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Vancouver near top of list of cities threatened by rising sea levels
2013-08-21 04:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: Coastal flooding could cost the global economy $1-trillion a year a few short decades from now because of the rise in sea levels caused by global warming if action is not taken now to stem the flow and Vancouver is one of the cities most at-risk for losses, says a new study. The article, published Tuesday in the journal Nature Climate Change, is part of an ongoing project by the Organization for Economic Co-operation. "This work shows that flood risk is rising in coastal cities globally due...
Floods May Cost Coastal Cities $60 Billion a Year by 2050
2013-08-19 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: A little bit of sea level rise could go a long way to increasing flood risk for the globe's coastal cities. New research finds it's possible to reduce that risk, but not make it disappear completely. It also finds that cities not typically thought of as hot spots for sea level rise and flooding will actually be some of the biggest losers in a soggier future. Global sea levels have risen 8 inches over the past century. Some areas have experienced even greater amounts due to land subsiding due to...
Travel Retail: Pernod Ricard targets eight cities with Jameson push
2013-08-14 17:45:30| Beverages - Topix.net
Pernod Ricard has launched a limited edition range of bottles for its Jameson Irish whiskey brand in the global travel retail channel.
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TRAVEL RETAIL: Pernod Ricard targets eight cities with Jameson push
2013-08-14 17:07:39| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Pernod Ricard has launched a limited edition range of bottles for its Jameson Irish whiskey brand in the global travel retail channel.
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Cities Turn to Helpful Hackers
2013-08-13 16:49:40| Railroads - Topix.net
Last year in New York, a free program called Embark that tracks train locations in real time and maps out routes for subway riders won a contest sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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