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Flood risk appears low as snow is expected to melt gradually Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Tuesday, February 23, 2021 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The risk of flooding generally remains low across most of Nebraska and Iowa because the snow across both states is expected to melt gradually in the coming days. But the amount of ice on some rivers, particularly the Platte River in eastern Nebraska, re...

The first rule of Bite Club is you talk to Dave Pearson, a shark attack survivor who connects hundreds of people from around the world to support each other "beyond the bite". The 58-year-old almost died a decade ago when a bull shark tore into his arm while he was surfing off Australia's east coast. Since the day when friends hauled him to shore -- away from the three-metre predator that dragged him around the bottom of the ocean before losing...

Dave Pearson almost died when he was attacked by a shark on Australia's east coast almost a decade ago, since then he has united hundreds of bite survivors to support each other through the aftermath of an attack through the Bite Club. Pearson still surfs at the same beach a bull shark ripped into his arm in 2011 and told AFP that the club was so important to a group of survivors who can feel isolated and alone in recovery.

Heat pump campaigners fear hydrogen distraction 12 February 2021 Prohibitively high costs and complex logistics are among the many factors obstructing the advent of a UK hydrogen economy. Members of Pump it Up, an advocacy campaign for the deployment of large-scale heat pumps, are concerned that, while hydrogen adoption is one of the hottest topics in Westminster, it is distracting ministers from shaping policy to support other heat decarbonisation technologi...

-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson Dave Pearson, executive director of Fort Dodge Community Recreation Center, poses at the downtown REC. Pearson said gym memberships decreased during 2020, but believes those numbers are coming back in 2021. -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson Melanie Lukowych, Fort Dodge, pushes herself while completing lunges during a workout at the REC Coliseum. As restrictions on gyms are loosened, more people are coming back to work out, according to Dave Pearson, exe...

Heating and Ventilation News An open letter from a range of utilities and insulation specialists has argued that European decarbonisation plans should greatly favour use of heat pump technologies already on the market Heat, insulation and utilities specialists have backed calls for the European Commission to prioritise presently available electric heating solutions over long-term hydrogen development in its decarbonisaton plans. An open letter sent to commission officials, including vice presi...

Breckland Council donate vital cash for foodbank which delivers to Fakenham and Swaffham  | Updated: 10:35, 21 January 2021 A foodbank which delivers food to centres in Swaffham and Fakenham has been given a funding boost. Breckland Council has provided £2,500 funding to the Mid-Norfolk Foodbank, to secure a new storage unit to help meet the increasing public demand for the community foodbank services. The funding will ensure volunteers can operate safely in extended premises, store additi...

A man gets on a bus in Bradford city centre WEST Yorkshire Councillors have raised concerns over the future of local bus services, and fear the Covid pandemic could see some routes or even whole companies disappear. Lockdowns, the need for social distancing, home working and a reluctance to return to public transport has meant bus usage, and income for bus companies, has plummeted since March. But at a meeting of West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Transport Committee yesterday, members...

The giving spirit of local businesses will brighten the Christmas season for many area families. Written By: Lorie R. Skarpness | 9:21 am, Dec. 22, 2020 × The Christmas spirit was strong in Nevis on Saturday. Santa, Cindy Lou, the Grinch and Hubbard County Sheriffs deputy Josh Oswald waved to the line of cars coming for a free holiday dinner put on by Nevis business owners who also collected donations for the food shelf and toys to distribute to area churches. Lorie Sk...

H&V News editor Andrew Gaved hosts an in-depth discussion looking at the respective roles of electric and gas heat technologies to meet the UK’s planned aim of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 Hydrogen boilers and electric heat pumps that can tap into higher levels of renewable energy generation in the UK are seen by the government as vital components to achieve zero carbon buildings.  However, Exact details on how best to fund and utilise these technologies remains elusive, despi...