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Western Australias Public Transport Authority purchases a further ten trainsets

2016-06-27 01:00:00| Railway Technology

Western Australia's (WA) Public Transport Authority (PTA) has ordered another ten B Series three-car electric multiple unit (EMU) trains from EDI Rail Bombardier Transportation.

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US giving $48 million to help Western farms handle drought

2016-06-23 02:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: The Obama administration is announcing $48 million in grants to help farmers and ranchers in the West conserve water and energy amid drought and climate change. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is scheduled to discuss the plan Thursday in Colorado. The Agriculture Department says the effort will include 76 projects in at least 11 states. The department says the program will include improving irrigation systems. The grants will come from both the Agriculture and Interior departments.

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Record Heat Sparks Warnings, Stokes Wildfires In Western U.S

2016-06-20 09:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Wildfire warnings were posted across parts of three Western U.S. states on Sunday as a heat wave baked the region in record, triple-digit temperatures, stoking flames in California from the coastal foothills outside Santa Barbara to desert brush near the Mexican border. Excessive heat advisories and "red flag warnings" for extreme fire conditions were in effect across southern portions of California, Nevada and Arizona, the National Weather Service reported on the eve of the first official day...

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FirstGroup and MTR UK joint venture to bid for South Western rail franchise

2016-06-20 01:00:00| Railway Technology

FirstGroup has announced plans to form a joint venture (JV) with MTR UK to bid for the South Western rail franchise.

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'Rare, dangerous' heat headed parts of Western US

2016-06-19 14:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

PhysOrg: It's a dry heat, Phoenix residents like to say about Arizona's hot weather. That bravado may vanish as the thermometer flirts with 120 degrees this weekend. Phoenix won't be alone in the oven. A strengthening ridge of high pressure lifting out of Mexico is on course to also scorch other parts of Arizona and Southern California, bringing potentially record-shattering temperatures. Though accustomed to triple digits, the upcoming heat spell is a rarity in Phoenix, a desert metropolis of 1.5 million...

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