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World is unprepared for major El Nio later this year
2014-05-07 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Wild weather is coming in 2014, with floods, storms and droughts expected around the Pacific, but little is being done to protect the people on the front line THE weather is preparing to go wild, and will wreak havoc and death around the globe later this year. An El Nio, a splurge of warm water in the Pacific Ocean, is coming. It will unleash floods in the Americas, while South-East Asia and Australia face drought. Yet little is being done to address these consequences. "The tropical climate...
World Pork Expo Offers Industry Updates, Fabulous Food
2014-05-07 16:00:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: The Pork Checkoff Who says theres no such thing as a free lunch? There will be plenty of free food when you stop by the Pork Checkoff Hospitality Tent during the 2014 World Pork Expo (WPX), held June 4 to 7 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, IA. read more
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Yet Another Warning From the World Health Organization on Air Pollution
2014-05-07 13:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wire: Global air quality is deteriorating, posing a risk to public health, in what has become just the latest of a series of warnings from the World Health Organization on the state of the world's skies. Air quality in most cities fails to meet the organization's health guidelines, according to the new report, and it looks set to increase the risk of developing or worsening respiratory illnesses and other health problems. The WHO's Urban Air Quality database covers 1,600 cities in over 91 countries...
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Failure to meet deadline for signing pact: Pakistan may lose $3.8 million World Bank fund
2014-05-07 12:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Recorder: Pakistan has missed the deadline to sign a formal agreement with World Bank (WB) for 3.8 million dollars Readiness Fund of Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) due to bureaucratic hurdles. The FCPF is the World Bank-administered facility that has been set up to compensate developing countries for reductions in carbon dioxide emissions achieved by preserving their forests. Pakistan secured the funding in December last year to combat climate change and tropical deforestation after a tough competition...
Brazil's frantic eleventh hour World Cup preparations
2014-05-06 20:27:42| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The BBC's Wyre Davies in Sao Paulo says that Brazil's World Cup preparations are likely to be last minute, at times chaotic and down to the wire.
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