Karen is the 11th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1 and ends Nov. 30. The system would be the second to hit the U.S. this year. Tropical Storm Andrea made landfall in northwestern Florida in June and then moved up the East Coast.
February 3, 2009February 2, 2009 Neil Pasricha. Fresh cut grass smells like twilight in the countryside, a football game about to start at the park, or a sunny Saturday morning in the suburbs.
So mowing the nation's lawns may be a significant source of air pollution, scientists say -- even trumping the pollution belched out by gas-powered mowers. Still, most scientists say there's no reason not to enjoy the cut-grass smell on a summer day. When we bite and chew raw vegetables, they point out, the veggies release their own small burst of compounds -- just as grass, clover and other plants do when a hungry horse tears off a tasty mouthful.