Bring out the Family. Come to the 31st annual Destruction Derby and watch Police, Fire and Emergency Medical personnel battle it out in their old cars for a Smashing Victory! Gates open at 1:00 a.m. and Heats begin at 3:00 p.m. El Dorado County Fairgrounds~ Speedway, 100 Placerville Drive, Placerville. Admission: Adult: $8.00, Child: $4.00 www.hangtowncops.org For more information contact: Ron Cannon (530) 642-5210
Fishermen pulled in their boats and hotels warned tourists away from beaches Friday as Hurricane Norbert strengthened and bore down on Mexico's Baja California Peninsula.
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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