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Massive heat wave in India claims more than 800 lives
2015-05-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: India has been hit by a massive, widespread heatwave that has left nearly 800 people dead. Odisha and the coastal regions of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have experienced the brunt of the hot weather, with temperatures exceeding 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit). The heatwave has also engulfed the north -- Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Chandigarh and Delhi. The India Meteorology Department (MET) has forecast the heat to continue for at least the next 48 hours, with conditions...
Addressing Global Warming Claims
2015-05-26 06:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Dissident Voice: Unless you are a new arrival from another planet, you have probably heard or read at least one of the following claims (among other possibilities): Global warming is occurring--or, conversely, is not occurring. (Presidential candidate Ted Cruz has, for example, referred to global warming believers as alarmists, and has compared people who think that the climate is warming to flat-Earthers and described himself as a modern-day Galileo in an interview with the Texas Tribune.) Global warming...
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Railroad safety fact check: Fires and spills are up despite industry claims
2015-05-22 12:26:03| Railroads - Topix.net
NEW YORK - Despite the terrible derailment of an Amtrak train last week and a spate of other fiery accidents involving trains carrying flammable crude oil - five so far this year - railroad industry and government officials have taken pains to reassure the public of rail transportation safety. 2014 was 'the safest year on record for the railroad industry,' the Association of American Railroads has boasted in web 'advertorials' and statements to news organizations.
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BP, Halliburton and Transocean settle 2010 Deepwater Horizon claims
2015-05-22 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
BP has settled the 2010 Deepwater Horizon financial claims with US-based oilfield services provider Halliburton and Swiss contract drilling company Transocean.
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Statoil claims Gudrun pipeline leak in North Sea could have been 'fatal'
2015-05-22 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Statoil has completed its investigation into the leak that occurred on the Gudrun platform in the North Sea in February, stating that it could have been 'fatal'.
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