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California Burning

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

The driest conditions in 200 years combined with strong Santa Ana winds have set California on fire. Satellite images show smoke pouring over the Pacific ocean while back on the ground thousands of firefighters battle five major blazes. Almost a million people have been forced to flee their homes. Residential damage has already topped [...]

A day to remember

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Two years ago this month, a deadly hurricane struck New Orleans, forever changing the lives of many. Tragedies like Hurricane Katrina seem to be happening more and more–whether it’s natural disasters, school shootings, or famine, something terrible is happening somewhere in the world. It almost seems as though our world is groaning, as though [...]