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Greenpeace: Climate change increasing threatens world security
2014-03-29 09:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Anyone who thought climate change was something happening far away, to someone else, should think again. According to the world's leading scientists, climate change is an increasing threat to human safety around the world. In a new report to be published in the end of March by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is expected to conclude that climate change puts lives, cultures and well-being at risk and can fuel forced migration, violence and conflicts. Their detailed...
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Climate change threatens India tea production
2014-03-28 13:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Tea producers in India, where one-third of the world`s tea is grown, are suffering because of changes in temperature and rainfall caused by climate change, experts and tea garden owners have said. Though it makes the world`s most popular drink -- after water -- tea is a very delicate plant, vulnerable to changes in temperature and precipitation. Such problems are piling expenses on producers, who say they can`t increase prices because of market competition. Speaking to the BBC, producers...
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North Alabama real estate agents on guard after man attacks, threatens to kill Tennessee realtor
2014-03-27 00:47:10| Real Estate - Topix.net
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - North Alabama real estate professionals are on guard this week in the wake of a recent attack on a female realtor in Lincoln County, Tenn.
Oil Spill Threatens Galveston Bay's Fishing Industry
2014-03-26 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Texas Tribune: Oiled birds and stranded boats have been some of the most compelling visual images of the devastation in Galveston Bay in the wake of an oil tanker collision that might have released up to 168,000 gallons of fuel oil into the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday. But marine scientists and fishing industry officials worry that the spill poses longer-term dangers beneath the surface of the bay's waters, which are among the most productive in the world and a key resource for a multibillion-dollar recreational...
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United Kingdom: Governments fracking focus threatens renewables investment, experts say
2014-03-24 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: By promoting shale gas development, the UK could see itself start to lag behind on low-carbon technology, putting investment and innovation at risk, according to analysis from the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM). While CIWEM recognises that fracking can help the UK improve its energy security and eventually reduce energy costs in the short-term, it warns that focusing on shale gas might have long-term negative effects. The announcement comes as energy minister...
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