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Hong Kong's unpopularity shows in airline balance sheets

2015-08-30 21:12:55| Airlines - Topix.net

Overnight visitor arrivals to Hong Kong decreased 3.8 per cent to about 12.7 million for the first half of the year. Photo: AFP Dropping numbers of China's tourists to Hong Kong has showed up as the sole sore spot in the balance sheets of the country's three largest airlines' record 11 billion yuan in profits for the first half, which jumped on low fuel and currency costs and mainlanders' strong wanderlust - for all places other than Hong Kong.

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NASA scientists warn of accelerating sea level rise as ice sheets melt

2015-08-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mashable: As the world's ice sheets melt in response to warming air and ocean temperatures, global sea level is increasing. This is already putting cities from New York to Shanghai at risk of almost routine flooding from even relatively minor storms. The question facing scientists and policy makers is how much sea level rise they need to plan for in the coming decades, and recent findings are concerning. On Wednesday, NASA scientists said they expect several feet of global sea level rise by the end of...

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