Why Sand Dunes Go Boom
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The sounds made by dune avalanches has mystified people for centuries. California scientists test an explanation by sliding down the sand on their rear ends.
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GEORGE TOWN: It used to attract scores of people who came for their daily morning walks and to enjoy the relaxing sound of waves hitting the beach. But a visit to Gurney Drive these days would leave you wondering whether you are indeed visiting the famous promenade.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 15--It is tempting to hurl rhetorical firebombs at a political system that fails to protect homeowners from fireworks damage just because they live in unincorporated areas. And to scorch the S.C.
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GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. Scientists are flooding the Grand Canyon on purpose. They&#39;re releasing sediment-filled water in an effort to restore parts of the natural wonder&#39;s ecosystem.
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Two years ago, at the height of the housing boom, developers realized that hotel property had fallen out of favor. Residential property was worth more, and travelers weren't willing to pay top dollar to stay in fancy hotels.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 16--It can be pretty diffi cult to sell or rent beachfront property without a beach.
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Comment is free: Naomi Klein: Political chaos means Israel is booming like it's 1999 - and the boom is in defence exports field-tested on Palestinians.
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By Larry Porter, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Feb. 11--LINCOLN -- Ice conditions in the Sand Hills are the best in a dozen years, but it's a mixed blessing for ice fishermen.   Even if fishermen should happen to fall through the ice, they wouldn't be in danger of drowning.
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Business & money: Violent storms in the North Sea helped push global oil prices to new highs of just under $100 per barrel.
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The capacity crowd was on its feet. The noise machines were in overdrive. There was a scene from "Predator" on the Jumbotron and Thunder Stix were slapping in quasi-unison throughout.
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As developments sprout on once-empty sand, storms unleash fury on structures in their paths.
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Hundreds of people called emergency services to report a sonic boom Tuesday that scientists said was probably caused by a small meteor.
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By Troy Graham, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Feb. 7--Vincent J. Fumo wasn't the only out-of-state homeowner who didn't want a sand dune blocking the ocean view from his house in Margate, N.J.
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And so the great real estate boom has ended. Left in its wake are anxious sellers and hopeful renters, fidgety buyers and freebie-wielding developers, deserted open houses and blocks crowded with for-sale signs, scaled-back retirement plans and first-time homes that suddenly seem within reach.
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NAMIB DESERT, Namibia -- The blonde in the cowboy hat stepped forward with slow, swaggering menace, her boots crunching audibly on the sand below. As the camera zoomed tight on her green zombie eyes, the desert beyond completed the scene with the kind of bleached-out desolation no Hollywood studio could provide....
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Scientists have shown that it is possible to vanish into a pile of completely dry sand just as easily as traditional quicksand.
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ST. GEORGE, Utah -- When the baby boomers of St. George were children, radioactive ash from nuclear test explosions in Nevada regularly drifted toward the red bluffs of their town and fell like snow. They played in it and wrote their names in it on car windows.