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Indonesia president apologizes for Southeast Asia smog
2013-06-25 02:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Indonesia's president has apologized for the raging forest fires that have blanketed its neighbors Singapore and Malaysia with thick smog in Southeast Asia's worst air pollution crisis in 16 years. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia was doing everything it could to contain the fires on the island of Sumatra, including the deployment of military aircraft to waterbomb the blazes, and has earmarked around 200 billion rupiah ($20 million) to handle the disaster. The week-long environmental...
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Southeast Portland braces for 21-day closure of Cesar Chavez Boulevard
2013-06-24 17:11:53| PortlandOnline
Joseph Rose in The Oregonian, June 21, 2013
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Could climate change worsen Southeast Asias forest fires?
2013-06-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wall Street Journal: Southeast Asia could have to brace for more forest fires and clouds of smoke if climate change takes hold, a World Bank expert suggests. As temperatures climb, some parts of Southeast Asia will likely flood with rising sea levels while others face drought and heat waves. Drier jungles and peatlands in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and elsewhere could trigger more fires and spread more choking smoke across the region in the years to come. "Tropical forests, including peat forests, are quite...
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Southeast Asia e-tailer Lazada raises $100M in funding
2013-06-20 07:45:00| CNET News.com
Online retailer, which bills itself as the "Amazon of Southeast Asia," hopes to tap a market where online shopping has yet to gain traction. [Read more]
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Train off tracks blocking crossings in southeast Houston
2013-06-18 20:15:53| Railroads - Topix.net
Officials said the Burlington Northern Santa Fe train had slightly tipped on its side and was off the tracks along the intersection of Leeland and Hughes.
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