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Climate impact of black carbon severely overestimated, says study
2014-09-26 12:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The global warming effect of black carbon, or soot, has been greatly exaggerated due to mistaken assumptions about the atmospheric altitude at which its particles are concentrated, according to a new study. Soot plumes belch from chimneys, stoves and forest fires, causing numerous health ailments and, it was thought, a contribution to climate change second only to carbon dioxide. But when recent observations about the atmospheric height of soot particles were used, a model simulation by the...
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Coal mine has heavy impact in Indonesian Borneo
2014-09-26 11:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Baharuddin should be happy. The rambutan and durian trees flanking his home are heavy with fruit. Two hectares of chilies stretch before his house. The price of chili -- a staple commodity in Indonesia -- has been stable for six months. From his 2,000 plants he hopes to earn 40 million rupiah ($3,400), much of which he wants to invest in expanding his crop. That is, if his farm can survive the threats that have destroyed so many of his neighbor's. "I would like to grow 10,000 chili plants," he...
CME: Impact of Disease on Pig Crop
2014-09-25 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - On average, analysts expect the total inventory of hogs and pigs as of 1 September to be down 3.4 per cent compared to the previous year, largely due to the impact that the PEDv virus had on the US pig crop in late spring and summer, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
How Homes Can Positively or Negatively Impact the Real Estate Market
2014-09-25 00:03:55| Real Estate - Topix.net
We've all seen them: the gorgeous and pristine home with curb appeal that just seems to liven up the entire neighborhood, and the down-on-its-luck home with the weed-filled yard and shabby paint that makes the whole block look bleak. For people who live near both of these homes, they might understandably wonder if the first will have a positive impact on the local real estate market while the second will cause housing values to fall.
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US: Digital trade has "far-reaching" economic impact
2014-09-24 15:54:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Digital trade is having far-reaching effects on the US economy and has "fundamentally transformed" business operations and interaction, says a new report.
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