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Record Freeze in U.S. Extending Wheat Crop Damage

2013-04-23 16:37:26| Energy - Topix.net

The coldest start ever to the wheat-growing season in Kansas and freezing weather across the southern Great Plains are compounding damage to U.S. crops already hurt by the worst drought since the 1930s.

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Infographic: Smartphone Damage 101

2013-04-20 18:34:41| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide

More smartphones mean more opportunities for smartphone-related danger, be it damage, theft, or absentmindedness.

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Increased Carbon Dioxide Levels Damage Coral Reefs

2013-04-17 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: Scientists have been worried about coral reefs for years, since realizing that rising temperatures and rising ocean acidity are hard on organisms that build their skeletons from calcium carbonate. Researchers on Australia's Great Barrier Reef are conducting an experiment that demonstrates just how much corals could suffer in the coming decades.

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Coal and cattle lead business damage to nature-study

2013-04-15 10:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Coal-fired power generation in Asia and cattle ranching in South America are the most damaging businesses for nature with hidden costs that exceed the value of their production, a U.N.-backed report said on Monday. Global output of basic goods from cement to wheat caused damage totalling $7.3 trillion a year if pollution, water, greenhouse gases and waste were priced to reflect long-term impacts, it said in a guide for businesses and investors. The study, by a business coalition for The Economics...

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