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After typhoon, Philippines faces one of most profound resettlement crises in decades
2014-01-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The typhoon that recently barreled through the Philippines has left in its wake one of the most profound resettlement crises in decades, with the number of newly homeless far exceeding the capacity of aid groups and the government to respond. Two months after one of the strongest typhoons on record, recovery in the central Philippines has been marked by a desperate scramble for shelter, as people return to the same areas that were ravaged and construct weaker, leakier and sometimes rotting versions...
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IT'S THE PITTS -- CREATE - A - CRISES
2013-05-23 21:42:27| Cattle Today
Realizing that most people don't understand the role that cattle and sheep play in sequestering carbon, fertilizing the ground, breaking the surface crust to prevent runoff, reducing fuel loads to prevent catastrophic fires, and creating high quality protein from grass, I recently made a phone call to 1-800-GOT-RICH.
To Get Things Done, Washington Needs Scandals & Crises
2013-05-16 20:57:00| Beef
The key to any crisis or scandal, whether real or manufactured, is not the actual event or subject. It is what actions government is able to push through as a proposed solution to the crisis or scandal. My View From The Country read more
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Bats CEO Ratterman Steers Exchange, - Vittle Van' Through Crises
2013-03-14 11:54:42| Railroads - Topix.net
Long after the markets closed on Jan. 9, Joe Ratterman, the chief executive officer of Bats Global Markets Inc., was in his office trying to figure out how to keep a small computer error from killing his business.
Millions still need aid in Pakistan's "forgotten" crises
2013-01-22 13:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlertNet: Millions of Pakistanis still need humanitarian assistance due to three consecutive years of monsoon flooding, persistent insecurity and government restrictions on aid workers, which are worsening poverty and hunger across the country. The latest data shows that nearly 60 percent of the population of around 190 million are food insecure, meaning they do not eat enough nutritious food each day to lead a healthy, active life, according to the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP). They include flood-hit...
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