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El Nino indicator hits record high, adds to weather risks: NOAA
2015-11-19 20:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A key indicator for the strength of El Nio has reached a record high, the U.S. weather agency said, adding to signs that a weather pattern known for causing extreme droughts, storms and floods could become one of the strongest ever. El Nio, the "little boy," is driven by warm surface water in the eastern Pacific Ocean and its strength is measured by how much higher temperatures are over three-month averages. In the week ending Nov. 16, temperatures in the Nino 3.4 region, the central band...
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Loom band drop off hits Poundland
2015-11-19 09:17:56| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Poundland reports a fall in half-year profits, citing factors such as a drop off in the loom band craze and an early Easter last year for the decline.
Chevron hits back at 'tax dodger' label
2015-11-18 11:25:19| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The global effort to extract a fair share of tax from multinationals is stepping up, say Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan. Courtesy ABC News24 Chevron, the US oil giant behind Australia's biggest liquefied natural gas project, has been hit with claims its tax affairs are a "rort".
Passenger traffic at Gatwick Airport hits 40 million mark
2015-11-18 01:00:00| Airport Technology
The passenger traffic at Londons Gatwick Airport hit the 40 million a year mark for the first time, with October being the busiest month.
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Hawaii canoe hits halfway mark in round-the-world voyage
2015-11-17 00:13:40| Airlines - Topix.net
In this April 29, 2014 file photo, the Hokulea sailing canoe is seen off Honolulu. The Polynesian voyaging canoe, guided solely by nature on a three-year circumnavigation of the globe has reached its halfway point.
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