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Investigation of Power Plant Arc Flash Completed

2016-08-09 23:29:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance

A brief explosion created by an arc flash from a 600V electrical panel that injured three power plant workers has been ruled accidental. read more

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At least 15 dead in Macedonian flash floods

2016-08-07 11:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Macedonia declared a state of emergency in its capital Skopje and neighboring districts on Sunday, a day after at least 21 people were killed in flash floods caused by a storm. Torrential rains flooded homes, swept away a section of the ring road around Skopje and wrecked cars late on Saturday evening. Northern suburbs of the capital were particularly hard hit, though the city center also suffered flash floods. Children were among those killed, a police spokesman said, adding that searches...

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Marylands flash flood is a sign of what the future has in store

2016-08-02 01:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: The streets of Ellicott City, Maryland, became raging rivers on Saturday, with cars tossed around like toy boats after nearly six inches of rain fell in just two hours. Rainfall that intense is a 1-in-1,000 year event for the area, according to the National Weather Service. While downpours that intense are rare, heavy rainfall events have been on the rise in the region and nationwide thanks to the warming of Earths atmosphere caused by accumulating greenhouse gases. That trend is expected to...

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