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India braces for more heat after temperatures break records
2016-05-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: India was bracing on Monday for another bout of extreme heat after temperatures smashed records in some parts of the country, while weather officials warned against more frequent heat waves. Temperatures in parts of the western region breached 50 Celsius (122°F) last week, causing a spike in cases of people suffering dehydration and heat stroke, and triggering widespread power cuts as surging demand overwhelmed supply grids. Television channels in Gujarat state showed residents struggling to...
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Sri Lanka Braces for Extreme Heat
2016-04-07 07:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Sri Lanka is facing the heat from a scorching sun for the past one month. In recent times, the country has imposed power cuts after almost a decade. The main reason was the stoppage at a coal power plant, but engineers at the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) admit that the islands hydro-power generation capacity is at such a critical low that without additional coal, diesel and renewable generation, the countrys full demand for power cannot be met. In the south of the country, sea water has been...
Fiji braces for second cyclone, thousands shelter in evacuation centers
2016-04-06 04:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: SYDNEY Cyclone Zena, a category three tropical storm with winds in excess of 120 kph (75 mph), is set to hit Fiji within 24 hours as the South Pacific island nation struggles to recover from a devastating cyclone in February. Category five Cyclone Winston, one of the most powerful storms recorded in the southern hemisphere, killed 42 people and flattened settlements in February. Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said it could take years for Fiji to recover. With widespread damage to homes across...
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China braces for 'severe' flooding on Yangtze River
2016-04-02 06:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Severe floods are expected on China's Yangtze River this year due to a strong El Nino weather pattern, state media said, raising the risk of deaths and damage to property and crops along the country's longest waterway. The El Nino conditions are the strongest since records collection began in 1951, and resemble a 1998 weather pattern that flooded the river and killed thousands, the official Xinhua news agency said on Friday, citing vice minister of water resources, Liu Ning. "Precipitation in the...
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Midstream energy industry braces for key bankruptcy court ruling
2016-03-08 17:11:59| Energy - Topix.net
The $500 billion midstream sector is bracing on Tuesday for a ruling from a U.S. bankruptcy judge that could determine if energy producers can use Chapter 11 to shed contracts with pipeline operators for transporting oil and natural gas. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Shelley Chapman in Manhattan will read her ruling at 2:30 pm ET on a request by Houston-based Sabine Oil & Gas Corp to reject a contract with an affiliate of Cheniere Energy Inc to gather and process natural gas in Texas.
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