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Threat of water wars is real, says climate change scientist
2013-12-28 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International News: In an interview with The News on Friday, Dr Qamar uz Zaman Chaudhry, senior adviser on Climate Change Programme and deputy regional director, Asia, LEAD Pakistan, identified threats to the country due to climate change and global warming. He agreed that water wars were real, and said food security was directly linked to climate change. Dr Chaudhry is in town as a resource person at a three-day Saarc workshop on Climate Change Impacts on Coastal and Aquatic Resources. The workshop...
Syringa Mobile Home Park residents are advised of unsafe drinking water
2013-12-28 14:52:07| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is advising residents of the Syringa Mobile Home Park east of Moscow that their water is unsafe to drink.
Inspector General Report Finds EPA Should Act Protect Texas Drinking Water From Oil
2013-12-28 03:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Energy Collection: A new report was released by the EPA Inspector General (IG)--the environmental agencys independent internal watchdog-- regarding drinking water contamination linked with natural gas operations in Parker County, Texas, just west of Ft. Worth. The report is a result of an extremely in-depth investigation by the IG of EPAs enforcement of this case, which started in 2010, and then the agencys controversial move to abruptly drop the case in 2012. Its a complicated case with various legal and scientific...
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Minnesota Pig Farm Criticised over Water Permit Issue
2013-12-27 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - An animal welfare group has joined local people in Leslie township in Minnesota in a campaign to investigate the granting of a water permit to a new pig farm.
Climate Change Roulette and Water Scarcity
2013-12-25 22:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that climate change is likely to put 40 percent more people worldwide at risk of absolute water scarcity, due to changes in rainfall and evaporation. Unsurprisingly, the study noted that Expected future population changes will, in many countries as well as globally, increase the pressure on available water resources. With a mid-range United Nations...
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