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Fifteen years ago, Lake Manoun in the country of Cameroon exploded without warning, killing 34 people while nearby Lake Nyos has taken as many as 1700 lives. The villagers who live near the lakes still talk about the strange noises and the stench of sulfur that preceeded the explosions. Those who escaped remember the rumors about bombs and returning to find silent villages, with everyone dead.

U.S. scientists have discovered that the explosions are caused by carbon dioxide gas bubbling into the water through the cracks of old volcanoes, deep beneath the lake. Trapped by the weight of the water, the gas builds up into enormous amounts, until it finally blows. It kills anyone who happens to be near the lake by blocking oxygen to the lung, suffocating them.
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Birds all over the world are facing ?a scramble to keep up with spring,? says leading bird biologist Don Thomas of the University of Sherbrooke in Canada.

As global warming increases, spring comes earlier. The problem is that birds can?t adjust to these kinds of weather changes, since they are genetically programmed to breed at a particular time of year, when the insects and seeds they need are supposed to be most plentiful. When birds breed early, they have to expend a lot more energy getting enough food to feed their babies.
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Calling it?s previous position against human cloning ?a mistake,? the Bush Administration has announced that Vice-President Dick Cheny is to be the first human being to be cloned. The Vice-President is said to be ?excited? by the prospect of being duplicated. It is anticipated that the clone will grow to maturity in about two years, as it will be generated exclusively from tertiary follicle cells centrifuged with the patented cloning mixture cloneaid.

George W. Bush, wiping perspiration from his brow as he spoke, said, ?I am just elated about this new technology. It?s going to be a tremendous boon to this White House and a blessing for the Cheney family.?
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