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Pages from the Past: Lightning did strike twice for Catonsville resident in 1911
An article in the Aug. 12, 1911 edition of The Argus reported on damage from a severe storm. Lightning struck the home of Mr. Emil Fisher, Smithwood avenue, last Friday night, causing damage of several hundred dollars. The bolt struck the roof near the...Tags: Lakes and Ponds, U.S. Postal Service, Halethorpe, Companies and Corporations, Homes
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Maryland copes with flooding after heavy rains
Last week's drought conditions seemed a distant memory Monday as Central Maryland shook off more heavy rains and braced for a fourth day of showers and storms on Tuesday. The forecast called for a 60 percent chance of rain overnight, and 40 percent on...Tags: Natural Disasters, Jones Falls Expressway, Howard County, Cherry Hill, Weather Reports
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Stormy Caribbean could bring Cuba drought relief
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:We can be thankful, again, for those engineers who had the foresight to build Baltimore’s fine reservoir system, and for rainfall we can (usually) depend on. Cuba is suffering through another severe drought. It’s...Tags: Tropical Storms, Cuba
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Susquehanna River Basin Commission to study pollution capacity at Conowingo Dam
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission plans to launch a sediment study at Conowingo Dam by the end of this year, and warned the dam's ability to hold back pollution could be coming to an end. "This is something that has been talked about and talked...Tags: Hydroelectricity, Chesapeake Bay, Renewable Energy, Water Pollution, U.S. Army
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Dry spell hits Harford County – but not too dry
It's been dry in these parts, though apparently not too parched.
The drought facing Harford County is considered "abnormal" by the National Weather Service, but some municipalities aren't seeing any effects.
Calvin Meadows, a meteorological technician...Tags: Agriculture, Water, Water Supply, Havre de Grace, Aberdeen Proving Ground
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Tuesday highs in Baltimore could reach 100 degrees
Marylanders will likely go another round with fierce summer heat Tuesday as temperatures threaten to punch into the high 90s and humidity levels shove the misery index into triple-digits.
Forecast highs for BWI-Marshall Airport and downtown Baltimore are...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Inner Harbor, Weather Reports, Baltimore Weather, Common Cold
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Crops getting parched on Lower Shore
When Ted Wycall started his organic farm in Salisbury five years ago, scarce rain was not a part of his calculations.
But after surviving a serious drought last year, Wycall and his 200-acre Greenbranch Farm, and his fellow farmers across the Lower...Tags: Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Weather Reports, Nottingham, Somerset County (Maryland), Chicago Hotels
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College Park students compete to build green house
At a small construction site tucked between an ice skating rink and an office building, students, professors and contractors sing along to country music as they put the finishing touches on two small houses joined in the middle by a manmade wetland....Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Electronics, Decathlon, Colleges and Universities, Continuing Education
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William Donald Schaefer, governor and mayor, dies
William Donald Schaefer, the dominant political figure of the last half-century of Maryland history, died Monday after a "do-it-now" career that changed the face of Baltimore while bringing a new burst of energy to the city he loved.
Mr. Schaefer was 89....Tags: Regional Authority, William Donald Schaefer, George H.W. Bush, Cartoons, Defense
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Fighting climate change through geoengineering
As the climate continues to change as a result of human actions, the government has done little to regulate the known causes of the problem. Consider Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's recent proposal to restrict the Environmental Protection...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Technology, Research, Global Change, Fertilizer
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Garden paths
Online refer: For more garden photos, go to baltimoresun.com/travel. For more information on gardening, read Susan Reimer's blog at baltimoresun.com/gardenvariety
When Cheval Opp retired from IBM, she knew exactly what she would do with her time....Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Netherlands, Washington, DC, IBM, Cuba
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