Possibly as many as hundreds of thousands of alligators fromswamped alligator farms have been washed into Lake Charles,area rivers,the Gulf and other waterways, thanks to hurricanes Rita and Katrina. Now it’s been discovered that armed dolphins, trained by the US military to target terrorists underwater, are missing from their pens inthe Gulf of Mexico.
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An unsettled area of weather between South America and theisland of Hispaniola appears to be becoming more organized.This area has not yet been declared a tropical depression,and may not be, but conditions are good to advance this intoan organized storm system. If this happens, it will be yetanother hurricane forming in the western instead of theeastern Atlantic. Its movement would likely take it into theGulf of Mexico within the next two weeks.
Be sure and listen to this week’s Dreamland because Linda Howe leads off with a major report aboutwhy hurricanes are becoming so numerous and powerful. If you want us to be here tomorrow, reporting on the next weather disaster, subscribe today.
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Newswise – When is a medical emergency really an emergency? Not during key Boston Red Sox games, according to the Children’s Hospital in Boston. Using Nielsen ratings, they found that the bigger the game, the quieter the emergency room.
The researchers tracked hourly visit rates at six Boston-area emergency rooms during the each of the 2004 American League Championship Series and World Series games. They plotted these rates against television viewership as indicated by local Nielsen ratings. During the lowest-rated games, when the Sox were losing and facing probable elimination, visits to the emergency room were about 15% higher than expected.
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Newswise – Despite improvements in the baseball mitts used by professional baseball players, the gloves still do not adequately protect players’ hands from injury, according to a new study. Dr. Adam Ginn says, “We found signs of early blood vessel damage that could lead to significant symptoms and could end a player’s career. The gloves’ current design does not protect the hand from trauma.”
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