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Gauging the greenhouse effect.
Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication
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November 1, 1990|
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Gauging the Greenhouse Effect
During the summer of 1988, the United States was hot and dry. A drought destroyed one-third of the grain crop. Barges couldn't travel down the Mississippi River because the water level had dropped 20 feet. Tinder-dry trees in the West caught fire, and 5 million acres of forest died. Scientists are not sure if these things themselves are signs of global warming, but most of them predict that warming is on the way.
Scientists have been warning that steadily rising amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are warming the ...
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Persistent Perennials; Forming a Permanent Relationship With Your Flowerbed
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; ...in the garden is a perennial. Shrubs and trees...are known as woody perennials, while plants that...called herbaceous perennials- shortened to perennials in everyday parlance...practical terms, a perennial is a plant that lives...
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; ...fall. Some perennials are adaptable...can start a perennial bed any time...bed with other perennials. The ideal perennial bed appears...note the mature perennial's height and...Planting Plant perennials in groups of...
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PLANT PERENNIALS FOR A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN BEAUTY
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; ...Some plants are perennial in habit but are...generally considered perennials such as cacti and...on selection of perennials. Perennial flowers sometimes...designing your perennial bed. Choosing perennials requires more thought...
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Perennials color the fall
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ...garden. Fall flowering perennials are not limited to...Puhek-Sandberg, the perennial buyer for Hawks Nursery in Wauwatosa. While perennials can take up to three...fall border. "Many perennials give a nice burst of...recommends cutting down perennial grasses only in late...
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Perennial beauty. (gardening)
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; PERENNIAL BEAUTY Gardening with perennials has becomeincreasingly...garden with perennials. The raw material...ofthe art called perennial gardening are...function in your perennial garden...to plantmost perennials in the cooler...
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