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Sinking isles
2015-07-05 12:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Straits Times: ow-lying atoll nations like the Maldives will be the first to face the threat of rising sea levels as the effects of climate change take their toll There was a time Maldives master fisherman Adam Naseer could catch as many skipjack tuna with a pole and line as he could handle. But as the world warms, life is no longer that simple. Sitting at a roadside stall on Fonadhoo island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the 45-year-old, who was captain of his own boat when he was 13, reflects on the...
Soaring Chinese investments to blame for sinking auto sales?
2015-06-11 10:33:28| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
While still growing year-over-year, the Chinese auto market has shown signs of descending from its previous rocket-like ascent over the past several months . General Motors even resorted to price cuts on many models there in hopes of spurring sales.
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United Rentals (URI) Stock Sinking Following Analyst Downgrade
2015-05-30 10:46:30| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Analysts believe pricing power continues to be pressured by the collapse in crude oil prices, as well as the slowdown in the U.S. economy. As of 10:31 a.m. ET today, about 2.65 million shares have exchanged hands compared to its average daily volume of about 2.17 million shares.
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Trinity Industries (TRN) Stock Sinking Today Amid Criminal Probe
2015-04-25 12:58:12| Railroads - Topix.net
For the first quarter, the company earned $1.13 per share, down from the $1.42 per share it reported in the same quarter of last year. Both the top and bottom line surpassed Wall Street earnings estimates of 96 cents per share on revenue of $1.58 billion for the quarter, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.
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Miami already sinking under rising sea level
2015-02-18 19:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: You dont have to look 85 years into the future to see what a sinking world looks like - you only need to look as far as Miami. Climate scientists have been warning the world about sea-level rise for years, pleading with governments to cut back on carbon lest all our coastal cities go the way of Venice. In 2014, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its fifth Assessment Report, predicting that oceans would rise more than three feet by 2100. Those projections make for some alarming...
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