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Wind, ice cut electricity for thousands in Quebec and eastern Ontario

2016-02-25 12:49:17| Energy - Topix.net

A mix of freezing rain, snow and strong winds have resulted in numerous power outages in southern Quebec and eastern Ontario. Hydro-Quebec was reporting more than 245,000 customers were without electricity as of 4 a.m. Thursday while Hydro-One was showing almost 16,000 outages on its website.

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Tens of thousands of Fijians homeless after cyclone: disaster agency

2016-02-25 07:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Tens of thousands of Fijians remain homeless and living in evacuation shelters in the aftermath of a devastating cyclone at the weekend, officials said on Thursday, as aid began trickling in to the outer reaches of the South Pacific archipelago. The death toll from Cyclone Winston, the worst storm ever recorded in the southern hemisphere, remained at 42 but officials at Fiji's National Disaster Management Office fear that figure will rise. Officials from the disaster agency estimate that 35,000...

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Reducing Carbon Emission could Prevent Thousands of Deaths in US By 2030

2016-02-24 04:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

NH Voice: In 2013, CO2 accounted for more than 80% of all US greenhouse gas emissions due to human activity, according to United States environment protection agency (EPA). Air pollution is associated with high number of deaths from respiratory complications. Cutting down carbon emissions will not only favor our environment, but also health of masses. EPA stated that carbon dioxide is the primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activity. A new study was conducted by researchers at Duke University and...

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Thousands of penguins die after iceberg traps colony

2016-02-14 00:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

CNN: About 150,000 penguins have died since being stranded by a vast iceberg that became lodged off the coast of Antarctica six years ago, according to the journal Antarctic Science. Combined with expanding ice, the B09B iceberg, which at 1,120 square miles is almost the size of Rhode Island, has cut off the Adelie penguins' food supply and changed the landscape of their home, according to a February report in the peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press. The towering mass of...

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