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Researchers Investigate Economic Impact of Climate Change on Farms

2016-06-20 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - An interdisciplinary team from the University of Illinois recently investigated the effects of climate change on farmland values in the Southwestern United States.

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The impact of disasters in Asia Pacific on schools and children

2016-06-19 20:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A greater humanitarian focus on schools before, during and after natural disasters will save lives, protect children and benefit communities and countries, Save the Children says in a report due out this week. The report details the impact on education of earthquakes, floods and storms that struck Nepal, Myanmar, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vanuatu last year. The disasters range from large humanitarian crises - such as the massive twin quakes in Nepal that killed 8,900 people - to the seasonal...

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US President Barack Obama warns of climate change impact on American national parks

2016-06-19 01:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

IANS: US President Barack Obama has warned that the effects of climate change were already being felt in national parks across the country. Speaking from Yosemite National Park in California on Saturday, one of the most popular natural sanctuaries, Obama said that climate change is the "greatest challenge" facing nature reserves, EFE news reported. "Make no mistake, climate change is no longer just a threat, it is a reality," said Obama from the Sentinel Bridge, which faces one of the highest waterfalls...

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Kerry tours Arctic Circle to see climate change impact

2016-06-16 09:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Norway's extreme north to view areas impacted by climate change with melting ice and the opening of new sea lanes. Kerry flew Thursday from the capital of Oslo to the small town of Svalbard in the Arctic Circle and was scheduled to visit Ny-Alesund, the northernmost civilian settlement in the world that is home to 15 Arctic research stations, as well as the Blomstrand Glacier, which has significantly receded in recent years. Kerry has made the...

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Purdue Studies Health Impact Of Firefighting Foam

2016-06-15 18:20:00| Chemical Processing

Department of Defense grants $2.5 million to Purdue researchers to study the effects of perfluoroalkyl, the chemical used in firefighting foams.

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