Word: weathered
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...start of the 21st century there were unmistakable signs that exploitation of the planet was reaching its limit--that nature was beginning to take its revenge. Melting ice in the polar regions suggested that the climate was changing rapidly. Weather was even more erratic than usual, giving some places too little rain and others too much. Fires raced across the parched American West last summer, and recent storms spread devastation from Britain to Taiwan. No specific event could be directly blamed on global warming, but scientists say that in a greenhouse world, deluges and droughts will be more frequent...
...What happened? Bad weather in the Midwest and Southeast kept shoppers home; rising fuel prices kept their budgets tight. There was that whole presidential election thing. And as George W. Bush has been so studiously pointing out, we're in the middle of an economic slowdown. And shoppers, who account for two-thirds of the U.S. economy, know...
Still, retailers believe in Santa Claus. Some 60% of all holiday shopping takes place in the final two weeks, and merchants expect bargain-sniffing consumers to pounce at the last minute. "If the weather clears, the shoppers will be out," says Lee Scott, CEO of Wal-Mart. "They have shown they do have disposable income." Now they have to show they'll spend...
...crippling snow may have kept some Midwesterners away from the stores last week, but no one can blame the weather for the sparse crowds at Southern California malls. In sunny West Los Angeles, the Westside Pavilion was a virtual ghost town, and the few people wandering through other malls weren't exactly spreading the wealth. "I used to go into debt every year and spend six months digging out," says Susan Ray, an executive assistant. "I don't want to do that anymore...
...Chilly Dog snuggle bed must have been printed by mistake. You wrote about an air-conditioning system to cool dogs left in a hot car. But my invention has the opposite goal: to keep dogs warm. I own dachshunds, and they used to shiver at night from the cold weather. They couldn't keep a blanket on, so I developed the ultimate snuggle bed, which is sort of like a sleeping bag with a built-in pillow and blanket. People who buy these beds say their dogs love them! Readers can find out more about them at our website, www.chillydogs.com...