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Tornadoes in the Southern United States
February 8 | Earth Observatory
“A major wintertime tornado outbreak ripped through Arkansas, western Tennessee, northern Mississippi, northern Alabama, and western Kentucky on February 5, 2008.” Earth Observatory has a precipitation map for the storms and details on why they happened.
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Tornadoes Rip the Southcentral USA
February 7 | USA Today
Dozens of people have been killed by tornadoes that ripped across Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Alabama late Tuesday.
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Town Gets Water Just Three Hours Per Day
November 2 | MSNBC.com
Orme, Tennessee has a severe water supply problem and the community is under extreme water restriction. They have water service between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM each day. Other than that, no water. Their local water source is dry and they now truck water from Alabama. Their hope and salvation will be a new pipeline from nearby Bridgeport, Alabama.
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Illinois Basin: Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas
September 10 | USGS
USGS has completed an assessment of the undiscovered oil and gas potential of the Illinois Basin which includes parts of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee. The assessment is based on the geologic elements of each total petroleum system defined in the basin and includes: hydrocarbon source rocks, reservoir rocks, and hydrocarbon traps.
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Free High Resolution Satellite Images - Google Earth
Promotion | Geology.com
Google Earth is a free download that will allow you to view recent satellite images of Earth in 3D. Worldwide coverage. Fly over landscapes and cities, or zoom in on your house! This is the same program used by national news networks to give you great satellite images. Free download.
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