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Why did so many die in Karachi's heatwave?
2015-07-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Days after a heatwave in Pakistan killed about 1,300 people, many are still puzzled by the unusually high number of deaths in the port city of Karachi, reports Shahzeb Jillani. In his 25 years working as a charity worker transporting casualties, Mohammed Bilal has never seen so many people die of heat. "The bodies just kept coming from all over the city," he says. Mr Bilal is in charge of the Edhi Foundation's main office in Karachi's congested commercial district near the country's main...
Polar bears will die out if global warming is not reversed, US report finds
2015-07-03 01:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Polar bears will be wiped out if humans don't reverse the trend of global warming, according to a blunt report by the US goverment. In a draft recovery plan for polar bears produced by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, it says: "The single most important step for polar bear conservation is decisive action to address Arctic warming." "Short of action that effectively addresses the primary cause of diminishing sea ice, it is unlikely that polar bears will be recovered." Polar bears eat, mate and...
Pakistan heat wave eases more 1,150 die
2015-06-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Sea breezes brought lower temperatures on Friday to ease a heat wave that killed more than 1,150 people around Pakistan's teeming port city of Karachi during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Mass funerals were held for 50 unidentified victims on Friday before their bodies were hastily buried. The extreme heat of up to 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) - the hottest since 1981 - coincided with power failures and triggered sharp criticism of the government's response in the city of 20 million...
Thousands die in Yemen in fights over water
2015-06-25 08:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: Clashes over water are killing up to 4,000 people a year in Yemen, its government says. These conflicts, which predate the country's civil war, include raids on wells and other fights over water access involving armed groups, according to Yemen's interior ministry. "The conflict in Yemen is exacerbating water scarcity by reducing access to safe drinking water. If urgent action is not taken, the country will fall into further humanitarian crisis.' This compares with more than 2,500 deaths so far...
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High-Speed Digital Die Cutter delivers broad functionality.
2015-06-23 14:31:06| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
With run speeds up to 5k sph, 15 x 20 in. sheet capacity, and quick changeover, Insignia5 Flexo-Magnetic Sheetfed Die Cutter can die-cut, kiss-cut, and cut-score diverse range of products. Functionality lets users produce everything from one-off items to hundreds of thousands of identical products. Able to handle range of substrates up to 24 pt thickness, including foils, plastics, and aluminum, cutter comes standard with Single Magnetic Cylinder with fixed bottom anvil.
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