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Looming crisis of diminishing fresh Water Reserve :: S Kunjabihari

2016-07-10 22:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

E Pao Net: Peter Rogers observed, "As demand for freshwater soars, planetary supplies are becoming unpredictable". Peter Rogers is Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Engineering and Professor of City and Regional Planning at Harvard University. He is also Senior Adviser to the 'Global Water Partnership', an organization devoted to improving global water management practices. According to him, models examining the effects of climate change and population and economic growth on water availability by 2025...

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US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates on hold

2016-06-15 21:25:30| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The US Federal Reserve has kept interest rates on hold, but expects a "slower path" for future rises.

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How a Hunting Reserve Became a Snow Leopard Sanctuary

2016-06-15 14:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Geographic: How a Hunting Reserve Became a Snow Leopard Sanctuary Kyrgyzstan's president is taking bold steps to protect a crucial Central Asian population of the cats, long seen as sacred by his citizens. Saving Kyrgyzstan's snow leopards is a high priority for the species. In March the country's president set aside a former hunting reserve as a protected natural habitat for the animals. For the elusive snow leopard in Kyrgyzstan, a satisfying meal consists of an ibex or an argali. As it happens, these...

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