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This NASA Spacecraft Will Probe One Of Earth's Scariest Threats - The Sun
The source of all light and life on Earth is also the source of one of its biggest natural threats: space weather. The sun's atmosphere regularly erupts with fast-moving flashes of protons and explosions of energetic particles that can hit Earth within minutes and disrupt radio communication, interfere with GPS and fry the electric grid. A "worst c...
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How A Sign From The United States Ended Up On A Beach In France
Almost six years after Hurricane Sandy hit the United States, a sign blown away by the wind was discovered across the Atlantic Ocean, washed up on a beach in France. Pictures were posted on Facebook by the New Jersey-based realtor the sign belonged to quickly went viral.
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Hurricane Matthew Devastates Florida Sands Key To Protection, Tourism
When Christa Savva returned to the Sandy Shoes Beach Resort a day after Hurricane Matthew brushed by Melbourne Beach, Florida, she looked at the beach in front of the pink-flamingo-colored hotel and noticed half the sand dunes had disappeared.
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Twitter May Help Monitor Disaster Damage In Real Time: Study
Social networks such as Twitter may be used for monitoring, assessing and even predicting damage caused by natural disasters in just a few hours, a new study has found.
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5,000 New Mails of Hillary Clinton Released by US State Department
The State Department released Monday a new tranche of about 5,000 emails sent or received by Hillary Clinton when she served as top US diplomat and controversially used a private email server.
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Climate Change Compounding Natural Disasters, Says Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama warned today that climate change was making natural disasters worse, as he toured the National Hurricane Center ahead of the annual storm season.
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Monster Blizzard Affects Millions in US, Over 6500 Flights Cancelled
A winter storm pounded the northeastern United States on Monday hitting tens of millions of people and forcing the rare cancellation of Broadway shows in an "historic" New York blizzard.
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Heading to London in February
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will travel to London early next month for a trade mission that will double as another opportunity to bolster his foreign policy credentials ahead of a potential run for president.
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Flickr pictures used to measure Hurricane Sandy's impact: Study
study has discovered a striking connection between the number of pictures of Hurricane Sandy posted on Flickr and the atmospheric pressure in New Jersey.
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Josh Duhamel joins charity painting session
Transformers star Josh Duhamel has joined a painting session to raise funds for disaster relief projects.
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Jon Bon Jovi's million dollar donation
Jon Bon Jovi has donated USD 1 million to the New Jersey Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund.
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Mariah Carey dislocates shoulder, hospitalised
Singer-actress Mariah Carey was rushed to a hospital after she dislocated her shoulder while filming for the music video of the remixed version of her song Beautiful. However, she is fine now.
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AT&T to introduce solar-powered charging stations
The spark for the project came after Hurricane Sandy, when AT&T supplied diesel generators and cell towers on wheels to hard-hit neighborhoods.
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US House approves $9.7 billion in Sandy flood aid
The first large aid package for victims of the deadly Superstorm Sandy today started moving through the US Congress as the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved $9.7 billion to pay flood insurance claims.
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Hurricane Sandy tops 2012 insurance claims
Natural disasters cost insurers $65 billion last year, with the United States accounting for nine-tenths of the bill and hurricane Sandy prompting payouts of $25 billion, a leading insurance company said today.
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This NASA Spacecraft Will Probe One Of Earth's Scariest Threats - The Sun
The source of all light and life on Earth is also the source of one of its biggest natural threats: space weather. The sun's atmosphere regularly erupts with fast-moving flashes of protons and explosions of energetic particles that can hit Earth within minutes and disrupt radio communication, interfere with GPS and fry the electric grid. A "worst c...
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How A Sign From The United States Ended Up On A Beach In France
Almost six years after Hurricane Sandy hit the United States, a sign blown away by the wind was discovered across the Atlantic Ocean, washed up on a beach in France. Pictures were posted on Facebook by the New Jersey-based realtor the sign belonged to quickly went viral.
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Hurricane Matthew Devastates Florida Sands Key To Protection, Tourism
When Christa Savva returned to the Sandy Shoes Beach Resort a day after Hurricane Matthew brushed by Melbourne Beach, Florida, she looked at the beach in front of the pink-flamingo-colored hotel and noticed half the sand dunes had disappeared.
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Twitter May Help Monitor Disaster Damage In Real Time: Study
Social networks such as Twitter may be used for monitoring, assessing and even predicting damage caused by natural disasters in just a few hours, a new study has found.
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5,000 New Mails of Hillary Clinton Released by US State Department
The State Department released Monday a new tranche of about 5,000 emails sent or received by Hillary Clinton when she served as top US diplomat and controversially used a private email server.
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Climate Change Compounding Natural Disasters, Says Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama warned today that climate change was making natural disasters worse, as he toured the National Hurricane Center ahead of the annual storm season.
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Monster Blizzard Affects Millions in US, Over 6500 Flights Cancelled
A winter storm pounded the northeastern United States on Monday hitting tens of millions of people and forcing the rare cancellation of Broadway shows in an "historic" New York blizzard.
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Heading to London in February
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will travel to London early next month for a trade mission that will double as another opportunity to bolster his foreign policy credentials ahead of a potential run for president.
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Flickr pictures used to measure Hurricane Sandy's impact: Study
study has discovered a striking connection between the number of pictures of Hurricane Sandy posted on Flickr and the atmospheric pressure in New Jersey.
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Josh Duhamel joins charity painting session
Transformers star Josh Duhamel has joined a painting session to raise funds for disaster relief projects.
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Jon Bon Jovi's million dollar donation
Jon Bon Jovi has donated USD 1 million to the New Jersey Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund.
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Mariah Carey dislocates shoulder, hospitalised
Singer-actress Mariah Carey was rushed to a hospital after she dislocated her shoulder while filming for the music video of the remixed version of her song Beautiful. However, she is fine now.
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AT&T to introduce solar-powered charging stations
The spark for the project came after Hurricane Sandy, when AT&T supplied diesel generators and cell towers on wheels to hard-hit neighborhoods.
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US House approves $9.7 billion in Sandy flood aid
The first large aid package for victims of the deadly Superstorm Sandy today started moving through the US Congress as the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved $9.7 billion to pay flood insurance claims.
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Hurricane Sandy tops 2012 insurance claims
Natural disasters cost insurers $65 billion last year, with the United States accounting for nine-tenths of the bill and hurricane Sandy prompting payouts of $25 billion, a leading insurance company said today.
