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2013 sixth-warmest on record: UN
2014-03-24 06:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Association: Much of the extreme weather that wreaked havoc in Asia, Europe and the Pacific region last year can be blamed on human-induced climate change, the UN weather agency has said. The World Meteorological Organisation's annual assessment said 2013 was the sixth-warmest year on record. Thirteen of the 14 warmest years have occurred in the 21st century. A rise in sea levels is leading to increasing damage from storm surges and coastal flooding, as demonstrated by Typhoon Haiyan, the agency's secretary-general...
World Water Day: increased energy usage puts pressure on water, says UN
2014-03-22 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Climate change and the continued use of polluting fossil fuels will exacerbate water stress and scarcity in many places, according to the UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon. Speaking in a video message to a Tokyo event ahead of World Water Day, Ban added that water and electricity must be used fairly. Michel Jarraud, chair of UN Water, echoed the secretary-generals sentiments as the UN launched its World Water Development Report. He said, The report shows that there will be a significant increase...
Global Energy Thirst Threatens to Worsen Water Scarcity, UN Says
2014-03-21 09:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Energy production will increasingly strain water resources in the coming decades even as more than 1 billion of the planets 7 billion people already lack access to both, according to a United Nations report. There is an increasing potential for serious conflict between power generation, other water users and environmental considerations, said the UN World Water Development Report published today that focused on water and energy. Ninety percent of power generation is water-intensive, it said....
Rising energy demand a threat to strained water supplies - U.N
2014-03-20 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Rising demand for energy, from biofuels to shale gas, is a threat to freshwater supplies that are already under strain from climate change, the United Nations said in a report on Friday. It urged energy companies to do more to limit use of water in everything from cooling coal-fired power plants to irrigation for crops grown to produce biofuels. "Demand for energy and freshwater will increase significantly in the coming decades," U.N. agencies said in the World Water Development Report. "This...
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World facing water-energy crisis - UN
2014-03-20 20:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Surging populations and economies in the developing world will cause a double crunch in demand for water and energy in the coming decades, the UN said Friday. In a report published on the eve of World Water Day, it said the cravings for clean water and electricity were intertwined and could badly strain Earth's limited resources. "Demand for freshwater and energy will continue to increase over the coming decades to meet the needs of growing populations and economies, changing lifestyles and...
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