Day September 29, 2005

The monster rains of last winter meant huge amounts of new brush grew in the mountains. Yesterday the Santa Ana winds blew. They come from the east, from the deserts, and are gusty and bone dry, plus it was 96.…

Arctic sea ice has melted back farther this year than in 25 years of satellite monitoring, marking the fourth consecutive summer with “a stunning reduction” in the polar pack north of Alaska, Asia and Europe, according to scientists at the…

What did Bush say when asked his opinion of Roe vs. Wade? “Well, I don’t care how they get out of New Orleans.”

Reserve Bank of Australia warns of ‘meltdown’ The Reserve Bank of Australia warned yesterday that the current calm in financial markets could be the prelude to a storm that could wreak havoc in the world economy. The RBA believes the…

Brown bristles at blame: “I know what I’m doing” The former FEMA director says fault lies with his bosses, the Louisiana governor, the New Orleans mayor, the media and victims. Golly, he was only head of FEMA, how could he…