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Hurricane Harvey Animals By: Austin Moreland

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Hurricane Harvey Animals By: Austin Moreland

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This article is mainly about Hurricane Harvey, and how the animals and people are affected by it. It tells us about how different animals react. For example, alligators in the area can swim, but not in the flood waters. They cant swim in flood waters because they are cold blooded and the waters are way too cold for them to survive. They are often found in garages, front lawns etc. But they basically go anywhere that there is dry, high ground. All of the snakes in texas can swim however, they do not like it. They are found climbing up trees and buildings and trees to stay dry. Animal control services are warning people to stay out of their way because that is when they bite you.

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110 million year old dinosaur preserved so well it could be napping!

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110 million year old dinosaur preserved so well it could be napping!

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By:Luke Timmons

This dinosaur was preserved so well it's protective armour is still in tact. It was 18 feet long and weighed 2500 pounds. It was a herbivore.
This dinosaur was preserved at the seafloor so it wasn't damaged for 110 million years. It's almost like it's skin was still there!
It was found by Shawn Gunk in 2011 while he was mining and hit this harder than rock protective armour. Afterwards it was nick-named markmitchelli after Mitchell who worked over 6 years studying the great beast.
It's the first of the it's genus borealopetia (Northern Shield).

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My article is about great white sharks and other types of sharks being found in Massachusetts. A couple facts I found in the article was that  great white sharks can live for more than 70 years. Each year, more people in the U.S. are killed by dogs, horses, and deer. You’re also 75 times more likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark. And those are a couple facts that I found in the Shark Alert article that I read today. My connection was that I was in Miami,Florida last year and I was in the waves just having fun but then I saw something and I thought it was shark, I got so terrified by seeing it and later I realized it was a actual shark!! No one else saw it, it was only me...But hopefully it was only my imagination...

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Good News for Bears  By: Ryland Boxer P8

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Good News for Bears  By: Ryland Boxer P8

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This article is mainly about grizzly bears being endangered and dying out.  Some people want the grizzly bears to be taken off the endangered list, and some people don’t, because they thought that the bears still needed protection.  In the 1800s, there started to be much less grizzlies.  Through the years the U.S. government has been helping out, and now there is about 700 grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park.  Not everyone likes the grizzlies taken off the endangered list, so they are taking the government to court to try to get the decision changed.  It might take a while for the court to get it changed, though.  There is still a lot of hunting, and that can cause a decrease in the grizzly bear population as well as building homes, structures, farms, etc.  They said that they will keep a close eye on the grizzlies and there is very little places in the world for them to survive.

I also agree that the government should keep the grizzly bears on the endangered list, because they need more protection.  They are still dying out.  I made a connection that I like helping endangered animals and keeping them on the list, just to be extra cautious and safe.  Also, the last couple years, I have worked with the World Wildlife Foundation, (WWF) to help the animals in need.

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North Korea Fires a Missile By Conner Boyd

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North Korea Fires a Missile By Conner Boyd

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On August 28, 2017 North Korea has fired a missile over Japan that landed in the Pacific Ocean.After that happened the Japanese were not happy and some of their allies including the United States and South Korea.North Korea has been making a lot of weapons that can do a lot of damage to other countries.Usa,North Korea,and Japan have urged to stop firing these missiles.Donald Trump has been telling North Korea to back off.Also, North Korea has been threatening the US or they will fire a missile on Guam one of USA's territory.Also, USA has been trying to send a lot of spies over to North Korea,but they can't because they won't let anyone out or in.

My Dad had fought in a couple of wars and some I feel bad for the people that have to go through this.

The article was helpful and it help me with getting to know about what is happening all around the world

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Wild Medicine (The Gorilla One) By JJ Pickering

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Wild Medicine (The Gorilla One) By JJ Pickering

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My article is about how the gorilla species are going extinct and how people are trying to save them. There is a team of gorilla doctors who operate at the national parks in Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. They help other gorillas so that the population of every gorilla species go up, as they are currently going down. What they do is they try to find injured or any gorilla that seems sick. They then shoot them (don’t worry) with a dart filled with an antibiotic that fights off infections. If the Gorilla needs surgery they will shoot a dart that is filled with a drug that will leave the gorilla unconscious. Luckily, because of these gorilla doctors and other gorilla specialists the gorilla population rate has gone up by 4% each year. The doctors also get to see the gorillas they feel they have a strong connection with. Mike Cranfield gets to see a gorilla who he had to amputate from the knee down. “It’s heartwarming.” Says Cranfield. Fun Fact: Did you know that gorillas suffer illnesses we do, like colds. In conclusion, while gorilla population rate increases and decrease there will always be people there to help them.

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North Korea Fires a Missile, But What Happens Next? By Jake Helsing Period 8

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North Korea Fires a Missile, But What Happens Next? By Jake Helsing Period 8

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Before I begin I would like to point out that this is a the same paragraph I did before. The reason is that the website won't let me edit the one I did and the writing isn't on the doc I did for some reason.

On August 24, 2017 North Korea fired a ballistic missile that soared over Japanese territory and landed in the Pacific Ocean. South Korea, Japan, and the United States have all urged North Korea to stop the production and firing of these missiles. North Korea has threatened the United States that they will fire a missile to Guam, a United States territory. Donald Trump has told North Korea to back off, the tension between them has been increasing. Everyone is trying to send people into North Korea especially the United States. The reason they are doing this is because they are trying to send "spies"  to get any information they can. The problem is that North Korea is  a very isolated that no one can get in or out. It's been like this every since North Korea became its own country.

My connection is kinda sad so, my grandpa served in the military. When every I hear about missiles I cant help think about war and I think about immediately about him. I don't know how many people know this but I am a emotional guy, so when ever I hear this I can't help but shed a tear.

This article was very helpful to writing this paragraph it even had a video. I couldn't write this paragraph without so thanks to the authors. I would also like to thank you for taking the time to read these paragraphs.

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Fighting the Flames by Clara Beller   Period 8

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Fighting the Flames by Clara Beller   Period 8

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In the US people are evacuating and losing their homes from the many fires this year. Right now there are 40 fires that have started and they are only throughout 12 states. So far the fires have burned 865,000 acres (half of Delaware) and there are still fires burning. This year the fires have already destroyed more acres than they did last year and this season isn’t even over yet. Firefighters can’t even just work on the ground they have to bring in chemicals from a plane that sprays them on the fire. It’s hard for the firefighters to put out and contain the fires because of all the heat, strong winds, and the dry conditions. It is especially hard for people in California because there are 9 fires blazing right now. Some people are saying that more fires could still start for them because it is the peak of the fire season. Some of the other states that are affected by the fires are Washington and Montana. Lots of people are wondering why there are so many fires when there is so much precipitation. The reason there are so many fires is because all of the water makes the grass and bushes grow bigger and fuller which makes the fires start and burn longer. It also caused vegetation which acts like a fuel for fires. One of the fires in Montana even started because of a lightning strike. My connection to this article is about one of the wildfires that happened in Colorado. I was going to camp and we were driving past where one of the fires had been, everything was burnt and it was all black. Hopefully everyone is safe and the wildfires will be put out soon.

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Texas Flooding is also Displacing Snakes, Fire Ants, and Alligators By Sarah Daniels

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Texas Flooding is also Displacing Snakes, Fire Ants, and Alligators By Sarah Daniels

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This article it is about the effects on the nature that hurricane Harvey caused.  Hurricane Harvey caused a floods causing animals and reptiles to have to seek higher ground as well as the people.

First things first,  one of the reptiles that have been forced to seek higher ground is alligators.  There are hundreds maybe even thousands of alligators alone in Texas.  Although alligators like the water the floods have displaced them and now alligators are being seen in front yards, driveways, parking lots, etc. In the article it is telling texans to stay away from the alligators as much as possible.  The problem is that texans want to take pictures with the animals which is not safe for them obviously.

Moving on, Snakes are being displaced as well.  Texas is home to about 23 species of snakes.  They can live in the water but they majority want to live on dry land.  Many of these Snakes have been seen on buildings and trees trying not to be pulled by the flooding and to stay dry.  Texas is saying that only a few snakes are venomous so most snake bites will not hurt you as long as you do not harass,kill, or hurt them.

Next, Texas also has Fire ants.  The problem with fire ants is that they are making hills with each other.  This is making it very dangerous for people because just one already causes a lot of stinging and with this many ants making these hills it can cause sever pain.  It is recommended that you stay very very far from the ants.

Finally, What about the other wildlife?  The deer in Texas are having trouble finding food because they would eat grass and now that is buried under water.  Texases major concern is the mexican free tailed bats. The Mexican Free Tailed bats are already endangered and the hurricane just made things worse for these bats.

This article was very informative.  I never really thought about the nature when I thought about the hurricane.  I mainly thought of the people that have been forced out of their homes.  Now I think about both of them.   I hope that the flooding will soon stop so that the animals, bugs, reptiles, etc. can go back to where they belong and want to be.

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Hurricane Harvey definitely had a devastating effect on humans, buildings, and homes. However it also had a possibly devastating effect on the wildlife there as well. In Houston many of the animals are able to tell when danger is going to hit and seek shelter or higher ground. Some of the animals that are seen swimming and floating around are: alligators, snakes, and red fire ants. Alligators were flooded out of their ponds and rivers when their homes were hit in the devastating flood. Many of them are now seen swimming through streets and homes to get away from the danger. Those who do not like to, or refuse to swim may be seen in attics or on the upper levels of houses. Snakes are also able to swim but choose not to. In Texas a lot of the snakes are harmless, however there are around three or four that are harmful. Scientists and animal experts are telling people to stay away from all animals for your own safety. One of the last animals that you will most likely see floating around the street are Red Fire Ants. These ants are seen as large, red, discs, floating around. They also may be seen on the buildings and/or in attics or upper levels of houses and buildings.

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This article is about the damage that has been occurring to coral reefs, specifically The Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef is one of Earth's greatest natural wonders. This reef stretches more than 1,400 miles along the east coast of Australia. One day in March 2016, scientists who were flying over the reef noticed something very alarming.

Scientists have learned that the coral reefs are being harmed due to coral bleaching. Coral bleaching is what happens when the algae that live inside of the coral are released because of the warmer ocean temperatures. The algae that live inside the coral give them their color and since the ocean temperatures have been warmer than usual, the coral are expelling the algae which causes the coral to become white. Most coral don’t recover from coral bleaching which makes this a huge problem because coral reefs are one of the world’s most important ecosystems.  Scientists have predicted that about 90 percent of all coral reefs will disappear by 2050.

This article reminded me of   last year where I got to research coral bleaching as part of I presentation I gave. I think this topic is very interesting so I’m glad I got to learn more about coral bleaching in addition to last year.

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Flooding in Texas by: Zach Krause Period 8

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Flooding in Texas by: Zach Krause Period 8

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This article is about how humans aren’t treating animals fairly in Texas because of the hurricane. It mainly talks about animals mainly migrating to inner parts of Texas. It also includes why animals are moving inland. Lastly, it talks about how humans aren’t treating animals fairly.

As Hurricane Harvey approached southern Texas many humans seeked shelter, but they weren’t the only ones who needed to get to safety. Many animals are seeking shelter too. The first major animals are gators. Since gators don’t do well in cold rainy weather they need to get to warmer areas. Many people spot 3-5 ft. alligators with some even up to 8 feet. Also, there is over hundreds of thousands of alligators so spotting them is very common. Also, alligators are the last thing people want to see after dealing with a hurricane. The article also talks about how to deal with alligators. It talks about being safe  by calling an alligator service to pick them up. The next animals are snakes. In texas there are over 23 species of snakes that can swim, so many snakes are swimming to locations populated with many humans and since some of them are venomous it poses a threat to humans. Many officials say to leave them alone, but many people ignore that warning by attacking them or posing as threats. The third animal is fire ants. Now you might be wondering how fire ants can be dangerous to humans, but they need to relocate inland because their swarms are getting destroyed. The reason these tiny creatures are so dangerous is they can form together to build rafts and float around to save themselves. Since they are so dangerous to humans with their painful bites we need to be mindful of other creatures. So, the best thing to do is keep your distance from the fire ants. The article also talks about other animals that can’t swim who could drown, and other animals who will try to live in garages and attics to avoid being killed or injured. All in all, the article talks about how humans weren’t the only ones getting affected by the hurricane, but other living organisms are also in danger.

Finally, my connection to the article is I have two friends who live in Texas. They were in the area where it got affected a little bit, so thankfully they didn't get affected too much. They were telling me about how all the stores were empty of food and supplies.

All in all, the article is about how animals are getting affected majorly by Hurricane Harvey. It also talks about how humans are helping them by capturing them and setting them free in areas with a sparse population.

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Hurricane Harvey by: Kylie Pritchard   Period 8

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Hurricane Harvey by: Kylie Pritchard   Period 8

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This article is about how Hurricane Harvey has left an impact on the world. Hurricane Harvey , which became became a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday August 23, 2017. It quickly became a category 4 hurricane the same day. On August 25, 10 pm,3  the widespread destruction began. 3 hours later it made a second landfall on the northeastern shore of Copano Bay. At this time it was a category 3 with 125 mph winds. Houston has received over 25 inches of rain! The hurricane spawned several tornadoes which makes it more difficult for those in the area who have gone in attics and roofs to get away from the rising water in their homes. Those still in Port Lavaca now have a curfew because the power, water, and sewer services are all down. There have been four tropical storms and two hurricanes, none of those were as powerful as Hurricane Harvey. I am connected to this situation because I have family in Houston and in League City where they both were hit by Harvey. My families are both okay and one of them actually got some water in her house by leaks and the garage flooding. I hope everybody in Texas made it out in time and I hope all families are now okay.

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This article is about world climate increasing and changing the temperature of the water causing the coral reef to die. The coral reef surrounding Australia is dying very quickly. The cause of this is because of climate change. As the climate is rising the waters are getting warmer which is hurting the coral reef. There is something that is called algae that sticks on to the coral reef giving the bright corals you see but has the water gets warmer the coral lets go of the algae. This means all the coral is turning white and the marine animals that used to rely on the coral are also dying. To stop this from happening the only way is to stop pollution and climate increase. That will help will the coral reefs around the world. My connection to this story is that I know my friends parents went to Australia for a couple weeks. They also decided to scuba dive but realized the coral reef was all white and dead. The experience was still cool but there was no fish or any colors. I really hope we can control pollution so the coral reefs don't die all around the world.

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110 Million Year old Dinosaur is so Well Preserved it Could be Napping! By Bryce FrostThis article is about the discovery of a dinosaur(Nodosaur) that was found in Alberta, Canada that was so well preserved that it still had its armored plates. First so you can imagine this well you have to know how this dinosaur looks. The nodosaur (nodosauridae) looks like your typical quadruped herbivore. It has four legs a normal tail, but the main difference from most dinosaurs is that it had armored protection. You may say it it looks like an Ankylosaurus, minus the club tail. That obviously isn’t the most interesting part of the story, this nodosaurus was preserved so well, that it still had it's armored plates intact. If you don’t know that many things about fossil preservation, this is pretty much unheard of, an animal preserved so well that what might as well had been it’s skin, is still visible after millions of years. The only other recent archeological find that was preserved better than that was a mammoth that was frozen in ice and was discovered in 2003 but the mammoth was only estimated to be 39,000 years old compared to this nodosaur being about 110 million years old. In conclusion, It think that this was an extremely rare thing to find, due to how preserved this dinosaur was.

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110 Million Year old Dinosaur is so Well Preserved it Could be Napping! By Bryce FrostThis article is about the discovery of a dinosaur(Nodosaur) that was found in Alberta, Canada that was so well preserved that it still had its armored plates. First so you can imagine this well you have to know how this dinosaur looks. The nodosaur (nodosauridae) looks like your typical quadruped herbivore. It has four legs a normal tail, but the main difference from most dinosaurs is that it had armored protection. You may say it it looks like an Ankylosaurus, minus the club tail. That obviously isn’t the most interesting part of the story, this nodosaurus was preserved so well, that it still had it's armored plates intact. If you don’t know that many things about fossil preservation, this is pretty much unheard of, an animal preserved so well that what might as well had been it’s skin, is still visible after millions of years. The only other recent archeological find that was preserved better than that was a mammoth that was frozen in ice and was discovered in 2003 but the mammoth was only estimated to be 39,000 years old compared to this nodosaur being about 110 million years old. In conclusion, It think that this was an extremely rare thing to find, due to how preserved this dinosaur was.

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Shark Alert By: AIdan Villareal

This article is about how the great white shark population has gone up in some beaches lately. It also refers to why and how this is happening. Lastly it talks about how we are also not being too friendly ourselves to the shark population.

In the shores of Cape Cod, Massachusetts there has been a significant increase in the great white population. There have been reports about people spotting great whites too close to the shore. In 2014 researchers found about 80 great white sharks in the Cape Cod area. Now they have found 147 great whites in the Cape Cod area. The sharks are growing in population because now that the government has worked hard to protect gray seals, more sharks are attracted to wherever they are. Seals sometimes like to get close to the shore and that means that great whites are drawn closer to the shore as well. But are we being fair to the sharks? We think of sharks as mean horrible monsters like the one depicted in the movie “Jaws”. The truth is that there is more of a chance of you getting struck by lightning, than being attacked by a shark. However, we are a huge predator for sharks. People who go shark fishing might only cut off the fins of the shark, and then throw it back into the water. This happens a lot in Asian countries especially, because they make something called shark fin soup. Fishermen do this because they can sell the fins for a lot of money. Now people are working against those fishermen, to protect sharks.

My connection was that one time when I went to Galveston, Texas, I found a little flash light looking thing. Turns out that there was a phone number and an email address on the back of it. So later we tried to contact the people who must have lost it, and it was actually a research team from a college doing work on white-tipped sharks. We had found one of their tags that they put on a shark. They were so thankful that we found it for them, and the even gave me a T-shirt about what they were doing!

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Grizzly bears used to be one of the most endangered animals in the United States. In 1975, only 136 bears remained in Yellowstone National Park. That’s when the government decided to take action and put them on the endangered species list so that it was illegal to hunt them or build on their land. Now, about 40 years later, they have finally been taken off that list. Because of the bear’s safe-keeping, about 700 of them roam in and around Yellowstone National Park. Although most people are happy that the bears are well-off, some groups, like the Sierra Club-a club that keeps wildlife safe-is taking the government to court in an effort to continue to keep the bears safe. The club thinks that since some areas might soon be allowing people to hunt the bears, that the number will drop again. Even though hunting inside Yellowstone will still be banned, Sierra Club doesn’t want to take any chances. It could take years for the court to change their minds, and until a final decision is made, the Sierra Club hopes that the government will still be watching the bears closely. When I was little, my family used to go to Yellowstone all the time hoping to see a beautiful Grizzly bear and never seeing any. Now, I know the reason for that. The bears were very endangered and most likely scared to be around people.

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My article is about how the great barrier reef is in some serious trouble due to a condition called coral bleaching.This is a warning that the reef is in some serious trouble.This happens because the ocean temperature is rising.The science behind this is, the coral gets it’s color from another organism called algae, and coral releases this when the ocean temperature rises.This year 65 percent of the coral in the reef died.My connection was that I heard from my old social studies teacher that the people of Australia are making sure people don’t use harmful sunscreen to the reefs.This sunscreen harms the reefs, but I can’t remember what caused this to happen.

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North Korea fires a missile, by David BrownRecently the communist country of North Korea has been testing weapons of mass destruction, but a while ago it launched a ballistic missile over Japan. This kind of caused Japan and a few allies such as the US and south korea to go ballistic as well. Now North Korea is testing more and more missiles, despite us and Japan telling North Korea to ease off. But North Korea threatened to attack the US territory of Guam, and president Donald Trump told him to back off. The leader of North Korea is called Kim Jong Un, who gained his power from family leaders before him. He will not stop building and testing missiles and is believed to be causing most of the problems in North Korea, until then, Tension rises between us and North Korea.

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North Korea fires a missile, by David BrownRecently the communist country of North Korea has been testing weapons of mass destruction, but a while ago it launched a ballistic missile over Japan. This kind of caused Japan and a few allies such as the US and south korea to go ballistic as well. Now North Korea is testing more and more missiles, despite us and Japan telling North Korea to ease off. But North Korea threatened to attack the US territory of Guam, and president Donald Trump told him to back off. The leader of North Korea is called Kim Jong Un, who gained his power from family leaders before him. He will not stop building and testing missiles and is believed to be causing most of the problems in North Korea, until then, Tension rises between us and North Korea.

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In my article it as about wildfires from strong winds, rain, heat and even the rainfall from tropical storms near by. The sun is red in the morning from all the smoke going one part of the united states to the other. The rain and the moisture we got this summer was nice until lots of crops have been growing making food for the fire to burn on. Many of the farmers crops have been wiped out from fires across nebraska and over 865,000 acres have been lost and 5,00 californians have lost their homes! I made a connection with this article hen last year one of my friends at the school lost there house from wildfires.

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Texas Flooding Causing Animals to Flee by Ava Garrett P8

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Texas Flooding Causing Animals to Flee by Ava Garrett P8

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This article was about the flooding in southern Texas caused by heavy rain downpour. The article explains how many animals are fleeing inland to escape the raising water levels. Since the animals have started to move to higher land the article says that animals could be taking refuge in your garage and other small places for shelter. Alligators have been spotted all over southern Texas causing people to panic. My connection is that a really close friend of mine lives in Texas and has been telling me all about the creatures they keep spotting. She even said that a family of snakes were slithering right passed their front yard!

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Huge Wildfires in all of Western United States, By Michael Scileppi

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Huge Wildfires in all of Western United States, By Michael Scileppi

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My article is about Big wilfires spreading throughout the entire western United States, including Colorado. These wildfires have already destroyed more land that all of last years wildfires combined, and fire season isn’t even over yet. Over 5,000 people have had to evacuate their homes in California because of the wildfires. Everybody predicted that the large amounts of snow and rain would reduce the chance of wildfires, but we were wrong. The snow only made more plants which is fueling the fires even more. Some more variables are the dry weather, strong winds, and hot conditions, these fires are going to be a reall challenge to put out. My connection is that our friends had to evacuate their house from a big wildfire just recently. Their house was almost destroyed and we had to help them through the tough time.

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Alligators, Bats, Snakes, oh my! Paige Anderson

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Alligators, Bats, Snakes, oh my! Paige Anderson

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Hurricane Harvey brought fearsome winds and massive floods to the state of Texas. Texas homes many “dangerous” animals that are trying to get out of the flood... with the people. There are reports of Alligators in people’s garages and fire ants creating unsinkable platform with themselves. These animals are known to be fearful but, experts say you should just leave them alone, afterall thay just want to be safe just like you. Many people have experienced snake bites or fire ant stings as a result of messing around with these dangerous species. Many people have taken a liking to all the bats that come out at night because their homes have been flooded. Althought some people have a disliking against bats, all they really are are featherless birds. As for me though, I really like bats. :)

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Flooding in southeast Texas by Noah Baker

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Flooding in southeast Texas by Noah Baker

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Hurricane Harvey took over southeast Texas with heavy rain,

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In this article the story talked about how the government is planning on taking the grizzly bear species off of the endangered animal list. Some people agree and some don’t. Many around the world are waiting to see if the government are going to keep to bears on the list and safe for a while, or if they will have to fight for themselves again. I connected to this story from an article I read a couple years ago about how the grizzlies were going to go on the endangered animal list  if we didn’t do anything about it So to hear how everything turned out is really good to hear. I really enjoyed reading this story and I also hope to hear the government's choice about the grizzlies too!

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Shark alert by Ashton Toborg a.k.a. Ashley

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Shark alert by Ashton Toborg a.k.a. Ashley

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shark aletr is about the population of great white sharks arround massachusetts. They are saying don't swim or be in an area with a large population of seals. i made a connection by the movie jaws because i watched that movie and that was all i could think of.

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In Massachusetts there has been a great number of great white sharks on the shores. People are saying that you should stay away from beaches with seals on them because great white sharks like to eat seals so they come to the shores to eat them. My connection to this is that when I was little and it was my first time going to the beach in florida I was so scared of sharks that I would not go in the water for the first two days that we were there.

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Plastic Bags Banned in Kenya by Tyler Breece

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Plastic Bags Banned in Kenya by Tyler Breece

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The Kenyan Government has recently announced a ban on using, selling, or producing plastic bags. Plastic bags have been a major problem in Kenya, as it damages the environment. Many fish and birds die from trying to eat them, mistaking them as food. There were over 100 million plastic bags given away from super markets just last year! I, personally, have seen lots of plastic bags and other harmful plastics floating in the wind, putting many animals in danger. In conclusion, don´t toss your plastic bags without thinking!

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North Korea Fires a Missile By Conner Boyd Period 8

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North Korea Fires a Missile By Conner Boyd Period 8

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On August 28 North Korea had fire a missile that had went over Japan and landed in the Pacific Ocean.Also, the Japanese were not happy with this and some of there allies too including South Korea and United States.North Korea has been building weapons that can cause a lot of damage.Japan,USA,South Korea has urged North Korea to stop making the weapons.

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North Korea Fires a Missile, by David Brown

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North Korea Fires a Missile, by David Brown

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The real cost of cheap fashion by Sierra Piquard

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The real cost of cheap fashion by Sierra Piquard

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This article was about these kid who risk their lives to making clothing for us to were. My connection is that I work really hard on cleaning the house and working on school work and trying to turn in my school work in on time.

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Discovering weird new species in the ocean by Adianys Carrasquillo

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Discovering weird new species in the ocean by Adianys Carrasquillo

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This article is about the weird species in the mid water and since the mid water wasn't studied by many marine people because of the high pressure. My connection is that I want also want to learn about the marine life since it has so many mysterious animals underwater.

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This article is about how grizzly bears were being hunted in the 1800s but then the government took action and they put the grizzly bear on the endangered list. In the 1800s settlers were taking bears land and their habitat. The bears had less space to roam and live. The bears were also being hunted for their fur to sell. The government quickly took action in the serious matter. The government put the grizzly bear on the endangered list. They have just recently been taken off the endangered list but some people don't agree with it. The grizzly population is now at around 700 grizzlies in yellowstone. People think that grizzly should still be on the endangered list but it will take a lot of effort to convince courts to put them back on the list. One connection I had was I was also scrolling the web once and they were talking about how to help the grizzly population in Yellowstone. They talked about not settling your house really close to Yellowstone. This was a great article!

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North Korea fires a missile, tension rises, by Jake Helsing

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North Korea fires a missile, tension rises, by Jake Helsing

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On August 24, 2017 North Korea fired a ballistic missile that soared over Japanese territory and landed in the Pacific Ocean. South Korea, Japan, and the united states have all urged North Korea to stop the production and firing of these missiles. North Korea has even threatened the United States that they will fire a missile to Guam, a United States territory. Donald Trump has told North Korea to back off, the between them has been increasing. Everyone is trying to send people into North Korea especially the United States

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Newsela | Texas flooding also displacing snakes, fire ants and alligators

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Wild animals also seeking dry land in wake of heavy rain in southeast Texas

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Can you imagine some 20,000 people getting together to just throw tomatoes at each other? That's exactly what happened in the town of Bunol in Spain on August 30. La Tomatina is a tomato fight festival that is held on the last Wednesday of August each year. It is probably the world's largest food fight. This year, over 150 tons of tomatoes were thrown within the one hour that the fight lasted. The city of Bunol has been hosting the festival for over 60 years.

In the 1940s, some people got into a fight and hurled tomatoes at each other. This caught on, and became an annual tradition. However, after the first few years of the tomato fights, the city actually banned them. People who still threw tomatoes were put in jail. In 1957, the citizens of Bunol held "the tomato funeral" - they marched through town carrying a coffin with a single tomato inside. The city finally agreed to allow the fights, and later even started providing the tomatoes for the fights.

You can watch a video showing clips of La Tomatina here.

Image Credits: Carlesboveserral for the image of La Tomatina, http://latomatina.info for the La Tomatina logo, http://latomatina.info for the La Tomatina image
Sources: https://www.thesun.co.uk, https://www.usnews.com, http://latomatina.info

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Can you imagine some 20,000 people getting together to just throw tomatoes at each other? That's exactly what happened in the town of Bunol in Spain on August 30. La Tomatina is a tomato fight festival that is held on the last Wednesday of August each year.

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London's famous Big Ben has gone silent until 2021. No, the bell is not protesting, but is undergoing repairs. Big Ben is the name given to the bell housed inside the clock tower, which is called the Elizabeth Tower. The tower will also get fixed up. A hammer hits the bell which creates the chiming sound. The bell first rang in 1859. It is unknown as to why Big Ben has the name. There are some theories that it was named after either a politician or a boxer.

Here is a video with more information about the bell.

Image Credits: Diliff for the image of Big Ben
Sources: telegraph.co.uk

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London's famous Big Ben has gone silent until 2021. No, the bell is not protesting, but is undergoing repairs. Big Ben is the name given to the bell housed inside the clock tower, which is called the Elizabeth Tower. The tower will also get fixed up.

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The government of Kenya has announced a ban on using, selling, making, or importing plastic bags. The punishment is jail for up to 4 years or a large fine of thousands of dollars. Plastic bags were commonly used in Kenya. Supermarkets gave out about 100 million plastic bags to their customers last year.

Plastic bags have been determined to be a big cause of damage and destruction to our environment. Many fish, birds, and other animals die because they eat the plastic, mistaking it for food. Here is a video about plastic bottles.

Earlier this month, presidential elections were held in Kenya to choose the country's next president, and President Uhuru Kenyatta won another term. The capital of Kenya is Nairobi.

Kenya is a very popular tourist destination for its magnificent safaris. Many people come to see the Great Migration, one of the world's greatest natural events involving millions of animals travelling between Kenya and its neighboring country, Tanzania.

Image Credits: http://cleanseas.org for the plastic bag trash image, http://www.president.go.ke for President Kenyatta's image, http://www.nathab.com for the Great Migration's image
Sources: http://www.unep.org, New York Times, http://www.nathab.com, TedEd

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The government of Kenya has announced a ban on using, selling, making, or importing plastic bags. The punishment is jail for up to 4 years or a large fine of thousands of dollars. Plastic bags were commonly used in Kenya. Supermarkets gave out about 100 million plastic bags to their customers last year.

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On August 29, North Korea launched a missile which flew over northern Japan before landing in the Pacific Ocean. This is the first time North Korea has fired a ballistic missile over Japanese territory. This has upset Japan and some of its allies including South Korea and the United States.

North Korea has been working on building weapons that can cause a lot of damage. The United States, South Korea, and Japan have all urged North Korea to stop work on these weapons. Earlier this month, North Korea threatened to attack Guam, a territory of the United States in the western Pacific Ocean. The United States President Donald Trump told North Korea to back off. Tension in the region has been increasing.

North Korea has been led by people from the same family since it was founded. Kim Jong-un (image) is the current leader, and his grandfather, Kim Il-sung, and father, Kim Jong-il, were the leaders before him. Kim Jong-un is believed to be 33 years old.

The North Korean government very strictly controls many aspects of its citizens' lives. There isn't much communication between North Korea and the rest of the world. It is very difficult to visit the nation and for its citizens to leave. People who disagree with the government are very harshly punished. People don't have access to many gadgets and conveniences. It is believed that there are food and power shortages in the country. The capital is Pyongyang. The Juche Tower (image) is a famous landmark.

North and South Korea were part of a single country called Korea. In 1910, the Japanese occupied Korea and ruled it until the Second World War. When the war ended in 1945, the Japanese had to give up control of Korea. Korea was then occupied by the Soviet Union in the north and the United States in the south. A line in the middle (called the 38th Parallel since it was at the latitude 38 degrees north) was drawn and two countries, North and South Korea, were created in 1948.

Here is a video about North Korea.

Image Credits: http://www.korea-dpr.com for Kim Jong-un's image, Union of Concerned Scientists by Jeremy White for the map image of the missile launch, yeowatzup from Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany for the image of Juche Tower, Rishabh Tatiraju for 28th Parallel's image
Sources: Al Jazeera, CNN, BBC, NowThis

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On August 29, North Korea launched a missile which flew over northern Japan before landing in the Pacific Ocean. This is the first time North Korea has fired a ballistic missile over Japanese territory. This has upset Japan and some of its allies including South Korea and the United States.

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New Memorial to Salem Witch Trials Victims

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A memorial now occupies the space in Salem, Mass., where in 1692 people were killed because they were thought to be witches.

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Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala is headed to Oxford

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The email arrived in mid-June. It exploded any notion that global warming might turn our Arctic expedition into a summer cruise.

"The most important piece of clothing to pack is good, sturdy and warm boots. There is going to be snow and ice on the deck of the icebreaker," it read. "Quality boots are key."

The Associated Press was joining international researchers on a month-long, 10,000 kilometer (6,200-mile) journey. They would document the impact of climate change on the forbidding ice and frigid waters of the Far North. The ship would travel the fabled Northwest Passage. There would be nowhere to stop for supplies. There would be no port to shelter in and no help for hundreds of miles if things went wrong. A change in the weather might cause the mercury to drop suddenly. The weather could push the polar pack into the Canadian Archipelago. This could create a sea of rock-hard ice.

So we packed our bags. In went the heavy jackets and insulated trousers. In went the hats and mittens. In went woolen sweaters. And in went the heavy, fur-lined boots.

Global warming or not, it was best to come prepared.

If parts of the planet are becoming like a furnace because of global warming, then the Arctic is best described as the world's air-conditioning unit. The frozen north plays a crucial role in cooling the rest of the planet. It also reflects some of the sun's heat back into space.

Yet for several decades, satellite pictures have shown a dramatic decline in Arctic sea ice. This is already affecting the lives of humans and animals in the region. Experts predict that the impact of melting sea ice will be felt across the northern hemisphere. It alters ocean currents and causes freak weather.

"Things are changing in the Arctic. That is changing things everywhere else," according to David 'Duke' Snider. He was responsible for navigating the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica.

Researchers on the trip sought a first-hand view of the effects of global warming. Even the dates of the journey were a clue. The ship departed Vancouver in early July and arrived in Greenland on July 29th. This was the earliest transit ever of a region that isn't usually navigable until later in the year.

As it made its way through the North Pacific, members of the expedition soaked up the sun in anticipation of freezing weeks to come.

Twelve days after the ship had left Vancouver, the ice appeared out of nowhere.

At first, lone floes bobbed on the waves like mangled lumps of Styrofoam. By the time Nordica reached Point Barrow, the sea was swarming with ice.

Snider recalled when he started guiding ships through Arctic waters more than 30 years ago. The ice pack in mid-July would have stretched 50 miles farther southwest. Back then, a ship also would have encountered much thicker, blueish ice, he said.

He likened this year's ice to a sea of porridge with a few hard chunks. It was no match for the nimble 13,000-ton Nordica.

Arctic sea ice coverage during the summer has dropped by an average of about 34,000 square miles each year. That's almost the surface area of Maine or the country of Serbia. More recent data show the surface area shrinking. The ice that's left is getting thinner too. Snider said he has seen the ice cover reduced in both concentration and thickness.

The melting ice is one reason why modern ships have an easier time going through the Northwest Passage. Early explorers found themselves blinded by harsh sunlight reflecting off a desert of white. They were confused by mirages that give the illusion of giant ice cliffs all around. They were thrown off course by the proximity of the North Pole distorting their compass readings.

Modern mariners can get daily satellite snapshots of the ice. They use precise GPS locations that help them dodge dangerous shallows. But technology can be fickle. After two weeks at sea the ship's fragile Internet connection went down for six days. This meant no emails. It meant no Google and no new satellite pictures.

The outdoor thermometer indicated a temperature of 47 degrees Fahrenheit (8.3 Celsius). But in the never-setting sun of an Arctic summer it felt more like 60 F. Days blurred into nights. Distant smoke from Cape Bathurst signaled slow-burning shale fires. Giant white golf balls indicated the remains of Cold War radar stations.

At one point a row of shacks appeared on a hill. As the ship passed by Cambridge Bay, home to Canada's High Arctic Research Station, a brief cellphone signal flickered to life. It allowed one homesick sailor to make a tearful call to his family.

The Finnish crew, meanwhile, took solace in the creature comforts of home. This included an on-board sauna and roast on Saturdays.

Even in their bunks, those on board heard the constant churning of ice as the ship plowed through the debris rolling beneath the hull, thundering like hail on a tin roof.
Source URL: https://www.tweentribune.com/article/tween56/arctic-voyage-finds-global-warming-impact-ice-and-animals/

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The email arrived in mid-June. It exploded any notion that global warming might turn our Arctic expedition into a summer cruise. "The most important piece of clothing to pack is good, sturdy and warm boots. There is going to be snow and ice on the deck of the icebreaker," it read.

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When we think about the ocean, we may visualize sea turtles swimming around coral reefs, sea urchins anchored in tide pools, dolphins breaching the surface. Or even shrimp gathered around deepwater sulfur vents. But most of the ocean is just open water. Miles and miles of it from below the surface to thousands of feet down. This ocean midwater is the largest habitat on Earth!

Yet midwater habitat has not been well-studied. That's because it is difficult to explore. It's mostly cold, dark and under high pressure. Some of its most surprising secrets are animals without backbones (invertebrates). Think of worms and jellies. They come in a variety of weird colors and shapes. Many of these midwater species have never been recorded by science. Scientists are challenged to figure out what they are.

Marine biologists use specialized equipment to find the open ocean's unique invertebrates. Remotely operated vehicles provide a view of the mysterious world of suspended life. The vehicles are essentially robots controlled from ocean-going ships. Using video cameras, water sensors and unique collection equipment, zoologists catalogue and capture examples of organisms. Many never have been named before. Some of these organisms rewrite what we know about the intricate web of ocean biodiversity.

Find out more watching this Smithsonian Science How webcast. It's titled Ocean Biodiversity - Discovering Marine Invertebrates. It's on the Q?rius website. Appearing on the webcast is Dr. Karen Osborn, an invertebrate zoologist at the National Museum of Natural History. Get teaching resources to support your webcast experience.
Source URL: https://www.tweentribune.com/article/tween56/discovering-weird-new-species-open-ocean/

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Discovering weird new species in the open

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When we think about the ocean, we may visualize sea turtles swimming around coral reefs, sea urchins anchored in tide pools, dolphins breaching the surface. Or even shrimp gathered around deepwater sulfur vents. But most of the ocean is just open water. Miles and miles of it from below the surface to thousands of feet down.

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Gorillas desperately need the group's help. In the wild, there are only about 880 mountain gorillas and fewer than 4,000 Grauer's gorillas. For years, the apes have fallen victim to habitat loss, poaching, and disease. According to their website, Gorilla Doctors' mission is to save the apes "one gorilla at a time."

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Innovators are looking to nature's bright lights for ideas. Hans Waldenmaier studies deep in the forests of Brazil. According to Waldenmaier, the fungi produce a glow that is just like the light from a flashlight or a lightbulb. "But without electricity and from something that's alive," he told TFK.

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Many of our trendy, inexpensive clothes are made in places like Bangladesh, where workers, including children, toil under conditions that may shock you

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Grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park were just taken off the nation's list of endangered species. But not everyone agrees with that decision.

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Updated August 30, 2017, at 6:30 P.M.

Texas Faces Massive Flooding

Rescue efforts in Texas underway as storm moves to Louisiana.

Last Friday evening, Hurricane Harvey plowed into the coast of southeastern Texas. It was the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in 13 years, causing widespread flooding and destruction. The storm has moved northeast over Louisiana. It is expected to weaken Wednesday night.

At least 38 people have died during the storm, though that number may climb. Thousands of people have had to flee their homes. Houston, Texas, the fourth-largest city in the U.S., by population, was one of the places hit hardest by the flooding. Many of its highways and roads have been swamped beneath several feet of water. Homes and businesses all over the city have been flooded. And more than 104,000 people have lost electricity.

Rescue workers across the state have been working night and day to reach stranded residents and get them to safety. Texas Governor Greg Abbott activated 12,000 National Guard and state guard troops to aid relief efforts. Some other states and the U.S. military also sent emergency workers on Monday. Ordinary citizens have also been using their own private boats to help rescue people. Dozens of residents have been rescued by boat. Others have been plucked from the roofs of their homes by helicopter.

Governor Abbott says the storm has caused "one of the greatest disasters America has ever faced."

A POWERFUL STORM

Hurricanes are some of the most destructive storms on Earth. These huge, spinning storms form over oceans. The most powerful hurricanes have winds up to 200 miles per hour. The storms drop heavy rain when they reach land, and their winds can cause huge storm surges. These surges push seawater inland, causing massive flooding. This combination of wind and water can tear apart buildings, roads, and other structures.

Hurricanes are categorized by the strength of their winds, with ratings from 1 to 5. The strongest is a Category 5. Hurricane Harvey came ashore as a Category 4 hurricane, the second-strongest type. Its winds were reaching 130 miles per hour, pulling roofs off buildings in communities along the coast, including Rockport and Corpus Christi. Its wind speed soon dropped, though, making it a tropical storm. Tropical storms are weaker than hurricanes, with winds of 39-73 miles per hour.

However, this storm has acted strangely, say meteorologists (scientists who study weather). Normally, hurricanes and tropical storms break up quickly once they reach land. Instead, this storm has stayed intact and slowed down, lengthening the amount of time it can do damage.

The National Weather Service has issued emergency warnings, saying "flooding in the Houston metropolitan area is expected to worsen and could become historic." Some areas of Houston received 24 inches of rain in 24 hours. A weather station near Houston has recorded over 51 inches of rain during the storm. That breaks the record for most rain recorded from a single storm in the history of the lower 48 states. The storm has also spun off at least 19 tornadoes-spiraling columns of air that can destroy everything in their paths.

DAMAGE CONTROL

Dallas and other Texas cities have opened their doors to people who had to evacuate (move away from a dangerous area) their homes. As many as 30,000 people may be forced to move into shelters, which are providing places to sleep and stay safe and dry.

However, it will likely take years for this part of Texas to recover. President Donald Trump has declared the region a national disaster area, promising funds and other resources. He visited the region on Tuesday to assess the damage and assure Texans that needed help is on the way. In the meantime, the rescue efforts continue.

"It breaks your heart," Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said in a video on Twitter on Sunday. "But it's Texas. We'll get through it."

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Updated August 30, 2017, at 6:30 P.M. Texas Faces Massive Flooding Rescue efforts in Texas underway as storm moves to Louisiana. Last Friday evening, Hurricane Harvey plowed into the coast of southeastern Texas. It was the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in 13 years, causing widespread flooding and destruction.

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A large number of great white sharks are showing up along the shore in Massachusetts.

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The Mystery of Amelia Earhart

It's been 80 years since the famous pilot disappeared. Will a team of specially trained dogs help researchers find some answers?

On July 3, 1937, Amelia Earhart was on her way to making history. Already a world-famous pilot, she was about two-thirds of the way through her most daring mission: to become the first woman to fly around the world. But she never completed the rest of the trip. That day, her plane vanished somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, and Earhart was never heard from again.

Earhart's disappearance shocked the world. Eighty years later, people are still trying to figure out what happened to her-and now, specially trained dogs are on the case too.

Researchers from The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) are leading an expedition to the island of Nikumaroro (nik-uh-muhr-OHR-oh), which is co-sponsored by National Geographic. They think Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, crash-landed there and lived on the island for weeks before they died. To find out for sure, the researchers brought four border collies from the Institute for Canine Forensics along on the journey. The dogs are skilled at finding bones and other human remains. TIGHAR researchers hope that the dogs will help them find some of Earhart's bones.

GONE WITHOUT A TRACE

Earhart was a celebrity at a time when very few women flew airplanes. In 1932, she became the first female aviator (pilot or operator of an aircraft) to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Three years later, she became the first pilot-male or female-to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean.

After that, Earhart wanted to circle the globe. On June 1, 1937, she and navigator Fred Noonan took off from Miami, Florida. Thirty-one days later, they had completed much of their journey. They had reached the island of New Guinea in the Pacific Ocean. Their next stop would be Howland Island, a tiny island more than 2,500 miles away.

But something went wrong during the flight there. The sky was overcast, and Earhart and Noonan couldn't find the island. After nearly 24 hours of flying, the plane's fuel was running low. Earhart sent urgent radio messages to a U.S. Coast Guard ship stationed near Howland Island. Her final message was received at 8:45 a.m. on July 3. She was never heard from again.

Search teams spent about three months looking for any sign of Earhart, Noonan, or their plane. No one knew exactly where they had disappeared, so searchers covered an area thousands of miles wide. They had no luck.

THE HUNT FOR CLUES

Over the years, people have come up with many theories about what happened to Earhart. Tom Crouch is an aviation expert at the National Air and Space Museum. Like many historians, he thinks the plane ran out of fuel, crashed into the ocean, and sank.

But some people think Earhart survived. Ric Gillespie is the founder of TIGHAR. He believes Earhart crash-landed on Nikumaroro. That's a tiny island about 400 miles south of Howland.

"There hasn't been any doubt in my mind for years that this is what happened," Gillespie says.

For a few days after Earhart disappeared, radio operators on islands in the Pacific Ocean reported hearing distress calls. Some of those calls came from the area near Nikumaroro. Since 1989, researchers from TIGHAR have found dozens of artifacts there. They include a pocketknife that looks similar to one Earhart used earlier in her trip and a piece of metal that might be from a plane.

But they have yet to find any of Earhart's remains. That's where the dogs could help. In the past, they have located human bones that were as much as 1,500 years old and buried as deep as 9 feet.

The dogs are trained to sniff a site and sit or lie down where the smell of bones is strongest. That way the research team knows where to dig. If researchers discover bones, they will ship them to the U.S., where a team of scientists will study them.

But many aviation experts seriously doubt that Earhart's remains will turn up on Nikumaroro. They point out that search planes flew over Nikumaroro days after Earhart disappeared and saw no signs of her. Plus, people lived on the island from 1938 until the 1960s. Crouch says the artifacts that TIGHAR found on past expeditions to the island likely belonged to them. He isn't sure the mystery of what happened to Earhart and Noonan will ever be solved.

"I think finding them will be very, very, very difficult," he says.

A version of this article appeared in the May 15, 2017, issue of Scholastic News Edition 5/6.

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A gathering of hate groups in Virginia sparks violence.

Racism (hatred based on race) is on the minds of many Americans following a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last Saturday that turned deadly. The August 12 gathering included hundreds of white supremacists. Those are people who wrongly believe that white people are better than people of all other races. A group of counter-protesters showed up to oppose the white supremacists.

The white supremacists shouted racial slurs at the people who came to oppose them, and the protests turned violent. At one point, a man drove a car into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing one woman and injuring 19 people. Police arrested someone hours later who they think was the driver. Photographs appear to show the man standing with white supremacist marchers earlier that day. Two Virginia state troopers were also killed when the helicopter they were flying to the protest crashed.

AMERICA'S WAR

The white supremacists had traveled to Charlottesville to protest the city's plan to remove a statue of General Robert E. Lee from a park there. Lee led the Confederate Army in the American Civil War, which took place from 1861 to 1865.

The Confederate States of America, or the Confederacy, was made up of 11 Southern states. These states seceded (withdrew) from the United States, also known as the Union. The Confederacy believed that states should be able to allow slavery. The Union opposed slavery. The Union and the Confederacy fought for four years before Lee surrendered on April 9, 1865.

Hundreds of statues and memorials honoring Confederate leaders exist in former Confederate states, as well as in some states in the North. People have protested them for many years, arguing that they are symbols of racism. Others believe that they reflect America's history and should remain.

THE PRESIDENT'S RESPONSE

Many Americans are upset by the comments President Donald Trump made after the violence. That day, he spoke out against the violence "on many sides." Then on Tuesday, he said that there is "blame on both sides."

Many people were outraged that the president placed some of the blame on those who were protesting hatred and racism. They were also angry that he did not quickly speak out against the white supremacists in particular. Many politicians in both of the main political parties-the Republicans (the party to which President Trump belongs) and the Democrats-spoke out against President Trump's response.

"Charlottesville violence was fueled by one side: white supremacists spreading racism, intolerance & intimidation. Those are the facts," Democratic Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia tweeted on Tuesday. Kaine was the Democratic vice presidential candidate in last year's election.

On Thursday, Trump also tweeted his opposition to the movement to remove Confederate statues.

MONUMENTS COME DOWN

While the Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville remains standing, other cities have taken down Confederate monuments since Saturday's violence. On Monday, workers removed a Confederate statue in Gainesville, Florida. In Baltimore, Maryland, the mayor had four Confederate statues removed early Wednesday morning. That same day, in Brooklyn, New York, two plaques honoring Lee were also removed.

Experts predict many more cities will remove their Confederate monuments. But many also fear that white supremacists will feel encouraged by Trump's response and hold more rallies. If they do, many leaders from both political parties hope President Trump will speak out more quickly and forcefully against them.

Teaching Tolerance has lesson plans and other resources to teach children about identity, diversity, and justice at www.tolerance.org.

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A gathering of hate groups in Virginia sparks violence. Racism (hatred based on race) is on the minds of many Americans following a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last Saturday that turned deadly. The August 12 gathering included hundreds of white supremacists. Those are people who wrongly believe that white people are better than people of all other races.

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Perfectly preserved Borealopelta markmitchelli (Photo Credit: Royal Tyrell Museum)

Over a 100 million years ago, an 18-foot (5.48 meter) long, 2,500-pound (1,133 kg) pineapple-shaped dinosaur met an untimely death when it was swept away by a river in what is now Alberta, Canada. Fortunately for us, its body ended up situated back-first on the muddy floor of an old seaway. This helped preserve the ancient behemoth's front half in such extraordinary 3-D detail that the armored dinosaur almost looks alive.

The pristine fossil, identified as a new species and genus of the plant-eating armored nodosaur, was discovered by accident. In 2011, Shawn Funk, a heavy equipment operator, was drilling in an oil sands mine in northern Alberta when his machine hit something that was much harder than the surrounding rock. Upon investigating, he found multiple sandy brown disks that did not appear to be like anything he had encountered before.

Anterior View (Photo Credit: Royal Tyrell Museum)

Believing he may have stumbled upon something significant, Funk convinced his supervisor to send the artifacts to the Royal Tyrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta. Then began the painstaking process of chipping away the wood that had kept the fossils safe for over a century. It took lab technician Mark Mitchell more than 7,000 hours over six years to unearth the fossil. But it was well-worth the effort. Unlike other dinosaur remains that comprise just bones, this ancient creature still had its skin and scales or, as the museum described it, "(was) encased in intact body armor."

The dinosaur, which is now part of the museum's new exhibit, Grounds for Discovery, is the first member of the genus Borealopelta (Northern Shield). It has been named markmitchelli in honor of Mitchell, whose hard work helped uncover its full glory. In addition to providing researchers new insights into the structure and life of armored dinosaurs, Caleb Brown, the museum's dinosaur expert, and his team have uncovered another interesting fact.

Borealopelta markmitchelli on display at museum (Photo Credit: Royal Tyrell Museum )

They believe the dinosaur comprised two colors - it was a dark reddish-brown on the back and lighter on its underbelly. While some animals feature two-tone colors to help them regulate body temperature, the scientists who published their findings in Current Biology on August 21, assert that these dinosaursused it for camouflage. This has led them to conclude that the ancient creatures had some ferocious predators. Paleobiologist Jakob Vitner, an expert on animal coloration from the U.K.'s University of Bristol, who co-wrote the study, says, "the short story is, the Cretaceous is bloody scary. We have evidence for the fact that these theropods were eating Borealopelta [and other] large, heavily armored herbivores, taking them down and gulping them up."

However, not all experts agree with this theory. They believe that Vitner's conclusion, based on evidence of chemicals traces left behind by color pigmentation found on the scaly creature, is flawed. Alison Moyer, a postdoctoral researcher at Drexel University, thinks that the study has not taken into account how the fossil's chemistry evolved over time, or whether its darker exterior is skin or remains of a bacterial film developed over the 110 million years. Additionally, since the skin does not extend to m arkmitchelli's underbelly, it is hard to determine if the area lacked pigmentation. Though Moyer may dispute some of the study's conclusions, the expert does agree the specimen is "an absolutely awesome paleontological discovery."

Artist's rendition of Borealopelta markmitchelli (Photo Credit:Royal Tyrell Museum)

Nodosaurs were herbivores that lived in what is now North America, Europe, Asia, and Antarctica between 110 and 112 million years ago. The giants were reputed to be reclusive animals who kept predators at bay with a unique weapon - 20-inch shoulder spikes, similar to bull horns, that jutted out from each side of their body. Like their counterparts, they disappeared at the end of the Cretaceous Period, about 65 million years ago. Fortunately, thanks to Borealopelta Markmitchelli, we at least know how this armoured dinosaur species looked.

Resources: Atlantic.com. National Geographic.com, theverge.com, daiilymail.co.uk

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110-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Is So Well Preserved, It Could Be Napping!

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Over a 100 million years ago, an 18-foot (5.48 meter) long, 2,500-pound (1,133 kg) pineapple-shaped dinosaur met an untimely death when it was swept away by a river in what is now Alberta, Canada. Fortunately for us, its body ended up situated back-first on the muddy floor of an old seaway.

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Spinach leaf turns into a beating human heart tissue (Photo Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute)

Innovations like 3-D printing have enabled scientists to make significant progress in manufacturing various bioengineered organs and tissues. However, the one organ that has been hard to replicate is the human heart. That's because current technology is unable to create the network of tiny blood vessels that transport oxygen inside a tissue as dense as the human heart muscle.

Glen Claudette, a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts, was pondering over this issue with graduate student Joshua Gershlak when they came up with a brilliant idea. Instead of trying to re-create the tiny veins, why not take advantage of the similar network present in leaves to deliver water and nutrients to plant cells?

The five-day transformation of a spinach leaf (Photo Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute)

The researchers first stripped store-bought spinach leaves of their green material by circulating a detergent solution through the veins. With the plant cells removed, all that remained were intact leaf veins and the cellulose structure which holds the leaf together. Cellulose is compatible with human tissue and already used in many regenerative medical applications, such as cartilage and bone tissue engineering, as well as wound healing.

The translucent leaves were infused with live human cardiac cells, allowing tissue to grow around the natural plant scaffolding. Within five days, the leaves had transformed into beating "hearts." The researchers then introduced red dye and microbeads, the same size as red blood cells, into the plant veins. Sure enough, they moved flawlessly through the branched network, similar to how blood flows in human hearts.

Photo Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute

The scientists, who published the results of the initial study in the journal Biomaterials in May, next hope to grow layers of these healthy heart muscles, which they believe could some day be used to treat patients with heart issues. Claudette says, "We have a lot more work to do, but so far this is very promising. Adapting abundant plants that farmers have been cultivating for thousands of years for use in tissue engineering could solve a host of problems limiting the field."

Resources: nationalgeographic.com,washingtonpost.com, livescience.com

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Spinach Leaf Transformed Into Beating Human Heart Tissue

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Innovations like 3-D printing have enabled scientists to make significant progress in manufacturing various bioengineered organs and tissues. However, the one organ that has been hard to replicate is the human heart. That's because current technology is unable to replicate the network of tiny blood vessels that transport oxygen inside a tissue as dense as the human heart muscle.

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Massive asteroid to zip past Earth on September 1 (Photo Credit NASA)

Earlier this month, millions of Americans were treated to a rare spectacle: a total solar eclipse that was visible from coast-to-coast. While Florence, a massive asteroid that will zip past our planet on September 1, will not overshadow the stunning event, it will make history of its own. According to Paul Chodas at the Center for Near Earth Object (NEO) Studies, the space rock is the largest to pass this close to our planet since the first near-Earth asteroid was discovered over a century ago.

Though many small NEOs enter our atmosphere harmlessly on a regular basis, the average size of comets or asteroids whose orbits have come into proximity with Earth is about 460 feet (140 meters) In comparison, the Spitzer Space Telescope estimates Florence is an impressive 2.7 miles (4,345 meters) across, or about a third of the size of the asteroid believed to have caused dinosaurs to become extinct.

Simulation of Florence's flyby on September 1 (Image Credit: NASA.gov)

Luckily, according to NASA experts, the closest Florence will get is about 4.4 million miles, or approximately 18 times the distance between the Earth and the moon. While that is far enough to rule out a possible collision, it is close enough to view with binoculars and telescopes from late August to early September. More importantly, Florence's proximity will give scientists the rare opportunity to observe the asteroid in detail. Studying this largely unaltered rock debris, from when the solar system was created about 4.6 billion years ago, will give researchers some insights into the formation process of Earth and other planets.

Discovered in March 1981 by American astronomer Schelte "Bobby" Bus at Australia's Siding Spring Observatory, Florence was named after Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. The asteroid hasn't been this close to Earth since 1890, and won't approach us again until 2500.

Image Credit: NASA.gov

Though most NEO's aren't nearly as large as the visiting behemoth, they're not a rare occurrence. In 2016, more than 15,000 asteroids were classified as near-earth objects, and about 1,500 previously unknown ones are discovered each year. Though this might sound concerning, even those that get significantly close to our planet don't necessarily pose a risk. In March of this year, an asteroid the size of a bus caught experts by complete surprise when it soared within 202,000 miles of Earth - nearer than the distance between the Earth and the moon. Fortunately, it had no intention of landing on our planet.

Resources: NASA.gov, gizmodo.com, space.com, wikipedia.org

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Get Ready For A Close Encounter With A Massive Asteroid!

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Earlier this month, millions of Americans were treated to a rare spectacle: a total solar eclipse that was visible from coast-to-coast. While Florence, a massive asteroid that will zip past our planet on September 1, will not overshadow the stunning event, it will make history of its own.

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Hurricane Harvey Slams Into Southern Texas Kids News Article

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Hurricane Harvey, which began as a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday August 23, rapidly escalated to a Category 4 storm as it made its way towards Southern Texas. As expected, the powerful hurricane, which packed 130mph winds, made landfall near the city of Rockport on August 25 at about 10:00 pm local time, causing widespread destruction. Three hours later, it made a second landfall on the northeastern shore of Copano Bay, this time as a Category 3 storm with 125 mph winds!

The strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in a decade, and the first to make landfall in Texas since 2008, Harvey has now been downgraded to a tropical storm. However, it continues to bring torrential rain to the area. The biggest impact has been felt in Houston. As of 7:00 am local time Sunday, the nation's fourth largest city had received over 25 inches of rain and an additional 3 to 15 inches is expected to fall over the next few days. To make matters worse, the hurricane has spawned several tornadoes, making it dangerous for residents who had sought refuge in their attics or roofs to escape the rising flood waters.

Harvey results in catastrophic flooding (Photo Credit: houstonpublicmedia.org)

Meanwhile, officials have asked residents of Port Aransas and Port Lavaca, that were directly in the path of the hurricane's fury, to stay away until they can assess the devastation left behind by the powerful storm. They are also conducting a search and rescue operation for the estimated 100 Port Aransas residents who did not evacuate. Those still in Port Lavaca are under a curfew because all power, water, and sewer services are down. Initial reports from Rockport indicate that several buildings have been razed to the ground and with about 60 inches of additional rain expected in the next few days, the town of 10,000 residents is bracing for more destruction.

Experts predict that as Harvey heads south and east in the next few days, even areas much further inland will be soaked with as much as 40 inches of rain. Coastal flooding also remains a threat, as the already overflowing rivers continue to get deluged with rain. Texas Governor Greg Abbott fears that if the forecasts hold true, it will result in billions of dollars of property damage. Fortunately, since most residents in the path of the hurricane decided to evacuate to safer areas, the number of fatalities reported thus far is relatively small.

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While the official hurricane season, the time when most tropical storms occur in the Atlantic, is from June 1 to November 30, the cyclones have been appearing much earlier since 2015. This year's first tropical storm, Arlene, occurred in mid-April. Though there have been four tropical storms and two hurricanes since, none were as powerful as Harvey. Hopefully, nature has spent its fury on Texas, and the rest of the 2017 season will be uneventful.

Resources: CNN.com, weather.com, Npr.org, cnbc.com

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Hurricane Harvey Slams Into Southern Texas

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Hurricane Harvey, which began as a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, August 23, rapidly escalated to a Category 4 storm as it made its way towards Southern Texas. As expected the powerful hurricane, which packed 130mph winds, made landfall near the city of Rockport on August 25 at about 10:00 pm local time, causing widespread destruction.