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Landslides, zika and beach loss Rio de Janeiro prepares for climate change
2016-08-07 06:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Change News: The day of the 2016 Olympic opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the mood is jittery. In the teeth of a recession and political crisis, the carnival city faces protests and health fears over the zika virus outbreak and polluted water. It wont stop half a million people showing up for two weeks of world class sporting drama. Meanwhile, as part of a drive to get cities involved in climate action, Rio has filed a report on the threats posed by global warming. Disclosed under the CDP cities...
M&As this week: South Beach Spirits, Wärtsilä
2016-07-08 01:00:00| Ship Technology
South Beach Spirits (SBES), formerly known as CME Realty, has signed a definitive securities exchange agreement with St Martin Powerboats in order to enhance its portfolio and to gain monetary control.
At a Cape Cod beach, a managed retreat from erosion
2016-07-07 08:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Seattle Times: Experts say the project at Herring Cove Beach on Cape Cod is a rare example of managed retreat, which involves moving away from the coastline. It is a simple pleasure in a classic summertime locale: Pull a car between the stripes on the parking lot, a ribbon of asphalt parallel to the water atop a sloped wall in the sand, and look out over the beach, where one can see Cape Cod Bay meeting the Atlantic Ocean. Amid the unearthly dunes, Herring Cove Beach and its north parking lot draw locals...
Erosion threatens $1M Oregon beach home
2016-07-03 14:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The owner of a $1 million vacation home on the Oregon coast says the structure is in danger of slipping into the ocean after waves whittled away a protective sand dune. The Oregonian newspaper reports Tai Dang built the oceanfront property in Rockaway Beach seven years ago. He`s since applied for a permit to install riprap to stop the erosion from eating away the land under the home, but neighbors, the city, the state and conservationists oppose the proposal. Conservationists say installing...
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Erosion threatens $1 million Oregon beach home
2016-07-03 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The owner of a $1 million vacation home on the Oregon coast says the structure is in danger of slipping into the ocean after waves whittled away a protective sand dune. The Oregonian newspaper (http://bit.ly/29cB563 ) reports Tai Dang built the oceanfront property in Rockaway Beach seven years ago. He's since applied for a permit to install riprap to stop the erosion from eating away the land under the home, but neighbors, the city, the state and conservationists oppose the proposal. Conservationists...
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