Environment

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George Sabra, the new head of the Syrian National Council, the main Syrian opposition bloc in exile, speaks to reporters Nov. 10, 2012, during a press conference on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the Syrian National Council meeting in Doha, Qatar. (Associated Press)

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Pagodas in Kyaukmyaung, east of Shwebo, Myanmar, are seen destroyed after a strong earthquake on Nov. 11, 2012. The magnitude-6.8 quake struck northern Myanmar, collapsing a bridge and a gold mine, damaging several old Buddhist pagodas and leaving as many as 12 people feared dead. (Associated Press/Weekly Eleven News)

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A loud explosion Nov. 10, 2012, in the Richmond Hill subdivision in Indianapolis killed two people and damaged more than a dozen homes, authorities said. (Associated Press/The Indianapolis Star)

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Lysya Fridlin, 76, a resident of the Sand Castle houses, speaks to volunteers who are delivering food and supplies as she continues to live without power in the Far Rockaways section of the Queens borough of New York, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. Despite power returning to many neighborhoods in the metropolitan area, residents of the Far Rockaways continue to live without power and heat due to damage caused by Superstorm Sandy.(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Police direct cars to gas pumps outside a gas station on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Police were at gas stations to enforce a new gasoline rationing plan that lets motorists fill up every other day that started in New York on Friday morning. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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**FILE** Volunteer Jamie d'Amico, 25, of Fort Lee, helps sort through donations at Hoboken High School in Hoboken, N.J., on Nov. 4, 2012, as surrounding neighborhoods remain without power due to damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. (Associated Press)

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People with plastic containers and cars wait in line Nov. 8, 2012, for gasoline at a Hess station in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Fuel shortages and distribution delays that occurred after Superstorm Sandy and a nor'easter hit the region led to gas hoarding, prompting New York City and Long Island to initiate an even-odd gas rationing plan. (Associated Press)

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Nassau County Police control access to an Exxon station in Elmont, N.Y., on Nov. 8, 2012. Fuel shortages and distribution delays that occurred after Superstorm Sandy and a nor'easter hit the region led to gas hoarding, prompting New York City and Long Island to initiate an even-odd gas rationing plan. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** New York City Police Department officers manage the line of cars waiting for gasoline in New York on Nov. 9, 2012. Fuel shortages and distribution delays that occurred after Superstorm Sandy and a nor'easter hit the region led to gas hoarding, prompting New York City and Long Island to initiate an even-odd gas rationing plan. (Associated Press)

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Drivers fill-up at a station in New York on Nov. 9, 2012. Fuel shortages and distribution delays that occurred after Superstorm Sandy and a nor'easter hit the region led to gas hoarding, prompting New York City and Long Island to initiate an even-odd gas rationing plan. (Associated Press)

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Police direct cars to pumps while people stand in line with containers for gas in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Nov. 9, 2012. Fuel shortages and distribution delays that occurred after Superstorm Sandy and a nor'easter hit the region led to gas hoarding, prompting New York City and Long Island to initiate an even-odd gas rationing plan. (Associated Press)

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A New York City Police Department officer manages the line of cars waiting for gasoline on Nov. 9, 2012. Fuel shortages and distribution delays that occurred after Superstorm Sandy and a nor'easter hit the region led to gas hoarding, prompting New York City and Long Island to initiate an even-odd gas rationing plan. (Associated Press)

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A man carries two filled gas cans at a gasoline station in New York on Nov. 9, 2012. Fuel shortages and distribution delays that occurred after Superstorm Sandy and a nor'easter hit the region led to gas hoarding, prompting New York City and Long Island to initiate an even-odd gas rationing plan. (Associated Press)