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Duke Energy on alert for cyber attack
2015-12-22 14:47:25| Energy - Topix.net
The country's largest electricity company is on alert for cyberattacks that aim to hamper the critical flow of power and is listening to U.S. intelligence agencies about potential threats, the Duke Energy Corp. executive heading electronic protection efforts said. Duke Energy manages dams, nuclear power plants and other types of electricity-generating plants - three of the 16 types of infrastructure critical to American life that the U.S. is focused on protecting from criminal hackers and hostile governments.
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Beijing declares first-ever air pollution red alert
2015-12-19 21:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sun Times: Although Beijing has experienced air quality much worse levels in recent years, the latest bout of pollution was the first to trigger a red alert under a 2-year-old system that requires a forecast at the outset of at least 72 hours of consecutive high pollution. "Schools will be advised to close, while companies may adopt a flexible schedule under a red alert, which also bans activity at construction sites, transport of materials and waste, as well as firecrackers and outdoor barbecues", a Beijing...
Beijing chokes on highest smog alert
2015-12-19 07:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Journal College: Along with school closures and limiting cars to driving every other day, a raft of other restrictions will seek to reduce the amount of dust and other particulate matter in the city of 22.5 million people. The Chinese government on Tuesday ordered 30 percent of vehicles off the roads, banned heavy vehicles, told schools to cancel classes and urged companies to offer flexible working hours to employees, while canceling most outdoor events. Beijing`s Municipal Bureau of Environmental Protection...
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Beijings red alert for smog requires a 3-day forecast
2015-12-19 05:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Junior College: Residents wore protective masks as they walked through the thick haze of gray smog that shrouded Beijing`s skyline. Schools closed and rush-hour roads were much quieter than normal as the alert closed many factories and imposed restrictions to keep half the city`s vehicles off the roads. Although many other cities in China and elsewhere in the world typically see levels of smog even worse than Wednesday`s pollution in Beijing, the Chinese capital`s latest bout of smog has triggered its first...
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Beijing on pollution 'red alert', but smog not as severe as forecast
2015-12-19 05:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China's capital Beijing was bracing for four days of choking smog starting Saturday, but residents said the haze was less severe than forecast, with some questioning why the government had issued its highest air pollution alert. China had warned residents across a large part of its north on Friday to prepare for a wave of severe smog arriving over the weekend, the worst of which would hit Beijing, prompting the capital to issue its second ever "red alert". A red alert is triggered when the...
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