Repost from CBS News/AP Train derails in Texas as rain, floodwaters soak state October 24, 2015, 10:05 AM DALLAS – Heavy rains that brought a flood threat to North and Central Texas will spread into South Texas on Sunday as a stalled cold front causing the downpours is reinforced by remnants of Hurricane Patricia. Much … Continue reading Train derails in Texas as rain, floodwaters soak state
Repost from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UN News Centre UN adopts new Global Goals, charting sustainable development for people and planet by 2030 September 25, 2015, New York The 193-Member United Nations General Assembly today formally adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, along with a set of bold new … Continue reading UN adopts 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Repost from the San Francisco Chronicle [Editor: See paragraph 8 for link to source material. – RS] How researchers measured history of California drought By Valerie Trouet, September 22, 2015 In 2005, I moved to the United States from Belgium to study the influence of climate on wildfires in the Sierra Nevada over the last … Continue reading Through the lens of the forest – tree rings reveal drought history
Repost from the Baltimore Sun Armed with proof of oil shipments, activists say they will press the issue By Natalie Sherman, September 10, 2015 CSX Transportation said Thursday it still moves crude oil by train through Maryland via downtown Baltimore occasionally, but not as many as the five 1 million-gallon trains a week it estimated … Continue reading Armed with proof of oil shipments through downtown Baltimore, activists say they will press the issue