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Sandy A Warning Rising Seas Threaten Nuclear Plants
2013-10-21 16:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: As Hurricane Sandy barreled ashore a year ago, the storm forced the shutdown of several Northeast coastal nuclear power reactors, including the Oyster Creek plant on the Jersey Shore, which took the brunt of Sandy's huge storm surge. Another reactor at Indian Point Energy Center north of New York City shutdown because of power grid disruptions, and a third reactor in southern New Jersey shutdown when Sandy knocked out four of its circulating water pumps. No nuclear power plant in Sandy's path...
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Madagascar: floods & locust swarms threaten to leave residents hungry
2013-10-18 14:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Faravavy, 32, lives in the middle of an arid plain 93 miles south of Betioke in southern Madagascar. She tries to support herself and her three children by cultivating maize, red beans and manioc, but is unable to grow enough to generate an income or even feed her family all year round. "We never have any crops to sell," Faravavy says. "We eat everything we produce." During the lean season, which runs from October to March, when new crops are planted but not yet harvested, Faravavy and her youngest...
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Does the Government Shutdown Threaten the Real Estate Market?
2013-10-16 19:05:44| Real Estate - Topix.net
The real estate market has been one of the strongest pillars of the economy following the credit meltdown of yesteryear.
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Amazon's German workers threaten strike before Christmas
2013-10-06 14:59:25| Logistics - Topix.net
Workers at Amazon.com's German operations could strike during the Christmas holiday season in a dispute over pay that has been raging for months, a trade union has warned.
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Coral Reef Decline Could Threaten Survival of Crabs, Lobsters
2013-09-24 15:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: Crabs and lobsters might go extinct due to the declining abundance of coral reefs. A new study has found that prehistoric crustaceans were wiped out after reefs began collapsing. Researchers say that a similar fate awaits modern crustaceans that now depend of coral reefs for survival. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Florida and showed a direct co-relation between prehistoric reefs and decapod crustaceans, a group that includes shrimps, crabs and lobsters. "We estimate...
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