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Cyclone in Gujarat 2010

According to weather department, wind speed in the coastal areas of Gujarat would reach 65-75 kmph by Thursday and increase gradually. Sea would be rough with waves from southwesterly direction and fishermen have been advised not to go out in the sea till tomorrow, they said. The ports in the state have also been asked to hoist distress warning signal 2. Tropical cyclone #39;Phet#39; in the Arabian sea has intensified further into a severe cyclonic storm, moved northwestward, and lay centred 1

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The 7 Stupidest Statements Made About the BP Gulf Oil Spill

Photo via the Telegraph The BP oil spill is on par to outpace the Exxon Valdez oil spill in terms of size, impact, and devastation, which is no small feat. The Valdez spill cost billions of dollars to clean up, killed hundreds of thousands of animals, and registered a debilitating effect to the coastal ecosystem. And yet, we see, once again, that there’s no shortage of people who seem to forget easily, or are downright ignorant of the catastrophe an oil spill of this magnitude presents. To illustrate, I bring you the 7 stupidest things said about the BP oil spill so far . . …. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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