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Record Rainfall Slows Operations at FedEx Hub
2016-03-15 01:12:40| Air Courier - Topix.net
FedEx Corp. warned customers of possible delivery delays on March 11 after record rainfall at Memphis International Airport affected the company's world hub. FedEx spokesman Jim McCluskey said, "The widespread lingering weather system has delayed flights in our network, including Memphis.
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Air pollution plays bigger role in global rainfall changes
2016-01-29 09:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: Ozone is a naturally-forming gas in our atmosphere, but human activity has caused ozone to increase in the lower atmosphere (a component of air pollution, from causes such as vehicle exhausts and other industrial and agricultural activities) and decrease in the stratosphere (ozone depletion - due to historic emissions of CFC gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning). It has long been understood that these ozone changes, as well as affecting human health, also contribute to climate change....
'Strong' El Nino cause low rainfall Malaysia
2016-01-10 01:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bernama: Malaysia's rainfall intensity is expected to reduce by 20 to 60 percent starting this month, following the El Nino phenomenon currently sweeping the country. Meteorological Department director-general Che Gayah Ismail said the current El Nino level was categorised as 'strong' and the country's temperature is expected to rise between 0.5 to two degrees Celsius. She said the strong impact of El Nino would continue until April with the northern states in the peninsula starting to feel its effects....
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Mississippi River Swells Dramatically During Historic Rainfall and Flooding
2016-01-05 20:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: A historic flood has sent the highest water levels ever recorded through the Mississippi River south of St. Louis, toppling records set during the devastating floods of 1993. The massive surge follows heavy rains that dropped up to 12 inches of water across the region during a three-day period in late December. A NASA satellite recently acquired this image of flooding along the Mississippi River from January 3rd, which shows floodwaters as blue and vegetation as green. The previous day, the waters...
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Flood-hit northern England told to expect further rainfall
2015-12-27 19:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Heavy rain is expected to hit flooded northern England again this week, accompanied by gales, according to forecasters. The Met Office has issued a yellow rain warning for parts of North and West Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Greater Manchester, where Boxing Day floods affected the cities of Leeds, York and Manchester, and rivers in Pennine towns rose up to 1.5m (5ft) above their previous peak in some places. Up to 40mm of rain could fall, rising to 80mm on higher ground, forecasters said. The...
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