RAF mourns dead pilots
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- RAF mourns dead pilots
- Galveston police baffled by burnt palm trees
- Hurricane Season… Plan For Safety of Large Pets
- Citrus losses likely due to Hurricane Dolly
- Hurricane Katrina: Why Some People Stayed Behind
- Natural fireworks: See the video of tornado coverage that won the …
- HG FUTURES JERRY MITCHELL : Hurricane brings Mitchell to Hogs
RAF mourns dead pilots
AFP
The Tornado F3 came down Thursday while on a sortie at Glen Kinglas in Argyll. “At the moment our thoughts and prayers are with the families friends and colleagues of the two aircrew who lost their lives a defence ministry spokesman said. “The crash is being investigated at the moment. There will be a service inquiry held by the RAF” he added. According to the ministry’s website Tornado F3s have been in service since 1985.
Galveston police baffled by burnt palm trees
Dallas Morning News
Robinson said the calls reporting burning trees have recently increased in frequency. Now tree service owner Greg West is offering a $1000 reward for information that leads to charges. “We just got hit by a hurricane and the only thing that lived were the palm trees” West told The Galveston County Daily News. “I want to put the reward out so it might change somebody’s mind to turn them in. A conviction for arson is a second-degree felony which carries a possible jail term from two to 20 years and a $10000 fine. The trees that weren’t consumed by flames will live but it could take years for the burned trunks to heal West said. Many trees on the island have already died in flooding from Hurricane Ike in September.
Hurricane Season… Plan For Safety of Large Pets
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”Preparation and planning are important for any family” said Lisa Mendheim public education coordinator Broward County Animal Care “but it becomes particularly important to plan when you are responsible for pets horses and other large animals. ”
For cat and dog owners Broward County Animal Care recommends that a Pet Survival Kit be prepared using a waterproof covered container. The kit should include enough food kitty litter and bottled water for two weeks. Extra leashes and collars are helpful.
Citrus losses likely due to Hurricane Dolly
AgNews
“Based on historical trends in citrus production here the 2008-2009 citrus harvest should have been up by 5 or 6 percent from the year before” said Dr. “Instead it was down nearly 12 percent. Combining those two factors brings the total loss close to the 20 percent that I estimated two days after Dolly passed through.
Hurricane Katrina: Why Some People Stayed Behind
Science Daily (press release)
The 2005 storm breached every levee in New rleans flooding almost the entire city as well as the neighboring parishes. Yet a surprising number of people stayed behind and rode out the storm.
Natural fireworks: See the video of tornado coverage that won the …
Examiner.com
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HG FUTURES JERRY MITCHELL : Hurricane brings Mitchell to Hogs
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas’ courting of Mandeville La. cornerback Jerry Mitchell was a bit of a whirlwind. That’s fitting since a hurricane helped bring the two sides together. Mitchell and his dad Jerry Sr. were in Alexandria La. after evacuating Mandeville because of Hurricane Gustav which made landfall in south Louisiana on Sept.
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