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Hail storm: Colorado weather brings taste of winter to summerHail storm: Colorado storms brought torrential downpours, flash flooding and, in some parts, hail. The hail storm in Colorado left yards southwest of Denver looking like it had just snowed.
Wildfire near Yosemite spreads to 99 square milesYosemite area wildfire destroys two homes and sends tourists, residents packing. Although officials haven't closed Yosemite, wildfire has forced the closing of one of three entrances to the national park.- Gas prices: UK gas falls on pipeline restartBritish prompt gas prices fell Monday聽after deliveries through Norway's Langeled pipeline resumed.聽Mild weather kept a lid on demand, further pushing gas prices down.
Buzz around new target for domestic drones: MosquitoesThe Florida Keys Mosquito Control District is considering using unmanned drones to target mosquitoes. The drones would spot breeding grounds, which would later be tested for eggs, and then sprayed with bacteria.
Zoo dog: Lion in den turns out to be ... a dogZoo dog: Lion at a zoo in central China was revealed to be a Tibetan mastiff dog. The zoo dog lion was discovered when it began to bark. Lyin' den?聽
Marcellus Shale natural gas output rising fastMarcellus Shale natural gas production levels are beating expectations so far this year. The natural gas boom from the Marcellus Shale across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and other states is changing the country's energy landscape.
Fukushima nuclear plant: 10 workers exposed to radiationFukushima workers were exposed to small amounts of radiation Monday while conducting cleanup work at the nuclear power plant. Officials said they're still investigating how workers were contaminated at the Fukushima聽Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.
California wildfire season: 43 percent more fires, so farCalifornia wildfires burn twice the acreage of last year's total. And Santa Ana winds, which fan California wildfires, haven't arrived yet.
First baby pandas for UK? Maybe, zoo says.Baby pandas could be weeks away if Edinburgh Zoo's Tian Tian is really pregnant. No baby pandas have ever been born in Britain.
Silver fire spreads, threatening homes in CaliforniaSilver fire聽was estimated at nearly 22 square miles Thursday with 20 percent containment, but the direction could change in the area. Evacuation orders were issued in five towns around the Silver fire.
Sumatran tiger cubs born in WashingtonSumatran tiger cubs born at The National Zoo in Washington, the zoo announced Thursday. The Sumatran tiger cubs won't be exhibited for several months, but fans can watch them on webcams.
Fukushima's new 'emergency' 鈥� radioactive water leaksFukushima nuclear plant is creating an 'emergency,' Japan's nuclear watchdog says. Highly radioactive water from Fukushima is leaking into the ocean and discharges could accelerate if nothing is done.
Power plant implosion: Demolition goes wrongPower plant implosion creates shrapnel that injures audience watching the planned implosion of a decommissioned PG&E power plant聽
It's a bike! It's a car! It's an ... ELF bike?ELF bike: A聽'green' commuting option, the ELF bike聽looks like Fred Flintstone's footmobile, only with solar panels and a futuristic shape.
China heat wave: It's so hot, manhole covers cook foodChina heat wave leaves much of the country's southern and eastern areas sweltering. Shanghai hits record 105 degrees F. and one eastern city sees record 108 degrees.聽
Potash cartel: Russia's Uralkali quits major potash venturePotash cartel upended as Russia's Uralkali drops out of聽the Belarusian Potash Company, heralding a price war for the key crop nutrient.聽The break-up of a major potash cartel聽leaves North America's Canpotex as the dominant potash export venture.
U.S. accuses JPMorgan: Bank pays $410 million settlementU.S. accuses JPMorgan: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says JPMorgan traders manipulated electricity prices. JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay $410 million on Tuesday to settle the claim by U.S. energy regulators.
Florida gas plant explosion rocks central FloridaA Florida gas plant explosion聽sent 'boom after boom after boom' through the central Florida neighborhood around it early Tuesday.聽Several people were injured in the Florida gas plant explosion, with at least three critically injured.
Philadelphia explosion blamed on gas leakPhiladelphia explosion was caused by a gas leak, officials said Monday. The Philadelphia explosion injured eight people and toppled an unoccupied row house.
Samet Island coast marred by oil spillSamet Island, a popular tourist destination in Thailand's eastern sea, was in the path of an oil spill that washed up black waves of crude oil on its beaches over the weekend. The Samet Island oil spill came聽from a leak in the pipeline operated by a subsidiary of state-owned oil and gas company PTT Plc.聽聽
