Small global warming rise would have 'alarming' impact: World Bank
WASHINGTON - Much of Bangkok could flood within the next two decades if global warming stays on its current trajectory, as sea levels rise and cyclones intensify, the World Bank said in a new report on Wednesday.
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Tropical Depression Two moving over southern Bay of Campeche: NHC
Tropical Depression Two that formed over the northwestern Caribbean Sea was moving over the southern Bay of Campeche, home to key Mexican oil operations, U.S. government forecasters said early Wednesday.
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California senators want more information on oil well 'acid jobs'
SACRAMENTO, California - California state legislators on Tuesday told regulators and oil industry lobbyists they wanted more information about the use of acid to increase flows in wells in a technique that is used more often in the state than the controversial fracking method.
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Japan finds highly toxic strontium in Fukushima groundwater
TOKYO - High levels of toxic strontium-90 have been found in groundwater at the devastated Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, the utility that operates the facility said on Wednesday
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Colorado wildfire snuffs over 500 homes, new blazes menace West
DENVER/LOS ANGELES - The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighborhoods, as other threatening blazes grew in Alaska and elsewhere in the West.
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