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...During the rainy season, we should be getting mild rain spread over a long time and the dry season should be reasonably mild, not too hot," says Taye Teferi, head of the Conservation Program at the WWF's East Africa Regional Program Office. "But climate change has accentuated the difference between the seasons, making the rainy season shorter and heavier and the dry season hotter." When animals migrate to the Masai Mara every spring, it allows the vegetation they leave behind in the Serengeti to regrow, ready for them to come back in the fall. No rain means...
...beat good teams,” Murphy added.ELECTRIC SLIDEIt seemed like déjà vu for fans watching the Crimson on Saturday. Last week against Brown, a big hit on senior quarterback Liam O’Hagan—which may or may not have resulted in a mild concussion—knocked him out of the game and pressed senior Chris Pizzotti into action, while against Lehigh, O’Hagan’s inability to slide on a scramble midway through the third quarter caused another injury that relegated him to the bench for the remainder...
...situation has grown so desperate that even our mild-mannered ambassador, Ryan Crocker, sent a harsh cable to the State Department on Sept. 7, titled "Iraqi refugee processing: Can we speed it up?" He complained of the endless "bottlenecks" delaying entry even for those Iraqis who had risked their lives working for U.S. forces. Crocker pleaded with immigration and Homeland Security officials to fast-track the screening process so the State Department's recommended 7,000 asylum slots could be filled...
...hard not to conclude that the summit's political effect may be just as nonexistent. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon gave what was by his mild-mannered standards an impassioned speech calling for rapid action on climate change, and world leader after world leader rose to the lectern to emphasize the danger of global warming. "Today, the time for doubt has passed," Ban said in his opening address. "The time for action...
Still, the loss of Berg doesn’t mean the line is in trouble. Returning tackles Curtis and classmate Carl Ehrlich—who missed the Holy Cross game due to a mild ankle injury but should be ready to go for the remainder of the season—should be able to come together to hold down the fort. They’ll get additional help from senior Matt Drazba beginning in Week 4, when he’s slated to return from an offseason ankle sprain...