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'When thunder roars, go indoors' to avoid lightning's pain

'When thunder roars, go indoors' to avoid lightning's pain

Deaths in the U.S. from lightning strikes are up in 2015, compared to recent years. A convertible won't save you. Get inside at the first rumble of thunder, and stay away from plugged-in appliances.
by Jeff Brady

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Chicken owners brood over CDC advice not to kiss, cuddle birds

Chicken owners brood over CDC advice not to kiss, cuddle birds

The health agency says kissing and cuddling chickens could be contributing to outbreaks of salmonella. But backyard chicken owners aren't about to lay off the birds.
by Jason Beaubien

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Wolves dying, moose booming on Isle Royale as Park Services plans next move

Wolves dying, moose booming on Isle Royale as Park Services plans next move

Since the late 1940s, when they first arrived on the island, the wolf population has averaged around 20 animals. But now, due in part to genetic inbreeding, there are only three remaining.
by Dan Kraker

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Aspen Ideas Festival: 'Climate -- Clarity and Complexity'

Aspen Ideas Festival: 'Climate -- Clarity and Complexity'

This year Texas has been plagued with floods and California with drought. What if residents in these states knew what kind of weather extremes were on the way?

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Appeals court upholds DNR decision to deny permit to bear researcher

Appeals court upholds DNR decision to deny permit to bear researcher

But researcher Lynn Rogers is claiming partial victory, saying the ruling allows him to once again place cameras in bear dens to broadcast the hibernating animals over the Internet.
by Dan Kraker

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Report ties Twin Cities deaths, illnesses to pollution

Report ties Twin Cities deaths, illnesses to pollution

A report finds that two forms of air pollution contributed to thousands of deaths and hundreds of hospital stays in 2008.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Community solar coming to Xcel Energy customers

Community solar coming to Xcel Energy customers

Xcel Energy customers will soon be able to receive power from community solar gardens. After a concerted effort by the utility to limit them, they will come online soon.
by Martin Moylan

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Wildfires in Canada and Alaska drive thousands from homes

Wildfires in Canada and Alaska drive thousands from homes

Thousands of fires are burning in the continent's northwest, sending smoke as far as Tennessee. Some blame a brewing El Nino for the unprecedented start to the season; others point to climate change.
by Nathan Rott

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Buzz kill for bumblebees: Climate change is shrinking their range

Buzz kill for bumblebees: Climate change is shrinking their range

Wild bees are some of nature's busiest pollinators of crops and flowers. But new evidence suggests a warming climate is squeezing the bounds of where bumblebees can live.
by Dan Charles

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