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Toronto Hydro study warned of increased risk of power outages due to climate change
2013-12-28 04:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: A Toronto Hydro vulnerability study published last year warned that climate change could result in more severe freezing rain storms, increasing the risk of major power outages. The study, published in September, 2012, says warmer winter temperatures can increase the intensity and quantity of freezing rain and wet snow, which can damage tree branches and overhead wires. Toronto Hydro estimates that about 26,000 customers were still without power on Friday, six days after a massive ice storm swept...
Zambian Pig Producers Warned against Illegal Pig Movement
2013-12-27 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ZAMBIA - The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock department of veterinary services is reported to have destroyed animals with African Swine fever and the authorities are warning against moving pigs into restricted areas.
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SOS 54 years ago warned about vanishing glaciers
2013-12-25 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: At a time when glaciers are melting at an alarming pace, an SOS buried in a bottle 54 years ago in the Canadian Arctic, and unearthed now, sent a distress signal about the world's rapidly disappearing glaciers. An American geologist Paul Walker, concerned about the melting of ice, buried a message in a bottle during his exploration of Ward Hunt Island in Nunavut, Canada, in 1959. He measured the distance - about 1.2 metres - from a glacier to where he buried the message in a bottle, requesting...
On climate change, Florida's been warned
2013-12-21 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tampa Bay Times: In just seven words, Jane Long summed up three days of intense discussion last week about energy and climate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A senior scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund and a retired Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researcher, she turned to look at me after I told her I was from the Tampa Bay area. And without hesitation, yet with a smile, she issued me an apocalyptic warning: "Oh, you're going to be under water." I was one of more than two dozen...
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Irish hotels warned of wifi security threat
2013-12-11 07:44:14| Wireless - Topix.net
Users of some public wifi networks in places like hotels, pubs and cafes are being warned they may be at risk of having their personal and financial data stolen by hackers.
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