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Losing Paradise: Climate change is changing Mount Rainier
2014-12-21 18:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Olympian: If the scientists are right, the end is near for a Northwest treasure at least as we know it. Climate change is melting Mount Rainiers glaciers at six times the historic rate. For years now, the melting has sent floods of water and rock pounding down the mountain, filling up rivers, killing old-growth forests and endangering historic national park buildings. The glacial outbursts also are tearing up the roads that provide access to the parks wonders, testing the National Park Service...
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Mount Rainier: Case study of a changing Earth
2014-12-21 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bellingham Herald: At the foot of the Nisqually Glacier, the roar of rushing water and grinding rock is so loud you have to shout to be heard. Water bursts from an ice cave the size of an aircraft hangar, its arched roof dripping in the sun. Flurries of stones clatter down canyon walls. Paul Kennard, a National Park Service geomorphologist here with a team of researchers using laser scanners to locate the volume and sources of rock coming off the glacier, wears a helmet for protection against stones streaking...
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Managing Mount Rainiers problems: The old ways no longer work
2014-12-21 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bellingham Herald: Warned by geologists that the South Tahoma Glacier is aimed like a fire hose at the main entrance to Mount Rainier National Park, the National Park Service responded this summer with a traditional approach. Just past the log archway at the parks Nisqually entrance, where outfall from the glacier crosses the main entrance road, contractors replaced a big culvert with a bigger one. The new culvert is enormous tall enough inside for a regulation-height basketball hoop with room left over for dunks....
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Steel and Stainless Steel Hinges mount from inside door.
2014-12-19 14:31:14| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Available in metric sizes, GN 129.2 Steel and Stainless Steel Hinges are used for doors that are flush with frame on outside. Once assembled, they cannot be unhinged. Being mounted from inside, hinges are especially suitable for doors and trap doors that must not be detachable from outside as anti-tamper device. Hinges are available in steel, with zinc-plated, blue passivated finish; American Standard Series 303; or American Standard Series 316.
4000 watt High Intensity Metal Halide Skid Mount Light Mast Released by Larson Electronics
2014-12-19 11:31:19| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Larson Electronics has announced the release of a 4000 watt skid mount five stage electric light mast. This tower features a rotating boom that allows for 360° of rotation, a removable mast head, and a cube frame with skid pockets with 4-corner pick eyes for easy transportation. The LM-30-8-5S-4X1000W-EW-SM five...
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