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Climate change threatens trouble in the near future, World Bank says
2013-06-19 10:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The World Bank is beginning to commit billions of dollars to flood prevention, water management and other projects to help major Asian cities avoid the expected impact of climate change, a dramatic example of how short the horizon has become to alleviate the effects of global warming. Places such as Bangkok, Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City are now considered "hot spots' that will bear the brunt of the impact as sea levels rise, tropical storms become more violent, and rainfall becomes both more sporadic...
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Overseas climate change threatens UK
2013-06-17 01:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Climate change abroad will have a more immediate effect on the UK than climate change at home, a report says. Research by consultants PWC for Defra says the UK is likely to be hit by increasingly volatile prices of many commodities as the climate is disrupted. It warns that global production of some foodstuffs is concentrated in a few countries. These are likely to suffer increasing episodes of extreme weather. The report says there will be opportunities for the UK from climate change but these...
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Expiration of Federal Terrorism Insurance Backstop Threatens CRE
2013-06-15 16:24:00| National Real Estate Investor
Just when you thought it was safe to read a news story about Congress, legislators are risking the entire commercial estate finance system by delaying the renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. read more
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Climate change threatens California's stock of native fish
2013-06-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment Health: California's rivers and lakes are getting warmer, which puts a great deal of stress on the native fish that live in those bodies of water. But all isn't lost. There are changes that could be made that could help keep them from going extinct. As summer begins along many U.S. rivers, you'll find anglers patiently contemplating their rods in the flowing water. But researchers say when it comes to California, in the future they may be out of luck if they are looking to hook an indigenous fish....
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Climate change threatens water and food security in Antigua
2013-06-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment Health: With their islands devoid of rivers or streams, farmers in Antigua and Barbuda have been building dams and ponds for centuries, harvesting rainwater to irrigate their crops and provide drinking water for their livestock. But now with the advent of climate change, they are facing major challenges. Stronger and more frequent storms regularly destroy trees planted around catchment areas as watershed as well as grass planted in and around these areas to slow evaporation. "Since 1995, since Hurricane...
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