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U.S. mayors aim for resilience to weather, energy challenges
Reuters* Localities join forces on energy efficient measures * In line with Obama's inaugural pledge to act on climate * Follows days after New York mayor's $20 billion plan By Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S....Tags: Local Government, Natural Disasters, Washington, DC, FEMA, Environmental Issues
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Mayors aim for resilience to weather, energy challenges
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. mayors pledged Monday to make their communities more resilient to increasingly severe floods, droughts, extreme storms and wildfires, which they said was more efficient and cost-effective than disaster clean-up afterwards....Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Local Government, Natural Disasters, Alternative Energy, Energy Resources
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Tab for 2012's extreme weather events: $110 billion-plus
The price of extreme weather events continues to rise. Superstorm Sandy and the ongoing drought made 2012 the second costliest weather and climate disaster year since 1980, racking up more than $110 billion in damage. According to the National...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Droughts
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How to survive a zombie apocalypse
chrisc@herald-mail.comZombies. Giant super-storms. Runaway climate change. Alien invasions. Sneak attacks by invading enemy nations. Thrilling stuff of end-of-life-as-we-know-it science fiction books and movies. But as recent news coverage reminds us — Superstorm...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Camp David, Emergency Incidents, Insurance, Viral Diseases and Infections
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FactFinder 12: EAS message interrupts weather coverage
Factfinder 12 InvestigatorKWCH-TV viewers across Kansas were glued to Storm Team 12 coverage of the severe weather that brought tornadoes to the Great Plains Sunday. - Click here for Storm Shots But just as the storms were bearing down on Wichita, some digital cable viewers...Tags: Media Industry, Television Industry, Satellite and Cable Service
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Orlando-based weather computer to get major upgrade
WASHINGTON — Among weather forecasters, it's an open secret: For years, the U.S. has lagged behind Europe in using computer models to predict the weather. Now the National Weather Service is trying to reverse that trend by upgrading two...
Tags: U.S. Congress, National Weather Service, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Weather, Weather Reports
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Disasters, heat caused $48M in damage, 5 deaths in Md. in 2012
Weather disasters including tornadoes, the derecho storm and Hurricane Sandy caused at least $48 million in property and crop damages in Maryland last year, the costliest since 2003, according to data released Thursday. Five people also died from...
Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Weather Service, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Environment Virginia speaks out against global warming
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistThere's no better time to talk global warming than now as we head into the spring season. Environment Virginia showed up in downtown Roanoke to talk about how weather has and will continue to impact locals. We've seen our fair share of storms rip...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Global Change, Weather, Global Warming, Weather Reports
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Tornado watch issued for all of South Florida
Sun SentinelA tornado watch has been issued for all of South Florida through 8 p.m. The severe thunderstorm warning for central Broward County has been canceled. Friday also could see nasty weather, courtesy of an approaching cold front. Storms could produce...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Weather Radar, Air Transportation Industry
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Review: 'Storm Kings' by Lee Sandlin
Walking the dog last week I saw a buzzard eating a possum. And, just as when I'd previously seen dramatic rainbows, dazzling lightning storms, or a distant funnel cloud, I processed it through my media experiences. This looks just like it does in a movie!...
Tags: L. Frank Baum, Man vs. Wild (tv program), Literature, Arts and Culture, The Weather Channel (tv network)
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COLUMN: Hurry up and weight
There is a 2-1/2-pound dumbbell in my glove compartment — and, yes, it's there for a reason. Last Saturday evening, I was supposed to travel down to Watertown to pick up my son, Michael, at the airport. My wife, a faithful follower of every...Tags: Watertown, Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Lehigh Co. emergency management director retiring
Valley 610Tom Nervine, Lehigh County's director of emergency services, announced today that he plans to retire next month. Nervine, according to a county news release, has helmed the emergency management department since 2005. He's often thrust into the spotlight...
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