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Mitchell said current pumping in the Ranegras basin isn’t sustainable, and that in places it’s causing the land surface to sink as much as 2 inches per year.
From Los Angeles Times
This will be the second significant snowfall of the season for New York City, which was blanketed with several inches settling on 14 December.
From BBC
Airlines canceled hundreds of flights out of New York City area airports Friday ahead of a winter storm expected to bring as much as 8 inches of snow to the Big Apple.
The storm has dumped inches of rain across the region and triggered mud and debris flows, knocked down trees and sparked several river rescues as the water rushes downhill from the mountains to the ocean.
From Los Angeles Times
Its nine brilliantly colored and richly gilded panels, each measuring about 39 by 36 inches, illustrate essential chapters of Christian faith.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
