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Have we dramatically underestimated rising sea levels?
2016-04-10 20:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
World Economic Forum: Coastal cities across the world are threatened by rising sea levels, but a new study has found that we might be significantly underestimating the risk. The study, published in the journal Nature, shows that Antarcticas ice cap is less stable than previously thought and sea levels could rise more rapidly than predicted. Previous studies had predicted sea level rises of up to a metre this century, however these projections failed to anticipate any significant contribution from Antarctic ice....
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Accurate prediction of rising sea levels is actually double than that of most recent estimates: Study
2016-04-02 01:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NH Voice: A lot of scientists have come forward to contribute to the expanding body of research predicting rising sea levels in the coming time. When it come to studies on climate change, it is possible to encounter set of statistics that could oppose another. Such is the case of the findings of two US climate scientists, who suggested that the actual prediction of rising sea levels is in reality double as compared to the most recent estimates. Moreover, the two researchers have said that earlier climate...
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Elevated Levels Of Suspected Carcinogen Found In States' Drinking Water
2016-03-31 11:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The village of Hoosick Falls, N.Y., sits along the Hoosick River in eastern New York. Elevated levels of a suspected carcinogen known as PFOA were found in the village's well water, which is now filtered. Water safety concerns aren't just in Flint, Mich., these days. Communities in three states in the Northeast have found elevated levels of a suspected carcinogen - perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA. Used to make Teflon, the chemical has contaminated water supplies in New York, New Hampshire and...
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Transparency absent at all levels of climate fund disbursement
2016-03-30 15:08:08| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Dhaka Tribune: Transparency is absent at all levels, in the governments of developing nations, donor agencies, NGOs and in developed countries which should disburse climate finance, speakers said at a climate change discussion yesterday. An attitude of transparency should be shown at all levels, from fundraising to implementing projects that tackle the negative impacts of global warming, they said at the Integrity Dialogue on Climate Change Adaptation Finance: Transparency, Accountability and Participation. ...
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Hackers Infiltrate Water Plant, Modify Chemical Levels
2016-03-30 02:56:16| chemicalonline Home Page
Hackers infiltrated the control system at a water treatment plant and managed to manipulate the level of chemicals being used at the facility, according to recent reports.
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