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Desertification crisis affecting 168 countries worldwide, study shows
2013-04-17 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: Severe land degradation is now affecting 168 countries across the world, according to new research released by the UN Desertification Convention (UNCCD). The figure, based on submissions from countries to the UN, is a marked increase on the last analysis in the mid-1990s, which estimated 110 states were at risk. In an economic analysis published last week the Convention also warns land degradation is now costing US$490 billion per year and wiping out an area three times the size of Switzerland...
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Study Shows Most Drivers May not Pass Drivers Test
2013-04-04 08:33:33| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
CarInsurance.com polled 500 drivers ages 18 and over on questions typically found on written driving tests. Results found that 44 percent of drivers polled scored less than 80 percent on the exam a failing grade being less than 80 percent, according to CarInsurance.com. On average, the most frequently incorrect answers were pulled from DMV [...]The Article Study Shows Most Drivers May not Pass Drivers Test appeared first on Automotive Digest.
Study Shows MRSA Transmission from Animals to Humans
2013-03-28 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - A new study has shown that MRSA - methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - can be transmitted from animals to humans.
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Study Shows Canadas Far North Glaciers Are Melting Fast
2013-03-22 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: Canada's Arctic Archipelago glaciers will melt faster than ever in the next few centuries, research by European-funded scientists has shown. They say 20 percent of the Canadian Arctic glaciers may have disappeared by the end of this century, which would mean an extra sea level rise of 3.5cm (1.4 inches). The results of the research, part of the EU-funded ice2sea program, will be published in Geophysical Research Letters this week, and the paper, Irreversible mass loss of Canadian Arctic Archipelago...
Study Shows A Future In Trans-Arctic Shipping
2013-03-04 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Rapidly shrinking Arctic sea ice is poised to open the region to many more kinds of ocean-going vessels than it has been at any point in modern human history, according to a new study. The fastest September Trans-Arctic navigation routes today (left) compared to mid-century (right, showing Septembers 2040-2059), for hypothetical ships seeking to cross the Arctic Ocean between the North Atlantic and the Pacific. Red lines indicate fastest available routes for moderately ice-hardened vessels (PC6);...
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