The journal Nature reports that all species of large fish in the world's oceans have been so thoroughly overfished that just 10% of the population that there was in 1950 remains. The scientists who authored the report conclude that the world's oceans are no longer even close to their natural state. Sharks, Atlantic cod, and Pacific sardines are tapped as particularly imperilled with extinction. The scientists recommend drastic measures to reduce ocean fishing. Nature, Environment News, BBC
The United States Senate approves a tax-cut bill designed to cut revenues by a total of $350 billion over ten years. The Senate takes a compromise position on the controversial issue of taxing stock dividends; the dividend tax is temporarily reduced, then eliminated, and reinstated for 2007. The bill will now go to a conference committee to resolve differences with a $550 billion tax cut passed by the House on May 10.
China announces a new series of measures to combat SARS. Foreign adoptions of Chinese babies are now suspended. The penalties for knowingly spreading the disease have been increased, and now include execution.
May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nature is one of the oldest and most reputable general-purpose scientific journals, first published on November 4, 1869. ... Groups Conodonta Hyperoartia Petromyzontidae (lampreys) Pteraspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Thelodonti Anaspida Cephalaspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Galeaspida Pituriaspida Osteostraci Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) Placodermi Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) Acanthodii Osteichthyes (bony fish) Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish) Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) Actinistia (coelacanths) Dipnoi (lungfish) A fish is a poikilothermic (cold-blooded) water-dwelling... The worlds oceans as seen from the South Pacific Ocean (from Okeanos, Greek for river, the ancient Greeks noticed that a strong current flowed off Gibraltar, and assumed it was a great river; Greek ωκεανός) covers almost three quarters (71%) of the surface of the Earth... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Orders Hexanchiformes Squaliformes Pristiophoriformes Squatiniformes Heterodontiformes Orectolobiformes Carcharhiniformes Lamniformes Sharks are a group (superorder Selachimorpha) of fish, with a full cartilaginous skeleton, a streamlined body plan, with normally 5, but up to 7 (depending on species) gill slits along the side of, or beginning slightly behind, the head (in some... Species Gadus morhua Gadus macrocephalus Gadus ogac This article is about codfish; for other meanings, see COD. Cod surfacing Cod is the common name for the genus Gadus of fish, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name of a variety of other fishes. ... Sardines or pilchards are a group of several types of small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. ... In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of taxa. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is an atypical form of pneumonia. ... Categories: Stub | Al-Qaida members ... Damage to USS Cole The USS Cole bombing was a suicide bombing attack against the guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) on October 12, 2000. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ...
May15, 2003 Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle Tornado Outbreak
Sitting at the office nowcasting and watching the evolution of storms on radar, I note a new storm moving into Dallam County about 15 miles WNW of Dalhart and I urge the group to break off the Griggs storm and target this one.
Here is their first view of the large tornado being produced by this storm about 8 miles west of Stratford.
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