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Dolly's rains dwindle, leaving floods in Texas, Mexico
 Corpus Christi, Texas (AFP) July 24, 2008 - Tropical Storm Dolly dumped rain over Texas and Mexico Thursday after pummeling the coast as a category two hurricane a day earlier, leaving widespread floods in its wake.
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Caltech Scientists Offer New Explanation For Monsoon Development
 Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2008 -
Geoscientists at the California Institute of Technology have come up with a new explanation for the formation of monsoons, proposing an overhaul of a theory about the cause of the seasonal pattern of heavy winds and rainfall that essentially had held firm for more than 300 years.
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New Evidence Of Battle Between Humans And Ancient Virus
 New York, NY (SPX) Jul 25, 2008 -
For millennia, humans and viruses have been locked in an evolutionary back-and-forth -- one changes to outsmart the other, prompting the second to change and outsmart the first. With retroviruses, which work by inserting themselves into their host's DNA, the evidence remains in our genes.
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Outdoor Enthusiasts Scaring Off Native Carnivores In Parks
 Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2008 -
Even a quiet stroll in the park can dramatically change natural ecosystems, according to a new study by conservation biologists from the University of California, Berkeley. These findings could have important implications for land management policies.
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Murray-Darling Basin: The End Of The Line
 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jul 25, 2008 -
The Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project tracks the entire river system, from the Darling in Queensland to the mouth of the Murray River, the Coorong region in South Australia.
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Analysis: AFRICOM mission prompts concern
 Washington (UPI) Jul 23, 2008 -
Several recent reports have raised concerns over the balance between military and civilian roles at U.S. Africa Command, highlighting fears about a potential militarization of American aid to the continent.
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