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Vodafone India grapples with big data
2013-06-18 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Operator dispels myths about collating information to improve customer service.
New Mexico grapples with tough choices as drought persists
2013-04-25 14:38:17| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: In southern New Mexico, the mighty Rio Grande has gone dry - reduced to a sandy wash winding from this chile farming community to the nation's leading pecan-producing county. Only puddles remain, leaving gangs of carp to huddle together in a desperate effort to avoid the fate of thousands of freshwater clams, their shells empty and broken on the river bottom. Across the state's eastern plains, wells stand empty and ranchers are selling their cattle. In the north, urbanites face watering restrictions...
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Intel profit drops 25 percent as it grapples with weak PCs
2013-04-16 22:47:40| CNET News.com
The semiconductor giant's first-quarter revenue and forecast for second-quarter sales were broadly in line with expectations. It also reiterated its projections for the full year despite signs that the PC market is weaker. [Read more]
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Maine grapples with climate change priorities
2013-03-17 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Morning Sentinel: When Hurricane Sandy slammed into the New York and New Jersey coasts last fall, killing 72 people and causing tens of billions in damage, many saw it as a wake-up call: The country is unprepared for the increased frequency and intensity of freak weather events -- a long-predicted result of climate change -- and a great deal of planning needs to be done to protect homes, infrastructure and businesses. "Regardless of the cause of these storms, New York state must undertake major reforms to adapt...
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Boston Grapples With The Threat Of Storms And Rising Water
2013-02-22 23:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Since the drubbing that Superstorm Sandy gave the Northeast in November, there's a new sense of urgency in U.S. coastal cities. Even though scientists can't predict the next big hurricane, they're confident that a warmer climate is likely to make Atlantic storms bigger and cause more flooding. Cities like Boston are in the bull's-eye. From atmospheric scientist Kerry Emanuel's 6th-floor office at MIT, you can look out at Boston and the snow-covered Charles River as it snakes through the city...
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