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Spate of derailments deepens fears
2015-03-15 15:32:12| Railroads - Topix.net
Four trains hauling crude oil have derailed in the U.S. and Canada since mid-February, rupturing tank cars, spilling their contents, polluting waterways and igniting spectacular fires that burned for days. The derailments have deepened safety concerns that if an oil train accident were to occur in a populated area, the results could be disastrous.
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California drought granted fleeting respite with spate of storms
2014-02-07 21:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A series of storms has drenched California and even heavier rains are expected this weekend, promising a fleeting respite from the states devastating drought. Bay area mountains were expected to receive 152mm (six inches) of rain and the northern sierras two feet of snow, a welcome deluge after the driest winter on record. A ridge of high pressure that has hovered over the west coast for months, blocking normal weather patterns, eased and allowed a weather system to break through, dumping...
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Police issue a warning to motorists after a spate of thefts from cars in Tring
2014-01-24 00:51:06| Wireless - Topix.net
A car theft crimewave in Tring has forced police to warn motorists to be extra vigilant in locking their cars at night.
Spate Of Fatal Lyme Cases Surprises Health Officials
2014-01-01 05:43:48| Biotech - Topix.net
A series of fatal cases of Lyme disease in the Northeast, including one from Connecticut, have health officials on the lookout for a very rare complication of the tick-borne disease.
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Spate of Australian wildfires destroys at least 30 homes
2013-10-17 09:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A spate of wildfires has destroyed at least 30 homes west of Sydney, prompting evacuations, blanketing Australia's biggest city in choking yellow smoke and closing highways. Fuelled by unseasonably high temperatures and strong winds, dozens of fires were burning in the Blue Mountains region and other parts of New South Wales state on Thursday, threatening more properties, the Rural Fire Service said. There were no immediate reports of deaths. "If we get through with less than 100 homes destroyed...
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