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5 more gauges installed along flood-prone Texas rivers

2016-03-22 20:45:17| Energy - Topix.net

The Lower Colorado River Authority has installed $300,000 worth of high-tech gauges to better monitor flood-prone rivers and streams in Central Texas. It's part of the LCRA's Hydromet system of more than 270 automatic weather and river gauges.

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Water flow in Mediterranean rivers will fall 34 percent by the end of the century

2016-03-18 08:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

PhysOrg: The rising global average temperature induced by climate change will cause regions such as the Mediterranean Basin to become drier and more arid, in turn directly affecting the availability of water. A study has revealed that river flows in this zone will decrease in headwaters, on average, by as much as 34 percent by the year 2100-a figure that will reach 50 percent during the autumn months. 2015 was the warmest year on record: The global...

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Joan Rivers' Tiffany Dog Bowl Can Soon Be Yours at Auction

2016-03-08 21:08:45| Jewelry - Topix.net

A wealth of items owned by comedian Rivers is going up for auction in June, according to Christie's, including a Tiffany & Co. water bowl engraved for "Spike," the name of her deceased dog.

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Group Challenging Decision to Allow Coal Waste in Va. Rivers

2016-02-26 23:18:38| Waste Management - Topix.net

The Charlottesville-based Southern Environmental Law Center is officially challenging a state board's decision to allow Virginia's rivers to serve as a dumping place for treated coal ash wastewater. But environmental activists insist the permits Dominion has doesn't go far enough to keep the watersheds safe.

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