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Rougher Atlantic storms to pound Western Europe - study
2016-03-21 10:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: The Atlantic seas could be getting rougher, with winter storms capable of causing dramatic changes to the beaches of Western Europe. And new research shows that the pounding delivered to the shorelines of the UK and France in the winter of 2013-2014 was the most violent since 1948. Gerd Masselink, professor of coastal geomorphology at Plymouth University School of Marine Science and Engineering, UK, and colleagues report in Geophysical Research Letters that they decided to switch focus from sea...
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Adaptation to increasing flood risk in Europe should aim to reduce impact
2016-03-18 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A JRC-led research published in Climatic Change investigated the benefits of four adaptation measures to reduce the increasing flood risk in Europe under state-of-the-art global warming projections under a high-end climate scenario. Adaptation measures include the rise of flood protections, reduction of the peak flows through water retention, reduction of vulnerability and relocation to safer areas. Under the projected increase in frequency and magnitude of river floods in the current century, traditional...
Apple TV leads streaming box market in Europe
2016-03-17 11:00:11| Digital TV News
Dataxis has analyzed the European strategies of the key streaming device providers. According to the company's estimates, Apple TV has more than 23 million active users globally, out of these approximately 7 million are in Europe.
Europe new car sales leap ahead in February
2016-03-16 13:40:23| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
New car sales in the European Union rose 14% in February, helped in part by the extra sales day afforded by the leap year, though auto executives have cautioned that full-year growth will be more modest even as volumes head back toward precrisis levels. Italy, with sales up 27%, led double-digit gains in Europe's biggest auto markets, including France, Germany and Spain, though growth in the U.K. was a relatively modest 8.4% compared with February last year.
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Woodlands in Europe: More tree species, more benefits
2016-03-15 11:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Forest homogenisation results in a lower ecosystem performance. This summarises the findings of an international team of scientists from 29 institutions, including researchers from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Leipzig University and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv). The scientists were able to demonstrate that species-rich forest stands give rise to a higher number and more varied range of services than those with fewer species. 20…
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