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Vancouver near top of list of cities threatened by rising sea levels
2013-08-21 04:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: Coastal flooding could cost the global economy $1-trillion a year a few short decades from now because of the rise in sea levels caused by global warming if action is not taken now to stem the flow and Vancouver is one of the cities most at-risk for losses, says a new study. The article, published Tuesday in the journal Nature Climate Change, is part of an ongoing project by the Organization for Economic Co-operation. "This work shows that flood risk is rising in coastal cities globally due...
Azerbaijan Not Threatened by African Swine Fever
2013-08-02 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
AZERBAIJAN - African swine fever (ASF) which is widespread in Belarus, is not threatening Azerbaijan, head of the State Veterinary Service under the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan Siale Rustamova said.
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Sea Level Rise Locking In Quickly, Cities Threatened
2013-07-30 20:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Measurements tell us that global average sea level is currently rising by about 1 inch per decade. But in an invisible shadow process, our long-term sea level rise commitment or "lock-in" the sea level rise we dont see now, but which carbon emissions and warming have locked in for later years is growing 10 times faster, and this growth rate is accelerating. An international team of scientists led by Anders Levermann recently published a study that found for every degree Fahrenheit of global...
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Texas Lieutenant Governor Threatened With Death Over Support For...
2013-07-10 05:04:04| Electronics - Topix.net
Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst has been at the forefront of the late-term abortion battle in the Lone Star State and now, he's receiving death threats as a result.
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Maine Lobsters Threatened By Climate Change, Says New Campaign
2013-07-03 03:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A group representing lobster, tourism, conservation and environmental interests said Tuesday they're launching a campaign to raise public awareness about climate change they say is threatening Maine's lobster population. In a press conference on the Portland waterfront, lobster industry advocates said carbon pollution from power plants, cars and elsewhere is warming up and acidifying waters in the Gulf of Maine. Warmer waters drive lobsters to migrate to colder waters and make them more susceptible...
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