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Increase in railroad casualties sparks nationwide safety campaign
2015-06-05 06:00:22| Railroads - Topix.net
A nationwide increase in railroad crossing incidents in 2014 sparked a new railroad safety campaign including a video public service announcement to combat dangerous driver behavior at railroad crossings. "Arkansas was in the top 15 nationwide for railroad injuries in 2014," said Sheryl Dudley, Arkansas state coordinator for Operation Lifesaver , the nonprofit organization that launched the "See Tracks? Think Train!" campaign last year.
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The underdog: preventing animal casualties on railways
2015-03-17 01:00:00| Railway Technology
While the number of people killed or injured in rail accidents is well-documented, little research has been done to analyse the number of animal casualties on international railways. But as modern high-speed railways continue to spread, more and more
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The casualties of Russia's decline
2014-12-18 20:03:39| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The knock-on effects of Russia's economic troubles
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Wildlife casualties of floods grow amid fears over 'polluted' wetlands
2014-02-23 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Seals, moles, hedgehogs, badgers, mice, earthworms and a host of insects and seabirds are among the unseen casualties of the floods, storms and torrential rains of the last few weeks, say wildlife groups. As the waters started to subside across England, conservationists reported that about 600 guillemots, puffins, razorbills, kittiwakes and gulls have been washed up on the south coast and 250 seals drowned in Norfolk, Cornwall and the Channel Islands. A further 11,000 seabirds are reported to...
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Early warning, massive evacuations save eastern India from large cyclone casualties
2013-10-15 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Aid workers in India this week said an organized early warning and evacuation system helped minimize the death toll as Cyclone Phailin lashed the country's eastern coast, and they said the experience underscores the type of disaster preparation nations will need as climate change leads to fiercer and more frequent storms. By yesterday, about 25 people had been reported killed, according to news reports. While tragic, officials noted, the numbers pale in comparison to 10,000 people who were killed...