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135-Year-Old Data Helps Understand Climate Change
2013-05-29 01:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: Ocean data collected over 135 years ago by the crew of the HMS Challenger oceanographic expedition has helped confirm global warming. Researchers from NASA and the University of Tasmania used the data to provide further confirmation that humans have played a part in today`s changing global climate. The team combined the ship`s measurements of ocean temperatures with modern observations from the international Argo array of ocean profiling floats. They used state-of-the-art climate models to get...
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Climate change pushes some companies and their data centers to go green
2013-04-29 13:49:56| InfoWorld: Top News
When Hurricane Sandy decimated a large portion of the East Coast last year, companies and their data centers wound up without electricity for days or, in some cases, even weeks. The consequences of that and other recent severe storms are spurring some companies to plug into natural gas pipelines to fuel their electricity needs while others look to become completely energy independent -- even going as far as collecting rain to supply their water needs.
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Climate data: what businesses need to know for the future
2013-03-07 02:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The role of multinational buyers in shaping ecosystems and livelihoods of communities, through ethical and environmental procurement policies, is widely recognised. In response, there has been growing pressure on purchasers of agricultural products from developing countries to embrace ethical sourcing strategies. A less discussed, but equally significant aspect of supply chain management, is the threat that climate change will have on the availability of certain products. As today's traditional...
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