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Amid drought, mystery disease kills Zimbabwe's baobabs
2016-07-04 05:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A black baobab tree stands forlornly on the side of a highway in Chimanimani district, in the east of Zimbabwe. The tree is one of many in this region afflicted by a mysterious disease, which turns the baobabs black before they lose their branches and die. The giant trees, which dwarf their more common acacia and mopani neighbours in this dry part of the country, have long been revered as a way to survive drought. Families cook and eat the leaves as a vegetable. The fruits can been eaten raw...
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Canadian Court Kills Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline
2016-07-01 17:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Canada`s Federal Court of Appeal Thursday overturned the permits for Enbridge`s controversial Northern Gateway Pipelines project after the court found that the government of Canada failed to consult the First Nations affected as required by the Constitution. The majority ruling was signed by two of the three judges on the Appeal Court panel. Judge C. Michael Ryer wrote a dissenting opinion, finding that the government had adequately consulted with First Nations, Canada`s aboriginal people. The...
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Microsoft kills Xbox Fitness, will yank access to previously purchased content
2016-06-28 21:30:21| Extremetech
Microsoft is killing Xbox Fitness -- without refunding any of the money people spent on the application, or providing any compensation for the loss of purchased content.
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West Virginia Flooding Kills 24, Federal Disaster Declared
2016-06-26 17:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: At least 24 people have died and a federal disaster has been declared in West Virginia after heavy rains flooded several towns, prompting search and rescue operations. Both Virginia and West Virginia have declared states of emergency due to the devastating event that has been described as "complete chaos." "Roads destroyed, bridges out, homes burned down, washed off foundations," said Greenbrier County Sheriff Jan Cahill. "Multiple sections of highway just missing. Pavement just peeled off like...
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West Virginia flooding kills at least 26
2016-06-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Slate: At least 26 people have been killed in West Virginia in what amounts to the deadliest flash flooding in the United States since 2010. The death toll from the floods that have battered the state in recent days rose overnight Friday after the bodies of three more victims were found. West Virginia Gov. Early Ray Tomblin said he had requested help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist in three particularly hard-hit counties where floods have devastated homes and infrastructure. The...
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