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		<title>Earthquake safety: It begins at home</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2008/earthquake-safety-it-begins-at-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 19:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of millions live and work in houses and schools that will collapse when the earth starts quaking.  The lesson from California, where big quakes cause small death tolls, is this: Smart engineering can save lives.]]></description>
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		<title>Ultimate Storm: What are hurricanes?</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2007/hurricane-science/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=592</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How do they form? How do we predict their paths? How can we improve predictions?]]></description>
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		<title>Shark Dangers: How Overblown?</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2004/shark-dangers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New shark repellent tested. How common are shark attacks? Meet the social shark. Learn why some people are fascinated by this cold-blooded killer.]]></description>
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		<title>Tornadoes: Power &amp; Fury</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2003/tornadoes-power-fury/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2003 16:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=604</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tornadoes kill 60 Americans each year. How do we predict tornadoes? How do we make houses safer? Where do tornadoes get their energy?]]></description>
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		<title>Pollution&#8217;s Natural in Namibia</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2002/pollutions-natural-in-namibia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2002 15:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=598</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Atlantic Ocean releases giant bubble of hydrogen sulfide gas near Namibia, tracked for first time from space.]]></description>
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		<title>Ice in Antarctica</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2002/ice-in-antarctica/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2002 18:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=626</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[West Antarctic Ice Sheet may be thickening, which could reduce the rise in sea level caused by global warming.]]></description>
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		<title>Lightning Illuminated at Last</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2001/lightning-illuminated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2001 17:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=726</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How is lightning generated? How does it affect the body? How can you stay safe? And what does lightning look like from space?]]></description>
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		<title>Potato Peril? Irish Blight Returns</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2001/potato-peril/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2001 14:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=555</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fungus that caused Irish potato famine is back, threatening potato crops around the world. How did the blight change world history, and what is being done to prevent another blight? ]]></description>
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		<title>Shipwreck Mystery on Lake Superior</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2000/shipwreck-mystery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2000 17:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=816</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Edmund Fitzgerald went down in 1975 with barely a trace, and no warning call whatsoever. New evidence pins the blame on terrible weather.]]></description>
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		<title>Floods: The Human Role</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2000 15:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flooding. We call it a natural disaster. But humans have a role. How do people promote flooding by cutting trees, draining wetlands, paving parking lots and otherwise interfering with nature? ]]></description>
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