Thursday, September 20, 2012

In the news, Thursday, September 20, 2012


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WED 19      INDEX      FRI 21
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from Columbia Basin Herald

For those of you who were wondering why we have ash falling here in the Basin, here is your answer. The Wenatchee fires continue to burn.

photo by Cassandra Worzalla
note: this photo may be misidentified.  KIRO Eyewitness News shows it as taken from Chopper 7 yesterday afternoon.

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from Fox News (& affiliates)

Mom arrested for letting kids play outside
A Texas mother was thrown in jail after a neighbor called police to say her children were playing outside unsupervised.

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from KHQ Local News (NBC Spokane)

Wenatchee Fire Update: Evacuation notices went out for people living around the Mission Ridge ski area southwest of Wenatchee, because of rapid growth of the Table Mountain Fire Complex.

There have been reports of the fires throwing 8-inch chunks of burning bark 6 to 7 miles into the Mission Ridge area.

This picture from the Mission Ridge Ski Area. If the fire gets too close
 to the ski area, it will face 19 of these large water guns.



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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (CBS Seattle)

Table Mountain fire explodes in size, could grow rapidly today

Blewett Pass Wildfire

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from KREM 2 News (CBS Spokane)

Exploding wildfires close roads, prompt new evacuations

A photo taken Sept. 19 of smoke rising from the Table Mountain fire in Central Washington
Washington state Dept. of Natural Resources
Smoke from large wildfires burning in Central Washington is clearly visible
in this NASA satellite image captured on Sept. 19.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Hundreds told to evacuate as two wildfires converge
Officials say hazardous air likely to persist for days

Landers: Fires blaze, as does wolf issue

note: while the Arctic ice may be shrinking, the Antarctic is growing.  The cause of the Arctic melt is not global warming.  It is pollution from smoke, particularly from coal burning power plants in China. See http://wattsupwiththat.com/.

Doctor K: Genetic factors play role in stuttering
Anthony L. Komaroff      Universal Uclick

Birch trees need plenty of water

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from The Wenatchee World

No homes burned, but Mission Ridge still threatened

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