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    Jul 22, 2012 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  1. Backers support three-continent Appalachian Trail

    Organizers of an extension of the Appalachian Trail that spans two and will eventually link three continents are making progress stitching together the pieces of long pathway. At least symbolically, they’ve united North America and Europe through...

    Tags: Greenland, National Parks, Bodies of Water, Atlantic Ocean, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings

    2. Apr 11, 2012 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  2. No sign of tsunami after strong quakes felt off Indonesian coast

    Associated Press
    Two massive earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for Indonesia on Wednesday, sending panicked residents fleeing to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles. There were no signs of deadly waves, however, or serious damage, and a...

    Tags: Bodies of Water, Tsunamis, U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquakes, Malaysia

    3. Feb 5, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  3. Pa. man sells beans grown at family's Costa Rica farms

    Franklin County, Pa., might be 2,000 miles from the community of Biolley in Costa Rica, but one man is using the county as a distribution hub for coffee beans grown at two mountainous farms operated by his brother.
    waynesboro@herald-mail.com
    Franklin County, Pa., might be 2,000 miles from the community of Biolley in Costa Rica, but one man is using the county as a distribution hub for coffee beans grown at two mountainous farms operated by his brother. Ricardo Hernández of Greencastle, Pa.,...

    Tags: Natural Resources, Forests, Starbucks Corp., Costa Rica, Natural Resources

    4. Feb 2, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  4. Atlantic Ocean saved Hagerstown from epic winter storm

    davem@herald-mail.com
    Roofs collapsed in Connecticut, part of an airport hangar caved in near Boston, and people climbed onto roofs in Massachusetts to shovel about a foot of heavy snow off structures to prevent further damage from a winter storm this week that was one for the...

    Tags: Massachusetts, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boston, Snow Storms, Weather

    5. May 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. NOAA predicts 'possibly extremely active' hurricane season

    U.S. government meteorologists predict a “possibly extremely active” hurricane season in 2013, the top National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official said Thursday, with as many as half a dozen major hurricanes.
    U.S. government meteorologists predict a “possibly extremely active” hurricane season in 2013, the top National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official said Thursday, with as many as half a dozen major hurricanes. NOAA expects 13...

    Tags: Tropical Storms, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Pacific Ocean, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Weather

    6. May 23, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  6. National Hurricane Center Forecasts 'Active To Extremely Active' Season This Year

    The Atlantic Ocean hurricane season this year is expected to be "active or extremely active," federal forecasters said Thursday.
    The Hartford Courant
    The Atlantic Ocean hurricane season this year is expected to be "active or extremely active," federal forecasters said Thursday. The season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, will bring 13 to 20 named storms, of which seven to 11 will be hurricanes,...

    Tags: Tropical Storms, Pacific Ocean, Hurricane Isaac (2012), Bodies of Water, Atlantic Ocean

    7. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Carbon dioxide in atmosphere did not break 400 ppm at Hawaii site

    Carbon dioxide measurements in the Earth's atmosphere did not break the symbolic milestone of 400 parts per million at a Hawaiian observatory last week, according to a revised reading from the nation's climate observers. The National Oceanic and...

    Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Bodies of Water, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Global Warming

    8. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. GPS system can accurately predict post-quake tsunami, study finds

    When the magnitude 9 earthquake struck Japan more than two years ago, there were 1,200 global positioning system stations recording ocean floor movement in real time.
    When the magnitude 9 earthquake struck Japan more than two years ago, there were 1,200 global positioning system stations recording ocean floor movement in real time. None was linked to that nation’s tsunami warning system, which underestimated...

    Tags: Bodies of Water, Indonesia, Japan, Tsunamis, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)

    9. May 15, 2013 |Column| Hartford Courant

  9. CO2 Milestone Tips Us Into 'Meltdown' Realm

    The Hartford Courant
    Last week, the world got a case of sticker shock. For the first time in recorded history, the price of our energy-rich lifestyle hit the magic number of 400 parts-per-million carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. There's no politics involved in this number....

    Tags: Bodies of Water, University of Connecticut, Landforms, Glaciers

    10. May 14, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  10. Palm Beach County faces climate change challenges

    Sun Sentinel
    Climate change needs to start becoming a bigger factor in decisions about Palm Beach County transportation plans and development proposals, county officials said Tuesday. Raising roads near the coast to brace for sea level rise and considering pollution...

    Tags: Ecosystems, Water, Weather, Bodies of Water, Global Change

    11. May 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Smith Islanders debate buyout offered by state

    Superstorm Sandy barely laid a glove on Smith Island last fall, to hear residents tell it. Though storm-driven flooding damaged hundreds of homes in Crisfield and the rest of Somerset County, only a couple islanders got any water in their homes from the surging Chesapeake Bay.
    Superstorm Sandy barely laid a glove on Smith Island last fall, to hear residents tell it. Though storm-driven flooding damaged hundreds of homes in Crisfield and the rest of Somerset County, only a couple islanders got any water in their homes from the...

    Tags: Services and Shopping, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Real Estate, Ecosystems, Water

    12. May 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Still adrift after the storm

    First Hurricane Katrina took John Hoffmann Jr.'s home, which flooded, then exploded, and then burned. Next the storm took Hoffmann's job of 23 years washing dishes at Antoine's Restaurant, a position that vanished when the heavily damaged New Orleans...

    Tags: Labor Day, Theft, Bodies of Water, Judges, Justice System

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