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Expanding farms harm nature on 58 pct of world's land: study
2016-07-15 00:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: An expansion of farmland has damaged nature beyond a "safe" limit on 58 percent of the world's land surface, threatening natural services such as crop pollination by insects, scientists said on Thursday. Grasslands, such as in United States, Argentina, South Africa or Central Asia, are among natural systems most affected by declines in animals and plants caused by human activities, they wrote in the journal Science. Northern pine forests and tundra are least affected, they said. Overall,...
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Surveys reveal 93 pct of Great Barrier Reef affected by bleaching
2016-04-20 03:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Quadrangle: Surveys reveal 93 pct of Great Barrier Reef affected by bleaching "I'm inherently an optimist, but I think we have a rapidly narrowing window of opportunity to save the Great Barrier Reef", Prof Hughes said. A new survey has confirmed pretty much every environmentalist's worst fears, revealing that 93 percent of Australia's Great Barrier Reef has already been damaged by coral bleaching. Scientists say the latest bleaching event - the third since 1998 - is being driven by abnormally high...
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GM, Ford shares could surge at least 25 pct -Barron's
2016-04-18 03:25:59| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Shares of General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co could rise at least 25 percent in the next year, with U.S. auto sales likely to come in stronger than many investors fear, according to a report on Sunday in Barron's financial newspaper. Both companies' stocks look cheap, Barron's said.
Demand for SUVs boosts China auto sales by 10 pct in March
2016-04-12 14:16:10| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
In this photo taken Monday, April 11, 2016, visitors examine the Yuan, BYD's latest Plug-in Hybrid mini SUV introduced at the BYD Dreams Conference in Beijing, China. Industry data released Tuesday, April 12, 2016 show that Chinese auto sales rose by nearly 10 percent last month, led by strong demand for SUVs that more than offset slipping passenger car sales.
Demand for SUVs boosts China auto sales by 10 pct in March
2016-04-12 14:16:09| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
In this photo taken Monday, April 11, 2016, visitors examine the Yuan, BYD's latest Plug-in Hybrid mini SUV introduced at the BYD Dreams Conference in Beijing, China. Industry data released Tuesday, April 12, 2016 show that Chinese auto sales rose by nearly 10 percent last month, led by strong demand for SUVs that more than offset slipping passenger car sales.