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Anthropogenic warming in west Pacific likely contributed to the 2014 drought in East Africa
2015-11-05 15:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: It comes as no surprise to geographer Chris Funk that East Africa has been particularly hard hit with back-to-back droughts this year and last. In fact, he and colleagues at the UC Santa Barbara /U.S. Geological Survey's Climate Hazards Group (CHG) predicted the area's 2014 event based the increasing differential between extremely warm sea surface temperatures in the west and central Pacific Ocean. Now with the same data set, CHG scientists have confirmed not only that this temperature differential...
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Did climate change jump-start human evolution in East Africa?
2015-11-04 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: IT`S been called the cradle of humanity, but the significance of East Africa`s Turkana basin in human history is still unclear. Now some ancient herbivore teeth are revealing the region`s special climate around the time our genus Homo first appeared. Turkana, part of the Great Rift Valley straddling Kenya and Ethiopia, has been a hallowed site for the study of human evolution ever since Maeve and Richard Leakey began uncovering fossils there in the 1960s. Ranging from Australopithecus to our own...
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South Africa Sets Earths Hottest October Temperature on Record: 119°F
2015-10-30 15:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Earth`s hottest temperature ever recorded in the month of October occurred on Tuesday, Oct. 27 in South Africa, when Vredendal hit a remarkable 48.4°C (119.1°F). According to weather records researcher Maximiliano Herrera, this is also the highest temperature ever observed at Vredendal and the third highest temperature in South African history. The new global October heat record was made possible by a "Berg wind" -- a hot dry wind blowing down the Great Escarpment from the high central plateau...
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Wool Prices in Australia, China, South Africa and New Zealand (Weekly Report)
2015-10-30 14:03:54| EmergingTextiles.com
Wool prices have continued surging this week in Australia, over a low level in offer and a sharp rebound in demand. Our report delivers a comprehensive view of wool prices in Australia, with a long list of micron types in A$, US$ and euro terms. Historical charts are also available, such as downloadable historical data. The China's Nanjing market is covered whereas links to weekly New Zealand and South African markets are provided.
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Breathless moments for South Africa as McCann scores at the Clio Awards
2015-10-30 01:10:06| Biotech - Topix.net
Tune into Biz Takeouts Radio Show on 2oceansvibe Radio today at 9am with show host Warren Harding as he chats to four PR & Communications experts about the challenges and trends in the industry: Andre Fourie from marcusbrewster , Nicola Nel from Atmosphere PR , Galia Kerbel from Greater Than PR and Ingrid Lotze from PRISA . Listen to the live stream in: Tune into Biz Takeouts Radio Show on 2oceansvibe Radio today at 9am with show host Warren Harding as he chats to four PR & Communications experts about the challenges and trends in the industry: Andre Fourie from marcusbrewster , Nicola Nel from Atmosphere PR , Galia Kerbel from Greater Than PR and Ingrid Lotze from PRISA .
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