Word: northwest
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...likely to bring her own set of weather problems. Last week scientists meeting in Boulder, Colo., at a La Nina summit sponsored by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) sketched out a lengthy list: more Atlantic Ocean hurricanes. Colder winters across Canada. Wetter winters in the Pacific Northwest. Warmer, dryer winters in the Southern U.S. More wildfires in Florida. Lower wheat yields in Argentina. Torrential rains in Southeast Asia...
...Three fishing villages on the northwest coast of Papua New Guinea that eked out a living from the sea have been erased by it. When all the bodies are buried and all the missing counted, the 23-foot wall of water that arrived in the night last Friday will likely have claimed some 6,000 lives and stolen nearly a whole generation of children whose small bodies stood no chance against the water's crush...
...Similar cutbacks will be required of a proposed Lufthansa-Scandinavian Air Services-United Airlines alliance, and the EU is expected later this year to set strict requirements for the European alliances planned by Delta and Northwest. With the importance of European markets growing amid Asia's decline, the battle for the continent's skies looks set to be the fiercest since...
...under parental supervision? Another friend recommended a single-shot weapon, but Bill Kinkel bought his son a semiautomatic rifle. Later, he surprised Kip with a Glock pistol. Just down the road from the Kinkel home--nestled along a rural road that feels more Ozark than Pacific Northwest--a sign warns NO HUNTING OR SHOOTING...
...dreary as the Pacific Northwest coast around which his tales are spun, Byers' short stories inventively explore the domains of psychology and interpersonal relationships through the minds of his chief actors. The briny odor of Seattle air clings damply to the pages of the book, with Byers' distinct imagery painting vivid arenas for his divorced women, widowed men and pubescent and imaginative children to perform...