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Death toll varies as officials struggle to assess Cyclone Pam's damage

2015-03-15 12:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Officials struggled Sunday to determine the scale of the devastation wrought by a monstrous cyclone that tore through the tiny South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu, with death counts varying in the single digits but expected to rise once communications are restored with outlying islands. Cyclone Pam tore through Vanuatu early Saturday, packing winds of 168 miles per hour, and leaving a trail of destruction and unconfirmed reports of dozens of deaths. Two people were confirmed dead in the capital,...

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Ministry urged to assess impact of Mekong River damming

2015-03-07 21:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Vietnam Net: Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has told the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to assess impact of hydropower damming in the mainstream Mekong River on residents in the downstream. The ministry said at a meeting on Tuesday with the Deputy PM that it has invited representatives of Laos and Cambodia, and international organizations and experts to jointly prepare a study on impact of hydropower projects. Le Duc Trung, office manager of the Vietnam National Mekong Committee, said...

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USGS: More Data Needed to Assess Fracking-Water Link

2015-03-05 14:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: More data are needed to be able to fully assess whether any widespread correlation might exist between recent oil and gas development in the U.S. and degraded quality of nearby surface water, a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey suggests. The study published in the American Geophysical Union journal Water Resources Research examined water quality data from 1970-2010 in areas with recent oil and gas drilling. The authors wrote they could document no trends involving surface water pollution in...

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