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UN agency to open nuclear emergency preparedness centre in Fukushima
22 May 2013 150 Experts from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are heading to Japan to launch an emergency preparedness and response centre in Fukushima, the coastal city devastated two years ago when a massive earthquake and tsunami set off meltdowns at a nuclear power plant. The IAEA, supported by the Government of Japan, will designate a new Response and ...
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Kenya Weather pushes inflation food prices down
inflation eased significantly from 14 per cent in 2011 to 9.4 per cent in 2012 with the country's reliance on rain-fed agriculture paying out. The drop ...
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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 214
DISCUSSION...RAPID STORM DEVELOPMENT IS NOW UNDERWAY...ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS INTO SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. IN THE PRESENCE OF THERMODYNAMIC PROFILES CHARACTERIZED BY VERY STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND LARGE CAPE...VERTICAL SHEAR MAY BE MARGINALLY SUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST SHORT-LIVED UPDRAFT ROTATION IN STRONGEST STORMS. LIGHT WESTERLY DEEP LAYER MEAN FLOW MAY AID ...
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Commodities Tomorrow Hurricane Forecast Energy
CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets. The hurricane forecast is for 7 to 11 hurricanes this season, which could be bullish for the energy markets. Nat gas was up on the day because storage levels rose less than ...
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Weather forces Giro organisers into Plan B
Giro d'Italia organisers have made plans to start the race's 19th stage on an alternative route as wintry weather conditions continue to play havoc with the ...
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Hairspray
After the vague disappointment of Susan Stroman's film version of The Producers (2005) and the overstuffed, Oscar-baiting self-importance of Bill Condon's film version of the diva drama Dreamgirls (2006), it seemed that the neo-musical's moment in the Hollywood spotlight was wa ... ...
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Memorial Day weekend weather will be warm dry and sunny
Whether the plan is to sunbathe on a boat deck or lounge by the pool all weekend, Central Florida's weather forecast will provide a fantastic setting for rest and relaxation. A high pressure system will bring warmer conditions and fewer rain chances throughout the holiday weekend to the region, according to ...
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Noaa predicts wildly active hurricane season out of Atlantic and Caribbean
Americans were warned on Thursday to brace for an extremely active hurricane season - less than a year after the devastation of Sandy, which hit the east coast in October 2012 - with 13 to 20 named storms, including seven to ...
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Brown Presses Climate Change Crusade At NASA Ames In Mountain View
MOUNTAIN VIEW (CBS SF) – Gov. Jerry Brown Thusday urged scientists to dedicate themselves to convincing a distracted public and news media about the dangers of climate change and other potential disruptions to human life. Brown, speaking to about 100 people at the Water, Energy and Smart Technology Summit at the NASA Ames Research Park at Moffett Field, said, "We are really in a war ...
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NOAA forecast An active hurricane season ahead
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hurricane season forecast is projecting an active hurricane season. NOAA projected a 70 percent likelihood of 13 to 20 named storms in 2013, of which anywhere from seven to 11 could become hurricanes, and anywhere from three to six of those hurricanes could be major (Category 3, 4 or 5). "These projections show we can expect another active ...
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Video Forecasters developing tool to predict hurricane storm surge
After storms like Sandy inundated coastal areas last year, forecasters have developed an experimental model to show potential areas of impact in a deadly "storm ...
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Jurys Inn Christchurch
Driving around Dublin I came across an imposing building with the masthead, Jurys Inn Christchurch. I was looking to do ...
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