Topic: Death Valley
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How much do you know about California? Take our quiz.
There's California and then there's the rest of the United States. If you have Hollywood, the Golden Gate, earthquakes, volcanoes, Death Valley, and the Lakers, what else do you need? If you're a Californian, see how well you know your state. If you're not, see if you can pass yourself off as one.
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US heat wave: 5 places that make it look milder
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In Pictures: National parks in winter
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 09/13
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How much do you know about California? Take our quiz.
There's California and then there's the rest of the United States. If you have Hollywood, the Golden Gate, earthquakes, volcanoes, Death Valley, and the Lakers, what else do you need? If you're a Californian, see how well you know your state. If you're not, see if you can pass yourself off as one.
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New findings overturn Libya temperature record
An analysis of what had been for 90 years the hottest recorded temperature, in El Azizia, Libya in 1922, found serious flaws in how the heat was measured. The World Meteorological Organization has now handed the title back to Death Valley, in July 1913.
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Death Valley heat in Kansas? How the end of June got so hot.
Norton Dam, Kan., hit 118 F. on Thursday, and 32 communities from Colorado to Indiana just posted their highest temperatures ever. Forecasters say back-to-back La Niñas are partly to blame.
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Mars rover to try out new strategy for finding alien life
Unlike previous missions to the Red Planet, the Mars Curiosity rover will focus on Martian geology.
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Death Valley used as stand-in for Martian landscape (+video)
A project scientist for NASA's huge Curiosity rover is leading a handful of journalists on a trip to Death Valley, whose geology and vistas resemble Mars in some places. The goal is to help reporters get a better idea of the science Curiosity will be doing when it touches down on the Red Planet on the night of Aug. 5.
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In Death Valley, ancient volcano gives scientists a surprise
The Ubehebe crater in Death Valley National Park is much younger than previously thought, and represents a more significant volcanic hazard than previously thought, according to a new study.
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Renewable energy projects delayed in squabble
Renewable energy projects in California are stalled because of a disagreement between Southern California Edison and federal agencies. Stall is keeping state's national parks and forests from using renewable energy
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Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. One: "Race to Death Valley"
The first book in a new series collects the epic comic strip adventures of Mickey Mouse – as an action hero?
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US heat wave: 5 places that make it look milder
The July heat wave shimmering across the United States is generating everything from prime-time news coverage to contests for describing just how hot it really is. More than a third of the US is experiencing heat indexes of more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the National Weather Service. Six US cities set all-time record highs last month, with the hottest new record coming from Childress, Texas. The temp? 117 degrees. Savanna, Ga., meanwhile, experienced temps of 90-plus degrees for 56 days straight (May 20 to July 14). But what may be a record-setting summer in America is relatively routine in other parts of the world, where many people experience months of weather like this – and not necessarily with Western comforts like air conditioning. Some are almost as hot as America’s Death Valley, which averages 115 degrees in July. Yet their inhabitants manage to survive, albeit through sweat if not tears. Perhaps the fortitude of their global brethren will bring a breeze of hope to Americans. Here are five places with more extreme weather than the US is currently experiencing.
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In Pictures: National parks in winter
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34,000-year-old bacteria discovered...and it's still alive
34,000-year-old bacteria: The microbes were discovered in trapped inside tiny bubbles in salt crystals buried in Death Valley, in a state of suspended animation.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 09/13
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Man vs. Wild star Bear Grylls almost done in by a camera
Man vs. Wild adventurer Grylls has braved many of the world's dangers, but a camera on a sled gives him his closest call yet on a Canadian mountainside.
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Heat wave: a good time to be selling pool supplies and sunscreen
Like winter blizzards, a summer heat wave favors certain segments of the economy. When it feels like Death Valley in New Jersey, air conditioners, kiddie pools, and fitness drinks sell like crazy.
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The homebuyers credit: Is it better to laugh or cry?
Now that new home sales have plunged to historic lows, the $8,000 homebuyers tax credit is seen by some as a misguided use of taxpayer funds.
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Supreme Court takes up case of cross on federal land
A white cross has stood in the Mojave National Preserve since 1934. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will look at issues related to the First Amendment's separation of church and state.
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A home garden can be a tough row to hoe
An amateur gardener looks at the humorous side of growing vegetables.
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Wildlife that can take the heat
Special features allow the animals of Death Valley to thrive in the hot, dry desert.
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Bid to allow guns in national parks
The Interior Department considers a proposal to lift a 25-year ban on concealed weapons in national parks.
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The Monitor's View: Armed to kill in national parks?
A rule that would allow visitors to carry loaded guns in US parks should be shot down.
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Xeriscaping: good for nature – and gardeners
The water-saving gardening technique is friendly to the environment and 'lazy gardeners' alike.
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