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Thousands of seabirds may be harmed by oil off UK coast
2013-02-01 20:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Thousands of seabirds may have been harmed by a pollutant in the waters off the south coast of the UK, conservationists warned on Friday. Tests by the Environment Agency have established that the problem has been caused by some sort of refined mineral oil, not palm oil as had been suspected. It is not known where the substance has come from or exactly what it is, but the number of birds and wide area affected could indicate a spill of oil being transported through the Channel. Hundreds of...
High winds knock out power to thousands in Mass.
2013-01-31 16:52:59| Energy - Topix.net
The state's major utilities are reporting a combined 30,000 customers without power Thursday morning, down from 38,000 earlier in the day.
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Pentagon to add thousands of new cyber security jobs
2013-01-29 14:12:11| InfoWorld: Top News
The Pentagon is planning to expand its cyber security force nearly five fold over the next several years in a bid to bolster its defensive and offensive computer capabilities. The plan is to add about 4,000 more troops and civilians to the existing 900 personnel in the Defense Department's cyber Command, the Washington Post reported today citing several unnamed sources.
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Thousands of Canadians participate in first draft of wireless code of conduct
2013-01-29 01:28:35| Wireless - Topix.net
Consumers are asking for clear language in their cellphone contracts and want to be able to put a cap on extra fees, says a draft of a national wireless code.
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Cities alter weather for thousands of miles downwind, study finds
2013-01-28 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Climate: Had a slushy ski trip to the mountains this winter? The nearest big city might be to blame. A region's weather can be swayed by the nearest big city, even if it's 1,000 miles away, according to new research. Scientists found that the heat streaming from major metropolitan areas can widen the jet stream and tweak other workings of the atmosphere, according to the study, published Sunday in the journal Nature Climate Change. Many of the northern hemisphere's cities lie directly under major atmospheric...
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