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"Catastrophic Drought in Texas Causes Global Economic Ripples" [1]

"AUSTIN — The drought map created by University College London shows a number of worryingly dry areas around the globe, in places including East Africa, Canada, France and Britain.

But the largest area of catastrophic drought centers on Texas. It is an angry red swath on the map, signifying what has been the driest year in the state’s history. It has brought immense hardship to farmers and ranchers, and fed incessant wildfires, as well as an enormous dust storm that blew through the western Texas city of Lubbock in the past month.

Source: NY Times [2], 10/31/2011

"Rare, Deadly October Storm Hangs On In Northeast " [5]

"One of the darkest Halloweens ever loomed for about 3 million households left without power on Sunday by a rare October snowstorm in the Northeast that bedeviled transportation and killed at least eight people."

Source: Reuters [6], 10/31/2011

"Green Groups Give EPA More Time On CO2 Rule" [7]

"Green groups said on Saturday they would give the Environmental Protection Agency more time to forge the first-ever plan to regulate carbon dioxide from power plants, the country's single biggest source of greenhouse gases."

Source: Reuters [8], 10/31/2011

"Radiation Cleanup Confounds Japan" [11]

"KORIYAMA, Japan—Nearly eight months after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident scattered radioactive material over surrounding communities, Japan still is struggling to figure out how to clean up the mess, exacerbating fears about health risks and fanning mistrust of the government.

Source: Wall St. Journal [12], 10/31/2011

"Feds Announce Plan To Speed Everglades Restoration" [17]

"WASHINGTON -- A new fast-track planning effort could shave years off the next phase of Everglades restoration, putting more fresh and clean water into the central and southern portions of Florida's 'River of Grass' more quickly."

Source: McClatchy [18], 10/28/2011

"Obama Administration Announces Desert 'Solar Energy Zones'" [19]

"The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled its road map for solar energy development, directing large-scale industrial projects to 285,000 acres of desert land in the western U.S. while opening 20 million acres of the Mojave for new development."

Source: LA Times [20], 10/28/2011

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