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Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation Releases New Public Service Announcement Featuring Penny Marshall

2014-04-14 07:30:59| publicworks Home Page

The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF) recently released the third in a series of Public Service Announcements featuring well-known celebrities to raise awareness for the nation’s number one cancer killer

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Losing the Marshall Islands

2014-03-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Centre Daily: The Marshall Islands are a leading advocate of international action on climate change. If you ever needed an illustration for why, this is it. This week an unusually high tide, sometimes called a king tide, swept through the island nations capital city, Majuro. Even something as modest as a swelling tide can have an outsize effect in the Marshalls, which comprise low-lying islands in the Pacific Ocean the highest elevation in the entire island chain is just 10 meters. Around 1,000 people were...

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Tidal flooding Marshall Islands causes widespread damage

2014-03-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Australia News: A state of emergency has been declared in Marshall Islands due to king tides which have inundated communities living on low-lying attols. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, regional office for the Pacific says waves washed over shorelines, sending water, rubbish and debris across roads and properties. There are no reports of fatalities or serious injuries, however a state of emergency has been declared. Preliminary assessments in the capital Majuro show...

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