Environment

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A home burns during a large wildfire Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in Luther, Okla. A wildfire whipped by gusty, southerly winds swept through rural woodlands north and south of Oklahoma City on Friday, burning several homes as firefighters struggled to contain it in 113-degree heat. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Bryan Terry)

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Arnold Schwarzenegger, former governor of California, has established a state and global policy institute at the University of Southern California. (Associated Press)

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A motorist who got out of her car argues with a demonstrator as civil servants blocked traffic during a protest against government cuts in Madrid on Monday. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been introducing successive rounds of austerity measures aimed at preventing the country from being forced into a public finance bailout. (Associated Press)

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Massive waves break ahead of the arrival of the approaching Saola, a deadly storm, on the coast of Badoutze, northeastern Taiwan on Wednesday. Saola weakened from a typhoon to a tropical storm by late afternoon on Thursday. (Associated Press)

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A protester displays a placard that reads: “No to restart of nuclear reactors and Prime Minister Noda” during a march near the parliament complex in Tokyo earlier this week. The government is hearing demands to abandon nuclear power in the wake of the meltdown last year. The question of nuclear weapons is also being brought up. (Associated Press)

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In this photo provided by explore.org, a brown bear catches a salmon at Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park in Alaska. A new video initiative will bring the famed brown bears of the park directly to your computer or smartphone. In a partnership with explore.org, a live webstream will be unveiled Tuesday that will allow the public to log on and see the brown bears in their natural habitat, including views of the bears catching salmon at Brooks Falls. (Explore.org via Associated Press)