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- Helium Rain on Jupiter Explains Lack of Neon in Atmosphere (SpaceRef)
Mar 22, 2010 - On Earth, helium is a gas used to float balloons. In the interior of Jupiter, however, conditions are so strange that, according to predictions by University of California, Berkeley, scientists, helium condenses into droplets and falls like rain. - Drought sapping milk production in Northland by 29pc (Stuff)
Mar 22, 2010 - Dairy farmers in Northland are struggling to feed their cows as drought evaporates daily milk production in the region by nearly 30 per cent compared with last season and their neighbours in Waikato can't help as they also head for a big daily production tumble through lack of rain. - China:worst drought in living memory (Scientific American)
Mar 22, 2010 - Crops are failing and clean drinking water is inaccessible to more than 16 million people as southwest China grapples with a devastating drought. - L.A. museum opens a one-of-a-kind exhibit on ecosystems (USA Today)
Mar 22, 2010 - Nearly 10 years in the making, the $165 million Ecosystems Experience opens Thursday at the California Science Center. - With low snowpacks, drought in the forecast for WA (KREM.com Spokane)
Mar 22, 2010 - SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — State and federal scientists are expecting drought conditions in the summer after snowpacks in several spots in the state fell well below averages, following a dry winter. Bruce Suzumoto of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that less water flowing down tributary streams means less favorable spawning conditions for returning chinook salmon. The ... - Health Tip: Understanding Gout (MedicineNet.com)
Mar 22, 2010 - Title: Health Tip: Understanding Gout Category: Health News Created: 3/22/2010 10:10:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/22/2010 - Online tool: Design guides for drought resistant gardens (KVUE-TV Austin)
Mar 22, 2010 - A new online tool popped in my e-mail box today that looked pretty cool. The City of Austin has posted nine design templates for people to use to help them design drought-resistant gardens. The designs include child-friendly, wildlife habitat and pool-friendly templates, among others. You can download PDF files of the templates , which include plant lists and garden designs. It looks like a ... - West African farmers call for help as drought hits (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Mar 22, 2010 - West African farmers appealed Monday for help as drought and famine menaced people and livestock, with malnutrition already affecting nearly a third of the population. - Fish caught in cold 'just taste so much better' (The Marysville Advocate)
Mar 22, 2010 - This winter’s extreme cold temperatures have been ideal for ice fishing. Tom O’Neil, Marysville, who has fished through the ice for about 20 years, attributes the fact that he catches lots of fish to “the luck of the Irish.” - Museum takes new look at air, water, land and life (AP via Yahoo! News)
Mar 22, 2010 - Watch maggots munch on liver. Stand in the path of a flash flood. Roam around a kelp forest.