Saturday, June 14th, 2008 Livestock Auction (Free to buyers - between 8 am and 10 am only) Destruction Derby (Additional charge) Building & Exhibits Hours: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm Carnival Hours: Noon - Midnight
El Dorado County Fair is a registered non-profit 501 (c) (3) 100 Placerville Drive • P.O. Box 1537 Placerville, CA 95667 • 530.621.5860
Hurricane Norbert strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane over the Pacific Ocean late Tuesday, and forecasters said it could hit the southern Baja California Peninsula by the weekend.
Tropical Storm Marco roared ashore on Mexico's gulf coast with near-hurricane force winds, prompting a shutdown of some oil platforms and forcing the evacuation of some 3,000 people.
In Australia, the world's driest inhabited continent, there is simply not enough water to go around. So farmers there rely on a unique trading system to make the most of every drop.
The Arctic has become more stormy in the past 50 years due to the warming climate, which in turn has quickened the pace of drifting sea ice, a new NASA study finds.
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