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California Supreme Court not to hear QSA case
Staff WriterThe Quantification Settlement Agreement won’t be heard at the state Supreme Court level, according to a ruling made by the highest court in the state. The California Supreme Court denied all petitions to hear the water transfer case Wednesday...Tags: Environmental Issues, Bodies of Water, Water Supply
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Residents have a love affair with the Salton Sea
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterSALTON SEA BEACH - Emmie Lou Eaton first came out to the Salton Sea to party for the Fourth of July in 1981. Now, almost 30 years later, she’s moved to the area, set up shop and even organizes community events like a fishing derby and visit with...Tags: Water, Sports, Crime, Law and Justice, Bodies of Water, Canoeing and Kayaking
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Today in history
Today is Monday, Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2011. There are 334 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 31, 1961, NASA launched Ham the Chimp aboard a Mercury-Redstone rocket from Cape Canaveral; Ham was recovered safely from...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Wars and Interventions, Minnie Driver, Air and Space Accidents, Taylor Swift
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NOAA predicts 'possibly extremely active' hurricane season
U.S. government meteorologists predict a “possibly extremely active” hurricane season in 2013, the top National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official said Thursday, with as many as half a dozen major hurricanes. NOAA expects 13...
Tags: Weather, Hurricanes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Tropical Weather, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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National Hurricane Center Forecasts 'Active To Extremely Active' Season This Year
The Hartford CourantThe Atlantic Ocean hurricane season this year is expected to be "active or extremely active," federal forecasters said Thursday. The season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, will bring 13 to 20 named storms, of which seven to 11 will be hurricanes,...Tags: Caribbean Sea, Hurricanes, National Hurricane Center, FEMA, Tropical Weather
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Carbon dioxide in atmosphere did not break 400 ppm at Hawaii site
Carbon dioxide measurements in the Earth's atmosphere did not break the symbolic milestone of 400 parts per million at a Hawaiian observatory last week, according to a revised reading from the nation's climate observers. The National Oceanic and...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Bodies of Water, Global Warming
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GPS system can accurately predict post-quake tsunami, study finds
When the magnitude 9 earthquake struck Japan more than two years ago, there were 1,200 global positioning system stations recording ocean floor movement in real time. None was linked to that nation’s tsunami warning system, which underestimated...
Tags: Tsunamis, Indonesia, Earthquakes, Japan, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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CO2 Milestone Tips Us Into 'Meltdown' Realm
The Hartford CourantLast week, the world got a case of sticker shock. For the first time in recorded history, the price of our energy-rich lifestyle hit the magic number of 400 parts-per-million carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. There's no politics involved in this number....Tags: Glaciers, Landforms, Bodies of Water, University of Connecticut
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Ice melt, sea level rise, to be less severe than feared - study
Reuters* Seas to rise 16.5 to 69 cm with moderate warming-ice2sea * Melt of Greenland, Antarctica less severe than expected By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, May 14 (Reuters) - A melt of ice on Greenland and Antarctica is likely to be less...Tags: Weather, Antarctica, Global Change, Environmental Issues, Water
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Palm Beach County faces climate change challenges
Sun SentinelClimate change needs to start becoming a bigger factor in decisions about Palm Beach County transportation plans and development proposals, county officials said Tuesday. Raising roads near the coast to brace for sea level rise and considering pollution...Tags: Weather, Palm Beach County, Ecosystems, Global Change, Environmental Issues
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Smith Islanders debate buyout offered by state
Superstorm Sandy barely laid a glove on Smith Island last fall, to hear residents tell it. Though storm-driven flooding damaged hundreds of homes in Crisfield and the rest of Somerset County, only a couple islanders got any water in their homes from the...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Ecosystems, Homes, Real Estate, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Still adrift after the storm
First Hurricane Katrina took John Hoffmann Jr.'s home, which flooded, then exploded, and then burned. Next the storm took Hoffmann's job of 23 years washing dishes at Antoine's Restaurant, a position that vanished when the heavily damaged New Orleans...Tags: Interior Policy, Theft, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Relief and Aid Organizations, Hurricanes
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