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Show TheSalt Lake Tribune NATION/WORLD New Iceberg Polar-orbiting satellites have discovered a new and large icebergthat recently broke off Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier. The huge chunk of Antarctic ice measures about 25 miles in length by 9 milesin width andis drifting northwestward in the AmundsenSea. The U.S. National Ice Center says it is trackingthe iceberg near the vicinity of 75 degrees southlatitude and 103 degrees east lon- Sunday, November25, 2001 * Tropical storm03S buffeted the central islands of Indonesia while storm 04S passed over the open waters of the central Indian Ocean. Austral Tempest Dozens of peopletheAustralian state of New @ South Wales wereinjuredin severe storms that swept eastern regions, wreaking havoc gitude whereit currently posesnothreat to shipping fromthe coast to the Blue Mountains, Four victims sustained serious injurics from falling trees, while lanes. New icebergs have been morefrequently dis covered in recent years around Antarctica due to many others weretreated for minor cuts andlacera tions fromflying debris and glass. The heavy rains increased melting along the edges of the continent. were welcomedfurther south in Melbourne: where reservoirsfilled to above thelevel necessary to end New Swine Threat An official with the U.N. Food and Agri. water rationing. © culture Organization warned that a new Earthquakes deadly pig diseaseis believedto have spread Northern Colombiawasrockedby a magni: across 40 percent of England's pig herds and is tude 6.0 temblor that was centered in a expectedtokill thousandsof the animals. Veterinarremote mountainous region but swayed ians said the prognosis could bethe“final blow” for buildings 150 miles awayin Bogota. U.K. farmers who recently managedtosurvive the Zarth movements werealso felt in Tokyo, northdevastating outbreakof foot-and-mouthdisease. The erm Japan, islands around the Banda Sea, China’s Vos (Russi) (Y) Qinghai province, northern Kyrgystan, northern and Beniston,‘ofSwitzerland’°s Fribourg University, said, atop official of the Digboi police station, TheInidoWasting Syndrome (PMWS), can cause sudden death southwestern Iran and southernparts ofthe San Fran- a ated that 50to 90percentof current Alpine Asian NewsService reported that an intercity pasinpigs or leave themthin and weak. PMWShas no cisco Bay Area. glaciers will disappear bythe end ofthe21st century.” sengertrain wasderailed on Nov. 15 with the engine new disease, called Post-weaning Multi-systematic knowncureand is believed to be spread by the wind as well as on vehicletires. ramming against a small herd squatting onthetracks. Alps Skiing in Peril “Nosooner the accident took place than a herd of Elephants in Mourning 100 elephants came from nowhere and were Tropical Cyclones Trumpeting andshrill cries ofelephants in about Q of global warming could soon leave some behavinglike human beings mourningthe deaths of Four separate tropicalstorms formedalong European ski resorts without snow. The @ mourning were heard along a rail track in deat ones. It brought tears to the eyes of the policeIndia’s Assamstate as a herd gathered to thetropical belt from the western Pacific to BBC reportedthat the researchers predicted many of men andvillagers,” said Rantu Das, another police © thecentral Indian Oceanwith none reaching the lowerI resorts couldbe entirely without snow grievethe deathsof sevenother pachyderms mowed official. thestrength necessary to become namedstorms. in 15 years as warming melts Alpine glaciers at an down byatrain. “It was a sight to be seen rather than told. About a hundred elephants were ci * Thecentral Philippines was drenchedbytropi unprecedented rate. Warming in recent years has Distributed by: The Las Angeles Times Syndicate A groupofscientists warnedthatthe effects cal storm 29Wwhile storm 28Wveered tothe north just before reaching easternparts of the archipelago. already causedthe snow line on many mountains to pachydermsthatlay deadnearthe railway ti recede by an average of500 feet. Professor Martin tears rolling downtheir eyes,”said KhagenSangmai, E-mail: mail@earthweek.com Spaniards Spending Cash Stash ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID, tre: Spain Mat- , Safes and freezers are ng wads of cash as jiards rush to spend sehoarded pesetas befo: the European Union's new single currencyrendersthe Span- YOU MAY NEVER SEE LOAN RATES THIS LOW AGAIN IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE. ishbills worthles: ; jewelry and ‘ket items top the SERIOUSLY. for people shed- shoppingli: ding mone! stashed away over the years. Reflecting Spaniards’ picaresquehandling of money, much of the hidden known as “dinero negro,” or black money comesfromreal estate deals in which part of the payment was off-the-record to evade taxes. Other sources include money launderedby drug traf- fickers and profits kept concealed by bar owners and small-timeretailers. They're all racing against theolock because the EU’s euro 4 currency will replace the pe- @® seta and 10 other national currencies Jan. 1. In Spain, euros APR INTRODUCTORY RATE APR* STANDARD RATE andpesetas will coexist for two months, but come March the * peseta will cease to be legal tender. HOME EQUITY CREDIT LINE Becausebankstradingpesetas for euros are supposed to report transactions 6.62’ over $30,000, few Spaniards want to simply exchangethe moneyle- gally because tax authorities might get curious about their piles ofcash. Sostealth and speed are essential in disposing of rogue pesetas. The downturn in the economy, exacerbated INTRODUCTORY RATE** by the Sept. 11 terror attacks in the United States, is not slow- AUTO REFINANCE ing the spending because black money must be used noworit will simply disappear. No one knowsexactly how (Available six months from purchase) muchstashed cash is seeping back into the economy. The Bank of Spain has norecent figure, but it estimated several years ago that Spaniards held $19 billion in undeclared cash. By one measure, that’s more than one-third of Spain's money supply. Other European @ Union countries report similar cash flow oddities. In France, an estimated $140 million in hoarded cashis returningtocirculation each week, Germanyis carrying out spot checks of cars HOME REFINANCE coming from Switzerland and Luxembourg, popular tax havens for Germans. 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