Environment

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credit three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines three lines. Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center speaks to the media as Imam Muhammad Musri of the Islamic Society of Central Florida looks on at left, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)

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Sotheby's auction house worker Mary Engleheart, goes through a rare copy of a book of illustrations by John James Audubon's "Birds of America," in central London, Thursday Sept. 9, 2010. The collection of 435 hand-colored prints, made from engravings of Audubon's illustrations, measures more than 3 feet by 2 feet (90 centimeters by 60 centimeters) because Audubon wanted to paint the birds life size. According to the house, the book of four volumes could reach 6 million pounds ($9.25 million) when it is auctioned in the Magnificent Books, Manuscripts and Drawings from the Collection of Frederick, 2nd Lord Hesketh sale which will take place at Sotheby's in London on Dec. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Associated Press Greg Moore, a local business owner, rides a recreational water vehicle down a flooded street in Belton, Texas, on Wednesday, after Tropical Storm Hermine deluged the region.

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The 2011 edition of the 219-year-old Old Farmer's Almanac, released Tuesday, is pictured with older editions. It and its Maine-based competitor, Farmers' Almanac, both have circulations of about 3.2 million, spanning generations in some families.

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Farmers' Almanac Managing Editor Sandi Duncan and Editor Peter Geiger show off the 2011 edition in Lewiston, Maine. It and the Old Farmer's Almanac foresee a colder-than-normal winter.

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A home is engulfed in flames on Detroit's east side Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Fire officials say flames have swept through at least two dozen homes in Detroit, fanned by strong winds that are toppling power lines across the city. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Marcin Szczepanski)

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Firefighters work on a blaze in a commercial building in Detroit, Mich.,Tuesday, Sept.7, 2010. Fire officials say flames have swept through at least two dozen homes in Detroit, fanned by strong winds that are toppling power lines across the city. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Susan Tusa)

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A firefighter walks from the scene of three destroyed homes in Detroit Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Fire officials say flames have swept through at least two dozen homes in Detroit, fanned by strong winds that are toppling power lines across the city. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Kathleen Galligan)

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A burned home is seen through a remaining entryway of another home on Detroit's east side, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Wind-whipped flames swept through at least three Detroit neighborhoods, destroying dozens of homes, including many that were vacant, officials said. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Burned homes are seen on the east side of Detroit, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Wind-whipped flames swept through at least three Detroit neighborhoods, destroying dozens of homes, including many that were vacant, officials said. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Burned cars and property are seen on the west side of Detroit, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Wind-whipped flames swept through at least three Detroit neighborhoods, destroying dozens of homes, including many that were vacant, officials said. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Burned cars and property are seen on the west side of Detroit, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Wind-whipped flames swept through at least three Detroit neighborhoods, destroying dozens of homes, including many that were vacant, officials said. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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** FILE ** A Tupolev 154 comes in for a landing at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport in 1996. A similar Tupolev 154 suffered an electrical system failure Tuesday and made an emergency landing, ending up in a forest in northern Russia. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, File)

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A wildfire burns outside of Boulder, Colo. on Tuesday Sept. 7, 2010. Authorities said Tuesday night they counted 92 structures that have been destroyed and another eight that have been damaged. (AP Photo/ Matt McClain)

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In this photo provided by Eric Peter Abramson, a line of buses are destroyed after a wild fire passed through Gold Hill, Colo. on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Gov. Bill Ritter declared a state of emergency Tuesday as officials nearly doubled the fire's estimated size to more than 7,100 acres, or 11 square miles. At one point the plume from the fire could be seen in Wyoming, 90 miles to the north. (AP Photo/Eric Peter Abramson)

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A spotter plane and large slurry bomber past over a burning home in Boulder, Colo. on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Gov. Bill Ritter declared a state of emergency Tuesday as officials nearly doubled the fire's estimated size to more than 7,100 acres, or 11 square miles. At one point the plume from the fire could be seen in Wyoming, 90 miles to the north. (AP Photo/The Daily Camera, Mark Leffingwell)

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A firefighting helicopter flies over a plume of smoke from a wildfire west of Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, Kathryn Scott Osler)

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A group of Sunshine residents discuss the fate of their homes before Gov. Bill Ritter and Boulder Sheriff Joe Pelle spoke to the media and concerned residents at a staging area in Boulder, Colo., Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, after concluding a tour of the fire area. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, Craig F. Walker)

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Homeowner Phil Helper listens to a group of Sunshine residents discuss the fate of their homes at a staging area in Boulder, Colo., Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Gov. Bill Ritter spoke media and concerned residents at the staging area after he and Boulder Sheriff Joe Pelle concluded a tour of the fire area. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, Craig F. Walker)

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Dee Spencer, right, who lost her home in a wildfire near Boulder, Colo., on Monday is comforted by Beth Byerlein after a briefing on the fire in Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Firefighters are fighting the blaze that forced the evacuation of over 3,000 people. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)