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Climate Change Could Drive More Than 100 Million Into Poverty by 2030, Report Says
2015-11-08 22:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: Climate change could drive more than 100 million people into poverty by 2030 largely due to difficulties producing crops, according to a new World Bank report. Around the world, climate change could lead to a 5% decline in crop yields by 2030 and 30% by 2080. Disease spread during extreme weather events also threaten to exacerbate global poverty, the report found. Poor countries face the most risk as global warming worsens. For one, regions in Saharan Africa and South Asia will be worst hit...
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World Bank says climate change could thrust 100 million deep poverty by 2030
2015-11-08 21:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Climate change could push more than 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030 by disrupting agriculture and fueling the spread of malaria and other diseases, the World Bank said in a report Sunday. Released just weeks ahead of a U.N. climate summit in Paris, the report highlighted how the impact of global warming is borne unevenly, with the world's poor woefully unprepared to deal with climate shocks such as rising seas or severe droughts. "They have fewer resources and receive less support...
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MTA Shells Out An Extra $100 Million on Screwed-Up 405 Shitshow
2015-10-23 16:57:20| Railroads - Topix.net
Hey, remember that giant, five-year construction project on the 405 freeway? The one that was supposed to alleviate traffic by adding a carpool lane through the Sepulveda Pass, but doesn't seem to have done anything ? Well, about that. The project has been done for 18 months, but the price tag is still going up.
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Northwestern University renames law school after $100 million donation
2015-10-22 18:32:00| American School & University
Pritzker family gift is the largest ever received by a U.S. law school read more
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Symphony Raises $100 Million With Bank Backers Joined by Google
2015-10-12 18:36:07| IT Services - Topix.net
Google Inc. led an investment of more than $100 million in Symphony Communication Services LLC in a fundraising round that saw backers of the messaging startup expand to include three more investment banks and venture capital firm Lakestar LP. Societe Generale SA joined the list of Symphony investors, which now comprises 21 financial and venture capital firms, including original backers Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., according to a statement Monday from the company.
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