My days and nights are upside down these days. I work until late. I sleep until late. I am less enthusiastic than I could be. Maybe it’s a hangover from the huge amount of bad news this month, which at first I followed assiduously and helplessly.
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This image, from April 2004, shows mortality of some adult Joshua trees resulting from years of hot-dry climate. During the prior year, this area received only 17 percent of its average precipitation and was 4 degrees F warmer than
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