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2012 Honda CR-V Could Face Delays Due To Thai Flooding
KickingTiresFlooding in Thailand has forced Japanese automakers to trim U.S. production as factory shutdowns affect global supplies. The latest casualty may be the 2012 Honda CR-V, which is slated to hit dealerships in December. Though the CR-V is assembled in......Tags: Thailand, Japan, Manufacturing and Engineering, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Yingluck Shinawatra
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Japanese Automakers Show Signs of Recovery
KickingTiresA natural disaster can have a devastating impact on not just a country's people but also its economy. That's certainly the case with March's earthquake and tsunami in Japan that hampered the health of the country's automotive industry. Last month,......Tags: Passenger Cars, Manufacturing and Engineering, Luxury Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Remembering the helping hands of stormy 2011
Maryland WeatherThanksgiving week is a time to remember the gratitude we had for the people that helped see us through this year’s storms and natural disasters: Snow in January; winds in February; heavy rains of March; tornadoes in April and May;......Tags: Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Snow Storms, Tropical Storms, Hurricane Irene (2011), Natural Disasters
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This Week's Most-Read Stories
KickingTiresMay was a tough month for automakers still reeling from the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and high gas prices. Still, one man's loss is another man's gain, and automakers like Hyundai, Ford, Chevy and Chrysler are......Tags: Japan, Manufacturing and Engineering, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Beware those "lesser" hurricanes
Maryland WeatherWe have a natural tendency to discount the "weaker" hurricanes, those Cat. 1 and 2 cyclones that seem so run-of-the-mill compared with the Cat. 4 and 5 beasts that show up from time to time.But the smaller tempests are sometimes......Tags: Hurricane Andrew (1992), Hurricane Charley (2004), Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Ike (2008), CNN (tv network)
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Nissan Warns U.S.-Built Leaf Could be Delayed
KickingTiresThe March earthquake and tsunami in Japan continues to take its toll on worldwide vehicle production. Today, we learned the natural disasters could affect the timetable for building Nissan???s electric Leaf here in the U.S., according to Ward???s...Tags: Passenger Cars, Manufacturing and Engineering, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents
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Limited Supplies Force VW to Cancel Backup Cameras on Some Models
KickingTiresVolkswagen will no longer offer a backup camera option on the 2012 Touareg, Tiguan and Passat CC sedan because of supply shortages caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, according to the New York Times. The 2012......Tags: Japan, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Natural Disasters
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Some shipwrecks are funnier than others...
Maryland WeatherI've been working on a story about the growing potential for oil spills from old shipwrecks off the U.S. coast, many sent to the bottom during 1942, when German U-boats lay off the coast attacking coastal shipping. So, I was......Tags: Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Horse (animal), Lake Geneva, Environmental Pollution, Maine
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"Derecho" winds not expected to reach Baltimore
Maryland WeatherSteve Zubrick, the science officer at the National Weather Service's forecast office in Sterling, Va., doesn't think the "derecho" winds that have caused damage in a swath across the Upper Midwest today will remain intact by the time they reach......Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Washington (U.S. state), Weather Statistics, Weather, Natural Disasters
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Season's second tropical storm going to sea
Maryland WeatherTropical Storm Bret, the second named storm of the 2011 Atlantic season, is smacking the northwest Bahamas with heavy rains and wind. But the tempest is not expected to head for U.S. shores. The latest advisory from the National Hurricane......Tags: Bahamas, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Tropical Storms, National Hurricane Center, Outer Banks
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Delray Beach receives grant to hurricane retrofit homes
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsWith $150,000 from Florida???s Division of Emergency Management, the city of Delray Beach will provide hurricane-proof improvements for about 20 homes in need of work. The grant came from the Florida???s Residential Construction Mitigation Program,...Tags: Delray Beach, Florida, Home Improvement, Hurricane Preparedness, Meteorological Disasters
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Hurricane Center watching Caribbean storm
Maryland WeatherForecasters in the National Hurricane Center in Miami are watching another stormy region of the northwest Caribbean today. While it's given only a 20 percent chance of becoming a named storm in the next 48 hours, the disturbance is expected......Tags: Tropical Storms, National Hurricane Center, Caribbean Islands, Meteorological Disasters, Weather
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