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Beachgoers In Spain Face Invasion Of Jellyfish
2013-08-27 09:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Blue turquoise waves lap at white sand on the Spanish island of Formentera, in the Mediterranean. Sweaty tourists from all over Europe cram the beach. But this particular afternoon, no one dares take a cool dip in the water. The reason? It's what Spaniards call "medusas" - named after the monster from Greek mythology, with a woman's face and venomous snakes for hair. In English, they're called jellyfish. And Gabrielle Amand's son was a recent victim of one. He's wrapped in a towel, sitting...
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AAAAAGGGHH! Invasion of the killer alien mustaches
2013-07-25 18:28:14| CNET News.com
Intel and Toshiba collaborate with the likes of Harvey Keitel to make a new movie series that won't get up your nose. It will merely stay beneath it. [Read more]
Banks face invasion of golden toads in environmental protest
2013-07-21 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: British bankers have been warned to expect an infestation of bright orange golden toads over the next 10 days. The tiny creatures that used to live in the cloud forests of central America but were made extinct 25 years ago when the trees were felled, are likely to burst into their lobbies, start singing and may also approach staff bearing small trees and pictures of other endangered species. But the troupe of 15 Broadway and other US actors, led by fire and brimstone gospel preacher the Reverend...
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Space invasion: Solar storms pose critical threat to US infrastructure
2013-07-15 17:34:45| Extremetech
A new report on vulnerabilities in the US power grid sheds stark light on our ability to deal with certain kinds of threats. A coronal mass ejection of an equivalent magnitude to the one that hit the Earth in 1859 would cripple our infrastructure today, with some areas losing power for up to two years.
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Police: Three Sought in Meadow Lake Home Invasion
2013-06-16 01:06:04| Electronics - Topix.net
Police say they were seen leaving the home in a large, older model, four-door Buick that's dark in color.