Airport Runways Underwater: Rising Seas Threaten 80 Airports (Maps)

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 03:00:55 +0000

RESOURCE Watch for PARTICULAR GUEST POST __ NO ONE ELSE APPROVED“While global climate-related threats like droughts, wildfires and biodiversity loss get a lot of attention (and rightfully so), one problem is quietly creeping up on us, and it could have disastrous consequences,” Mansie Hough at the World Resources Institute (WRI) recently wrote in an email to CleanTechnica

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Customs and Border Protection outage snarls major US airports

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 23:39:24 +0000

Customs and Border Protection outage snarls major US airports

DALLAS — Travelers flying into the United States on Friday ran into long lines at major airports nationwide because of a temporary computer outage that affected the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency. Airports warned travelers — both Americans returning home and foreign visitors — of delays, and some travelers tweeted photos and videos of […]

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CAAP steps up security in airports as Holy Week nears

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 08:13:29 +0000

CAAP steps up security in airports as Holy Week nears

Airports will implement added security measures during the Holy Week, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said.

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US airports seeing rise in security screeners calling off work

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2019 03:40:41 +0000

Transportation Security Administration officers work at a checkpoint at Logan International Airport in Boston, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. The TSA acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

The federal agency tasked with guaranteeing U.S. airport security acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown.

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US airports seeing rise in security screeners calling off work

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2019 03:40:41 +0000

Transportation Security Administration officers work at a checkpoint at Logan International Airport in Boston, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. The TSA acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

The federal agency tasked with guaranteeing U.S. airport security acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown.

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‘Incorrect’ gutter system caused flooding in Mactan-Cebu Airport, says operator

A GUTTER system that was installed incorrectly was the cause of the flooding inside the new terminal of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) on Tuesday, according to the government’s private partner operating the facility. “At the time of the incident, a rework of the gutter by the contractor was ongoing. The contractor had incorrectly installed […]

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