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Survivors, family share stories of 1940 flood
2014-08-14 16:55:45| Chemicals - Topix.net
About 5 p.m., the Johns and Yadkin rivers jumped their banks -- by a wide margin -- and widespread flooding nearly washed away entire communities, sending houses floating downriver and washing out 90 percent of the county's bridges.
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The search for survivors: Which species will outlast the rising acidity of oceans?
2014-08-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Many of the projected effects of climate change on the world's oceans are already visible, such as melting polar ice caps and rising sea levels. But invisible changes may be the most threatening to human food sources, beginning with the tiny species like plankton that inhabit the bottom of the oceans' food chain. As emissions from human activities increase atmospheric carbon dioxide, they, in turn, are modifying the chemical structure of global waters, making them more acidic. Many researchers...
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Rescuers in Indian landslide say hopes for survivors 'bleak'
2014-08-01 14:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Hopes of finding survivors in India from a landslide that swallowed up more than 100 people faded on Friday as rescuers dug through mud and debris following heavy rains, with the death toll rising to 52. Finding people alive would be extremely unlikely, said Gautam Sarkar, a senior official involved in the rescue, as hundreds of rescuers toiled to sift debris after Wednesday's landslide submerged 46 homes and almost wiped out a village. "The houses have been buried under layers of wet mud,...
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Survivors gather to remember 1989 Iowa plane crash
2014-07-19 11:10:44| Airlines - Topix.net
In this July 17, 2014 photo Pastor Ron May, survivor onboard United Flight 232 that crashed in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1989, poses for a portrait at his home in Chicago.
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US cancer survivors face significant economic burden
2014-06-13 18:53:53| Biotech - Topix.net
U.S. cancer survivors face significant economic burdens due to growing medical costs, missed work, and reduced productivity, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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