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Global warming poses threat to Southwest water supply
2014-06-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Desert Sun: The biggest reservoir in the United States is dropping 1 foot each week. Lake Mead's rapidly sinking water level is set to reach an all-time low in July, driven down by a 14-year drought that scientists say is one of the most severe to hit the Colorado River in more than 1,200 years. The water behind Hoover Dam supplies vast areas of farmland and about 25 million people in three states, and this critical reservoir stands just 40 percent full. Droughts and even decades-long mega-droughts have...
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Mediterranean Sea facing double threat of warming and acidification
2014-06-13 15:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The marine species of the Mediterranean Sea, as well as the livelihoods and lifestyles of millions of people that depend on them, are being threatened by a manmade combination of global warming and ocean acidification. In a new study, coordinated by the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), researchers warn that the sea is both warming and acidifying at unprecedented rates, with carbon dioxide emissions to blame. "We knew next to nothing about the combined effects of warming and acidification...
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Global warming threat heightened in latest U.N. report
2014-03-31 04:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Global warming poses a mounting threat to the health, economic prospects, and food and water sources of billions of people, a report by top scientists said, in a call for urgent action to counter the effects of carbon emissions. The latest report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), places an emphasis on the risks and may make the case for cutting greenhouse gas emissions clearer both to policymakers and the public by placing it in the category of an insurance policy...
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United Arab Emirates: Global warming a threat to date palm industry, forum hears
2014-03-22 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Gulf News: Global warming and the Red Palm Weevil could threaten the future of the date palm, researchers heard at a conference in Abu Dhabi. More than 50 papers and studies were discussed during the first day of the fifth International Date Palm Conference. Climate change plays a significant role in boosting agriculture. Around 40 per cent of the world population relies on agriculture for its livelihood and is likely to be severely affected by climate change. The most influential factors that might...
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Poll: Global warming no big threat USA life
2014-03-14 01:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: Though two-thirds of Americans believe global warming is happening or will happen during their lifetimes, only about one-third see it as a serious threat to their way of life, a new Gallup Poll reports. The wide perceptual gap has existed since Gallup first asked the question 17 years ago, but it has narrowed slightly. Today, 36% believe that global warming will seriously affect how they live, up from 25% in 1997. At the same time, the percentage of people who do not see global warming hampering...
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