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Smog expert: Worsening Saharan dust storms become annual Spring fixture as climate changes
2014-04-03 13:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The Saharan dust storms thickening Britains smog and coating cars from Cornwall to Aberdeen will become increasingly strong in the coming years as a nasty mixture of drought, development and intensive farming in North Africa pushes up air pollution, a leading dust expert warned yesterday. The rapid population growth in Western Sahel countries such as Chad, Niger, Mali and Mauritani in the past 20 to 30 years has prompted a surge in agriculture which has greatly increased the amount of dust, Dr...
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Despite help from late-winter storms, California snowpack only 32 percent of normal
2014-04-01 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Valley Tribune: A string of late-winter storms was not sufficient to knock out the states three-year drought, leaving critical snowpack levels in the Sierra Nevada two-thirds below normal and predictions of a gloomy summer for farmers and many urban communities, state water managers said Tuesday. Though the Northern California snowpack rose from 27 percent of average on March 1 to 32 percent, hopes for a March miracle were dashed as surveyors carrying hand-held probes climbed down from the snow-covered slopes...
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FedEx Cuts 2014 Forecast on Storms as CEO Smith Scolds Retailers
2014-03-20 06:41:24| Trucking - Topix.net
FedEx Corp., operator of the world's largest cargo airline, cut its 2014 profit forecast, blaming unseasonably harsh winter weather and online retailers' sloppy packaging practices.
FedEx Blames 'Unusually Severe Winter Storms' For Its Ugly Quarter
2014-03-20 01:57:39| Air Courier - Topix.net
"Unusually severe winter storms throughout the quarter disrupted operations, decreasing shipping volume and increasing costs, and impacted year-over-year operating income by an estimated $125 million," said management .
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Winter storms foul airlines' on-time performance
2014-03-18 23:16:00| Airlines - Topix.net
An airline traveler checks the status of flights that are mostly cancelled at Dulles International Airport on February 13 U.S. airlines posted one of their worst January on-time performances ever, as winter storms pounded parts of the country.
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