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Firefighters warn of extreme fire danger in central California
2013-07-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fresno Bee: Nineteen of the country's best firefighters died last week in Arizona defending Yarnell, population about 700 -- "where a desert breeze meets the mountain air," as the town's entrance sign reads. It also is where urban living meets wildlands. Firefighters dig in to protect people and property in places like this all over the arid West. Sometimes, nature suddenly takes their lives. No one remembers this kind of heartbreak over the last century along Fresno County's Highway 168 up to Shaver Lake,...
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Extreme Weather: How will Europe prepare for the next flood?
2013-07-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: German officials reacted with alarm when they found themselves not quite prepared last month for the worst flooding in 400 years. In mid-June, during the third week of the deluge, Germany found itself short of sandbags. Its neighbors -- the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and Denmark -- quickly came to Germany's aid and provided 1.65 million empty sandbags. According to a report in Der Speigel, government sources would only talk about the crisis on condition of anonymity, as this kind of shortfall...
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BEAM's DriveDOCK Extreme Provides Peace of Mind for Emergency Services in Remote Communities
2013-07-05 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Melbourne, Australia – Beam Communications Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Reach Limited (ASX: WRR), provides reliable communications for emergency services in remote communities.<br /> <br /> Australia is known for its vast land where approximately 85% of the country is considered remote and about 2.3% of the population live in remote areas. Communication has a significant impact on the population living in these communities and it is important that when natural disasters ...This story is related to the following:Communication Systems and EquipmentGreen & CleanSearch for suppliers of: Communication Equipment | Bluetooth™ Modules | Communication Components & Subsystems | Hazardous Area Communication Systems
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Expect an Angry Summer of More Wildfires, Drought and Extreme Heat
2013-07-03 21:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The recent rash of deadly wildfires and record breaking high temperatures across the western U.S. indicates the country may be in the grips of an "angry summer" made worse by climate change. July 2013 began with much of the western portion of the U.S. experiencing one of the most extreme heat waves on record in the region. During the days between June 24 and 29, there were 46 monthly high-temperature records set or tied in the U.S., along with 21 records for the highest overnight minimum temperature....
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Alberta floods a wake-up call to dangers of extreme weather: Experts
2013-06-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ottawa Citizen: The Alberta floods are Canadas Hurricane Sandy moment, and should be a catalyst for badly needed changes to limit future damage from extreme weather, say experts on climate change adaptation. In many cases, the standards for where and how we build are completely out of date with a climatically changed future, said Ian Mauro, Canada Research Chair in human dimension and environmental change at Mount Allison University. The Alberta floods, he said, should be a wake-up call that we need to seriously...
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