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Tally of missing in California's deadliest blaze surpasses 600

Posted on November 16, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

PARADISE, Calif. (Reuters) - A search for victims of a catastrophic blaze that reduced a northern California town to ashes intensified on Thursday, as authorities expanded to 630 the number of those reported missing in the deadliest and most destructive…

Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes Solomon Islands: USGS

Posted on November 16, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck east of a provincial capital in the Solomon Islands on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said. There was no immediate tsunami threat or reports of damage or casualties from the…

Crews search for California fire victims as list of missing passes 600

Posted on November 16, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

PARADISE, Calif. (Reuters) - The search for victims of a catastrophic blaze that reduced a northern California town to ashes intensified on Thursday and authorities said the list of those reported missing had expanded to more than 600 in the…

Activists urge end to South Korean funding of Indonesia coal plants

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Hans Nicholas Jong | 0 Comments

JAKARTA — Environmental activists in Indonesia have called on South Korean funders to withdraw their support for new coal-fired plants that they warn will be the most polluting in the Southeast Asian country. The Suralaya power complex, about 100 kilometers…

Dr persistence

Posted on November 16, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Edinburgh University was the first in Britain to admit women – but it was a reluctant change. This month marks the anniversary of the first intake in the 1860s and the riot that the reaction to their studies…

PG&E shares surge 40 percent on report regulator wants to avoid bankruptcy from wildfire

Posted on November 15, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - PG&E Corp shares soared 40 percent in after-hours trade on Thursday after a report that a regulatory official told investors the agency does not want the utility to go into bankruptcy should it be found…

Definition of kilogram set to change

Posted on November 15, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Scientists are set to change the way the kilogramme is defined. Currently, it is defined by the weight of a platinum-based ingot called “Le Grand K” which is locked away in a safe in Paris. Researchers are expected…

'Miniature suns'

Posted on November 15, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC We’re just five years away from harnessing almost unlimited power from “miniature suns”, some start-ups say: nuclear fusion reactors that could provide abundant, cheap and clean energy. In a world of global warming caused by our addiction to…

Crews search for California fire victims as list of missing grows

Posted on November 15, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

PARADISE, Calif. (Reuters) - The search for victims of a catastrophic blaze that reduced a northern California town to ashes intensified on Thursday as authorities posted an expanded list of nearly 300 people reported missing in the deadliest and most…

PG&E shares up 37 percent on report regulator does not want bankruptcy

Posted on November 15, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - PG&E Corp shares soared 37 percent in after-hours trade on Thursday after a report that a California regulatory official told investors that the agency does not want the utility to go into bankruptcy. Employees of Pacific…