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West: California: Fires Prompt Air Quality Warning
2013-09-10 04:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Air quality officials are warning San Joaquin Valley residents of potential health hazards because of increasing ozone levels and smoke from lingering wildfires. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District issued an air alert, the second this year, on Monday for San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings and Tulare Counties and parts of Kern County. Officials have advised people in those counties to reduce prolonged exposure to the air and strenuous activities. High ozone levels...
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Shelters Protect Against Hydrocarbon Fires
2013-09-09 22:12:00| Chemical Processing
Fire-resistant shelter protects valves and actuators in an emergency shutdown.
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Fires burning managed areas: Climate change overwhelms best efforts
2013-09-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Idaho wildfires burned so hot this summer they scorched even intensely-managed areas, a sign climate change, hot temperatures and extremely dry fuels may trump even mans best efforts to put a dent in forest blazes. The Idaho Statesman reports the Elk Complex Fire in August burned 6,000 acres of intensively managed state endowment forests, in addition to nearby Boise National Forest that had recently been logged. Idaho Gov. Butch Otter and Sen. Jim Risch have called for a return to more-aggressive...
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Costly sugar cane fires
2013-09-05 09:14:31| Sugar Industry News
SUGAR industry authorities are concerned about the escalating incidence of sugar cane farm fires and have warned that the consequences can be more dire than the millions lost.
Beijing fires up new air pollution regulations
2013-09-04 03:39:54| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Beijing has this week made good on the government's pledge to launch a crackdown on air pollution following the deadly smog that afflicted the city earlier this year. In a widely anticipated move, the municipal government unveiled a new five year plan designed to reduce levels of PM 2.5 pollution by at least 25 per cent by 2017 through tough new restrictions on vehicle emissions, power plants and outdoor barbecues or boilers. The new plan, which was reported through the state-backed Xinhua...
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