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Nevada team flies glider to world record in South America

An experimental sailplane built by the Minden-based Perlan Project team soared to a new unofficial world altitude record for engineless flight on Sunday, then broke that record by climbing to an altitude of 63,776 feet two days later.

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Strong winds create traffic problems for Burning Man visitors

The Nevada Highway Patrol is reporting that strong winds are creating traffic problems for visitors to the Burning Man festival in Northern Nevada. “Expect intermittent closures at the entrance to the event,” the NHP said via Twitter.

It’s been a cruel summer for Colorado River amid big drought

The drought-stressed Colorado River carried even less water than expected this summer, increasing the odds of a shortage in the vital river system in 2020, federal water managers said Friday.

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