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Severe storms knock out power, topple trees across viewing area

2015-07-15 11:57:14| Energy - Topix.net

Areas from Winston County to Shelby and Chilton experienced high winds, lots of lightning and the storm damage that goes along with it. We could see a few strong storms Tuesday afternoon, but the overall severe weather threat is fairly low.

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Can pollution help trees fight infection?

2015-06-30 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: Trees that can tolerate soil pollution are also better at defending themselves against pests and pathogens. "It looks like the very act of tolerating chemical pollution may give trees an advantage from biological invasion," says Dr Frederic E. Pitre of the University of Montreal and one of the researchers behind the discovery. Unexpectedly, whilst studying the presence of genetic information (RNA) from fungi and bacteria in the trees, the researchers found evidence of a very large amount of RNA...

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