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Frigid weather spurs torrid Q1 earnings for Duke Energy
2015-05-01 17:01:15| Energy - Topix.net
Duke Energy easily beat earnings expectations in a first quarter, led by strong results from its regulated utilities as their generation plants performed well during record cold spells early in the year. Duke says it earned $867 million, or $1.22 per diluted share , on revenue totaling $5.46 billion in the quarter.
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Frigid February can't chill Charlotte's hot residential real estate market
2015-03-09 20:22:39| Real Estate - Topix.net
February's figures on home sales and prices in the Charlotte market bode well for the spring selling season and may even signal an early start, despite the weather. Home sales in the Charlotte region jumped 20.8 percent in February from a year ago, according to the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association .
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Entire Elk Herd Dies After Falling Through Frigid Reservoir
2015-01-02 18:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: An entire elk herd died Sunday night in a tragic accident after falling through Colorado's frigid Echo Canyon Reservoir, their frozen bodies found Monday morning. In all, 21 elk drowned after the thin ice broke under their weight, just 50 feet from the shore of the lake, which lies just five miles south of Pagosa Springs. "It's kind of surprising none of them got out," Joe Lewandowski, a Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman, told The Durango Herald. "That's what happens when you get several...
Unrelenting outbreak of frigid air smashes temperature records in U.S
2014-11-12 11:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: A rare early-season Arctic outbreak has smashed all-time records in parts of the West, from Montana southeastward to Texas. Temperatures there have been running more than 40 degrees Fahrenheit below average in some places, and computer models show that more Arctic air is reloading in northern Canada, poised to make its way into the lower 48 states in the next week. See also: Role reversal: Why it's warm in Alaska but frigid in most of the U.S. right now In Casper, Wyoming, on Wednesday,...
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Arctic ice melt doubles risk of frigid Eurasian winters, study finds
2014-10-28 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: Global warming-related sea ice melt in a portion of the vast Arctic Ocean has doubled the risk of colder and snowier winters in Eurasia since 2004, a new study found. The study is the latest in a spate of recent research to examine the ties between rapid Arctic warming and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere. Much of that research is still highly contentious in the mainstream climate science community. Here is what scientists agree on: The Arctic is warming at a rate about twice as fast as...