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Nearly uncontrollable California wildfire grows, threatens 4,000 homes
2013-05-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: Firefighters and homeowners were anxiously awaiting to learn Saturday whether the emergence of cool ocean breezes and possible rain will weaken a Los Angeles-area wildlfire that has burned 28,000 acres in two days and now threatens 4,000 homes. The weather change could be a mixed blessing, however, because a chance of isolated thunderstorms this weekend brings a risk of lightning sparking new fires, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. The Los Angeles area fire, based...
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Southern California coast wildfire threatens 4,000 homes
2013-05-04 02:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A fierce, wind-whipped wildfire spread on Friday along the California coast northwest of Los Angeles, threatening 4,000 homes and a military base as residents were evacuated ahead of the flames and a university campus was closed. More than 950 firefighters had built containment lines by late afternoon around about 20 percent of the inferno, which has blackened 18,000 acres of dry, dense brush and chaparral since erupting on Thursday morning. More firefighters were said to be on the way. Fire...
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Mysterious lake threatens Ethiopia\'s sugar ambitions
2013-04-29 09:19:15| Sugar Industry News
ADDIS ABABA: A saline lake in Ethiopia that\'s baffled scientists by its 15-fold growth threatens to spill into the nation\'s longest river and damage plans by Africa\'s biggest coffee grower to become a commodities powerhouse.
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EU data protection bill threatens citizens' rights, warns civil rights coalition
2013-04-25 19:45:17| InfoWorld: Top News
Some of the proposed changes to Europe's data protection laws would strip citizens of their privacy rights, a coalition of international civil liberties organizations said Thursday.The European Parliament is currently considering proposals from the European Commission for a complete overhaul of the E.U.'s data protection laws. The original laws date from 1995, the pre-Internet age, and are arguably in great need of an update. However, the debate about how to update them has been intense.
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'Carbon bubble' threatens climate negotiations
2013-04-23 21:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: This could get awkward. We need to stop burning fossil fuels to avoid the risk of dangerous climate change. But limiting the amount we can burn will take a chunk out of the global economy. A non-binding international agreement is in place to try to limit global warming to 2 °C. If it is to be honoured, we can only burn about a quarter of the planet's existing fossil fuel reserves. A new report from the Carbon Tracker Initiative says this would slash the value of the biggest energy companies...
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