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...armored raft made of five layers of 1-in.-thick iron over wood extended well out over the hull, protecting the ship from ramming...
SOUTH ASIA No Silver Lining to This Cloud A thick brown haze hangs in the air over South Asia, scientists working for the U.N. Environment Program reported. The brown cloud, made of smoke and carbon monoxide that cause respiratory illnesses, suppresses up to 15% of the sunlight falling on it. The haze is altering the winter monsoon, cutting rainfall over northwestern Asia by between 20% and 40%, while increasing it farther east - which may explain this summer's exceptionally heavy monsoon in Bangladesh, Nepal and northeast India. But the cloud is not just a regional problem, the scientists stressed. East...
Even for a disease that moves on wings--of birds and mosquitoes--the West Nile virus is spreading with remarkable speed. Three years after making its first U.S. appearance, in New York, it has spread to 33 other states. This year, after being largely confined to a thick band of East Coast states, the virus has swept rapidly west, reaching as far as South Dakota and Texas. Last week it struck with a vengeance in Louisiana, infecting at least 58 residents and killing four--prompting Governor Mike Foster to declare a statewide emergency...
...From the Quarry Bay subway station, it's a stiff stroll up Mount Parker road to the rarely-frequented Sir Cecil's Ride. The three-kilometer-long, narrow dirt path snakes its way west, ducking through thick forest. If your timing is right, you will emerge just as the sun sinks behind the skyscraper-studded retail district of Causeway...
...think. “At least now it’s dark. At night, the summer air is cool and refreshing.” But no! It’s still hotter than hell. It’s so dark and yet so hot, and the air is so thick. Now, a lot of things are described as “womb-like,” but with the incredible heat coupled with disgusting humid wetness, walking around Washington at night is probably a more womb-like experience than anything I can think of except drowning in a swamp...