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As Amtrak train officials prepare for major northeast snowstorm, travelers hope trains are a more dependable mode of transportation. (Jan. 26)
Amtrak has announced that it will modify service for the Northeast Corridor on Monday in response to the snowstorm.
Amtrak says the Acela Express and Northeast Regional service will operate between Boston and Washington, but that...
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Evacuations as TS Javier approaches Mexico
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYLos Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico - 8 August 20161. Waves crashing onto rocks2. Rain falling on sea3. Traffic in heavy rain4. Rain seen through car...
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Obama warns weakening storm still a threat, Napolitano comment
1. Wide of US President Barack Obama walking to podium in Rose Garden with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Administrator Craig Fugate
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US...
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2019's Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone" is 8th largest
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Engineer creates affordable protection against lightning surges
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A Kenyan engineer has developed a low-cost option to protect local people and property from the dangers posed by lightning.
He's developed a type of lightning arrester that can be installed on...
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Obama Urges Preparedness for Hurricane Season
President Barack Obama is urging the public to prepare for the coming hurricane season and warning against what he says is a growing "complacency" when it comes to dangerous weather.Obama says people should have evacuation plans and...
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Obama: Hurricane Matthew Still Dangerous
President Barack Obama, meeting in the Oval Office with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, said Matthew was "still a really dangerous hurricane."He said he was concerned about storm surge and that as the hurricane moves north, areas like...
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Preview ahead of Sunday's total eclipse of the sun
1. GRAPHIC animation illustrating Moon passing between Sun and Earth, generating eclipse ++MUTE++
2. GRAPHIC animation illustrating shadow cast by Moon on surface of Earth ++MUTE++
Greenbelt, Maryland - 9 July 2010
3. SOUNDBITE...
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Monsoon season creates water jets in coastal rocks
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Tourists are heading to see a geological oddity in southern Oman during the monsoon season.
Crashing waves propel huge jets of sea water through blow holes at al-Mughsayl beach at this time of the...
Bloomberg
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall, Durable Goods Orders Surge
Feb.25 -- U.S. jobless claims fell by more than forecast last week as orders for durable goods surged by the most in six months. Bloomberg's Mike McKee reports on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
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One month on, areas hit by Superstorm Sandy remain uninhabitable
Seaside Heights, New Jersey
1. Wide of sand and debris by shops at Seaside Heights
2. Wide of boardwalk at Seaside Heights
3. Wide of destroyed roller coaster
4. Close of destroyed roller coaster
5. Mid of broken boardwalk
6. Wide of...
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Historic Site Of Jamestown, VA Threatened By Rising Sea Levels
Climate change is endangering the nation's first permanent settlement — Jamestown, Virginia.
Bloomberg
Hurricane-Weary Region Braces for Approaching Storm Nate
Oct.06 -- Tropical Storm Nate, on track to strike near New Orleans overnight Saturday, may cause close to $1 billion in damage across Central America and the U.S., following the most powerful month of hurricanes on record. Bloomberg's...
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Mudslides and storms kills several in cramped IDP camps
1. Wide of rubble and debris next to a street in Port-au-Prince
2. Various of tree branches and downed power lines along side of street
3. Various of collapsed wall of house where two children died
4. Close up of rubble
5. Wide of shanty...
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FEMA: Hurricanes, Wildfire Costs Unprecedented
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The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Brock Long told a Senate oversight committee Tuesday the challenge presented by hurricanes Irma, Harvey and...
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Engineer creates affordable protection against lightning surges
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A Kenyan engineer has developed a low-cost option to protect local people and property from the dangers posed by lightning.
He's developed a type of lightning arrester that can be installed on...
Bloomberg
FEMA Stretched Very Thin Says Former Director
Aug.31 -- Former FEMA director Brock Long says the agency is stretched "very thin." The government is trying to help victims now of Hurricane Laura, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit Louisiana. It left a path of chemical fires,...
Bloomberg
India, Bangladesh Evacuate Citizens as Cyclone Nears
May.19 -- The biggest cyclonic storm in about two decades is set to hit the coasts of India and Bangladesh late on Wednesday, with authorities making preparations to evacuate more than 5 million people to safer places. It is forecast to...
Bloomberg
Market Should Determine Hurricane Risk, Ex-FEMA Administrator Fugate Says
Sep.13 -- Craig Fugate, former FEMA administrator under President Barack Obama, discusses the emergency preparations for Hurricane Florence with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power."
Bloomberg
Housing Is Strong, but Faces a Labor Shortage, NAHB CEO Says
Sep.18 -- Jerry Howard, chief executive officer at National Association of Home Builders, discusses the state of the U.S. housing market, the impact of tax and regulation changes, and labor concerns across the industry. He speaks on...
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Gulf of Mexico's 'dead zone' is 8th largest
Scientists are back from measuring the Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" and say although Hurricane Barry reduced the size from a predicted near-record 7,800 square miles (20,200 square kilometres) the area is still one of the top 10 largest.
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Coastal dwellers in Bangladesh are on the front line of climate change
South Khali - March 4, 2008
1. Wide of village of South Khali, district of Shanan Khola (mute)
2. Shelters on dike beside village
3. Various of wrecks of boats destroyed by cyclone Sidr
Dhaka - March 1, 2008
4. SOUNDBITE: (English)...
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Water sanitation an issue for residents of storm-battered city
Aid agencies in the Philippines are warning about the threat of serious diseases such as typhoid and cholera because of a lack of sanitation following last Friday's devastating typhoon.
In the worst hit city of Tacloban, contaminated...
Bloomberg
Boxing Day Tsunami Anniversary Approaches
Dec. 24 -- Bloomberg has been back to Thailand to see how people have recovered from the tsunami. In the second of his reports, Bloomberg's Stephen Engle has been to Phuket to look at the challenges the island has faced in the years...