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Bumblebees Decimated by Climate Change: Study
2015-07-13 19:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Discovery: All bees -- all pollinators, actually -- are under stress these days, but bumblebees are especially affected by climate change, according to a new study. Other species are mitigating the effects of warming by expanding their territories northward, but not bumblebees, found the study, published in Science. In fact, bumblebees appear to be contracting their territories. One of the important things to me was how many species are being impacted by climate change. That was a bit of a surprise,...
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Speedy study claims climate change doubled chances of European heatwave
2015-07-13 16:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature: Over much of Europe, the sweltering heatwave of late June and early July has barely subsided. But already, scientists have analysed the possible role of climate change, concluding that global warming made such an event at least twice as likely over much of the continent. In some cities, climate change has made comparable heatwaves four times more likely, they say. The speedy study comes from a collaboration involving the US-based nonprofit environmental news organization Climate Central and an...
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Australia: Coal is not dead: New study describes forces behind the 'coal renaissance'
2015-07-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: While some are calling the current depressed state of the coal market "the end of coal", a new study has revealed it is actually undergoing a renaissance. In fact, global coal consumption has risen dramatically in the past decade according to the paper, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States. The amount of coal consumed by developing and emerging countries has risen from one gigatonne in 1990 to 3.7 gigatonnes in 2011. Mercator Research Institute...
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Study: Most California Fracking Waste Left Unlined Pits
2015-07-13 15:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
San Francisco Chronicle: More than half of the wastewater from fracked oil wells in California is disposed of in open, unlined pits and could contaminate groundwater, according to a state-mandated study of hydraulic fracturing issued Thursday. The California Council on Science and Technology study presents a cautious assessment of fracking in the state. And its not likely to defuse the political fight over fracking, with both the oil industry and its opponents on Thursday claiming vindication in its findings. The...
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China slowdown offers wine opportunity - study
2015-07-13 13:47:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Producers of entry-level and mid-priced wines could profit from the slowdown in the Chinese economy and government austerity measures, according to a new study.
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