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UK train lines reopened following storm damage
2014-02-13 01:00:00| Railway Technology
The majority of the UK West Coast Main Line has reopened after taking a battering from storms, with several major rail networks still disrupted by adverse weather and flooding.
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Automated Floor Wrench improves safety and reduces damage.
2014-02-05 14:30:42| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Operated solely by hard mounted console and wireless remote control, Bulldog 90 improves safety on drill floor of new build and retrofit drilling rigs by removing rig personnel from rotating zone while making connections. Preprogrammed thread profiles ensure accurate and consistent make up torques on each connection, reducing/eliminating thread damage, while 360° clamping system reduces slippage, tool joint wear, and pipe distortion to extend drill string life. This story is related to the following:Oil Well Wrenches |
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Climate change threatens to cause trillions in damage to world's coastal regions
2014-02-05 09:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
TG Daily: New research predicts that coastal regions may face massive increases in damages from storm surge flooding over the course of the 21st century. According to the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, global average storm surge damages could increase from about $10-$40 billion per year today to up to $100,000 billion per year by the end of century, if no adaptation action is taken. The study, led by the Berlin-based think-tank Global Climate Forum (GCF) and involving...
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Code Clusters 3: What is Severe Physical Damage?
2014-02-04 23:57:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Joe Tedesco, NEC Consultant Code Clusters is a fond look back at some of the most interesting and outlandish Code violations published in the pages of EC&M magazine over the past 15 years — the item below is the ninth in a series of 10. Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear your feedback! Post your thoughts in the box below. All references based on the 2005 edition of the NEC. read more
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If Unchecked, Storm Surge Flooding Will Cause Trillion of Dollars in Damage This Century
2014-02-04 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Throughout the course of the 21st century, storm surge flooding will cause trillions of dollars in damage to the world's coastal regions unless protective measures are put in place, according to a new report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Currently, economic damages from storm surge flooding average between $10-$40 billion globally each year. But new research from the Berlin-based think-tank Global Climate Forum (GCF) and the University of Southampton suggests...
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