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Collapse of New England's iconic cod tied to climate change
2015-10-29 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Science: The Atlantic cod, a fish that came to symbolize bounty to Americas colonial settlers, is on the brink of disappearing, despite years of fishing limits aimed at rebuilding stocks. A new study reveals why: Cod spawning and survival has been hampered by rapid, extraordinary ocean warming in the Gulf of Maine, where sea surface temperatures rose faster than anywhere else on the planet between 2003 and 2014. Over this same 10-year period, fishery managers set quotas that they felt were informed by...
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Iconic Philly companies that have gone away
2015-10-28 12:54:48| Auto Parts - Topix.net
Manny Moe & Jack , the storied Philadelphia auto-parts and service store chain, will become part of Bridgestone, the Japanese tire maker that owns Firestone tire stores. Here are five other longtime Philadelphia companies that have vanished or moved operations elsewhere.
Climate Change Threatens an Iconic Desert Tree
2015-10-28 12:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Close your eyes and imagine a species living in a harsh environment threatened by climate change. If you conjured up a polar bear, Cameron Barrows has a suggestion: Consider, instead, the Joshua tree-the gnarly icon of the Southwest's Mojave Desert that looks like it sprang from a Dr. Seuss book. "Animals living in the Arctic get a lot more attention than plants in arid lands, but desert plants like the Joshua tree are also threatened by a changing climate," says Barrows, a research ecologist...
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$3M Paint Project Revives Iconic Tent
2015-10-26 10:44:03| Chemicals - Topix.net
Long neglected, the New York State Pavilion's "Tent of Tomorrow" has been returned to its original yellow splendor, thanks to a pro-bono paint job worth approximately $3.25 million. It took 30 bridge painters nearly 2,000 gallons of paint to refurbish the historic attraction, built to celebrate the 1964 World's Fair in Queens, NY.
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The Actual Costs Of Sex & The City 's Most Iconic Outfits Will Shock You
2015-10-16 10:13:42| Apparel - Topix.net
One oft-quoted line from Sex and the City is Carrie's confession that she has spent $40,000 on shoes. While we haven't calculated how much we've spent on footwear over the course of a lifetime, $40,000 does seem steep.
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