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97% of scientists believe climate change is caused by humans, study finds
2016-04-13 15:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: 97 per cent of scientists agree that climate change is caused by humans, an American study has claimed. Significantly, the researchers behind the study also found that the more knowledge of climate science these scientists have, the more likely they are to believe in human-caused climate change. The study, published recently in the Environmental Research Letters journal, was conducted by a team from Michigan Technological University. It was compiled through the analysis of seven previous...
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201 Years Ago, This Volcano Caused a Climate Catastrophe
2016-04-09 00:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: 201 Years Ago, This Volcano Caused a Climate Catastrophe Indonesia's Tambora eruption brought on a deadly spate of cooling-presaging the costs that come with sudden changes to climate. On April 10, 1815, Indonesia's island of Sumbawa became ground zero for the worst volcanic eruption in modern times-and a chilling example of a widespread climate catastrophe. The Tambora event was the largest volcanic eruption in the last millennium. On the U.S. Geological Survey's Volcano Explosivity...
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Evidence shows ice build-up caused treated wastewater spill
2016-03-12 22:57:20| Waste Management - Topix.net
Scientists are evaluating the environmental impact of nearly 30 million gallons of treated wastewater that spilled into the Gallatin River, posing no threat to human health. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports Department of Environmental Quality engineers found evidence the spill was caused by ice that built up and dislodged a pipe.
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NTSB says defective rail likely caused 2014 Lynchburg oil train derailment
2016-03-04 17:39:57| Railroads - Topix.net
LYNCHBURG, Va. - The derailment of a train carrying highly volatile crude oil in downtown Lynchburg two years ago would not have occurred if CSX Transportation had time to carry out the recommendations of a working group on rail failure accepted two weeks before the accident, a federal safety agency has concluded.
Bird droppings apparently caused NY nuclear reactor outage
2016-03-03 21:27:50| Energy - Topix.net
" Bird droppings were the likely cause of a December shutdown at a nuclear power plant outside New York City, according to the operator. An Indian Point reactor safely shut down for three days starting Dec. 14 following an electrical disturbance on outdoor high voltage transmission lines, Entergy Corp. said.
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