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Japan drastically scales back greenhouse gas emissions target
2013-11-15 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Japan said on Friday it was dramatically scaling back its greenhouse gas emissions target after the Fukushima nuclear accident forced the country to turn to fossil-fuel burning energy sources. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the new target for 2020 -- 3.8 percent below 2005 levels -- replaces an ambitious goal to slash emissions by one-quarter from 1990 levels, which had been hailed by environmentalists. Japanese media said the new target -- which accounts for idling the country's nuclear...
Declining Corals May Drastically Affect Crustacean Biodiversity
2013-09-24 01:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: With many scientists expecting climate change to have a devastating effect on the worlds coral reefs over the coming century, new research from the University of Florida indicates that crustacean populations living near rapidly declining reef habitats could be at risk. Appearing in the November issue of the journal Geology, the new study is based on an analysis of the fossil record surrounding decapod crustaceans, a group that includes shrimp, crab and lobster. We estimate that earths decapod...
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Industry At A Glance: Corn Planting Lags Drastically
2013-05-16 17:28:00| Beef
Cool, wet spring weather has severely hampered planting progress this spring. As of May 12, corn planting in the U.S. was only 28% complete almost 40% behind the five-year average (65%). read more
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New models predict drastically greener Arctic in coming decades
2013-04-01 01:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: New research predicts that rising temperatures will lead to a massive "greening," or increase in plant cover, in the Arctic. In a paper published on March 31 in Nature Climate Change, scientists reveal new models projecting that wooded areas in the Arctic could increase by as much as 50 percent over the next few decades. The researchers also show that this dramatic greening will accelerate climate warming at a rate greater than previously expected. "Such widespread redistribution of Arctic vegetation...
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United States: Climate change may drastically alter region
2013-01-03 02:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Lake Tahoe is "the fairest picture the whole earth affords," Mark Twain once wrote. Its crystal blue waters, surrounded by stunning snowy mountains, define one of California's crown jewels as an American landmark. It attracts 3 million skiers, boaters, campers, hikers and other visitors each year. But it could look very different in 100 years. Climate change could profoundly affect the Tahoe area, scientists say, taking the snow out of the mountains and the blue out of the water. What's...
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