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Wild Winter Weather Rages — But Not in Sochi
Posted by LiveScience: Marc Lallanilla on February 14th, 2014
LiveScience: Once again, the eastern United States has been pummeled by a winter storm that's dumped massive amounts of snow on sidewalks and roadways, many of which are still icy from the last snowstorm.
Government offices in Washington, D.C., were shuttered, as the region was blanketed by almost a foot (30 centimeters) of snow. Boston is enduring heavy snow combined with wind gusts of up to 40 mph (64 km/h), and ice-covered roadways throughout the Carolinas were littered with abandoned cars.
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Will Climate Change Destroy New York City ?
Posted by LiveScience: Marc Lallanilla on June 19th, 2013
LiveScience: The city of New York -- America's largest metropolis and home to over 8 million people -- will be ravaged by the effects of climate change within a few years. That's the bleak scenario presented by a recent 430-page report developed by a blue-ribbon panel of academics, environmental planners and government officials. The report, nicknamed "SIRR" for Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency, presents an ambitious plan for managing the worst effects of global warming, which include flooding,...