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Australia flooding forces hundreds into evacuation centers

2016-06-05 08:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Torrential rain and high winds battered Australia's east coast on Sunday, leaving up to 26,000 homes without power while flooding forced hundreds of people into evacuation centers. Residents from towns along the coast of New South Wales state were evacuated as flood waters rose, while state-owned electricity infrastructure firm Ausgrid said it expected the number of homes without power to rise. The extreme weather also prompted Sydney Airport to close two of three runways, and forced a Qantas...

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Wildfire-sparked evacuation orders lifted at all Canadian work camps

2016-05-23 22:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Authorities in Canada lifted evacuation orders on Monday for all work camps and some additional oil facilities that had been shuttered when a massive wildfire threatened the nation's energy hub, a significant step for companies eager to restart production. Municipal authorities for the oil town said a "phased re-entry" was authorized for the remaining camps, including those for Suncor Energy Inc's Baseline and MacKay River camps north of the fire-ravaged oil town of Fort McMurray. There were no...

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Some evacuation orders lifted in Canada's scorched oil lands

2016-05-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Authorities in Canada's wildfire-ravaged energy heartland have lifted evacuation orders on Suncor Energy Inc (SU.TO) and Syncrude oil sites after rain and cold weather helped dampen the flames. Municipal authorities in the oil town of Fort McMurray lifted the mandatory evacuation orders on Suncor's base plant and Syncrude's Mildred Lake facility, as well as nearby camps that house oil workers, late on Friday. Suncor said on Facebook that a limited number of staff will be back at some of its...

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Fiji braces for second cyclone, thousands shelter in evacuation centers

2016-04-06 04:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: SYDNEY Cyclone Zena, a category three tropical storm with winds in excess of 120 kph (75 mph), is set to hit Fiji within 24 hours as the South Pacific island nation struggles to recover from a devastating cyclone in February. Category five Cyclone Winston, one of the most powerful storms recorded in the southern hemisphere, killed 42 people and flattened settlements in February. Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said it could take years for Fiji to recover. With widespread damage to homes across...

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