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Rising sea levels torment coastal US

2013-12-18 14:38:02| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

USA Today: One block from the beach on the narrow Willoughby Spit, Bob Parsons was watching the weather news on TV in November 2009 when brackish water suddenly oozed up through the floors of his home and poured in from the front and back doors. He and his wife, Carole, lugged filing cabinets and a restored wingback chair upstairs but didn't have time to move the car, parked on the street-turned-waterway, The car was totaled, and the house needed thousands of dollars' worth of repairs. Since that storm,...

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Hearing: Which court should hear coastal lawsuit?

2013-12-18 13:39:26| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East wants U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown to send the case back to Orleans Parish Civil District Court, where the board filed it in July.

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Steep terrain slows fight against California coastal fire

2013-12-18 01:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Hundreds of firefighters battled to gain control of a raging wildfire along central California's scenic Big Sur coastline on Tuesday, hampered by steep and brushy terrain and narrow roads, officials said. By nightfall, the Pfeiffer fire had blackened 769 acres and was 20-percent contained, U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Lynn Olson said. Crews expect to extend containment lines around the perimeter of the fire by Friday, she said. So far, the fire has destroyed at least 15 dwellings and forced...

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