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...According to the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization, meat production accounts for 18% of annual greenhouse-gas emissions - more than transportation, which accounts for roughly 14%. Each year, millions of acres of rain forest are cleared for cattle ranchers and suppliers of animal feed, further accelerating climate change. Then there are the urgent human-health issues: the world feeds much of its grain to cattle and other animals even as millions of people starve. Those wealthy enough to consume fatty animal products are themselves at higher risk of certain health problems, including heart disease and some cancers. (See pictures...
Italian security forces based in Herat province said the vehicle was repeatedly warned to stop before it was fired on. Benafsha's uncle, Ahmad Wali, who was driving, says traffic was moving in both directions but that rain made visibility poor. Suddenly, he recalls, sparks flew in front as armored vehicles came into view. Glass was sprayed into his face...
Rainy-Day Guarantees. The Montauk Yacht Club hotel, on the east end of New York's Long Island, is offering a Sunshine Bailout incentive for you to check out its 107 newly renovated rooms. If you encounter wet weather - defined as six hours of rain during the day - while staying there, you'll get a certificate redeemable for a free night before Nov. 1. Rooms start at $229 per night. (If it does rain, you can always check out the full-service spa.) 32 Star Island Road, Montauk...
Through Sept. 27, the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort and Spa in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., is offering a $50 resort credit every day, plus an extra $50 credit on any day that Weather.com forecasts by 8 a.m. a 50% or better chance of rain. Rates start at $279 per night. Use promotional code SF8. 3030 Holiday Drive, Ft. Lauderdale...
...Pura Vida. With its sweeping views of the Pacific, Hotel La Mariposa in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, is a popular destination (satisfied guests include TIME.com's deputy photo editor), with rooms starting at $150. You can go zip-lining through the rain-forest canopy, sport fishing or whitewater rafting. Not an über-outdoorsman? Then head down to the beach, order cocktails at the hotel's three pools or take a free shuttle to the crown jewel of the region: Manuel Antonio National Park, where the jungle is brimming with howler, white-faced and squirrel monkeys. Try a guided hike...