In general, a climax is a point of greatest intensity or force in an ascending series; i.e., a culmination. The term "climax" has many specific connotations and uses in English:

• For the climax of a narrative, see climax (narrative).
• For climax as a figure of speech, see climax (figure of speech).
• For the climax in the development of an ecosystem, see climax community and climax vegetation.
• For sexual climax, see orgasm.

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Many scale back their travel plans
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:30:00 -0500
Gasoline prices are still falling, but AAA Carolinas says many North Carolinians will skip the usual Labor Day weekend trip this year.
Wreck blocks I-85 south near Va.
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:24:02 -0500
Traffic is being diverted off southbound Interstate 85 near the North Carolina-Virginia border while crews remove wreckage of a tractor-trailer that lost control in a construction zone.
Fay's remnants help ease N.C. drought
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:13:39 -0500
Torrential rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay this week have helped pull North Carolina out of the worst category of drought, but officials say it's still dry.
Easley offers help to flood victims
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:12:59 -0500
North Carolina's governor is promising help for residents of Cabarrus County, where flooding from remnants of a tropical storm damaged or destroyed scores of structures.
New airport terminal will be roomy, flexible
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:30:00 -0500
The first phase of the $570 million structure will go into operation Oct. 26. The rest is to be finished by early 2011.
Carolina North building gets design approval
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:30:00 -0500
The first building on UNC-Chapel Hill's Carolina North campus will have three-story glass facades, solar panels and metal curtain walls with vertical sun shades to reduce energy costs.

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