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Urban heat island effect: Is Karachi heating up while the countryside keeps its cool?
2013-08-25 15:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International Herald Tribune: Doesnt it seem to you that Karachi is getting hotter by the year? Or that its winters are not what they used to be? You are right. Overall there has been a 2.25-degree Centigrade increase in mean temperature in the last 59 years. One likely scenario of climate change is the onset of extreme heat events with greater frequency. Urban settlements with specific land use and development profiles can generate unique conditions while interacting with heat events -- the most significant being the Urban...
Adjusted Hudson Line Schedule in Effect Monday
2013-08-18 04:07:30| Railroads - Topix.net
Regular train times on the Hudson Line will vary beginning Monday, Aug. 19 as Metro North continues its Bronx right-of-way improvement project, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced.
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Boiler MACT Now In Effect, Despite Efforts To Delay It; Facilities Must Meet Work Practice Standards By March 21
2013-08-14 10:11:03| pollutiononline News Articles
THOMASVILLE, Ga. – The District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated the original compliance date for the Boiler MACT (maximum achievable control technology, also known as BMACT or Major Source Rule) that the EPA published in the Federal Register in March 2011.
North Carolina Soil Sampling Law Goes into Effect
2013-08-09 00:54:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: North Carolina Pork Council. A new law has gone into effect in North Carolina that changes the soil testing requirement for animal operations from every year to every three years, according to the North Carolina Pork Council. read more
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Hole in the Ozone May Have a Cooling Effect After All, Study Shows
2013-08-08 22:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Contrary to prevailing scientific beliefs, the hole found in the ozone layer may have a slight warming influence -- not because of its effect on temperatures, but due to its influence on wind. Published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, a new study suggests that the ozone hole is causing a shift in wind patterns that pushes clouds farther toward the South Pole. As this happens, the amount of radiation the clouds reflect is reduced, possibly causing a small amount of warming rather than...
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