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Crying wolf over disasters undermines future warnings
2013-02-06 19:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: Disaster warnings can be fast, but how can we also ensure their accuracy and credibility, ask Rohan Samarajiva and Nalaka Gunawardene. The challenge with disaster warnings is to make the best possible decisions quickly using imperfect information. With lives and livelihoods at stake, there is much pressure to get it right. But one can't be timely and totally accurate at the same time. Only governments can balance these factors. No other entity can take on the responsibilities and attendant...
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Barclays 'ignored pay warnings'
2013-01-30 19:19:21| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Ex-Barclays boss Bob Diamond was "reluctant" to agree that pay at the bank was too high, a former employee tells a Parliamentary commission.
Heavy rain and strong winds prompt UK flood warnings
2013-01-28 14:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Two spells of very heavy rain and winds of up to 80mph are expected to cause flooding and travel problems in some parts of the UK over the next few days. Up to 7.5cm (3in) of rain is due to drench areas of south-west England, where many rivers and streams are already full because of melting snow and the weeks of soggy weather before the cold snap. Staff at the Environment Agency are particularly concerned that by Tuesday there could be quite serious flooding in Devon, Somerset and parts of south-east...
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Jos. A Bank Announces The Mother Of All Friday Night News Dump Earnings Warnings
2013-01-26 08:08:43| Apparel - Topix.net
"[N]et income for fiscal year 2012 is expected to be approximately 20% lower than net income for fiscal year 2011," they wrote.
Praise for Obama's focus on climate, warnings about Canada pipeline
2013-01-22 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Environmental groups hailed President Barack Obama's warning about climate change, but said the president's words will soon be tested as he decides whether to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Obama pledged in his inaugural speech Monday to respond to what he called the threat of climate change, saying that "failure to do so would betray our children and future generations." By singling out climate change, Obama indicated a willingness to take on an issue that...
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