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Ocean Acidification Threatens Economies and Cultures Around World
2014-08-21 18:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Ocean Conservancy intern Alexis Valauri-Orton spent the last year on a journey around the world learning about ocean acidification. She visited marine communities most at risk from ocean acidification and saw firsthand how dire the need is for more research, guidance and infrastructure to prepare for the challenges ahead. She produced a video, shown below, to help make the stories from her recent blog posts come alive. Valauri-Orton encourages you to watch her video and Listen to Waiaria talk...
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ocean
cultures
economies
Climate Change Threatens South Asian Economy, Bank Warns
2014-08-20 21:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Climate change will slash up to nine percent off the South Asian economy every year by the end of this century if the world continues on its current fossil-fuel intensive path, the Asian Development Bank warns in a new report. The human and financial toll could be even higher if the damage from floods, droughts, and other extreme weather events is included, the bank says. "South Asia's economy is under serious threat and the lives and livelihoods of millions of South Asians inhabiting the region's...
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south
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economy
California Drought Threatens Salmon as River Water Levels Drop
2014-08-20 20:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Recalling a disastrous 2002 salmon die-off in the rivers of northern California`s Klamath Basin, members of Native tribes in that area, including the Karuk, Yurok and Hoopa, are pressuring the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to act to prevent another kill they say is imminent. Tribal members are asking for the release of water from the Lewiston Dam on the Trinity River to prevent the spread of a parasite that preys on salmon and thrives in warmer, shallower water. While the bureau says it will release...
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california
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Dirtiest Fuel Threatens 700-Year-Old Villages in Europe: Energy
2014-08-06 07:20:59| Appliances - Topix.net
Europe's energy dilemma -- burning the dirtiest coal while meeting pollution targets -- is crystallizing in opposition to a plan that would uproot 700- year-old villages and dig two pits the size of Manhattan.
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energy
fuel
villages
SOUTH AFRICA: Union threatens clothing employers with national strike
2014-08-04 14:43:27| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers' Union (SACTWU) has threatened clothing employers with a national strike, potentially involving up to 80,000 workers, if wage demands are not met.
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south
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africa
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