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US maps show what major cities would look like submerged in hundreds of feet of water
2015-02-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daiy Mail: The N.Y. Sea, Vancouver Archipelago and London Bay don't exist - but they could be place names in future atlases as glaciers continue to melt. A Seattle-based urban planner has created maps of cities around the world showing the alarming results of what the world would look like submerged in water. Though the doomsday scenario in which all of the world's glaciers melt could be thousands of years in the future, it would make many loved cities - including Portland, New York and Los Angeles -...
Crews Show the Dangers of Rail Crossings in Twin Cities
2015-02-07 18:56:33| Railroads - Topix.net
This week's deadly commuter train crash in New York has many asking questions about railroad crossing safety. Six people were killed in Valhalla, New York, when the train hit an SUV sitting on the tracks.
UnitedHealth-backed Orthology buys Twin Cities physical therapy group
2015-02-06 00:51:16| Beverages - Topix.net
Orthology didn't disclose terms of its deal to buy Reynolds Rehabilitation Enterprises Inc., which operates clinics in Minneapolis and Eagan. Orthology treats patients suffering from athletic injuries and chronic pain.
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As climate changes, cities grapple w/ big rains
2015-02-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Minnesota Public Radio: In Duluth, city workers have replaced 8-foot culverts wiped out in a 2012 storm with two sections 10 feet wide, more than doubling their capacity. In Minnetonka, the city is creating computer models to see where increased rainfall is putting the most pressure on its stormwater system. In north Minneapolis, a street has been torn out to make room for huge tanks that can store stormwater and prevent it from overwhelming the city's system that drains into the Mississippi River. In all three...
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Chinese Pollution Leaves Most Major Cities Failing on Air Quality
2015-02-03 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The air quality in 66 of China's 74 major cities, including the capital Beijing, failed to meet basic standards last year, China's Environment Ministry said, underlining the struggles the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter has in reining in threats to public health and quality of life. The worst-performing cities were in the country's north adjacent to Beijing, with the Hebei province industrial center of Baoding just to the southwest coming in dead last, according to a report published on...
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