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'Rivers' in air could boost flooding
2013-07-25 16:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Winter floods could intensify in Britain, according to new research into powerful weather systems called "atmospheric rivers". Only identified about 20 years ago, atmospheric rivers are intense bands of moisture that flow through the air. Known to be responsible for heavy rainfall, they have been blamed for severe flooding in California and the UK. The new study suggests that warmer conditions could create more rivers - and make them more severe. The paper is published by the Institute...
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Did the Clean Air Act unleash Atlantic hurricanes?
2013-07-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Emerging research theorizes the decline of polluting sulfur-based particles in the atmosphere, which block sunlight and cool the Earth beneath, have allowed Atlantic hurricane activity to increase in recent decades. Could it be our efforts to clean the air have, paradoxically, made it more stormy? One of the great success stories of U.S. environmental policy is the implementation of the Clean Air Act, and the subsequent dramatic decreases in atmospheric pollutants. Concentrations of sulfur...
Delta Air Lines Holds Cooking Competition to Find New Chef
2013-07-25 07:55:36| Airlines - Topix.net
If you thought airline food had become an afterthought, think again. Delta Air Lines is partnering with Food & Wine magazine on an original culinary competition video series, called "The Cabin Pressure Cook Off," to find its newest chef.
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China to invest $277 billion to curb air pollution: state media
2013-07-25 04:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China plans to invest 1.7 trillion yuan ($277 billion) to combat air pollution over the next five years, state media said on Thursday, underscoring the new government's concerns about addressing a key source of social discontent. The money is to be spent primarily in regions that have heavy air pollution and high levels of PM 2.5, the state-run China Daily newspaper quoted Wang Jinnan, vice-president of the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning as saying. Wang helped draft the plan. Tiny...
Is the air in underground subways harming our health?
2013-07-25 01:00:00| Railway Technology
New research from Southampton University has shown that ultrafine dust particles which are unregulated in the UK are metal rich and more likely to cause health problems, such as cancer and emphysema, in workers and passengers than the larger, reg
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