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Tropical storm could develop in Caribbean
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 21st, 2010
Reuters: A tropical wave spawning a large area of thunderstorms in the eastern Caribbean Sea could develop into a tropical cyclone over the next couple of days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday. The NHC gave the system a medium 30 percent chance of developing, up from 20 percent earlier Monday. Specifically, the NHC said, "Although there is no evidence of a surface circulation ... this system is showing some signs of organization and environmental conditions appear ...
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Sour Showers: Acid Rain Returns–This Time It Is Caused by Nitrogen Emissions
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 21st, 2010
Scientific American: FROM SULFURIC TO NITRIC: Sulfuric acid rain has been responsible for dissolving some limestone and marble statues, but more importantly, be it sulfuric or nitric acid rain, it can kill fish and other living things. The acid rain scourge of the '70s and '80s that killed trees and fish and even dissolved parts of statues on Washington, D.C.'s National Mall is back. But unlike the first round, in which sulfur emissions from power plants mixed with rain to create sulfuric acid, the ...