Preparing the law for settling on Mars: "That is the Outer Space Treaty of 1967. Like the abandoned launch fields, the Outer Space Treaty needs to have its valuable parts salvaged, and the dangerous ones demolished."

TIP: Always water during the early morning hours, when temperatures are cooler, to minimize evaporation.

Global Warming Would Help Many U.S. Crops: "Global warming means that U.S. farms are likely to increase production of soybeans, cotton, sorghum and oranges during the coming decades, according to a new U.S. government report. Farmers will also need less irrigation water and more pesticides because of slightly warmer temperatures expected across the continental United States from carbon emissions, the Environmental Protection Agency report said."

Drought Impacts in the US: April 9 - May 10, 2002

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: National Climatic Data Center Climate-Watch, May 2002

National Drought Summary: "Last week was relatively quiet, although a last blast of winter brought some much-needed precipitation in the western half of Montana. Most locations on the lee side of the Rockies remain in a long-term drought and year-to-date totals range from 50-75% of normal. The short-term events haven't brought nearly enough precipitation to eradicate the drought felt in some places for more than 5 years now. In California, abnormally dry (D0) conditions have now spread northward into the Sacramento Valley. Locally heavy rains (4 inches or more) fell in parts of northern Virginia and western Maryland, but little fell elsewhere. For the next 5 days (May 30-June 3), warmer-than-normal temperatures should dominate almost the entire country except for the Mississippi delta, where it should be cooler than normal. As far as precipitation is concerned, the only drought areas expecting to see relief of an inch or more are found along the Gulf Coast and up into South Carolina."

Western Wildfires Force Evacuations: "Wildfires threatened dozens of homes in southern Colorado, forcing several evacuations, authorities said. A fire near Canon City destroyed at least five structures, according to the Bureau of Land Management. At least two subdivisions 12 to 15 miles south of Canon City, along with some residents west of the city, were evacuated."

TIP: Keep a pitcher of water in the refrigerator instead of running the tap for cold drinks, so that every drop goe:s down you not the drain.

Climate Changing, U.S. Says in Report: "In a stark shift for the Bush administration, the United States has sent a climate report to the United Nations detailing specific and far-reaching effects that it says global warming will inflict on the American environment."

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