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Brazil's Severe Drought Dries Up Reservoirs
2014-10-25 02:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Thanks to the worst drought in eight decades in southeastern Brazil, water levels have dropped dramatically in the reservoirs that supply So Paulo, the country's largest city. New satellite imagery from NASA reveals that critical reservoirs there have dwindled to 3 to 5 percent of storage capacity, creating shortages in the region. Rainfall totals in the region this year are 12 to 16 inches (300 to 400 millimeters) below normal. According to a poll conducted this week, 60 percent of respondents...
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Schuette, Wyant Announce Settlement to Stop Severe Odors from...
2014-10-21 17:47:15| Waste Management - Topix.net
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Director Dan Wyant today announced the State has secured a civil settlement with two Delaware-based companies to end chronic odors from the nation's largest municipal waste incinerator affecting Midtown Detroit residents. "I am confident Detroit has a better, brighter future ahead as we continue to see economic improvement in the Motor City," said Schuette.
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Takata air bag defects far more severe than revealed
2014-10-20 05:13:20| Automakers - Topix.net
The Hinomaru and the Mexican national flag flutter outside the Monclova, Mexico, plant of Takata Corp., the world's second-largest supplier of air bags and seatbelts, in April 2013. Manufacturing problems with Takata Corp. air bags go beyond what the Tokyo-based company has disclosed to U.S. safety regulators about why the devices are at risk of exploding with dangerous force, according to internal company documents reviewed by Reuters.
Fluon Filled PTFE Compounds Enhance Critical Components Used in Severe Operating Conditions
2014-09-23 07:00:00| Coatings World Breaking News
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Severe flooding stalls home sales in Detroit area
2014-09-22 15:42:21| Real Estate - Topix.net
The Detroit News reports real estate agents expect the market to quickly bounce back after stalled sales. The owner of Edwin Anthony Homes says a house just sold because it was built to avoid flooding and wasn't damaged by the Aug. 11 storm.
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