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Tom River, N.J., to Stop Accepting E-Waste Recyclables

2016-09-27 00:11:29| Waste Age

Beginning October 1, 2016, the the city will stop accepting e-waste recyclables due to a significant increase in disposal fees of electronics.

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NSW floods: SES says worst is yet to come as Forbes' Lachlan river peaks

2016-09-26 00:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Residents of central western New South Wales should expect a long flood over the next few weeks. The Lachlan river reached 10.65m at Forbes overnight, surpassing the 1990s floods, but the worst was predicted to hit next week. The Bureau of Meteorology predicts a second, higher peak next week near Condobolin and Euabalong. This will be a rolling cycle of flooding through communities in the central west part of that state as rain comes in again later this week, the State Emergency Service acting...

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Wye River: landslides in the aftermath of a forest fire in Australia

2016-09-22 02:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

AGU: The small town of Wye River, on the coast of Victoria in the southeast corner of Australia, suffered devastating forest fires in the summer of 2015. Wye River itself lost 98 homes -- one third of the town -- and a further 18 were lost in nearby Separation Creek. Over Christmas last year a desperate battle was fought to save the remainder of the town, successfully, but images of the aftermath remain horrifying: A well documented hazard in the aftermath of a large fire is the potential for increased...

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