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Hurco's Tiny Boat Facing Choppy Seas

2016-01-09 12:37:55| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

I don't envy the job facing Hurco's managers today. I believe that this small industrial company remains a very overlooked manufacturer of high quality high-spec machine tools, but that is a very tough business to be in these days.

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Rising seas expected sink islands near US capital in 50 years

2015-12-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New Scientist: The 700 or so people who live on the Tangier islands may be among the first climate refugees in the US when their current home disappears under water. This could happen to much of the main island - located 170 kilometres south-east of Washington DC - in as little as 50 years, unless defences are built to hold back the rising tides. "What`s amazing is that this is a short flight away from Washington DC, so it`s right in our backyard," says David Schulte of the US Army Corps of Engineers in Norfolk...

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Asia's coastal cities face challenge of rising seas

2015-12-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: The future will be a watery one for some of the world's biggest cities. Predicted sea level increases this century mean many face increased flooding, stronger storm surges and unpredictable weather. How well coastal cities can cope will dramatically affect quality of life and their economic destiny. Many of the biggest are in Asia, powering economies while housing hundreds of millions of poor in sprawling slums. Scientists generally agree seas will rise an average of 1 meter (3 feet) this century,...

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