The long roots tend to stabilize and anchor the dunes, preventing them from eroding during a storm. Some of the plants and flowers that grow in sand dunes include: pink sand verbena, white dune evening primrose and yellow sunflower. Shrubs are also well suited for dune life, and many ...
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This means there’s a 40 percent chance that rain will occur at some point in the forecast area. It doesn’t mean it will rain for 40 percent of the time or cover 40 percent of the area; rather, it indicates that out of many similar days, rain would be expected on 40 percent of ...
Toward the end of the year, it was mandatory for all men between the ages of 18 and 64 to register for the draft, though many volunteered before being called. U.S. troops inflicted critical damage on a Japanese naval fleet in the Battle of Midway in June 1942. With involvement in ...
The "Unknown Soldier" commemorates the 116,516 American soldiers killed in World War I, many of whose bodies were never identified. [Pictured: Unknown Soldier is laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery on Nov. 11, 1921] 1922: Washington Naval Treaty Public Domain 1922: Washington Naval ...
A lightning storm causes giant advertising mascots to come to life; The children are terrorized by Groundskeeper Willie in their dreams; Homer finds himself trapped in another dimension. King Size Homer (1995) Homer intentionally gains more weight in order to qualify for disability and work from...
While the rest of the country has been under a heatwave the last several days, things are starting to warm up here in Montana and that has many folks scrambling to try and find ways to stay cool. Several homes and apartments in Montana aren't equipped with AC, so on days when the tem...
Hurricane Floydcaused four deaths in Virginia in 1999 and cost the state $150 million after severely damaging thousands of houses, businesses, and crops. Hundreds of residents had to be evacuated as the water levels increased to several feet. The hurricane affected Williamsburg, Richmond, and other...
has done over the years: the counselling, the food banks, the overseas missions[1]. Anyone tempted to run that particular rationale up the flagpole might ask themselves how they’d feel if Ted Bundy, say, had arguedSure I killed all those people, but hey: I volunteered in a soup ...
through my mind. Most of the time, I can deal with the facts of life without too much difficulty. It’s the storm of thoughts that causes such a problem. I will die a thousand deaths before my final day of reckoning comes. Most of my problems never happen anywhere except in my mind...