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Hundreds evacuated as Romanian floods wreak havoc
2014-07-30 18:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: One person died and three others were missing after heavy rain caused floods in southwest Romania over the past three days, forcing hundreds of villagers to flee their homes, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. Heavy rainfall broke river banks in the affected counties of Gorj, Valcea, Arges and Teleorman, about 200 kilometers west of the capital Bucharest. Interior Minister Gabriel Oprea said 400 people were rescued from 1,100 homes in the area and given temporary shelter in nearby schools...
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Rain-fed farms common, but India unique in letting bad rains wreak economic havoc
2014-07-20 22:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Quartz: Last weeks rains helped dispel some of the gathering economic clouds?. Though the storm has yet not passed, there is a collective sigh of relief, because poor rains would have meant higher inflation, lower GDP, commodity price swings and widespread human misery among Indias vast number of farmers and farm hands. India might nurse delusions of becoming an economic superpower, but monsoons are still the final arbiter of our GDP. With all the progress in technology and weather forecasting in the...
Retail havoc drives Dow down 138
2014-05-20 23:16:20| Apparel - Topix.net
Investors took chips off the table on Tuesday as everyone from Staples to Urban Outfitters provided fresh evidence that Americans are spending less in brick-and-mortar stores.
Fog plays havoc with plans
2014-02-23 02:31:09| Airlines - Topix.net
A Palmerston North woman faces the prospect of having a weekend reunion in Australia with the son she has not seen in 27 years cut short because of a cancelled flight.
NY Fashion Week ends as snow wreaks fashion havoc
2014-02-13 22:51:12| Apparel - Topix.net
But neither wind nor sleet nor snow stopped most fashion fans from their appointed rounds - i.e., the high-profile shows that traditionally close out the week.
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