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Climate panel says coast, midwest at risk of extreme weather
2013-01-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Average U.S. temperatures may jump as much as 4 degrees Fahrenheit (2.2 Celsius) in the coming decades, and efforts to combat the effects are insufficient, a government advisory panel on climate change said. The 60-member panel approved and released a draft report today that says many coastal areas face potentially irreversible impacts as warmer temperatures lead to flooding, storm surges and water shortages. The chances of record-breaking, high-temperature extremes will continue to increase...
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Climate change on the coast: Buyer-beware option considered
2013-01-11 11:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
News Journal: A state committee said Thursday the public should consider whether property owners selling inside boundaries where seas are predicted to rise will have to disclose that vulnerability to potential buyers. This would be a significant step beyond the existing rule of requiring sellers to disclose to buyers that properties reside in designated flood zones, based largely on historic flood and storm surge records. Sea-level rise disclosures, in contrast, would focus on predictions about areas, now dry,...
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Samoans urged to move away from coast and riverbanks
2013-01-11 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Radio Australia: Samoans are going to be urged to move their homes away from the coastline and riverbanks as a result of Cyclone Evan. That's according to the country's prime minister, Tuilaepa Sailele. He says the impact of the storm was severe, and lessons learned now have to be acted on, or Samoa will continue to suffer weather damage in future. The prime minister says the initial phase of the disaster is over, but the long term cleanup will take a while. Presenter: Bruce Hill Speaker: Samoa's prime minister,...
Coast Guard overflight of Kulluk aground
2013-01-10 14:32:00| Offshore Technology
Shells Kulluk rig ran aground on Sitkalidak Island, Alaska on 2 January.
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Dow Restarts St. Charles Olefins Plant; Increases Company Ethylene Supply Through Investment In U.S. Gulf Coast
2013-01-07 09:40:00| chemicalonline News Articles
The Dow Chemical Company recently announced that the Company’s St. Charles Olefins 2 Plant near Hahnville, La. began producing on-spec ethylene on December 25, 2012, meeting previously announced targets to re-start the plant by year-end 2012
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