31.   One major factor is believed to be La Nina, an unusually cold pool of Pacific Ocean water near the equator that spurs widespread atmospheric changes.

32.   Roush was alone in a twin-engine Twin Cam plane when it apparently struck power lines and crashed into the water near a lakefront subdivision.

33.   Submarine officers have said that if an accident occurred, they would be much more willing to surface in international waters near Russia than they used to be.

34.   Taiwan threatened to retaliate if mainland Chinese forces enter its waters, after China fired three ballistic missiles into waters near Taiwan earlier today.

35.   The company is accused of discharging lethal effluent into waters near Lake Ontario and failing to comply with environmental reporting requirements.

36.   The boyish squeal drifted up from the waters near Black Rock, off the west coast of Maui.

37.   The dam apparently had been erected to hold off flood water near farmland in Tracy.

38.   The incident began when a U.S. eavesdropping plane in international waters near China collided with a Chinese jet that had been following it.

39.   The incident began when an U.S. eavesdropping plane in international waters near China collided with a trailing Chinese jet.

40.   The Gilbert community near McQueen and Warner roads is built around man-made lakes, where ducks strut along the water near fancy homes with perfect lawns and nice cars.