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Climate change could impact food output: World Bank report
2013-06-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: The government's attempts to push through the Food Security Bill may earn it political brownie points, but failure to counter and stem climate change is likely to blunt the impact of the legislation. Existing projections on the impact of higher temperature on agricultural production vary. However, there is empirical evidence that higher temperatures, and the resulting higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are expected to lower protein levels of crops such as wheat and rice. A World...
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La-Z-Boy breaks ground on world headquarters
2013-06-21 14:33:57| Furniture - Topix.net
La-Z-Boy broke ground on it's $50 million world headquarters in Monroe, Michigan.
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When 15 seconds is too long; welcome to the 'TL;DR' world
2013-06-21 13:00:00| CNET News.com
That's "too long; didn't read." Are we reacting to information overload by embracing tools and services that limit how long we'll allow things to occupy our attention? [Read more]
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EU Clothing Import Prices: China v. Rest Of World in 1st Quarter 2013 (Statistical Report)
2013-06-21 12:35:04| EmergingTextiles.com
China is losing ground in a series of key clothing categories on EU's import market, like woven suits and trousers, while making new gains with other categories, like T-shirts and pullovers, as reflected by our series of statistical tables comparing China with Rest of World (RoW) for each HS 4-digit clothing category.
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Global warming may cause extreme droughts in India, World Bank warns
2013-06-21 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Times of India: Global warming could lead to more extreme droughts in large parts of India, resulting in widespread food shortages and hardship in the country, in the next few decades, a new World Bank report warned today. The impact of a possible global temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius in the next few decades threatens to trap millions of people in poverty, according to the report. The soaring temperatures will also drive regular food shortages in Sub-Saharan Africa. Shifting rain patterns in South Asia...
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