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Rain doesn't halt Swansboro business expo
2014-03-30 05:29:21| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
A rainy Saturday proved to be a good opportunity for Hubert resident Candi Meadows to explore the Swansboro area from indoors.
Australia: Rain shortfall pushes farm diversification
2014-03-28 07:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: Dairy farmers are being urged to diversify their farms to protect profit margins amid declining rainfall and fluctuating production costs. Collaborative research between Western Australian and Victorian institutions shows farm profitability is affected more by changes in rainfall than commodity prices, with dairy enterprises the most profitable on a $/ha basis. Profitability of wheat, steer and prime lamb enterprises however, proved most resilient during times of low rain. Compared to Victoria,...
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State Known for Landslides, Deadly Mix of Loose Sediments and Heavy Rain
2014-03-27 02:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The flow of mud, boulders and trees that overran part of the community of Oso on Saturday was the most lethal slide experienced in Washington in years, but the state is prone to the destructive events. At times, parts of the state have experienced a thousand or more slides over just a few days, according to state officials, although most are small and cause far more limited destruction. Lynn Highland, a geographer with the United States Geological Survey, said Washington ranks with Oregon and California...
How your computer could reveal what's driving record rain and heat in Australia and NZ
2014-03-26 07:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Conversation: 2013 was a record-breaking year for extreme heat in Australia and New Zealand. More than 70% of Australia recorded temperatures above 42°C, with temperatures exceeding 48°C at a number of locations. On 7 January 2013, Australia experienced its hottest day on record with a national average maximum temperature of 40.3°C. Meanwhile, in New Zealand the news at the time was dominated by drought. From January to March 2013, the North Island experienced an average of almost 80 days without rain, far...
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Climate change: Too much rain caused deadly mudslide on unstable ground
2014-03-25 09:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Examiner: Authorities confirm 14 dead and 176 missing on Monday from the massive landslide that rolled through the rural neighborhood of Oso/Darrington north of Seattle on Saturday covering a square-mile area with mud and mangled trees as it laid waste to 50 structures. Experts say the cause of the landslide, which wasnt the first in the area, appears to be ground saturation after receiving double the normal rainfall for March, the sixth-wettest recorded since 1922, as explained by Johnny Burg, a meteorologist...
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