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Why Typhoon Haiyan Caused So Much Damage

2013-11-11 23:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: The deadly typhoon that swept through the Philippines was one of the strongest ever recorded. But storms nearly this powerful are actually common in the eastern Pacific. Typhoon Haiyan's devastation can be chalked up to a series of bad coincidences. Typhoons - known in our part of the world as hurricanes - gain their strength by drawing heat out of the ocean. Tropical oceans are especially warm, which is why the biggest storms, Category 4 and Category 5, emerge there. These storms also intensify...

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Mercks Investigational 9-valent HPV Vaccine, V503, Prevented 97 Percent of Cervical, Vaginal and Vulvar Pre-cancers Caused by Five Additional HPV Types, in Phase III Study

2013-11-04 13:30:00| Merck.com - Research & Development News

Dateline City: WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. Immunogenicity non-inferior to GARDASIL for original four HPV types Merck expects to file Biologics License Application with U.S. FDA in 2013 WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that in the pivotal Phase III efficacy study, its investigational 9-valent HPV vaccine (V503) prevented approximately 97 percent of cervical, vaginal and vulvar pre-cancers caused by HPV types 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58. Language: English Contact: Media:Pamela Eisele, 908-423-5042orImraan Munshi, 215-652-0059orInvestor:Carol Ferguson, 908-423-4465orJustin Holko, 908-423-5088 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more

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Suit claims fire caused by NH-made light bulb

2013-11-03 19:22:17| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

A lawsuit that alleges a defective light bulb manufactured in New Hampshire caused a fire at a paper mill in Mexico has been moved from state to federal court.

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Ozone hole over Antarctica caused Africa's warming

2013-10-14 21:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LiveScience: The infamous hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica may have caused warming in southern Africa over the past two decades, researchers say. However, as the hole in the ozone layer continues to shrink due to international policies that limit the chemicals that eat away at the ozone, temperatures may cool down in southern Africa, the study researchers also said. Ozone is a cousin to the oxygen molecules people breathe, consisting of three atoms of oxygen instead of the regular oxygen molecule's...

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