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From swamp to sail, a lifetime informs S.C. authora s latest book
2013-12-19 08:14:01| Paper - Topix.net
While studying at Georgia Tech to become an engineer, Robert McAlister spent one summer on the Bull Gang at International Paper.
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Dredging set to swamp decades of Great Barrier Reef protection
2013-12-04 12:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: For all the small gains weve made so far, it looks likely that pollution of the Great Barrier Reef is set to soar. Thanks to an extraordinary effort, we have stopped at least 360,000 tonnes of sediment and large amounts of other agricultural run-off polluting Australia's most famous natural wonder. Yet all that effort to protect the reef looks like it's about to be swamped. 140 million tonnes of marine sediment are proposed to be dredged during port development in the Great Barrier Reef over...
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Monsoon rains swamp half of Philippine capital, killing seven
2013-08-20 08:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Monsoon rains reinforced by a tropical storm flooded half the Philippine capital in just 24 hours, triggering landslides and killing at least seven people, officials said on Tuesday. At least 40,000 people sought shelter in government evacuation centers across the main island of Luzon and more than double that number moved to relatives' or friends' homes for safety as schools and government offices shut for a second day. Financial markets suspended trading and most banks and private firms were...
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The latest climate change horror: Massive swamp rats
2013-08-17 17:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Week Magazine: Then consider the nutria, a huge, "semiaquatic" rodent that looks like a cross between a beaver and a sewer rat, but with bright orange incisors. Also know as swamp rats, nutria on average weigh between 15 and 22 pounds; in the U.S., they typically reside in swamps in the deep South where they can always be near water. That could all change soon, according to the United States Geological Survey, as a population boom and rising temperatures are spurring the varmints to venture farther from their...
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'Swamp rats' on the move as winters warm
2013-08-12 15:38:14| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Climate: As fans of "Duck Dynasty" can attest, hunting for nutria big, water-loving rodents with bright orange front teeth is hugely popular in Louisiana. This might not be exclusive to the bayou for long. As winters warm, nutria could migrate across the country, according to new research. Researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey found that during a recent string of mild winters, nutria populations expanded northward in the United States. Left uncontrolled, that trend could continue over the next...