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Nearly half a million people evacuated as tropical storm hits China
2016-07-09 22:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
DW: Nearly half a million people evacuated as tropical storm hits China Typhoon Nepartak made landfall in China as a strong tropical storm. It had lashed Taiwan with powerful winds and torrential rains a day earlier. Typhoon Nepartak hit the city of Shishi in Fujian province at 1:45 p.m. local time (0545 UTC) in the municipality of Quanzhou, with winds of up to 90 kilometers per hour (55 mph). More than 422,000 people had to be evacuated, according to China's official Xinhua news agency. It was,...
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Storm left by super typhoon Nepartak hits China, disrupts transport
2016-07-09 11:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The remains of super typhoon Nepartak made landfall in China's eastern Fujian province on Saturday, bringing high winds and heavy rain, and forcing the relocation of hundreds of thousands of people. At least 420,000 people in four cities including the capital Fuzhou have been urgently relocated, state news agency Xinhua reported. More than 300 high speed trains, almost 400 flights and nearly 5,000 buses have also been canceled. The storm hit land in Fujian province just before 2 p.m., lashing...
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Silk Prices in China (Quarterly Report)
2016-07-08 18:08:31| EmergingTextiles.com
Silk prices have soared in the last weeks in China, due to anticipations of higher prices and the consecutive accumulation of inventories, although market fundamentals remain very bearish. Our quarterly report provides monthly average prices over the last three years for silk and cocoon on the domestic market, with in-depth analysis of latest and long-term trends. Export data are also now released for raw silk, silk yarns and silk apparel, including average export prices over the last 12 months. Most data are available for download.
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How China could peak CO2 emissions by 2022
2016-07-08 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Detailed policy proposals by influential Chinese and US researchers show potential to speed up low carbon shift China could speed up its climate plans to peak carbon dioxide emissions in six years, under proposals presented to policymakers this week. Two Beijing-based government advisory groups -- the National Center for Climate Change and International Cooperation and the Energy Research Institute -- drew up an "accelerated low carbon scenario" with American consultancy Energy Innovations....
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This week in beer & cider, featuring Heineken's Dutch off-premise row, China Resources Beer US$1bn share sale and free Budweiser for Wales
2016-07-08 14:59:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Here's a round-up of this week's top stories in the global beer & cider categories. We also have similar round-ups for soft drinks & bottled water and spirits & wine.
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