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Relentless Rise of Two Caribbean Lakes Baffles Scientists

2016-03-03 13:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Geographic: On a recent calm day, the surface of Lake Azuéi has no waves, not even any ripples. Pillars of pastel-colored concrete break the still surface, the tops of what once were houses. They are all that's visible of the community that once thrived here. Alberto Pierre, a skinny, wide-eyed 25-year-old, said the submerged village where he grew up wasn't even near the lake. "The water used to be many kilometers from here." Lake Azuéi, the largest lake in Haiti, lies about 18 miles east of Port-au-Prince,...

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Hawaiian canoe on worldwide journey stops next in Caribbean

2016-02-16 04:21:05| Airlines - Topix.net

A traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe is on its way to the Caribbean after completing a 3,500-mile trek across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Casement Window meets market needs in Florida, Caribbean.

2016-01-26 14:31:06| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Designed for use in new construction, remodeling, and full frame replacement applications, Impact View Casement Window provides unobstructed view through clean, contemporary, minimalist design and enhanced performance via such features as concealed 3-point locking system and DP75 rating. Design, available in various colors or applied veneer finishes, offers ease of operation and sound attenuation. Butt hinges are available for commercial applications.

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Atlantic, Caribbean Storms Strengthen With Warming

2016-01-24 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Hurricanes in the Atlantic and Caribbean oceans will grow more than twice as powerful and damaging as ocean temperatures rise from global warming, a new study says. Warming seas could produce more rainfall and far more destructive storm surges of water along the ocean shorelines in the next 50 to 100 years, said the study by U.S. scientists published this week in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. "It could affect the entire Atlantic coast," said William Lau, a co-author and research...

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