Dry, windy weather brings one-week delay in estimated full containment of Santa Barbara fireSANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A new round of dry, windy weather could cause a week’s delay in full containment of the Santa Barbara wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes, firefighters said Wednesday. Obama suggests schools with swine flu shut down, mourns death of toddler in TexasWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that wider school closings in the U.S. may be necessary in an escalating global health emergency that claimed the first death in the United States and swept Germany onto the roster of afflicted nations. Obama said local schools across America should consider temporarily shutting down if conditions worsen. Scientists describe novel strategy for phytoplankton growth in nutrient-poor areas of seaWASHINGTON - An international team of scientists has described a novel strategy for phytoplankton growth in the vast nutrient-poor habitats of tropical and subtropical seas. Fishermen are Coast Guard’s new eyes in the seaAHMEDABAD - The Coast Guard has roped in fishermen to tip them off on suspected terrorists who might use the 1,600-km Gujarat coastline to infiltrate the country as the 26/11 attackers had used the sea route from Pakistan to India. |