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On This Day In History May 11
via docudharma

Cross posted from The Stars Hollow Gazette This is your morning Open Thread. Pour your favorite beverage and review the past and comment on the future. Find the past "On This Day in History" here. Click on images to enlarge May 11 is the 131st day...
NBA: Rockets retire trail blazing Yao's jersey
via allsports

The Houston Rockets feted Hall of Famer Yao Ming on Friday, retiring the ground-breaking Chinese star's jersey in an emotional halftime ceremony during their 121-117 overtime win over the Chicago Bulls. The Houston Rockets feted Hall of Famer Yao...
Why So Many Wildfires? Half The Country Is Turning Into An Intensely Hot, Bone Dry Burn Zone
via thesurvivalplaceblog

By Michael Snyder Did you know that 8 of the 9 worst years for wildfires ever recorded have all been since the year 2000? The western half of the United States just keeps getting hotter and drier, and this is creating ideal conditions for wildfires...
Arctic Methane Release and Rapid Temperature Rise are interlinked
via arctic-news.blogspot

The image below shows methane readings on November 17, 2013 p.m. [ click on image to enlarge ] Very high methane readings are present over the Laptev Sea, the East Siberian Sea and the Beaufort Sea. The situation may be even worse than what it seems...
The Dust Bowl Revolution
via neatorama

The following article is from the book Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into California. Imagine what life would be like if you and your entire family lost everything and were forced to move across the country to an unfamiliar new place. Would you...