Showing posts with label coastal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coastal. Show all posts

Friday, February 1, 2013

6.1-Magnitude Quake Strikes Chile | Reduction

6.1-Magnitude Quake Strikes Chile

Massive 8.9 Quake, Tsunamis hit Japan
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A strong 6. 1-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile's central-north area on Wednesday, but authorities said no injuries or damage were reported and discounted the possibility of a tsunami. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake's epicenter was 55 miles (88 kilometers) north of Coquimbo, Chile, and had a depth of 37 miles (61 kilometers). It struck Wednesday shortly after 4 p.m. local time. The quake was mildly felt in the capital of Santiago, where it shook buildings and in several regions from the Atacama desert in the north to the port of Valparaiso. Chile's emergency services office said no damages to infrastructure were immediately reported and the country's oceanographic service dismissed the possibility of a tsunami. Chile is highly earthquake-prone. A massive 8. 8-magnitude quake in 2010 caused a tsunami that obliterated much of the coastal downtown of the central Chilean city of Constitucion.

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Relevance: 0.58161

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City: Coquimbo

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Cyclone weakens after displacing 150K in India | Reduction

Cyclone weakens after displacing 150K in India

Foggy Marina Beach
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CHENNAI, India –  A tropical storm weakened Thursday after slamming into southern India, bringing heavy rain and a storm surge and displacing 150,000 people. Six deaths have been reported in India and Sri Lanka. Just before the storm made landfall Wednesday, an oil tanker with 37 crew ran aground off Chennai. One of its lifeboats capsized in the choppy waters, and one crewmember drowned, the Press Trust of India news agency reported. On Thursday, two helicopters searched in the Bay of Bengal for the four missing crewmembers, said coast guard officer Gurdip Singh, adding that 32 crewmembers were rescued from the tanker. Andhra Pradesh state said two people died there when their homes collapsed due to heavy rain Wednesday night in Nellore and Chittoor districts, and PTI reported another death in Tamil Nadu state, a 46-year old man who slipped into the rough sea from a pier and drowned.

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Gurdip Singh

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Bharatha Mallawarachi

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B. Sridhar

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Country: India

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City: Nellore

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City: Colombo

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Organization: India Meteorological Department

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Organization: Disaster Management Center

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Relevance: 0.338399

Company: Associated Press

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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Forecasters: Sandy 'one for record books' | Redux

Forecasters: Sandy 'one for record books'

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Stormy Weather by FotoCavallo
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Hurricane Sandy is forecasted to hit the East Coast, but as NBC's Al Roker explains, the storm could additionally stuff a punch for many inland locations. As Hurricane Sandy barrels toward the East Coast, forecasters alert it's threatening to be one of the worst storms to hit the Northeast in years. The storm already eliminated more than 40 individuals in the Caribbean. Officials during the Eastern Seaboard have declared states of emergency and meteorologists have cautioned homeowners -- both seaside and inland-- to prepare for gale-force winds, possibilities of flooding, heavy rain, power outages and even snow. Right here 's a look at exactly what some climate forecasters predict.

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GeographicFeature: East Coast

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Region: Caribbean

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Friday, November 30, 2012

U.S. defends "enormous" climate efforts at U.N. talks | Reduction

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Jonathan Pershing

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Relevance: 0.31493

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0.125783"Those who don't follow what the U.S. is doing may not be informed of the scale and extent of the effort, but it's enormous," Pershing said. ...
0"It doesn't mean enough is being done," Pershing said. ...
0.0249451"It doesn't mean enough is being done," Pershing said. "It's clear the global community, and that includes us, has to do more if we are going to succeed at avoiding the damages projected in a warming world."
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Maite Nkoana-Mashabane

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0.15285"We owe it to our people, the global citizenry. We owe it to our children to give them a safer future than what they are currently facing," said South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, ...
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Organization: Kyoto Protocol

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