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Rising Temperatures Could Stall the Fight Against Disease
2014-11-03 20:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Water is one of the most common agents of illness, especially in highly populated regions with shared utilities. Now, a new report details how rising water temperatures across the globe could result in the increased prevalence of water-borne illnesses, making the prevention of disease far more difficult. That's at least according to a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change that details how China in particular could severely suffer from rising surface water temperatures. Nature World...
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Online stores fight Amazon for piece of retail pie
2014-11-03 02:45:02| Apparel - Topix.net
Amazon.com's low prices and seemingly endless array of goods have made it the biggest online retailer in the U.S., commanding about 20 percent of all e-commerce. The company is projected to have over $89 billion in revenue this year.
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Climate change fight affordable, cut emissions zero by 2100: U.N
2014-11-02 15:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Governments can keep climate change in check at manageable costs but will have to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2100 to limit risks of irreversible damage, a U.N. report said on Sunday. The 40-page synthesis, summing up 5,000 pages of work by 800 scientists already published since September 2013, said global warming was now causing more heat extremes, downpours, acidifying the oceans and pushing up sea levels. "Science has spoken. There is no ambiguity in the message. Leaders must...
Australia: Direct Action climate fight all over at least until the real fight begins
2014-11-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Australia has been fighting about climate policy for almost 10 years. Most people wish the argument would go away. Investors just wish they knew the outcome. After repealing the carbon tax and winning parliamentary backing for its Direct Action scheme this week, the Coalition says we have an answer to last 20 years. But thats not true. The Abbott government has deferred the most controversial element of its own policy the bit likely to determine whether it can succeed, and the bit that...
Chevy byproducts provide homes for bats; helping in the fight against white-nose syndrome
2014-10-31 19:55:40| Green Car Congress
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