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Sep 18, 2008
If climate change is not addressed, summer heat indexes in Chicago could climb as high as 105 degrees -- similar to Mobile, Ala. -- by the end of the century and there would be more frequent heavy rains and floods, according to researchers from Texas Tech University in Lubbock and the University of Illinois who were commissioned by the city to study climate change.
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Sep 18, 2008
e pictures. Nothing in post hurricane pictures. ' Before the storm, as we scan down, after here, we have after the storm. ' Another partner in the regional geospatial service is Texas Tech, way up in Lubbock. Daily computer conferences bring three regions of the state together to create a damage assessment. Texas Tech Geospatial Center Director Lucia Barbato said via tele-con
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Sep 18, 2008
tra cost is because buyers are essentially purchasing protection, says Ernst Kiesling, executive director of the National Storm Shelter Association and professor of civil engineering at Texas Tech University. 'The fundamental requirements are to resist debris and have the ability to withstand wind forces and wind pressure,' he says.
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Sep 18, 2008
n't croon about mamas making their babies grow up to be petroleum engineers. But perhaps he should. Even with the recent drop in oil prices, newly-minted grads in the field are making a killing. At Texas Tech University, for instance, the starting pay for graduates with bachelor's degrees in petroleum engineering is around $105,000 - $80,000 in salary plus a guaranteed bonus of $20,000 to $30,00
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