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WEEKEND MOON

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Take a close look at the Hunter's Moon because it comes once a year and is always the next full moon after Autumn's Harvest Moon

The name comes from the Algonquin Native American tribe, says The Old Farmer's Almanac, and reminds us that traditionally in many cultures this is the time to hunt and store up meat for the long Winter.

JUPITER MOON

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Are you interested in watching sister moon meet up with brother Jupiter in the night sky later tonight

These two celestial bodies are expected to meet and come together at a particular time and place for a rendezvous. The moon and Jupiter will be dancing tonight, making a close approach to the solar system's largest planet in the night sky.

DISSIFORMATION NATION

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COVID cases are up in the USA. There's misinformation and disinformation of groundless claims that vaccines cause turbo cancer.

OUR ANGRY PLANET

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The first tropical threat to the #USA this season isn’t on the East Coast or in the Gulf of Mexico. it is in Southern California.

LAHAINA: PARADISE LOST

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Most of Lahaina is reportedly destroyed by a wildfire amid dry and windy conditions. As of the middle of August, at least 93 people had been confirmed dead with 1,000+ missing. At least 11,000 people were forced to evacuate.

BLUE WHALE

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We now move from the orange whale to a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) which is a marine mammal and a baleen whale.

BACK TEMPORARILY

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What is full of hot air and is dangerous to everyone around him when he makes landfall and blows his wicked whirl winds?

‘Nobody likes him or wants him to visit., Don strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season ahead of schedule. On average, first hurricane of the season is Aug. 11, according to NOAA.

NOBODY CARES?

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Americans are far apart because some folks only care about themselves but real public servants work harder.

While there is only one planet we call Mother Earth and one global ocean, the vast body of water that covers 71 percent of the Earth is geographically divided into distinct named regions. The boundaries between these regions have evolved over time for a variety of historical, cultural, geographical, and scientific reasons. 

MANHATTAN SINKS

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Is New York City’s Manhattan Island sinking with its skyscrapers bringing it down, according to the findings of a new scientific study?

The model indicates the geology beneath the island was compared to satellite data showing its footprint is collapsing into Earth.

SAD EARTH DAY

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STOP - Mother Earth is on life support and we at #CityImages suggest there is no good or worldly reason to celebrate this day!