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Summer heat waves may be linked to Arctic warming
2015-03-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Before the summer of 2010, Moscow had never recorded a triple-digit temperature, with records going back to 1879. But during a weeks-long heat wave that June and July, the city's temperatures soared well above normal, setting an all-time record high of 102°F on July 30. A new study suggests that Arctic warming could have helped trigger that epic heat wave. This map shows how much temperatures over Russia varied from normal between July 20-17, 2010, with redder colors showing much warmer than normal...
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Low labour cost countries linked to highest risks
2015-02-25 15:14:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Businesses with supply chains and operations in Myanmar, Bangladesh and Cambodia are benefiting from the world's lowest labour costs - but may also be exposed to the highest risks.
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SOURCING: Low labour cost countries linked to highest risks
2015-02-25 15:14:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Businesses with supply chains and operations in Myanmar, Bangladesh and Cambodia are benefiting from the world's lowest labour costs - but may also be exposed to the highest risks.
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Noted climate-change skeptic linked to corporate money
2015-02-22 21:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Seattle Times: For years, politicians wanting to block legislation on climate change have bolstered their arguments by pointing to the work of a handful of scientists who claim that greenhouse gases pose little risk to humanity. One of the names they invoke most often is Wei-Hock Soon, known as Willie, a scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics who claims that variations in the suns energy can largely explain recent global warming. He has often appeared on conservative news programs, testified...
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Transocean CEO's exit linked to lack of vision in tough market
2015-02-20 16:15:08| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Barely two months into his new job as the head of the world's largest offshore driller, Steven Newman was steering Transocean through the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, quickly earning a reputation as a CEO with a steady hand. Since Sunday Newman, 50, is out of work.
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