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Why Mattel (MAT) Stock Is Sinking Today
2014-07-17 19:02:09| Toys - Topix.net
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As Sea Levels Rise, Norfolk Is Sinking And Planning
2014-06-24 09:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: From the water's edge in Norfolk, Va., the U.S. naval base spans the whole horizon. Aircraft carriers, supply centers, barracks and admirals' homes fill a vast expanse. But Ray Toll, a retired naval oceanographer, says the "majority of [the naval base], if not all of it" is at risk of flooding "because it's so low and it's flat." The Norfolk-Hampton Roads area in Virginia is home to the largest naval operation in the world. This area is particularly vulnerable because the land is sinking as...
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India: Sinking Sunderbans islands no poll issue
2014-05-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hindu: Sankar Sahu might be voting for the last time on Ghoramara island in Sunderbans archipelago as the rising sea level owing to climate change threatens his mud house located on the river bank. "In one year`s time, my house will be gobbled up by the rising water level," Mr. Sahu (37), who had shifted his house three times over the last few decades, told The Hindu. "Hundreds of families have left the island and taken shelter elsewhere. They have become refugees. But we have no place to go," said...
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Us Stocks-Wall St dips as data, sinking momentum shares offset earnings
2014-04-16 10:58:03| Beverages - Topix.net
U.S. stocks dipped on Tuesday, as gains in Coca Cola and Johnson & Johnson after their quarterly earnings were offset by mixed economic data and a resumed slide in momentum shares.
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Sinking islands battle tides of climate change
2014-03-28 08:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche Welle: Small island nations around the world are already feeling the impact of rising sea levels. And probably none more so than the Maldives in the Indian Ocean, which is considered the lowest-elevation country on the planet. The average elevation of its 26 atolls is just 1.5 meters (5 feet) above sea level - so it wouldn't take much for the country to be rendered completely uninhabitable.
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