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Toilet trouble for Portland? Disposable wipes clog region's sewer pipes

2014-03-14 17:07:05| PortlandOnline

Eric Apalategui in The Oregonian, March 13, 2014

Turbo trouble: AMDs Dual Graphics is bugged, introduces game-breaking frame stutter

2014-03-07 15:40:07| Extremetech

AMD's new Kaveri has a performance issue that can hurt the chip's gaming results in certain configurations -- and the cause is less than clear.

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Even In A Desert, Drought Spells Trouble For Ranchers

2014-03-02 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: In northern Nevada, a place famous for its wide, open spaces and expansive cattle operations, ranchers are in a bind due to the historic drought. Much of the state is desert, so when people talk about drought, they're really talking about the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. It's at barely 20 percent of average. This is a huge concern for farmers and ranchers like Julie Wolf, because the mountains store the snow that melts and feeds rivers and reservoirs. These bodies of water then allow the...

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Double flood trouble for Europe in the next 40 years

2014-03-02 19:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New Scientist: Europe's politicians should bulk-buy waterproof boots. By 2050 extreme floods will swamp Europe twice as often as they do now, and the annual costs of flood damage could increase fivefold. A new analysis of peak river flows provides some of the best evidence yet that climate change will make floods worse. However, other factors such as building in flood zones have a bigger effect on costs, because more buildings are in harm's way. Unlike earlier studies, this study incorporates patterns of...

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