We have been busy with end-of-the-year wrap-ups.On Monday we posted a list of fatalities on wildland fires. After combing through the 800+ posts on Wildfire Today during 2008, on Tuesday, December 30, we listed the top stories for January-April. Today we'll cover May-August, and on January 1, September-December.Posted below are excerpts from the articles. To read the entire articles, click on the links.May 10California: Schwarzenegger's fire preparedness The California governor seems to be

Australian customs officials say they have caught another illegal fishing boat in Australian waters north of Darwin, the third in less than a week.

The best part about attending a fly fishing show is the vast amount of information you will learn. Almost all these shows offer various classes that pertain to fly fishing techniques, when you sit in on the seminars, you will gain knowledge you didnt know before. Even if you have been fly fishing for years, a little refresher course never hurts

Why not exploit these great bait, ground bait and other free baiting suggestions to multiply your catches of big fish; some of these will be new to almost everyone who reads this article so read on...

Australia”’’s cricket selectors continue to face flak in the wake of the national team’s two-nil series defeat to South Africa. The Andrew Hilditch-led committee is being accused of muddled thinking that has contributed in a large measure to the end of a sustained period of world domination in the sport. That includes three successive World Cups, home-and-away wins against every Test-playing nation of note, a Champions Trophy and an undefeated home Test series run of 15 years, an achievement

This is my last Water News diary for the year and I'd like to take the opportunity to remind all the fighting I/P posters that the Middle East, where a few great waterways are the major source of water for a large area of dry lands spanning a number of national borders, the scarcity of water has played a central role in defining the political relationships in the region for thousands of years. Its ideological, religious, and geographical disputes go hand in hand with water-related tensions and i

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CHURCHVILLE, VA—“2008 will be the hottest year in a century:” The Old Farmers’ Almanac, September 11, 2008. We’re now well into the earth’s third straight harsher winter—but in late 2007 it was still hard to forget 22 straight years of global warming from 1976–1998. So the Old Farmer’s Almanac predicted 2008 would be the hottest year in the last 100. But sunspots had been predicting major cooling since 2000, and global temperatures turned downward in early 2007. The sunspots have had a

©heatherkh via flickr"What's that... huh.. thing?" is probably the first thing many people would say looking at the picture above, and the second of course would be: "Is that real?".Yes it's real and it's not a spider under one of those diet/energy-giving bars made of muesli, seeds and fruits. Infact this picture has been shot underwater and the protagonist is just an amazing insect called caddisfly, and its case.Maybe, you can better understand it, looking at the ventral side of another caddisf

Backpack fishing tips. Looking for peace, quiet, solitude and possibly the best fishing you'll ever experience? Follow these recommendations for a successful trip.