These drives are incredibly robust, offering protection from fire and water.

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Water will not penetrate the camera even when directly sprayed with jets of water from every direction corresponding to Protection Class 6 (IPX6).

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It included a 22-foot berm that, while offering protection from the killer storm, also blocked the couple's views of the water.

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The temple, built in the 9th Century, has 13 ornate spouts, and each stream of cool fresh water represents a different type of purification, from fertility and love to protection from evil spirits.

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Furthermore, it's IP-54 certified to resist damage from dust and water making it the best device for on-the-go data protection.

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They are certified to MIL-STD 810G for extremes in temperature, vibration, shock and four-foot drops and have an IP65 rating for ingress protection, which means they are fully protected against dust and can withstand low pressure jets of water from all directions.

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Just make sure the policy offers protection against accidental damage and theft, and given the events of this week, that losses from fire and water damage are also included.

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In the US, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) investigated complaints from residents in Pavillion, Wyoming, who complained that fracking was affecting their drinking water.

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And while the Energy Policy Act of 2005 prevents the EPA from explicitly regulating fracking wells under the Safe Drinking Water Act, both the EPA and the Ground Water Protection Council, a nonprofit made up of state regulatory agencies, have published studies determining that no documented evidence of fracking-sourced groundwater pollution has been found.

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