and cuts power to almost all of Cape Cod and Islands

Cape Cod Times 28 Oct 2021
Peter Hartnett of Eventide Landscaping & Design had to duck behind his truck to talk as wind-driven rain and sand blasted the parking lot at Nauset Beach in Orleans ... The Olivers make a pilgrimage to the exposed patch of sand for most storms.
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Big waves hit the beach, but no significant increase in tar washed ashore from Monday’s storm

LA Daily News 27 Oct 2021
While the waves may have been dirty from bacteria that gets washed by rain from the streets down waterways and into the ocean, authorities said there was no evidence more tar from the oil spill off Huntington Beach earlier this month had been churned up and onto the sand by the big storm that brought rain and the strong surf.
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What Happens When a Meteor Hits the Atmosphere?

Technology Org 27 Oct 2021
In the heavens above, it’s raining dirt. Every second, millions of pieces of dirt that are smaller than a grain of sand strike Earth’s upper atmosphere ... Because this falling space dust helps seed rain-making clouds, this basic research on meteors will help scientists more fully understand the chemistry of Earth’s atmosphere ... Credit.
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