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'Game of Thrones' recap: 'The Ghost of Harrenhal'
The Baltimore Sun"Aren't you always so clever with your schemes and your plots?" Queen Cersei Lannister "Schemes and plots are the same thing." -- Tyrion Lannister It wouldn't be a stretch to argue that the second season of"Game of Thrones"has been a good deal...Tags: Game of Thrones (tv program), Blackmail and Extortion
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Gusty winds mean risk of wildfires
It's gusty out there, and with low moisture in the air, that means a risk of wildfires. The National Weather Service is forecasting 10 to 20 mph winds with gusts up to 30 mph. At the Sun weather station dowtown, gusts have been reaching 20 mph throughout...Tags: Fells Point
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100 evacuate as four-alarm brush fire burns in Harford County
Some 100 Joppa residents were evacuated from their homes Sunday afternoon as a brush fire burned just over 18 acres in the area of Dembytown and Trimble roads. The Joppa fire, which burned for more than five hours, came as officials spent the weekend...Tags: State Parks, Glen Burnie, Conservation, Weather Reports, Baltimore County
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Virginia wildfire smoke seen from space
Maryland WeatherIf you happened to be in Washington, DC Tuesday, or in Anne Arundel County as I was, you could smell what seemed like wood smoke in the air. It was smoke, and it was coming from a raging fire in southeast......Tags: Great Dismal Swamp, Wetlands, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), NASA, Washington, DC
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Smoke from Va. swamp fire reaches area
Smoke got in our eyes — and throats and lungs — Saturday, courtesy of a wildfire in a Virginia swamp more than 200 miles away. Before afternoon rains cleared the air, fire departments in the Baltimore area reported numerous calls from...Tags: Cancer, Aberdeen, Lungs and Airways, Environmental Pollution, Wildlife
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Heat, fire and flood ahead ... then Igor?
Maryland WeatherSounds pretty dire, doesn't it? Fortunately, the reality isn't quite so bad.The National Weather Service forecasters out at Sterling think today's high might rise into the upper 80s, falling somewhere short of the 90-degree mark. Of course, they said the....Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Allegany County, Tropical Storms, Weather Reports
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Afternoon winds will raise fire dangers
Maryland WeatherThe National Weather Service is warning that stiff northwest winds due this afternoon after the passage of a dry cold front will boost the risk of spreading wildfires.A Special Weather Statement posted early this morning said afternoon winds of 10......Tags: Weather Reports, Washington County, Washington, DC, Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland), Water Restrictions
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Hold onto your hat; high wind watch up tonight
Maryland WeatherSounds like a wild weekend ahead, with highs in the 70s Friday afternoon, gusts to 50 mph overnight into Saturday, and some whispers about rain and snow Monday into Monday night. Ready? Here goes:This morning's overcast skies will burn off and......Tags: Weather Statistics, Allegany County, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Rentals, Weather Warnings
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Final tally on Saturday's winds
Maryland WeatherSome windstorm. Trees, branches down, wildfires and building fires get stoked and keep fire fighters on the run. We were in Manhattan for most of it. There were times when it was all we could do to prevent the gusts from knocking......Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Amy Davis, Weather Reports, Anne Arundel County, Manhattan (New York City)
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Md. Forest Service watching two big marsh fires
Maryland WeatherThe Maryland DNR Forest Service is investigating the causes of two wildfires this week that have burned more than 3,500 acres of marshland in Dorchester County. Both fires have been brought under control, but continue to burn."We typically get large...Tags: Wetlands, Natural Resources, Fires, Maryland, Dorchester County
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Smoke from NC, VA fires reached MD
Maryland WeatherAs I left work Friday evening I could detect a smoky aroma in the air. And looking out from The Sun's garage on Calvert Street, I noted a pretty thick haze. Maybe you got a whiff of it too, on......Tags: Clarksville, NASA, Baltimore County, Outer Banks, Great Dismal Swamp
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California wildfires from space
Maryland WeatherNASA's Aqua Earth-observing satellite yesterday afternoon snapped this spectacular image of smoke from the California wildfires as Santa Ana winds blew it out over the Pacific. Here's how it looked from the ground.......Tags: NASA, Santa Ana, Fires
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