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Deadly Heat Waves Intensify as Summers Sizzle (Op-Ed)

2013-06-10 14:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Yahoo!News: No one ever should die from heat. But every year, about 650 Americans do -- a death toll greater than tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and lightning combined. And, in a deadly harbinger of what is worse to come, a new study shows that heat deaths are on the rise. An analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released this week reported that between June 30 and July 13 of last year -- the hottest year on record -- excessive heat killed 32 people in four states: Maryland, Ohio,...

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At Colonel Summers Park, neighbors and the city are working to stem drug use and underage drinking

2013-05-28 17:13:43| PortlandOnline

Steve Beaven in The Oregonian, May 24, 2013

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Who Paid For Last Summer's Drought? You Did

2013-05-01 23:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: Say the words "crop insurance" and most people start to yawn. For years, few nonfarmers knew much about these government-subsidized insurance policies, and even fewer found any fault with them. After all, who could criticize a safety net for farmers that saves them from getting wiped out by floods or drought? But consider this: According to a , crop insurance allowed corn and soybean farmers not only to survive last year's epic drought, but it also allowed them to make bigger profits than they would...

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