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September 2003
Features
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Defusing Africa's Killer Lakes
In a remote region of Cameroon, an international team of scientists takes extraordinary steps to prevent the recurrence of a deadly natural disaster
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A Walk Across England
In the 1970s, British accountant Alfred Wainwright linked back roads, rights-of-way and ancient footpaths to blaze a trail across the sceptered isle
Departments
Indelible Images
September 11 From a Brooklyn Rooftop
The Object at Hand
Dressed to Kill
King beat self-proclaimed male chauvinist Bobby Riggs and her victory still stands as an accomplishment for feminism
Phenomena & Curiosities
Uncle Sam's Dolphins
People File
Talking to Horses
Presence of Mind
Stopping a Scourge
Editor's Note
Picture This
From the Secretary
Man's Reach
Books