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Australia: Walls keep water out and flood bills down
2013-02-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: GRAFTON narrowly escaped a major flood this week to the reported delight of the NSW Premier, Barry O'Farrell, and no doubt the town's 18,000 or so residents. The northern New South Wales town averted disaster thanks to an 8.1 metre levee which held - just. The Clarence River, swollen by rain from the powerful remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Oswald, rose to 8.08 metres. ''It was very close,'' Scott Greensill, the general manager for the Clarence Valley shire, said. The river ''was the highest...
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United Kingdom: Sabotage suspected at toppled wind turbine as second is brought down
2013-02-01 12:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: An investigation into the collapse of the first turbine in Bradworthy, Devon, during a 50mph gale last weekend has revealed that bolts are missing from its base. The turbine was initially thought to have been brought down by the wind, despite being designed to withstand winds of up to 116mph, but the new evidence could suggest a case of foul play, councillors said. It came as a second, 60ft turbine was spotted "lying crumpled on the ground" just 18 miles away in Cornwall, on a farm owned by...
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Aranda rolls into Battle Creek with Daughtry, 3 Doors Down
2013-02-01 04:07:02| Agriculture - Topix.net
Oklahoma-based rocker Aranda makes melodic, catchy songs about everything from heartbreak to hope.
SINGAPORE: Fraser & Neave directors to step down
2013-01-29 15:54:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Fraser & Neave's board of directors have said they will resign from the company once the takeover by TCC Assets is completed.
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The Top 25 split: Private hiring up, public down
2013-01-29 11:56:42| Steel - Topix.net
A model of a surgical facility planned for Reading Hospital. The hospital's owner, Reading Health System, was the largest employer in Berks County last year.
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