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Charlestons floods illustrate the worlds watery future
2015-10-28 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: But sea level rise and warm waters from El Nio are making king tides and other nuisance tidal flooding worse. Sea levels have risen by 8 inches around the globe since the start of the 20th century due to ocean warming and the melting of the world's land ice. The rate of rise is expected to increase and by the end of the 21st century, sea levels could be up to 39 inches higher if greenhouse gas emissions continue on their current trajectory. Despite the seemingly small rise to-date, the impacts...
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Complaints obtained from CRTC illustrate Canadians' telecom gripes
2015-05-24 20:52:06| Telecom - Topix.net
Wireless carriers automatically renewing customers' contracts without their consent. Clients being kept on hold for hours while trying to cancel their services.
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Survey Findings Illustrate Lack of Awareness Over Dangers Waste & Recycling Workers Face
2015-03-23 01:05:48| Waste Age
When working around inattentive motorists, collecting waste and recyclables can be dangerous. A new survey shows us just how bad the problem is. read more
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Obama Turns to Web to Illustrate the Effects of a Changing Climate
2014-03-20 04:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obama wants Americans to see how climate change could deluge or destroy their own backyards - and to make it as easy as opening a web-based app. As part of an effort to make the public see global warming as a tangible and immediate problem, the White House on Wednesday inaugurated a website, climate.data.gov, aimed at turning scientific data about projected droughts and wildfires and the rise in sea levels into eye-catching digital presentations that can be mapped using simple software...
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Colorado Rivers Illustrate Realities of Extreme Weather Activated by Climate Change
2013-09-27 21:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The river raced. I was standing near the bridge on College Avenue over the Cache la Poudre River in Fort Collins, CO. Due to the torrential rainstorms, the river had peaked about six hours earlier in the middle of the night, but it was still flowing about 100 times bigger than it usually does in September. A huge tree raged along in the floodwaters, smacked up against the bridge with a cracking sound, and then disappeared under the bridge. Spectators oohed and aaheda couple dozen of us were watching,...
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