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Railroads sound alarm ahead of Chicago gridlock redux
2014-11-25 17:25:16| Railroads - Topix.net
Chicago is no easy fix. Projects, such as an overpass opened last month in the Englewood neighborhood that separates Norfolk Southern freight trains from local trains, are expensive and complicated.
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Scientists sound the alarm in climate change report
2014-11-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Climate change driven by the burning of fossil fuels is already affecting life on every continent and in the oceans, and the window is closing rapidly for governments to avert the worst damage expected to occur later this century, scientists warned in one of the loudest alarms yet sounded by the international scientific community. The report, to be issued Sunday, arrives as international negotiators prepare to meet in Lima, Peru, in December to establish parameters for an eventual agreement on...
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Scientists sound alarm over ocean acidification
2014-10-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: OCEAN ACIDIFICATION has risen by a quarter since pre-industrial times as a result of rising carbon emissions, casting a shadow over the seas as a future source of food, scientists warned on Wednesday. In the past two centuries, the sea's acidity level has risen 26 per cent, mirroring the proportion of carbon dioxide it absorbs from the air, they said in a report to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity meeting in South Korea. Rising acidity will have damaging consequences for shellfish, corals...
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Madagascar: How satellites sound fire alarm in tropical forests
2014-09-04 09:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
GreenBiz: This article originally was published on Conservation International's blog, Human Nature, as part of the "Conservation Tools' blog series which spotlights how cutting-edge technology is helping scientists explore and protect the natural world. At the new national park in Madagascar's remote Baly Bay, villagers convene for an unusual festival. At this annual event hosted by Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, the villagers wait for the announcement of a yearlong competition's winners. For this...
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Scientists Sound the Alarm on Global Warming, But Americans Sleep In
2014-03-18 19:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: Gallup released the results of a new poll on Americans` opinions about climate change earlier this month. For those concerned about global warming, the data was not promising. On one hand, about two-thirds of Americans believed that global warming is happening or will happen during their lifetime--which, incidentally, happens to be the correct answer. But only about 36% of Americans said they believe that global warming will pose a "serious threat to their way of life" during their lifetimes. Climate...
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