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Flow of Cheap Hydroelectricity Slows in Parched West
2015-08-02 16:46:01| Energy - Topix.net
As rivers and reservoirs shrink across the parched West, cheap sources of water-generated electricity are starting to dry up. Historically low flows on the McKenzie River that snakes west of Oregon's snow-starved Cascades, for example, forced the closure of a hydroelectric generation turbine at the Trail Bridge dam in early July.
Parched West: Dry Days Bring a Ferocious Start to the Fire Season
2015-08-02 00:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Another summer of record-breaking drought and heat has seized the West, setting off costly and destructive wildfires from Southern California, where a single blaze burned more than 30,000 acres of national forest east of Los Angeles, to Montana, where a fast-moving fire in Glacier National Park recently forced tourists to flee hotels, campgrounds and vehicles. No measurable rain has fallen here in Walla Walla since May. Temperatures have broken decades-old records. And, though known for soaking...
Experimental Ebola vaccine could stop virus in West Africa
2015-08-01 22:58:45| Biotech - Topix.net
An experimental Ebola vaccine tested on thousands of people in Guinea seems to work and might help shut down the waning epidemic in West Africa, according to interim results from a study published Friday. There is currently no licensed treatment or vaccine for Ebola, which has so far killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa since the world's biggest outbreak began in the forest region of Guinea last year.
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Frightening Interactive Wildfire Map Shows That the West Is on Fire
2015-08-01 16:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Climate Central, a dedicated team of scientists and journalists researching climate change, has put together an interactive map that shows in real time the active wildfires in the U.S. Each flame icon indicates an active wildfire. Climate Central explains: Hover over a given fire to see its name, and if you zoom in youll be able to see the outline of the area thats burning--the so-called fire perimeter. If you click within the perimeter, a window pops up showing the fires size in acres,...
Workers Burned in Accident at Metals Plant in West Virginia
2015-07-30 04:22:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Three men were transported to various hospitals earlier this week after receiving burns from an electrical explosion at the West Virginia Manufacturing facility. read more
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