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Iowa View: It's time for Iowa to lead on climate change

2013-06-22 21:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Des Moines Register: Iowa seems to have become a state of extremes. Last year, record early warmth prompted fruit blossoming in March and corn planting in early April, only to be severely challenged by late freezes and widespread drought. This year, a cold start to the planting season, followed by the wettest spring on record, has delayed planting and produced widespread soil erosion from extreme rainfall. Last year along the Mississippi River, low water brought barge traffic to a standstill. This year, barges...

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Iowa: Recent flood and drought signal what's to come, scientists and officials say

2013-06-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Press-Citizen: Given the choice between a drought or flooding, Johnson County farmer Russ Meade would take his chances with swampy fields any year. Psychologically, a drought affects you a lot worse because youre seeing things slowly die, said Meade, who helps run his familys 720-acre corn, soybean and cattle farm near Tiffin. The past two growing seasons, though, Meade has faced both extremes. Last summer, his crops wilted during the fifth-driest summer on record in Iowa. That was followed by the wettest...

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Another Victory for NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Racer Michael Self at Iowa Speedway

2013-06-17 22:49:45| K&N Racing News

Michael Self won the Casey's General Store 150 and became the first driver from the K&N Pro Series West to win outright at Iowa Speedway.

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Second day of severe weather likely in S.E. Iowa

2013-06-01 16:19:05| Energy - Topix.net

More than 1,000 Alliant Energy customers in the Burlington area remain without power as wind gusts exceeding 80 miles per hour flattened large trees, snapped utility poles, and down power lines.

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American Packaging Corporation Receives Award from the Iowa- Illinois Safety Council

2013-05-30 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

ROCHESTER, NY &ndash; American Packaging Corporation Flexographic Printing Laminating facility located in Story City Iowa was awarded a Gold Incident Rate Excellence Award last month from the Iowa-Illinois Safety Council. The award was presented for outstanding achievement in accident prevention during the 2012 calendar year.<br /> <br /> To qualify for this award, businesses had to demonstrate an incident rate lower than the national average for their specific industry. As a recipient of a ...

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