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Wet Mat-Su Roads Bring Closures, School-Bus Diversions
Channel 2 NewsBreakup season is taking a toll on roads across the Mat-Su Borough this week, with officials saying street damage will temporarily change school-bus routes for about two dozen school students. According to a statement from borough spokesperson Patty...Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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Penny Pritzker nominated for Commerce secretary
Tribune staffChicago business executive Penny Pritzker was nominated by President Barack Obama to become the new Secretary of Commerce on Thursday, in an expected move that could prove controversial for the longtime political supporter and fundraising heavyweight....Tags: Republican Party, Business Enterprises, U.S. Congress, Pritzker Architecture Prize, Chicago Hotels
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Tornado Week: What to Do If You Get Caught on the Road
KickingTiresSince Kicking Tires last advised readers five years ago on what to do if they encounter a tornado while driving, the winds of change have kicked up quite a dust storm to cloud the issue. Meteorologists, severe-weather experts and safety......Tags: The Weather Channel (tv network), Natural Disasters, USA Today, Car Safety Tips and Advice, American Red Cross
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No sign of El Nino, La Nina forecast for longest stretch since 2004
It has been a year since the climate pattern known as La Nina ended, the longest period of so-called "neutral" conditions since 2004. And there is no sign of the phenomenon, or its counterpart El Nino, through summer, climate forecasters say. La Nina,...
Tags: Weather, Pacific Ocean, Weather Reports
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Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere crosses historic threshold
WASHINGTON -- The ratio of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has surpassed 400 parts per million in an average daily reading at Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory, the highest concentration of the heat-trapping greenhouse gas in millions of...
Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Global Change, Weather, Natural Disasters
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Long Beach aquarium exhibit peers into ocean's dark depths
The Aquarium of the Pacific's newest exhibit introduces visitors to an eerie world beyond the reach of sunshine: the bottom of the ocean, a strange seascape of crushing pressure, volcanic fissures and an abundance of cryptic creatures. The Wonders of...
Tags: Pacific Ocean, Petroleum Industry
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Block Island Gets First Chance To Weigh In On Wind Turbines
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceWith just 1,000 men, women and children accustomed to - and often preferring - the seclusion their permanent residence affords, Block Island doesn't often have issues big enough to draw even one-tenth of its year-round population out of their homes on a...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Global Change, Weather, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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El Nino unlikely to disrupt Northern Hemisphere summer -NOAA
Reuters* Little chance of weather problems from El Nino seen into winter * Weather forecaster says ocean temperatures near average in April * Confidence in extended forecasts increases after May NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...Tags: Weather, Weather Reports
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Radioactive tuna from Fukushima? Scientists eat it up
Marine biologist Dan Madigan stood on a dock in San Diego and considered some freshly caught Pacific bluefin tuna. The fish had managed to swim 5,000 miles from their spawning grounds near Japan to California's shores, only to end up the catch of local...
Tags: Conservation, Long Island, Japan, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Sushi and Sashimi
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FWC mulls permanent rule change to fight invasive fish
Forum Publishing GroupA temporary rule enacted last year by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to combat the invasive lionfish species may soon become permanent. In August 2012, the commission began allowing anglers to fish without a license when using...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Early forecasts indicate busy hurricane season
While the National Weather Service (NOAA) and National Hurricane Center forecasts won't be released for another month, some forecasters are already getting an early start on forecasting what will happen during the Atlantic hurricane season. Each year,...
Tags: Weather, Natural Disasters, National Weather Service, Brownsville, Hurricanes
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