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The National Climatic Data Center reported yesterday that meteorological spring – March through May – averaged 55.5 degrees Fahrenheit over theUnited States. That’s 0.4 degrees warmer than the previous record, set in 1910. The agency also noted that the United States experienced the hottestJanuary-May in 106 years of record-keeping, a report sure to stir the debate over the potential threat of global warming.

On a global basis, land and ocean surface temperature readings also were warmer than normal, tying 1990 as the second warmest spring on record. Heat waves swept China, India and Europe, with 90 degree temperatures reached inParis and London.

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An official Space Weather Advisory issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as Space Weather Bulletin #6 at 12:28PM MDT on June 6, 2000 states that a large solar flare resulted in a very powerful coronal ejection. This mass of highly charged particles is expected to reach earth June 8-9. Strong geomagnetic storm levels are expected. The advisory states:
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An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale has struck north central Turkey, causing panic in the capital, Ankara. The quake was centered on the town of Cerkes, 60 miles north of Ankara. One person has been reported dead. The is the third in a worldwide series of strong earthquakes that have followed the cluster of smaller quakes that occured after May 26.

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Apocalypse Times – The June 5 Sumatra quake has left at least 100 people dead, and authorities do not believe that all bodies have as yet been uncovered. This quake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale caused severe damage in Sumatra. The BBC has collected firsthand reports of the quake by e-mail from Sumatra residents. For more information, click here.

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