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U.S. Midwest braces for violent storm, possible strong tornadoes
2013-06-12 21:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Severe weather of violent thunderstorms and possibly tornadoes hit parts of the upper Midwest on Wednesday, causing flights to be canceled and baseball games to be postponed in Chicago, the nation's third-largest city. Some 12 million people in four states live in the area at high risk of storms that include baseball-size hail, possible strong tornadoes and heavy rainfall that could result in flash flooding, the National Weather Service said. By late afternoon, tornado warnings had been issued...
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Exclusive: Forest braces for third bout with Icahn
2013-06-07 21:12:44| Biotech - Topix.net
Forest Laboratories Inc is trying to avert yet another bitter proxy battle with billionaire investor Carl Icahn ahead of its annual investor meeting this summer, according to two sources familiar with the situation.
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As Extreme Weather Increases, Bangladesh Braces for the Worst
2013-06-06 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Melting ice sheets, calving glaciers and rising sea levels: scenarios of impending inundation fill the news, while climate change skeptics assure us that these are long-term problems, part of the natural cycle of things. One thing is certain: These are multi-decade changes in a warming world, which were tempted to leave to future generations. But as Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy forcibly reminded us here in the United States, warming brings more extreme weather events -- and the catastrophic...
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Europe Braces for Verdict on Climate Chiefs Carbon Plan
2013-04-15 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The European Unions 54 billion- euro ($71 billion) carbon emissions cap-and-trade system may be undermined if the blocs Parliament votes against Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaards temporary rescue plan tomorrow. The strategy, known as backloading, would delay the issuing of some new permits under the EU emissions trading system, or ETS, which imposes pollution limits on about 12,000 power plants and factories across the region. The euro areas recession has cut demand, exacerbating a glut...
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VIDEO: Town braces for welfare shake-up
2013-03-25 09:05:14| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Graham Satchell reports from Wigan, one of of the towns where people are preparing for the government's benefit changes, including the single payment of universal credit.
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