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Large oil spill spreads in Manila Bay

2013-08-09 19:30:56| Energy - Topix.net

A resident pours oil she collected from the shore following an oil spill incident Friday Aug. 9, 2013 that affected Rosario township and three other coastal townships in Cavite province south of Manila, Philippines.

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Wildfire Spreads, Threatening Hundreds of Homes

2013-08-09 02:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Southern California's destructive wildfire has grown to 25 square miles, but containment has also increased. APTOPIX Southern California Wildfire.JPEG Fire officials say the fire in rugged mountains 90 miles east of Los Angeles expanded by 2,000 acres overnight but is 25 percent surrounded Friday morning. The fire has destroyed 26 rural homes and forced hundreds of residents to flee since it broke out Wednesday afternoon. The cause remains under investigation.

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Shell shocker: French oysters hit as mystery killer spreads

2013-08-04 01:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Independent: A mysterious ailment is killing up to 80 per cent of adult oysters in shell fisheries around the French coast this summer, threatening an industry already weakened by a succession of crises. The bizarre weather weeks of rain and cold followed by tropical temperatures is officially blamed for the sudden death of scores of thousands of oysters in south-western France, Brittany and Normandy. But producers fear that an unknown disease may be devastating oyster beds, stricken since 2008 by a...

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Thai Oil Spill Spreads, Cleanup Continues

2013-08-01 20:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environment News Service: Crude oil that spilled from a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand on Saturday has blackened the majority of coral reefs near Koh Samet island`s Ao Phrao Beach and has spread to smaller islands nearby, according to local officials. Around 50,000 liters (420 barrels) of crude oil spilled into the sea from a pipeline unloading an oil tanker around 20 kilometers (12 miles) off the coast of Rayong province and 230 km (140 miles) southeast of the Thai capital, Bangkok. Ao Phrao Beach, famous for its...

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