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Local science teacher selected for fellowship
A teacher at Highland View Academy in Hagerstown is among 27 science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, educators who were selected for the 2013-14 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program, according to the Triangle...Tags: Education, NASA, Washington, DC, Science, Engineering
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Berkeley County Council President says six years in office were 'a good ride'
matthewu@herald-mail.comBerkeley County Council President William L. “Bill” Stubblefield said at what was his last county council meeting Thursday that his six years in the elected office were “a good ride.” Stubblefield, 72, said he plans to remain...Tags: Elections, Local Elections, Fires, Politics
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Steamy summer: July was hottest month ever recorded in contiguous U.S.
AP Science WriterThis probably comes as no surprise: Federal scientists say July was the hottest month ever recorded in the Lower 48 states, breaking a record set during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. And even less a surprise: The U.S. this year keeps setting records for...Tags: Conservation, Weather, Science and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, Weather Statistics
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Tags: Weather Warnings, Disasters, Tornadoes, Joplin (Jasper, Missouri), Joplin Tornado (2011)
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Navy student pilot's path wasn't always smooth sailing
taylor.eckel@herald-mail.comU.S. Navy Ensign Brittany Churchey is living her dream, but not in the way she expected. Churchey, 23, recently graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, but instead of heading to medical school, she set her course for the Navy Flight School in...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Human Interest, Defense, Science and Technology, Armed Forces
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Atlantic Ocean saved Hagerstown from epic winter storm
davem@herald-mail.comRoofs collapsed in Connecticut, part of an airport hangar caved in near Boston, and people climbed onto roofs in Massachusetts to shovel about a foot of heavy snow off structures to prevent further damage from a winter storm this week that was one for the...Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Bodies of Water, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Weather, Snow Storms
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Number of hurricane zone residents swells
Seems the threat of hurricanes has done little to slow the dramatic U.S. coastal buildup. The number of residents living in coastal zones, from North Carolina to Texas, has swelled to 82.2 million, about a 241 percent increase over the 34.1 million...Tags: United States Census Bureau, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes
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NOAA predicts above-average hurricane season
Unusually warm ocean waters and favorable atmospheric conditions are expected to create an above-average number of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic and Caribbean this season, national weather forecasters predicted. In its latest outlook,...
Tags: Tropical Weather, Washington, DC, National Hurricane Center, Weather, Natural Disasters
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2013 #Summer #Gear Guide
Lehigh Valley WildNow that we’re past Memorial Day, the unofficial start to summer, it’s time to delve into some of the equipment and gear that will help make the Summer of 2013 your best outdoors season ever. After the tragic super tornado that hit Moore,... -
'The bull's-eye for awful tornadoes': Oklahoma gets an outsized share of natural disasters
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore, Okla., was the 74th presidential disaster declared in the Sooner state in the...Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Washington, DC, Executive Branch, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Websites, apps to help you through hurricane season
Social media, mobile applications and the Internet served as lifelines to millions of residents in the U.S. Northeast in 2012 when superstorm Sandy knocked out power and most other lines of communication. As hurricane season 2013 approaches, here is a...
Tags: American Red Cross, Apple iPhone, Bright House Networks, First Aid, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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